Snowman Pin Walker

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In the event snow fails to materialize... I designed, 3D printed and assembled "Snowman Pin Walker" using components and assembly methods similar to my "Halloween Happy Ghost Pin Walker". Snowman Pin Walker is a snowman-themed pin walker, significantly larger than the happy ghost. The center of mass for this model (as determined by Autodesk Fusion 360) is relatively high, located 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 work fine, but motors with higher RPM ratings, or operating the recommended motor at higher voltages, could induce side-to-side stability issues. 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 see how well these options improved the dual-extrusion print quality. The time required to print the snowmen with these options enabled was around twelve hours each, easily qualifying for overnight prints. As shown in photographs and videos of the snowmen taken the next day, they came out of their ooze shields with no other clean-up and with quite impressive results! Unfortunately, some images are missing here on Thingiverse, while others appear in scrambled order and are not editable. I often forget a file or two, so if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. 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. I receive no compensation whatsoever for the design, equipment, purchased components and/or materials used in this model.