Animal Crossing Fan Makes Real-Life Gyroid

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Nintendo's Animal Crossing franchise has featured the iconic Gyroid item since the first one released, and each game since has included its own variety of the dancing decoration. Now a fan has taken one of the many Gyroids introduced to Animal Crossing: New Horizons with update 2.0.4 to create a squeaking real-life replica.

Reddit user Plante_babe recently posted a video showing off their real-life Squeakoid Gyroid from Animal Crossing: New Horizons created using a 3D printer, dog toy, and paint. The Reddit user explained the entire process alongside their post so that other Animal Crossing fans could customize their own real-life Gyroid after stating they lack the patience or time to manufacture the items professionally. Plante_babe found the 3D printable shocked expression Gyroid design on MyMiniFactory and the unpainted small figure's arms are outstretched to the side, with five wisps of hair poking out of the top of its head.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Fan Shows Off Handmade Gyroid Figures

In order for the Squeakoid to be squeezable, Plante_babe used Flexible TPU 3D printing filament for the MyMiniFactory design. After printing, excess TPU is removed as the Gyroid is hollowed out to properly produce the squeaky sound that the Squeakoid specifically makes. To hollow the design out, Plante_babe has used a box cutter to slice a 2-inch by 3-inch hole into the Gyroid and left a small air hole in the figure so that it can effectively produce noise. While Animal Crossing: New Horizons' Gyroid collection has tons of different noises to choose from, Plante_babe uses a squeaker from a cloth dog toy.

Animal Crossing Gyroids come in many shapes, sizes, and colors, and to replicate one of the New Horizons Gyroids as another Animal