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06 · UCLA Mattel

Hero masks

3D printed superhero masks, fitted to each kid, for patients at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital.

Role
Printing, fitting and finishing
When
Jul to Oct 2024
Where
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
Tools
FDM printing, slicer tuning, hand finishing

Notes

  1. 15+ masks, each one fitted to a kid
  2. Scaled, re-sliced and tuned for comfort
  3. Finished and assembled by hand

What it was

I printed more than fifteen superhero masks for kids at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. The designs are other makers’ open models, not mine. My part was making each one work for a specific kid: scaling it to their head, tuning infill and the other slicer settings so it printed well and was comfortable to wear, and finishing each one by hand. Most of them were Spider-Man.

Also on the shelf

A servo-actuated Iron Man helmet whose faceplate opens and closes, built by following a published tutorial.

Credits

The Spider-Man face shell on the desk is Budwin’s open “Amazing Spider-Man 2 Inspired Face Shell” (Printables 196093, CC BY 4.0), shown painted.