If you’ve dabbled in 3D printing, you’ve likely encountered the 3DBenchy—the small, unassuming tugboat that served for years as the industry’s go-to benchmark test.
Designed to push older generations of printers to their limits, it tested overhangs, bridging, dimensional accuracy, and fine details. Printing a Benchy was once a rite of passage—a way to calibrate your machine. But somewhere along the way, it became iconic.
I don’t know a single 3D maker who hasn’t printed a Benchy—whether for calibration or just for fun. And now, after years of torture-testing printers worldwide, the Benchy has officially been released into the public domain.
To mark the occasion, I’ve created a special Kura Curiosa Specimen:🦑 A massive, otherworldly octopus emerges from the depths, its tentacles ensnaring a sinking Benchy.
This isn’t an official artifact of the lore. It won’t be logged in the archive. It’s a one-time anomaly—a glitch in the system, paying tribute to a piece of 3D printing history.
A special edition for a special event—a momentary breach in the Kura’s cosmic catalog.
Long live open-source creativity! 🔄
