March is for monsters.
Or, at least, that's what Craig has decided on. (If you've happened to have hung around in any of Phrozen's community groups, there's no way you don't recognize this guy).
Last month, Craig held another community event on our Facebook and Reddit communities, encouraging our 3D printing community to showcase their favorite work of monster models. Getting inspiration from PIXUP's monster model collections, Craig decided to carry on the campaign name Monster Massacre.
The prizes for this 3D printing competition include 3 free bottles of the new Aqua Hyperfine Resin for 3 winners and a total of hundreds of dollars in coupons to get your favorite 3D printing supplies or 3D models on the official websites of Phrozen and PIXUP.
Join our community of 3D printing enthusiasts now and keep an eye out for the next Phrozen 3D printing competition for a chance to win these exciting gifts!
The Icons of All Monsters
When it comes to monsters, Godzilla (or Gojira in Japanese) is undoubtedly one of the most well-known figures of all time. So, Joost van der Linden chose to go with this idea.
He printed an absolutely terrific Godzilla model by Lord of the Print on his loyal Sonic Mighty 4K.
In his later post, he mentioned how thankful he was for the opportunity to showcase his resin prints. As one of the early adopters of resin 3D printing, he once wrote a special guide for new users, providing tips and tricks for those who are just getting started and providing a safe 3d printing forum for beginners.
However, situation has forced him to stop resin 3D printing as he needed to move in to care for his dad.
"The first thing I printed in resin and painted after all these years was that awesome and insanely big Godzilla monster, I entered for the #Pixupmonsters print contest. So you might understand that I feel very humbled and honored to have made it to one of the three first prize winners!"
Huge congratulations to Joost van der Linden! The win is so well-deserved, and we can't wait to see more of your amazing creations!
Model: Godzilla
Designer: Lord of the Print
Printer: Sonic Mighty 4K
Not Your Typical Frightening Monster
Jun Wei Lee, also known as Zedabyu on his YouTube channel, decided to take another approach to this Monster Massacre theme.
While most participants went to the original route of printing dragon-like models and scary beasts, Jun Wei Lee chose an antagonist character from Poppy Playtime named CatNap.
Although at first glance he looks like a random oversized purple cat, you'll probably get an eerie feelings when you look at it for too long, most likely a testament to Jun Wei Lee wonderful painting job and attention to detail.
Model: CatNap
Printer: Sonic Mighty 8K
Resin: Aqua-Vanilla 8K Resin
Dragon Doesn't Have to Be Scarry
While Zhua Bang took the dragon model approach for his Monster Massacre participation, his dragon is definitely not like any others.
Choosing a model from Grumpii's 2024 Lunar New Year's collections, Zhua Bang decided to print the Qilii, a cute little dragon model inspired by Qilin — a mythical creature with the body of a horse and a dragon head.
It might not be the monster you have in mind upon hearing Monster Massacre, but it's definitely monster enough for Craig.
On another note, can you guess what Zhua Bang used to paint this cute little monster? It might surprise you!
Model: Qilii
Designer: Grumpii
Printer: Sonic Mini 8K S
Sculpting One Childhood at a Time
Zhan Zhenhan (詹榛漢) printed out the infamous Baron Nashor from the popular game League of Legends (LOL).
But here's a twist, instead of finding the model on the internet, he sculpted his own Baron models from scratch on Blender and did an absolutely wonderful painting job. Don't you think this model looks like it just walk off the League of Legend game screen?
Model: Baron Nashor
Designer: Zhan Zhenhan
Printer: Sonic Mighty 8K
Godzilla, But Make It Chibi
Lei Po Tian (雷破天) was intrigued to participate in the competition when a friend brought up the topic. He wanted to participate but was not sure which model he should go with. So he went through his old model portfolios and decided to showcase these chibi Godzilla and Kong models by NomNomFigures as his entry.
He jokingly mentioned that he hoped the model designer wouldn't be mad at him for turning the mighty Godzilla model into something that looks so cowardly. But it doesn't, does it? It just looks so cute and shy.
He named the project 'The Godzilla Who Deserves a Beating.'
Model: Chibi Godzilla
Designer: Edythe Cross - NomNomFigures
Printer: Sonic Mighty 4K
There are absolutely more gorgeous pieces participating in this competition. Head over to #PIXUPMonsters to see the whole rosters or find exciting monsters to print on the PIXUP Monster Massacre campaign!
What theme should Craig choose next? Give us an idea in the comment below!
