Gabby's Dollhouse Meow Meow Mailbox and Suprise Box

prusaprinters

There are two versions of the mailbox:A fully enclosed mailbox with a door, which will fit 2 surprise boxes front to back.A backless mailbox with a stop in it so it can be used with the mailbox sled. This is intended to hold just one surprise box and the sled.The backless version is intended to be used with tracks like in the show (which I have not modeled and printed yet). The surprise box fits snugly in the sled, which has no front. The sled and surprise box roll into the back of the mailbox and hit a stop inside once they are fully inside. Upon hitting the stop, the surprise box slides off the sled into the front half of the mailbox. When the child opens the mailbox, they see the surprise box ready for them to grab, and the sled stays in the back of the box.In the print profile, there are several plates:The first plate is the surprise box and lid, which are meant to be printed in white and painted. The show has many variations of the surprise box depending on the episode, and a white box can be painted, glittered and otherwise decorated easily.The second plate is the full mailbox with a back. I printed this with Bambu Matte PLA Lilac Purple, Ice Blue, and regular white PLA. It is sliced so that the colors switch by layer where possible, to keep material changes to a minimum.The third plate is the backless mailbox with endstop. This uses the same slicing and colors as the other mailbox.The fourth plate is the door. I used pink for the heart, beige for the handle, and dark matte blue for the door. The door needs to be painted with glitter glue to match the show so the color isn't very important, but I found the blue looked nice once the glitter was applied. The door and mailbox are printed with a 1/16" hole meant for a dowel pin. I drilled one of the holes to 1.75mm manually to use filament as a hinge and that did work fine, but you will need the drill bit.The fifth plate is the sled and wheels. They can be any color, but I think whites and greys would probably look best. The wheels are held on with M3 screws that were tightened down snug, then pulled back 1/8-1/4 turn.