Squid Game fans who want to cosplay as their favorite bad guys can now download blueprints for some fantastic 3D printable masks. The South Korean show follows several indebted individuals who risk their lives in a series of sadistic games, all for the chance to win a life-changing sum of money. Squid Game has been a surprise hit for Netflix since it launched on the streaming service last month.
While the series primarily focuses on Gi-hun (played by Lee Jung-jae), the show’s many masked bad guys have quickly become pop icon characters, even inspiring their own range of Funko Pop figurines. From the fencing-style circle, square, and triangle masks of the guards (aka Masked Men) to the ostentatious animal heads of the VIPs, the face-coverings denote status on the twisted Squid Game island. Indeed, from the moment Front Man first appears on screen, his geometric black mask makes it clear he holds the fate of pretty much everyone in his hands.
Of course, with Squid Game in the zeitgeist right before Halloween, it was almost inevitable that the 3D printing community would get to work creating mask designs for people to download. MakeUseOf has compiled a comprehensive list of some of the best around, so wannabe VIPs can now match a dark suit with a deer head. And for those that want to play an undercover good guy, there’s always the Waiter.
The Masks Will Take Time
As MakeUseOf notes, the masks will take a while to print, and each has its own complexities. For example, while the Front Man design is just a single piece, the printing process will take roughly 29 hours. In contrast, a Masked Man comes in two parts, and the print job will require about 32 hours—and that’s before it has had a shape painted onto it. Still, those that take on such a task will find it's all been worth their time when they go to a Halloween party as one of the buzziest characters around.
And for those that want to score some extra kudos points at the party, they can download and 3D print a mask for Squid Game’s giant autonomous doll. The camera-enabled machine featured in the opening episode is arguably the show’s scariest character—primarily as it provided viewers their first sign that things were going to get very, very dark. Of course, anyone who wears it might find themselves calling out “red light” and “green light” all night, but that’s what goes with representing Netflix’s hottest show right now.
Source: MakeUseOf, PrusaPrinters, Cults. 1, 2