Amiibo Stand System - No Connectors

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Edit 11/17/2017: I'm shocked I didn't mention this sooner! If you're into the idea of an Amiibo stand system WITH connectors, check out my new Thing posted here:\r\nhttps://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2629107\r\n\r\nI've got a lot of Amiibo, and it's safe to say they take over if you let them.\r\n\r\nSo I went online and found this fantastic guide to making an Amiibo stand out of wood:\r\nhttps://imgur.com/gallery/P68cT\r\n\r\nI took the general design, tweaked the sizes, and made this thing:\r\n\r\nhttps://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2613221\r\n\r\nIt was perfect, ready to go, and even had space at the top for the larger Amiibo!\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, it wouldn't print on my FFCP 2016 because it was too huge!\r\n\r\nSo I did what any self-respecting designer and engineer would do: I brainstormed.\r\n\r\nFirst, I searched online and found that many folks have Amiibo holders, but they're generally flat, not a stand like this. I love multi-level stands. But how could I print multi-level stands if the maximum my printer allowed was 4x3? That's too small.\r\n\r\nThen the answer came to me: modularization.\r\n\r\nI decided all I really needed were building blocks, and I could stick them together however I wanted! Plus, printing a single module takes (on my printer) anywhere from 3 hours for the small one to ten hours for the tall one. I don't like prints that have to run overnight or for multiple days. So can you imagine how long it would take to print a whole stand all at once? Simplify3D claims it would take over 24 hours.\r\n\r\nSo the module system is perfect! You can print as many of the low, medium, and high platforms as you'd like, stick them together using PLA-friendly double-sided tape, or stick them together at the bottom using something like Con-Tact paper:\r\n\r\nhttp://contactbrand.com/\r\n\r\nOr if you wanted to be extra bold, you could use Cyanoacrylate (Super Glue) for that never-coming-apart-ever bond:\r\n\r\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanoacrylate\r\n\r\nThis is the first iteration, and I think some folks will enjoy this project as it is. It's done, ready to download and use however you'd like to use it. If you make something with this or remix it, please let me know and share a Make or Remix here.\r\n\r\nIf you'd like different heights, sizes, margins, just let me know. I've designed these in Fusion 360 using 100% parameterization, so changing a specific diameter and posting a special item would be trivial. If you want to sketch something out, you can do a Make here or leave comments with links to Imgur. I'm fairly responsive.\r\n\r\nThe next version is going to be more fun. I sketched out the system on my iPad, and these building blocks were the first stage. I wanted to make sure I could design something modular that would print well. I've done that.\r\n\r\nI believe the next version will have pins-and-holes with different hole placements so you can arrange them however you want. Front, middle, back, left, center, right. That way, if you want low, medium, high like in the standard stand I shared earlier, you'll be able to arrange them that way. But if you wanted to do something like low, medium, low, high or something, I'll have a version for each so it can sit in the front, middle, or back whether low, medium, or high.\r\n\r\nThat's going to take a little more planning, but it's on the horizon.\r\n\r\nQuestions, comments? I love hearing them!