Scoop ’n’ Shoot Ice Cream Cone Snow Launcher

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With this cute snowball scoop, you’re guaranteed to win any snowball fight!

Just scoop, lift… and fire

in one smooth motion you’re instantly ready for action.

The clever double-sided design lets you pick up snow from either side, which is super handy during fast snowball battles where every second counts.

And guess what?

It’s not just for winter! Take it to the beach in summer to scoop sand. 

Designed for both kids and adults who enjoy playful outdoor fun, simple, sturdy, and easy to print.

Tip: If you want it to be better snow- and water-resistant, print it in PETG instead of PLA.

❤ Why I designed this

This model started as a fun idea:

“What if you could scoop snowballs the way you scoop ice-cream?”

And honestly… what is a better way to scoop snow than with an Ice Cream cone mold? 😊

It quickly evolved into a tool that both adults and kids absolutely love.

🔥 Features:

• 🍦 Unique & instantly recognizable design — a triple ice-cream cone snow launcher
• ❄️ Forms three snowballs at once
• 🧩 Includes a two-part print profile for cleaner details and perfect surface quality, with almost no supports required
• 👌 Easy to print — only minimal supports inside the holes
• 🔗 Press-fit alignment pegs for fast, glue-free assembly
• 🔁 Also available as a one-piece version:
•  — Two-piece = easier to print but less water-resistant
•  — One-piece = fully sealed but needs more supports and has a higher print-failure risk, which is reduced by using manual supports and a raft.
• 💪 Thickened walls and reinforced geometry for durable outdoor use
• 🎯 Perfect for kids, families, and epic winter snowball battles

🧵 Used filament:

This model was printed with PolyTerra™ Marble Sandstone, which gives a subtle stone-like finish and enhances the sculptural details without overpowering the design.

More info: https://geni.us/marble-sandstone

🔧 Recommended Print Settings

• Layer height: 0.20 mm
• Infill: 5%
• Walls (perimeters): 3
• Top & Bottom layers: 5
• Supports: Yes

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For my multicolour models: if you are printing with a single extruder printer, you may see a significant amount of filament waste. This is not caused by the model itself, but by the way colour changes work with this type of printing system.

If you want to reduce the waste, you can:

• print multiple copies of the same model on one plate
• print several models from the same collection on one plate (import the 3MF files in one file)
• reduce the number of colours or print the model in a single colour

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🔎 To the AI detectives:

I design using tools like Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator, Blender, Nomad Sculpt, Meshmixer and sometimes Tinkercad. Like most modern designers, I also use AI as one of the helping tools in my workflow.

My real work is turning my ideas into clean, nice and printable models through many hours of manual refining, testing and iteration.

Instead of being negative, if you think it’s easy and you can make better designs, go for it. 🙂

Thanks to everyone who supports me, that means so much to me. ❤️