Gorillaz Melancholy Hill Shark Submarine With Light-Up Window by pandacommando

Last crawled date: 3 years ago

I wasn't originally going to share this because the model is far from perfect, but somebody asked me to upload it anyway.
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I got a 3D printer earlier this year and decided to remake the awesome shark submarine from the Melancholy Hill Music Video [www.youtube.com/watch?v=04mfKJWDSzI]
It's got a little button on the bottom that makes the window light up.
Note: There is no model for the window itself. I wanted it transparent and didn't have any clear PLA (and I couldn't seem to get the shape right anyway)
Instead, I made it out of orthodontic wax covered in sheer green modpodge
(The window frame will need to be trimmed to make it fit. It was really hard to judge how long it needed to be so I just made it longer than necessary and cut off the excess)
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Making the light-up window:
PARTS:
Orthodontinc wax- https://www.amazon.com/AZDENT-Unscented-Dental-Braces-Orthodontic/dp/B07KKBYJ9W?th=1
6mm push switch- https://www.ebay.com/itm/324370859740?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5338722076&toolid=10001
A544 Battery- https://www.amazon.com/s?k=a544+battery&crid=MXRBSA5VK9W&sprefix=a544%2Caps%2C249&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_4
Sheer Green Modpodge- https://www.amazon.com/Mod-Podge-Waterbase-Starter-CS11240/dp/B0019ULN0G/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=green+mod+podge&qid=1620564729&sr=8-7
Regular modpodge to attach the window frame to the wax
5v green LED
Hot glue to attach the pieces but allow them to be pulled apart cleanly if you need to change the battery.
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I'm not a professional modeler by any means. If anyone wants to remix/redo this completely, you are more than welcome to try to improve my design.