Snowman Pin Walker

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In the event that snow fails to materialize... I conceptualized, 3D printed, and assembled "Snowman Pin Walker" using components and assembly methods analogous to my "Halloween Happy Ghost Pin Walker". Snowman Pin Walker is a snowman-themed pin walker and, in comparison to the happy ghost, is significantly larger. The center of mass for this model (as determined by Autodesk Fusion 360) is located relatively high, situated at the fifth snowman "button" up from the base, at the center of the fore and aft / left and right extents of the model. To maintain side-to-side stability of the model, I designed the width, length, and position of the feet on "Base.stl" for a N20 6VDC 100RPM motor operating at 3.7VDC. Motors with lower RPM ratings should function adequately, but motors with higher RPM ratings, or operating the recommended motor at higher voltages, may induce side-to-side stability issues, or in other words, cause the model to topple. I strive to learn something new with each design I create, so in this model, prior to 3D printing the dual extrusion snowmen (I printed one in Tough PLA and one in PLA), I decided to enable the Cura 4.3.0 "Prime Tower" and "Ooze Shield" options to assess how well these options improve the dual extrusion print quality. The time required to print the snowmen with these options enabled was approximately twelve hours each, thereby qualifying as "overnight" prints; however, as shown in the next-day photographs and videos of the snowmen, they emerged from their ooze shields with no additional clean-up and exhibited quite impressive results. And as usual, I likely forgot a file or two, or who knows what else, so if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask, as I make plenty of mistakes. Designed using Autodesk Fusion 360, sliced using Cura 4.3.0, and printed in PLA on an Ultimaker 2+ Extended and an Ultimaker S5, and in Tough PLA on an Ultimaker 3+ Extended. One final note: I receive no compensation in any form whatsoever for the design, equipment, purchased components, and/or materials used in this model.