Spider Mastermind

myminifactory

Doomguys and Doomgals! You've made it to the lair of the notorious Spiderdemon, mastermind behind the invasion of Phobos and Deimos moon bases. This infamous foe is also known as the Spider Mastermind, a hellish scion that first debuted as the end boss in the 1993 game DOOM. Now it's back as a 3D printable model, complete with vivid textures so you can print it in full color. The original monster was brought to life by Greg Punchatz, who crafted a poseable puppet based on drawings by id Software's Kevin Cloud. This was then photographed from various angles and transformed into a sprite sheet that rendered beautifully in the game. My model was inspired by these sprites, so some artistic license was taken to reinterpret the low-resolution images in 3D form. Color printers are unable to replicate different surface finishes, so my solution to get around this limitation was to "bake-in" effects such as the metallic shine of the legs or the glossiness of the brain. For anyone wanting to create an alternate color scheme for their print, the texture is available in PSD format here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/fg7mrajk5oy4bee/mastermind.psd. It's split up into layers for easy editing. You can open it in https://www.photopea.com/ for example. When assembled, the print is roughly the size of a Warhammer Chaos Soul Grinder or Defiler - so if you're into wargaming, this model could make a thematic proxy. Disclaimer: This is a fan-made model and not an official creation of, or in any way endorsed by id Software, Bethesda, or ZeniMax. This work was not created for commercial purposes. No element was directly copied or scanned from an existing design. The work uses no trademarks. Images use the font AmazDooM by Amazingmax.