Halloween

[3D Printing Tips and Tricks]

Anybody making stuff for Halloween? How about sharing?

[Kurt Gluck]

Last year I made these - they were well received by the 3 granddaughters.

https://www.printables.com/make/2143037

Also for Barbie, I scaled them down https://www.printables.com/model/1054884-barbie-scale-16-pumpkin-ghost-halloween-pseudo-buc

In addition, for fun after my wife's Hip Replacement I printed this guy: https://www.printables.com/make/2169412  

Kurt-A (Other Kurt who knows little)

[Kurt]

I didn't have anything planned. But, Gosh - maybe this is the impetus for me to finally upload my Dragon Head design to like Thingiverse - and/or even to Printables - since My Doppelgänger seems to be a HUGE Fan of Printables!!!

-K

On Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 11:29:09 AM UTC-4 3D Printing Tips and Tricks wrote:

[Kurt]

Yo there Mr. Doppelgänger - thanks for those Great shares! Will admit - I've not ever posted a project Mod on Thingiverse. I guess your wife was fine with you posting pics of her legs. You should have created a Cool Stop-Motion video of the spider unfolding - and then walking over to your wife's leg maybe have it grab her by the ankle...

-K

[Kurt Gluck]

My wife was mostly confined to bed at that period recovering from a hip replacement.  The spider took a bunch of printing and created some entertainment.  At this point she was basically stuck in what used to be our older son’s bedroom.   He lent us a couple of HomePods along with a projector.  I hung a sheet on the wall at the end of the room, and moved an appletv from my kitchen to the projector so she could watch TV. Also, i replaced the lightbulbs in the room with HUE bulbs so she could turn them on and off from the bed. 

This was also the period where I assembled my XL’s enclosure, 2 floors away from her :-).    I think one day I climbed the stairs like 40 times. 

Current project is a 1/3 scale dresser (requested by one of the twins) to go with the american girl sized bed.   The front of the drawers are the Printed Solid PLA from the bed (the knobs are from that dwindling spool of transition fillament, a wonderful color soon to be no more).  The frame of the drawers are some amazon basic silk PLA my wife got on sale.   I need 2 spools for the dresser and coincidently she got 2 spools of that silk.   I am going with 3 walls but only 5% adaptive cubic infill.  Hopefully it will pass beta-testing with the twins :).    I understand that silk isnt that strong, this is my first experience with it, so I may find I have to reprint the entire dresser.   

Kurt-A

[Kurt]

Those dresser drawers are way cool. 

Your wife's exp. of being stuck bed ridden - reminded me of when my son was about to be born. My ex-wife had placenta previa. Had miner bleeding one night, I rushed her to hospital. After that they said she must be bed ridden until my son is born - and no going up and down stairs. So - I stayed home and was her personal servant for like about a month (and, yeah - at the time - I was indeed working from home as a programmer). We got walkie-talkies, and she would call me on it - when she needed things, like food. So - I was running up and down the stairs - as the Dr. also did NOT want her going up a flight of stairs. As such - I can kinda relate!

-K

[Bryan Murphy]

We haven't started on anything yet this year, but here's the mask I made with my daughter in 2024.  I 3D printed, she painted:

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[Sophie]

Google groups is antiquated and dumb...so here's a screenshot of the message that was apparently "too long"!!!! Links underneath... 

Spooky pumpkin

Voronoi pumpkin

Voronoi jack

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Yeah Sophie - I feel your pain. Me and others have had similar experiences with Google Groups. It is a bit of an antiquated tech - and can be problematic at times. 

Thanks for sharing those items. They look like fun ones. I'd love to do the Spooky Pumpkins - but, looking at the pic - seems you would need a tool changer or AMS unit - neither of which I have. I am Definitely going to look at all 3 links. But, it does have me thinking. If I do a pumpkin - but, all facial features are like embossed in/recessed shapes - I could do my liquid plastic trick - and pour/paint liquid plastic into recessed feature. Of course, it would simply be a LOT Easier to just design/print a pumpkin from multiple parts and then assemble it together! I may actually do that...

-K

[Kurt Gluck]

Sophie, 

Too scary for my granddaughters yet.  The only reason the pumpkin ghost buckets are ok is that they are pumpkins wearing ghost costumes not actually ghosts.   This is what you get at 4-5 years of age :-)

Look cool to me

Kurt-A

On Friday, August 22, 2025 at 5:00:20 PM UTC-4 Sophie wrote:

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Yo there Doppelgänger! 

Have you played with Glow filament yet? My new project will be based upon using that. Stay tuned for pictures potentially coming soon...

-K

[Kurt Gluck]

Nope haven’t yet 

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Then maybe it's time for you to get your hands on some - as I think your granddaughters might really like cool toys that glow in the dark!

-K

[3D Printing Tips and Tricks]

I decided to resurrect my jack-o’-lantern that I listed on Thingiverse years ago…

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1860033

It turns out to be a real tricky use case which will be featured on the podcast.

[3D Printing Tips and Tricks]

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

COOL Pic Andy!

That's a NEW Print job - based upon the previous Scan of your pumpkin? Is that an Electric Candle in it? You printed that in TWO Parts? Am curious to print times on the parts!

I may, in the next few days - do the new model - and print job - for a Fun Pumpkin project - especially if I get the new 3D Printer Tomorrow!!!

-K

[3D Printing Tips and Tricks]

Two pieces per the scan… the pumpkin and the top.

I printed it on the XL in PLA with PETG for support.

It was a real tricky print and we will discuss it on the podcast.

[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Cool!!! 

I look forward to hearing your discussion!

-K

[Kurt Gluck]

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[Kurt The 3D Printer GUY!!]

Mr. Doppelgänger - I previously, in this thread - hinted at a Halloween related project that I am trying to work on. And now that I have the new printer - and it prints GREAT - I'm going to try and do that project. 

If I can SUCCEED - and get a GOOD Print of my project - I will be posting it here - and, JUST for YOU - I will do an alternate version of the project - one that is not scary and thus more Child friendly!!!

I shall keep you posted...

-K

[Kurt Gluck]

Looking forward to it