Banana Bandit
Let’s get Rootin’ and Tootin’ with another “badguy.”
Well… according to the character designer (my almost-10-year-old daughter), Banana Bandit is more of a Robin-Hood-type-figure in that he only steals food to feed his family.
Design Notes
Part of a school project, my daughter was required to create a “Wanted” poster, and she opted to make the best little bandito I had ever seen. Her quick fabrication led to both of my kids laughing and doodling other various characters part of their “Bananaverse” together.
From left-right/top-bottom: Cretaceous Cream (Banana Bandit’s pet-friend), Tomato Tyrant, Lord Lemon, Lady Lime, and King Kiwi.
I loved the design so much I almost immediately started carving away a few minutes here and there during their bedtime routines to forge this antihero into reality. Developed in FreeCAD 1.0, this gave me more practical experience with multiple parts in multi-section lofts. I found things moved pretty fast when copying the same component over and over, tweaking it here and there, and using the “scraps” as boolean bodies.
Helpful Tools
Super Glue
1. Print out Parts
Files can be found near the bottom of the page. Print in the orientation shown in the image.
Limbs and Assembly Pin
Material: PLA
Infill: 50%
Supports: No
Brim: No
Everything Else
Material: PLA
Infill: 15-20%
Supports: No
Brim: No
2. Assemble Body
Banana Bandit goes together a bit like a kebab. Use a little glue at both ends as necessary.
3. Assemble Limbs
Press-fit limbs into body. Use glue as necessary.
4. Yee-Haw
Maybe add a little paint (if you want to and know what kind of paint works best with 3D prints).
Files
Click the Download button below for a zip file containing all the components.
Files are available under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA license.
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I… cannot believe this marks ten years and 100 posts here…
What in the what?!
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…Ten years
Holy cows…