Amiibo Stand System - No Connectors by amarand

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Edit 11/17/2017: I can't believe I didn't mention this sooner! If you're into the idea of the Amiibo stand system WITH connectors, I have a new Thing posted you'll want to check out:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2629107
I have a lot of Amiibo, and I think it's safe to say that they end up taking over if you let them.
So I went and did a search on the Internet, and found this fantastic guide to making an Amiibo stand out of wood:
https://imgur.com/gallery/P68cT
I took the general design, tweaked the sizes, and made this thing:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2613221
It was perfect, ready to go, and it even had space at the top for the larger Amiibo!
Sadly, it wouldn't print on my FFCP 2016, because it was huge!
So I did what any self-respecting designer and engineer would do: I brainstormed.
First, I did a search, and found that a lot of folks have Amiibo holders, but they're generally flat, and not a stand like this. I like the multi-level stands. But how could I print multi-level stands, if the maximum my printer would allow is 4x3? That's too small.
Then the answer came to me: modularization.
I decided that all I really needed were building blocks, and I could then stick them together however I wanted! Plus, printing a single module takes (on my printer) anywhere from 3 hours for the small one, to ten hours for the tall one. I don't like prints that have to run overnight or for multiple days. So can you imagine how long it would take to print a whole stand all at once? Simplify3D claims it would take over 24 hours.
So the module system is perfect! You can print as many of the low, medium and high platforms as you'd like, stick them together using PLA-friendly double-sided tape, you could stick them together at the bottom using something like Con-Tact paper:
http://contactbrand.com/
Or if you wanted to be extra bold, you could use Cyanoacrylate (Super Glue) for that never-coming-apart-ever bond:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanoacrylate
This is the first iteration, and I think some folks will enjoy this project as it is. It's done, ready to download and use however you'd like to use it. If you make something with this, or remix it, please let me know, and share a Make or Remix here.
If you'd like different heights, sizes, margins, just let me know. I've designed these in Fusion 360 using 100% parameterization, so changing a specific diameter and posting a special item would be trivial. If you want to sketch something out, you can do a Make here, or leave comments with links to Imgur. I'm fairly responsive.
The next version is going to be a little more fun, though. I sketched out the system on my iPad, and these building blocks were the first stage. I wanted to make sure I could design something modular, that would print well. I've done that.
I believe the next version is going to have pins-and-holes, with different hole placements, so you can have all the varying hole placements you should need/want. Front, middle, back, left, center, right. That way, if you want to have low, medium, high like in the standard stand I shared earlier, you will be able to arrange them in that way. But if you wanted to do something like low, medium, low, high or something, I'll have a version for each, so it can sit in the front, middle or back, whether low, medium or high.
That's going to take a little more planning, but it's on the horizon.
Questions, comments? I love to hear them!