【Christmas Special】 Creative Olaf Makeover: Edible, Playable, and Decorative!
It's Christmas again! Everyone's most anticipated Christmas is here! Speaking of Christmas, it's all about building snowmen, right? But it hasn't snowed here, so there's no atmosphere... Don't worry! We can create our own Olaf! Free download links included in the article:
Have you all seen Frozen? Speaking of which, besides the beautiful and cool Elsa and the warm and kind Anna, how can we forget the lively and adorable Olaf! His delicious carrot nose, soft and fluffy white body, crooked buttons... people fall in love with his charm and can't help themselves! How about we all try making Olaf this Christmas and bring him into our lives!
Olaf Figurine
For a beginner version of Olaf, you can consider this one. It doesn't require any supports, so it's fine even if you're not very skilled with software! Printing this out and putting it on your desk will give you more motivation to work! Olaf is working with you!
This design can handle more than four colors, and Ultimaker can do it! The Ultimaker unit comes with two nozzles, and if that's not enough, you can use the Palette 3 filament blending system. Simply insert the 3D printing filament you want to use into the device, set it up easily with the touchscreen, and combine and splice different colors and types of materials to quickly perform multi-color 3D printing. It can accommodate up to four colors in one print, making multi-color printing effortless!
Author: FlamenG
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Olaf Headphone Stand
Besides being a decoration, Olaf can also transform into a headphone stand! This stand consists of two components and requires an additional base to be printed. Combining the joy of listening to music with Olaf, isn't it quite stress-relieving?
Author: wolf1896
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Olaf Coaster
It's Christmas, so there should be a Christmas atmosphere everywhere! I want Olaf to be all around me! No problem, Olaf can also be made into a coaster. Imagine sipping warm chocolate in winter and then placing your cup on Olaf—it just feels beautiful.
The coaster can be 3D printed using TPU flexible material, which is both elastic and highly durable.
Author: cschwarz
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Olaf Dessert Mold
How can Christmas be complete without a party? And speaking of parties, it definitely needs to be filled with delicious food! Cakes, chocolates, I want them all!
If you want to make chocolates, you can first 3D print the desired dessert shape, then use a vacuum forming machine. The vacuum forming machine uses pressure to heat, soften, and form the material sheet.
First, place a vacuum forming plastic sheet into the machine, then place the item to be replicated on the forming platform below the material sheet, and press down. This will accurately create a mold of its shape and size! Then, all you have to do is pour the chocolate into the mold! (FormBox food-safe certified clear casting sheets can be safely used in the food industry.)
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If you want to try making a sculpted cake, you can also print a cake model first, then fill the mold with silicone, and then start making the cake. It's very important to let the mold and its filling cool and set. Afterwards, you can remove the silicone mold and decorate the cake with glaze or velvet. The possibilities are endless and it's perfect for making with family and friends at a party!
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Mold (Cake)
Author: mstyle183
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Mold (Chocolate)
Author: mfritz
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