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<\/a><\/p>\nThe idea to recreate the iconic talking skull came from a 3D print that I found on Thingiverse<\/a><\/em> (thanks, twconstantine). The project lacked files for the hat’s skull & crossbones, so I modeled my own using Blender<\/a>. Then, I modeled the swords from scratch so that they were more accurate and so that I could slice them into smaller, printable pieces. About the only file from the original Thingiverse<\/em> project that I kept was the skull, but I had to slice that into smaller pieces, too.<\/p>\n Since I wanted to recreate the talking skull from the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie makeover, I was going to have to find Jack Sparrow’s beads. I already have a set of Master Replicas’ piece of eight dangle, but that one is in my personal collection; I want another set used exclusively for the talking skull. Most of the ones online sell for $90 and upwards\u2014fortunately, I found a set on eBay<\/em> for about $40.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As for the long, Kuchi bead strand, there are many online at varying price points . . . and varying designs. Sadly, the majority of them strayed from the design used in both the”Dead Man’s Chest” and\u00a0 “At World’s End” films. The few that were really<\/em> good ended up being far too expensive. So, I turned to Blender to model my own version.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The beads and the skull & crossbones look awesome after I painted them. Now that I have my items printed, the files were destined to sit on my computer for a long time. I thought about releasing the files online, but the recent allegations of Disney stealing<\/a> an artist’s tiki drummer 3D print<\/a> has me hesitant. So, I opened up a personal Etsy<\/em> shop<\/a> where I could sell physical 3D prints.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since I’m a caregiver for a family member, I’m pretty much stuck at home. So, selling on Etsy<\/em> is a great way to bring in some extra money.<\/p>\n All of my prints are unpainted and unassembled do-it-yourself kits. Printing, cleaning, assembling, and painting would be excessively time consuming and cost prohibitive for me to do personally.<\/p>\n To commemorate the opening of my personal Etsy<\/em> store, I am also offering a limited-time discount of 15% for the rest of April, 2022. Use promo code PIRATELOOT15<\/a> at checkout.<\/p>\n\r\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n