I remixed Waggster’s excellent BB-9 Google Home Costume for an Amazon Echo Dot. Specifically, I modified the round body panels to fit the shape of the Echo Dot. The head is unchanged, print the original design at 75% size. For the eye I cut a tiny piece of transparent red PLA filament because it’s too small to print.
The side panels have already been resized to 75% already so print them normally. Important: supports are needed only for the grill panel. Be aware that the supports are tricky to remove because the grills are rather thin. I used a parallel line pattern for the supports which seemed to make them slightly easier to remove. Use double-sided sticky tape to tape the panels to the Dot. Only 3 or 4 side panels are needed.
There’s also no need to print BB-9’s main body because the Dot is already shaped like a ball.
Also see the BB-8 remix version:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5945841
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