MINI MONOPRICE MINI | MPSM Select Mini Miniature Scale Model

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MINIMONOPRICE | The Mini Monoprice Mini To teach myself modeling and 3D printing, I began working on a 1/3 scale model of my Monoprice Select Mini. This was my first printer, which I recently purchased and have been thoroughly enjoying. I created this miniature to eventually use in a little stop-motion video to help sell my first 3D modeled-and-printed product. However, those items sold out before I finished the printer, so there's no need for speed on the stop motion tip at this time. Although, I couldn't resist making the little video loop you see up top. Several people have asked if this miniature actually works, and to that, I say it does not. I thought this was obvious, but some individuals were disappointed when they found out, so don't say I didn't warn you. I wanted to finish the model nonetheless, as I could still learn from it. Maybe I'll make that video for a second series, and also give back to this community, as I've already gained just as much joy from Thingiverse as I have from the printer itself. Feel free to print your own Minnie Monoprice and play with her, but do not use her for commercial purposes. She's not designed for that! If you made one, please share it with me! Also, if you've modded it, as you might have done with your real MPSM, please show me. It would be great to see different personalized Minis, as I love how no two machines seem to be the same. So far, my mods for the scale model include: * robin7331's MPSM Extruder Baseplate v1 * robin7331's MPSM Extruder Arm v1 * Makify1's MP Select Mini Slip-On Fan Guard * CreativeTools's Universal Filament Filter and Lubricator * A custom knob and LEGO spinner that I designed myself These are my first-ever mods, and the first thingie I shared in this community. They also include part of Sloop45's Lea Top Bust as the printed part in the stop-motion video loop. Since I'm new to this, and just got my MPSM, I will probably add more mods and upgrades to my real-life machine. As I do, I intend to mod and upgrade this miniature version as well. While working on this model, I'll also post pictures and videos of the process and progress on my Instagram (@baschz) and Twitter (@baschz) accounts, using the hashtag #minimonoprice. If you're interested! I'd love to hear what you think so far! STILL TO DO, FIX AND IDEAS: * Improve the main tower slots * Add a real-size microSD slot in the printer's base (for the video) * Double-check and tweak tolerances where needed * Print and assemble everything in color * Update new mods as I make them UPDATES SO FAR: 3/27/2017 Added a layer of blue painter's tape to the heated bed! See pictures. Tell your printer to pause at height 0.13125mm and switch from blue to silver or any other colors you want for your bed and tape. Since I print on tape myself, it even copied the structure. Pretty happy about this little proof of concept. P.S. Print without a brim or skirt since the second layer (and on) will cover those lines partly. Or do like I did; swiftly peel the skirt off the print bed during the color switch. 3/27/2017 Improved and uploaded the LEGO Spinner. It has some very crisp built-in easily snapable supports now. 3/28/2017 Since I've added tape to the heated bed, I might just as well add a whole roll for when I need more. The roll in the pictures is printed on 0.13 in Colorfabb Sky Blue PLA and Colorfabb Woodfill and has almost exact colors.