3D Printed Pumpkin No Face

07/03/2025 - Version 1 Continuing on with making props, I present a modification of the singing pumpkin without a face! It is designed like all the other props. I don't plan on printing this for myself. I'm making these designs available for others to give back to the community that I have benefited from over the years. If you do print this, I would be very interested in seeing your work and any suggestions for improvements. While I have looked at the pieces and ensured they fit on a printer, I can't promise there isn't any errors. Please let me know if there is and I will correct as quickly as I can.

Description: It is composed of 26 separate pieces. (there are 2 test pieces used to test print and don't attach to the pumpkin). Most pieces are 6mm thick with a 2mm thick raised edge that is 10mm high. This has proven to be plenty strong through several New York Winters, using PLA+ material.

Its approximate size is 930mm wide x 930mm high (37in x 37in). It holds 121 pixels.

I know it is a lot of pieces and may be complex to put together. I hope it is worth the effort!

I've had my printed props out in the Upstate NY weather the last 2 seasons and they held up very nicely. No damage and still going strong. Might be different in hot environments but these aren't bothered by the cold or strong winds. I don't do anything fancy to put them in the yard.
A simple metal electrical conduit making a horizontal hanging point (zip tied) and some other pieces driven into the ground to zip tie the props to, to prevent swinging and turning in the wind.

Printer: Each piece is sized to fit on an Ender 5 Pro printing bed (they fit in a 220x220 bed). Should be able to at least print several pieces at one time but this won't always be the case. I have tested printed pieces using PLA+. This stuff seems to print very nicely. To make the dove tailing work with a good fit, I do set the Horizontal Expansion to -0.21. (your's will be different) I created several small "test pieces" so you could set up printer without wasting much material. The two test pieces will allow you to trial your dove tail fit.

XLights: There is an Xlights custom model provided for this prop. Submodels are defined. I believe you can use this model with 4" node spacing and not have any splices! If you come up with a better one, please share it! I'll add it to the project.