Sunday, February 1, 2026

Slide of the Month: Mayan Scream Whistle



February 2026

Time to make: 3 hours

Finishing: 3 hour

Original design:  Bill Macfarlane

3D file: Maya Deat* Whistle (Easy Print, Very Loud) by Tacblades

Note: the name has been changed with google in mind (If you know you know)




It's dark and cold ... there an eerie sound in the distant. Is it a scream? Is it a wail of a wild animal? No it's a Mayan scream whistle. I got to admit I never heard of one before I saw one on an episode of Tracker and yes I've never seen Ghostbuster Afterlife which also mentions it.

I first printed this on a resin printer which required a lot of supports to print. That was a big mistake because I couldn't effectively remove the supports from inside the chambers. Once I cured the print, it became a paperweight as I could not blow into it. To the FDM printer next and within a few hours I had a working whistle. Next I gave it a black wash, with multi surface hobby paint, to bring out the detail. I added some loops to the back to finish off this slide.

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