Mine Trolley for Stop Motion

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Think Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Hoodwinked, and maybe some spy vs spy and you have an idea of what I'm envisioning for this model. When I glance at some pictures of mine trolleys online, this design looks nothing like them, but that's perfectly fine. The overall dimensions are 65mm wide x 70mm tall x 140mm long. The track gauge is approximately 38mm. The wheels feature reasonably wide flanges and can ride on rails up to about 40mm between rail centrelines. The box on top was constructed from iceblock sticks stuck together with PVA glue. Nothing special about this method, I assure you. The iceblock sticks were painted with a sepia-colored brown acrylic house paint without undercoat. This allowed the paint to penetrate the wood nicely and give an aged stained look. No STL is provided for this part as it's quite simple to construct. To complete the project in addition to printing the components, you'll need: Three 4mm rods of some sort for the axles, cut to 55mm long. I used dowel. Popsicle sticks with dimensions based on standard sizes available here: 10mm wide x 2mm thick x 113mm long. Specifically, you'll require: 13 x 100mm planks 10 x 40mm planks 8 x 50mm planks 2 x 58mm planks 4 x 15mm planks A small screw to hold on the control lever if using it. 1.5mm rod for the control lever Electrical tape or duct tape to make the handle on the control lever Glue; I use epoxy, but anything without too much flexibility will work. The original Blender digital model and an obj of the assembled mine trolley are provided along with a pdf containing assembly instructions. When printing this design, you'll end up with a handful of small components that require some assembly.