Animal Crossing Bells Piggy Bank & Bells

Animal Crossing Bell Piggy Bank & Bells Animal Crossing

No commercial use

(The second image in the main gallery, taken up close with a phone, has some lens distortion; the actual print effect is the same as the render and the model printed by A1 mini below)

14cm tall, 1-yuan coin slot, lid with a bottom twist-lock mechanism

January 21, 2026 Update

Split into parts, no AMS required, glue needed

Thanks to the feedback photos from an international user, I realized that the previous parameters would cause significant drooping when printed with Bambu Lab PLA Matte filament. So I printed a 30-degree tilted cylinder and found that PLA Matte filament has poorer layer adhesion than PLA Basic, as shown in the picture:

Since I have always used kexcelled PLA Basic gold to print the Bells, whenever someone reported poor bottom printing, my test prints had no issues. Thanks again to user Beiqing for the feedback photos, which helped me discover the reason.

Optimizing for PLA Matte filament is actually very simple; just by reducing the print speed of the inner and outer walls and adjusting the support parameters, you can achieve very good print results

At the same time, this optimization involved splitting the model into parts, and now the print time is less than 8 hours, saving half the time. Because the star is printed vertically, there might be a slight deformation, so it may not fit perfectly when assembled. If this bothers you, you can modify it for AMS multi-color printing. The Bell bag part has some unavoidable drooping, but it's not visible from the front once assembled

Not recommended for printing with A1 series printers. It's too tall, and the bed movement during later stages of printing can cause noticeable layer lines. The picture below is printed by A1 mini

It is recommended to apply a little glue on the print bed, because during my tests, the supports tipped over once, causing a layer shift

Try to use better filament for more stable printing

The Bell is about the size of a 1-yuan coin, but slightly thicker