Binomes from the 1990s TV Series Reboot

"Warning: Incoming Game Action Figures"

With Mainframe Entertainment and Reboot Rewind preserving the classic 1990s animated series Reboot, I was inspired to build my own binomes - the ones and zeroes who make up the majority of Mainframe's citizens in the groundbreaking series. As a kid, I had the "Bucket of Binomes" action figures; now that we live in the future, we can print our own!

Never seen Reboot? You're missing out - check out the first episode here to see where binomes come from:

These figures are (very) roughly 1:5 scale. They are a fan created project and are released here under a non-commercial license so you can print and enjoy them yourself.

"To mend and defend - to defend my newfound friends..."

These ones and zeros are designed to withstand light play. I've tried to make most press fit connections tight enough to not require glue. Everything has been test printed on my Creality K1SE and works well. I really dislike supports, so every part should print without any added supports. The one has built in supports in the eye socket and mouth; I had to turn on "detect thin walls" to get them to print and they pop right out after you've finished.

You will need glue to secure a few pieces - I used cyanoacrylate glue to seat the mouth and eye on the one, and set the arms into the shoulders on both figures. You might need glue to fit the head struts into each side of the zero or the swivel plates on the one, though I've built in nodes to help secure a press fit.

The binomes share a number of common parts - including their arms and some mechanical connections. To assemble your own, take a look at the exploded diagrams in the photo gallery. To build each binome you'll need to print:

Update: "He's compiling up before our eyes!"

Thanks to feedback from Reddit user Myrcurial, I've made some initial edits and new versions of some parts. I have not yet test printed them; I'm sharing them here so folks have some options if they run into issues.

Reboot - Binome - One - Eye (Full Collar - Experimental) & Reboot - Binome - One - Mouth (Full Collar)

These replacement parts for the eye and mouth will help prevent them from falling through the openings as you assemble the One. The mouth should be a simple swap. The eye includes keyed notches to help keep the eye upright when you install it.

Reboot - Binome - Shared - Arms (Revised for Adhesion)

These arms a revised to help with bed adhesion - the lower arms have been flattened to lay flush with the print bed. This might impact fit for the wrists into the hands but should allow you to print reliably without a brim.

Reboot - Binome - Zero - Head Strut (Reinforced) x2

The strut that holds each of the sides for the Zero tended to crack along the seam when pushing the pin-and-joint combination through the opening, This version is reinforced in the center to prevent cracking.

Although generally this model is licensed for non-commercial use, content creators on platforms such as YouTube are welcomed to use/review/print this model with proper attribution.