Fortnite Bus and Balloon Pumpkin With Wheel Centers

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Prep and gut the pumpkin

   Bottom-cut and gut the pumpkin with extra care to scrape the wall behind the wheel-center zone extra thin, since those are small openings that need strong light transmission. Dry the interior thoroughly and mark horizontal and vertical centerlines on the face to help align the bus stencil symmetrically.

2. 2

   Transfer the full stencil

   Use carbon paper for this more complex stencil, tracing every balloon rib, window shape, wheel center, and suspension detail line. Mark cut zones in one color and scrape zones in another. Pay particular attention to the ribs between balloon panels since they are the key structural elements.

3. 3

   Cut the balloon panels with their ribs

   Open each balloon panel as a full cut, working from the topmost panel down. Leave the ribs between panels fully intact at their marked width, which should be at least three-quarters of an inch. Use a flexible thin-bladed saw to follow the curved panel edges cleanly.

4. 4

   Cut the wheel centers

   Use a small round gouge or a pointed knife working in a rotating motion to cut each wheel-center circle. Score the circle outline completely before removing the center piece. Cut slowly and keep the blade angled slightly inward so the hole has clean, non-torn edges. Remove the center plugs through the bottom opening.

5. 5

   Scrape the window accents and suspension

   Switch to a narrow flat gouge to shallow-back the rectangular bus window shapes and the suspension detail area below the body. Keep a consistent scrape depth of 3 to 4 millimeters. These backed details add the bus shape and make the design recognizable from across a yard, even before the LED is turned on.

6. 6

   Light with orange LED and photograph

   Insert an orange LED candle through the bottom and position it below the balloon panels for even coverage. The warm orange glow through the panels captures the in-game Battle Bus color accurately. Photograph from slightly above and at a 45-degree angle to capture both the balloon panels and the wheel centers in the same frame.

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