Grinch Pumpkin (Patreon)

NOTE: THE WHOLE SET OF PHOTOS IS COMPLETELY AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST AND THE ZIP FILE JUST BELOW THE PHOTOS.

Hello friends!

Here's another cool Halloween project for you!

My daughter asked me if I could make her a Grinch-like pumpkin for her apartment!

I loved the idea right away, but I wasn't as keen on what I found online. So I decided to go with my own version!

Of course, as you can see, this isn't a child's version! Scary, repulsive, and enraged are adjectives that could very well describe it. And that's pretty much the look my daughter wanted.

This is a very simple project. Very few parts, almost no assembly. Just pure pleasure.

However, please read the following carefully so you don't have too many questions:

The pumpkin comes in two versions: Lighted or unlit.

The difference lies in the eyes. The illuminated version has holes, while the non-illuminated version has solid eyes that you can paint either in your slicer or by hand (that's what I did, with UV-cured paint—simple and instant-drying under a UV lamp). It gives a beautiful, very glossy black that looks great. To be honest, it's black UV gel nail polish that my sweet Pamela applied to the project. 😂

As for printing, obviously, due to the pumpkin's shape, supports are necessary. But they're easily removable.

I've also included two types of bases: one in my classic style, and the other textured using the BumpMesh texture tool, created by CNC Kitchen, which I wanted to try out. I highly recommend saving or add a bookmark to the link below; it's a great tool if you want to add textures to an STL file that doesn't have them. I highly recommend it; it's easy to learn and the results are really good. Sometimes you need to make a repair (fix) on the final STL file, but overall it's very interesting and easy to use.

Here's the link:

https://bumpmesh.com/

You can scale the project to any scale you want. The walls are thick enough to allow for a significant reduction, and conversely, you can make it as large as your printer allows.

I've even included photos of my reference prints: one is printed at 100% scale and the other at 75%.

For lighting, I used a small piece of COB LED strip, which you're probably familiar with and which I've used in many of my previous projects. But you can use any other type of lighting you like. You can also modify the gray base in your slicer by using a negative volume to accommodate a larger light source. You can also simply use a battery-operated tealight. Feel free to be creative!

The pumpkin can be used with or without the base. It's up to you to set up your project however you like!

I think that covers everything there is to say on the subject! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

Take care, everyone! Will be back soon!

Pascal