Despite its lasting popularity we’ve seen very few 3D prints to come out of the Sailor Moon franchise, so let’s look at a recent one today in the Orgel star locket.

This comes to us from maker Matt McQueen who tells us that he started the project as a present for his girlfriend.

The modelling here was done in a Siemens NX – a piece of software we don’t usually see in the maker scene for these smaller prints.

This process only took around three hours using handy reference material to make sure it was as accurate as possible.

Printing took around five hours in total split between the two parts of the print: the main body and the lid. These two were joined together with a needle that slides into the hinge and allows it to open and close.

After some sanding and Bondo filler, Rust-Oleum’s flat grey primer was sprayed on. To get the metallic look here, two coats of Krylon’s Brilliant Gold colour was used and another two coats of Gloss Crystal Clear were added at the end. The detailing inside of the locket was painted in with some acrylics.

For those looking to make their own, McQueen recommends a white primer instead, as the grey one used here made the end result a tad too dark.

You can start working on that by downloading the files, which are available for free from MyMiniFactory. You’ll need to provide a piece of string or a chain to wear it around your neck.

This version does not contain any hidden electronics to play music as its known to do, but we imagine that hollowing out the base to fit them in wouldn’t be too much of a challenge.

The locket you see in the gallery below measures in at 114 X 115 X 26 millimetres, and it can always be scaled up if you need more room for an an Arduino or Raspberry Pi.