The hardest part of this build came mid-print, when the prime tower got knocked over. On top of that, the duct tape would not stick, and the tape ended up bending the flow stopping bar. Rather than restart, the maker bent the bar back into shape, fixed it, and readjusted the tape height, then let the job run on. Getting past all of that without scrapping a long print is the part that stands out to me.
The print itself is a red Mario cap made for a Halloween costume. It has a domed crown, a visor brim, and a front emblem with a raised circular M logo. The maker ran it on a Bambu Lab printer with red filament, on a textured print plate, and used the H2C to keep waste down.
A few construction choices deserve a mention. The entire bottom rim of the cap sat on supports, with PETG used as the support interface to prevent scarring, and the second nozzle handled that interface layer. Blue and black tape sits around the purge tower, and scissors came out to trim random filament tangles along the way.
The run took 30 hours and finished after that rough ride, though the hat is only part of the costume, so the rest of the print is still to come.