Tic Tac Minifigure Display

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This was created following the Tic Tac Box Challenge by DesignMakeTeach. As soon as I read about it on Twitter, I thought this would be something I could design. I started thinking about what kinds of things could fit inside a Tic Tac container and eventually thought of a Lego Minifigure. I initially considered adding a 2x4 Lego strip to the design, but it ended up being too wide to fit well. So, I cut the 2x4 strip down to 1x4, centered it, and made this design. The design with _v1 at the end is actually not centered, though. It's a little bit off. At first, I considered this pointless, but I'm thinking having the strip offset in the y dimension might be helpful for either having the guy hold up his hands or to fit a flowing cape. However, the _v1 design is not very off-centered and might not make a considerable difference. I printed one off and will update this after some testing. The _v2 file is centered. I then repaired it in Netfabb Basic; the original had shells around each individual part, Netfabb combined them into one. It shouldn't have any weird holes or whatnot. Let me know if you experience any problems design-side. The idea is to have a fun way of displaying your cool, custom Lego minifigures using something you might normally throw away; a Tic Tac container! Print Settings: Printer Brand: LulzBot Printer: TAZ 5 Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: Don't remember Infill: 20% Notes: If you have a printer with some bridging issues, I would suggest trying printing at a higher infill. When it was printing, it did some weird things when I got to the top part of the infill. The TAZ was able to do it, but I don't know if it would turn out the same way with other printers. Something to consider. I also printed this in High-Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) which may mean it turned out differently than a print in ABS or PLA would. Post-Printing: I didn't need to do any post-printing work. I used the "High Detail" print profile in Cura and had no issues with having to sand the piece down. I did put a minifigure onto the Lego strip immediately, figuring that it might be able to shape the hot plastic into better fitting the inside of the little leg holes. It was a tight fit for me, so adjusting with sandpaper might be beneficial if the fit is too loose. The actual lid portion fit very snugly into a Tic Tac box container! I usually have to use a fingernail between the model and the container to get them apart, which I think was just enough force to keep it together without making it impossible to pull apart. How I Designed This: I used the Chrome App 3D Design something. I like the ease of use for the Boolean functions this program has. I used DesignMakeTeach's original design of the Tic Tac Box lid and orb74's design of a Lego 2x4 to create this model. I will be adding the individual components into a Tinkercad project so that other people can edit them if they would like (move the Lego strip around or whathaveyou).