Steam Roller toy with patterned rollers

A steam roller toy that has patterned rollers. The 25mm grid is sized to be compatible with tabletop miniatures.
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updated February 5, 2023

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This is a model I designed for the ToyCars competition.

 

Assembling the steamroller.

Start by printing

  • Main body
  • Two wheels
  • Roller Axles
  • Rear Axles
  • At least one roller (smooth, hex, grid, herringbone, etc)

All 3mf files have parts separated for multi-material printing

Recommended print settings:
  • Layer height: 0.2
  • Infill 15% Pattern: any structural (adaptive cubic, gyroid, cubic, etc)
  • Supports, brim, etc: not needed
  • Material: PLA

 

Step 1: Remove mouse ears.

The rear axle has some additional material to stabilize it when printing. After removal the axle should look like this

 

Step 2: lay out all parts to make sure everything's there:

Step 3: Place hollow end of rear axle through the wheel and attach the hubcap

 

Step 4: Attach wheels to body

Step 5: Assemble slide in roller and attach the roller pins.

Caution: pins may get stuck if you assemble with excess force.

 

Step 6: Get some modeling clay or Play Doh and have fun

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The author marked this model as their own original creation.

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