d12 sphericon (alternate)

This is a d12 based on the convex envelope of a faceted dodecahedral sphericon shape.
I was inspired by other makers (bliku and Dice and Jewelry) who have similar d12s.
The challange with this shape is that four faces do not land upward, so they are difficult to label.

• bliku's sphericon d12 puts smaller numbers about the relevant verticies
• Dice and Jewely's "weird d12" uses a summing technique where when multiple faces show, you add the two indicia to get the result

In my design, I have filleted the problematic vertices to create faces which can be labelled. Then I mounted the tips of those vertices (which look like little kites) back onto the original shape with supports holding them in place.

• Sphericon based shapes have been used for other dice as well, such as Q-Workshop's d2 and d4 or bliku's d20.
• I also used a similar approach to create a sphericon d6 which is labelled on it's edges.

You can view a rotating animation and the rolling pattern of the dodecahedral (and other) sphericon shapes in this YouTube video (not mine) about Faceted Sphericons.