Lance’s Bayard: Blue = B I G
Unlike Keith and Pidge’s bayards, Lance’s is not based on a different model, and is designed from scratch using a reference image, and compared to the other two, Lance’s is quite a bit bigger in terms of absolute size, and number of pieces. To compare, Pidge’s bayard model consists of 15 separate pieces and Keith’s has 39. Lance’s meanwhile has over 60. Some of the pieces themselves are also quite large, with several having around 70+ hour print times. This comes out to a total print time of just over 1000 hours total. I also over-scaled the model from what it realistically would be, which made it around 10% larger than it probably should have been but it looks so cool that I’m not particularly upset. For these two reasons I’m unsure if I will actively offer a listing for the bayard, and if I do, I will downscale the model to what it really should be, to make it a tad more manageable. I would also like to optimize shapes or merge a couple pieces for better printing.

The sheer size of Lance’s bayard comes with an equally heavy mass, despite being relatively hollow, weighing in at a hefty 15 pounds. Due to it’s weight and the fact that it lacks a decent footprint to stand on it’s own, I DIY’d a stand for it so it can stand upright without risk of falling over. It’s basically just two wooden “forks” fastened to a platform, and I padded the forks and base platform with some thin foam sheets to avoid scratching the plastic as the bayard is put in and out of the stand.

Due to the size of the bayard and the greatly increased linear distance of LED strip used, I upgraded the battery used from the 2.2 amp-hour battery that is in the smaller bayards to a 4.4 amp-hour one. In fact, the power draw of the lights when active, which I estimated at almost 1.5 amps, exceeds the charge rate that the internal charger is able to put out, which is only about 500 milliamps. This means that the battery will drain when on, even if it is plugged in.