8-Bit Question Block Box (Mario fan art) - multicolour without AMS, magnetic lid, no supports

The 8-bit question block as a box: open the front to find what's inside. 16 x 16 pixels in yellow, white and black, 150 x 150 x 35 mm, and the whole front is the lid, held by four 6 x 1 mm magnets.

3 colours (black, white, yellow) without an AMS. Every colour is its own flat part: the inserts press into pockets in a black base, the way the pixels sit in the sprite. One filament per plate, no colour changes, no supports.

A 35 mm deep box whose lid is the pixel art. 4 pairs of 6 x 1 mm magnets hold the lid shut - no hinges, no screws.

You will also need: 8 round magnets of 6 x 1 mm and some glue.

Checked before export. All meshes are closed and slice without repair, and the parts were checked for collisions in their assembled position: 0 mm3 of overlap. The magnet pockets of the body and the lid line up on the same axis.

What's in the download

• 01_Body.stl - black - 150 x 150 x 35 mm - 11 h 22 min, 128 g

• 02_Lid.stl - black - 150 x 150 x 3.8 mm - 3 h 05 min, 34 g

• 03_Black_base.stl - black - 140 x 140 x 3.6 mm - 4 h 18 min, 50 g

• 04_Insert_1_yellow.stl - yellow - 122.3 x 122.3 x 2 mm - 2 h 08 min, 24 g

• 05_Insert_2_white.stl - white - 78.6 x 52.3 x 2 mm - 0 h 33 min, 6 g

• 06_Insert_3_yellow.stl - yellow - 17.3 x 8.6 x 2 mm - 0 h 03 min, 0.3 g

• 07_Insert_4_white.stl - white - 26.1 x 17.3 x 2 mm - 0 h 06 min, 1 g

Plus a 3MF per colour plate, a small fit test and a colour map.

Printing

PLA, 0.2 mm layers, 15 % infill, 4 perimeters. Every part prints flat, face down, no supports. No brim needed. About 21 h 35 min and 244 g in total. The files are already oriented - do not rotate them.

Print the fit test first: three inserts at 0.17, 0.25 and 0.33 mm. The model uses 0.25. If another one fits your printer better, ask and I will send that version.

Assembly

1. Press the colour inserts into the black base (a drop of glue makes them permanent).

2. Glue the black base onto the lid, centred (5 mm border all round).

3. Glue the 8 magnets into their pockets in the body and the lid - check the polarity twice.

4. Put the lid on.

Size

150 x 150 x 35 mm.

Unofficial fan art: a tribute, not an official product. Super Mario and the question block belong to their respective owners. Want it in another colour, size or with a different sprite? Just ask.

Personal use. Please don't resell or redistribute the files or printed copies.