18/09/2026
Ahoy, maker mateys! Are ye ready for a bit of pirate fun? Tomorrow is International Talk Like a Pirate Day, and we couldn't just let it pass us by!
The whole tradition actually started back in 1995 when two friends, John Baur and Mark Summers, were playing a racquetball game and decided things were getting way too serious. One of them got hurt and yelled out like a pirate, and boom—a wonderfully bizarre holiday was born. Years later, it's turned into a global phenomenon, and of course, we couldn't sit this one out.
Tom decided to roll up his sleeves and 3D print this awesome little pirate parrot. The paintwork took way longer than expected, though—long enough for him to watch the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie a whole one and a half times while working on it!
True to captain form, our new feathered friend immediately commandeered a whole fleet of printed Benchys.
May you all enjoy a wonderful weekend filled with everything that gives you joy, and if that means talking like a pirate, you go right ahead; tomorrow is the day for it!
Grab the STL file: https://makerworld.com/en/models/2952995-pirate-parrot?from=search -3308994
