Mega Lego-like Skeleton (10:1 scale)
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It's a big skeleton that is (for legal purposes) *inspired* by a Lego skeleton. If you want to know more about this project or see more pictures, check out my [project documentation page](https://docs.juliaebert.com/projects/lego-skeleton/).
This is also [available on Prusa Printers](https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/78695-mega-lego-like-skeleton-101-scale).
I was unsatisfied with existing Lego skeleton models online. There was a [model on Thingiverse](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3536767), but it had a very low resolution STL (circles had 16 sides, for example), and it was originally designed for a 1:1 model. I found a couple of great models on GradCAD from Yauhen - [Lego Skeleton Minifig Fantasy Era](https://grabcad.com/library/lego-skeleton-minifig-fantasy-era-1) and [Classic Lego Skeleton](https://grabcad.com/library/classic-lego-skeleton-1). These included the STEP and SLDPART files, so I could easily modify them and export with high enough resolution for printing.
Lego minifigures are designed for injection molding, not 3D printing, so it's tricky to figure out how to break up the model to minimize the amount of support (and in turn, improve the surface finish of the parts). That's why there are so many parts to this print. I also tried to make sure parts could be printed in their strongest print orientation. Lastly, I had to adjust the tolerances of parts to make them snap together as big 3D printed pieces. I spent a lot of time prototyping this…
