I first learned about the IC3D Toys-for-Tots program through a YouTube video about optimizing print speeds and settings for your 3D printer in 2022 (If I find the video, I'll link it here).

Around 2016, I was introduced to 3D printing but didn't own my printer until 2020. I knew of the technology for years before that, but I had no experience with it until my senior year of high school when I built an R2 Inspired Robot, which I had to design and print for the first time. Even now, printing trinkets and other valuable prints is always so satisfying, and friends and family received many of the printed objects; they still asked me to print stuff for them. 

The goal for 2022 would be 50 toys of approved models, which I will double yearly. With new printer advancements and quantities that I will be slowly investing in, I hope to make this a breeze.

I will update this post with the year and amount to keep you updated.

2022:

• 50 Octopi by McGybeer

2023:

• 100 Octopi by McGybeer

• 6 Train Engines by IL3D

2024:

• ???