I'm going to keep that camp idea in mind. I think a cool way to do it in this COVID-19 world would be to ship out kits (with included tools) to kids and then livestream the assembly so that everyone does it remotely. I could maybe find sponsors for it. Do you think we could drop the cost a significant amount by ordering anything in bulk? Hope your recovery is going well. Do you have any pictures of this one built yet?
Open the livestream to anyone, not just those who got the kit. That will encourage others to get in on the next round. Start a convo with Mark & Mary D about this, he may want to promote OpenBuilds somewhat in this venture, i'm thinking this kind of thing would be newsworthy for 3D media sites. Note on the BOM Iist the cost and the pack cost. There is a difference of $50.00. Some items are sold in packs that leave you with left-over parts if you are just building one printer, but if you are building multiples, those left-over are parts you don't need to buy on later ones.Most of the part list on Amazon can be found on [spam link removed] and are cheaper but have longer ship times.