From Sketch to Reality: A 3D-Printed Win at the MCC Student Pitch Competition

When Samantha from GE Whitetails reached out to me, she had a big vision and a tight deadline. She was preparing for the Muskegon Community College Student Pitch Competition and needed something that would make her family’s agricultural experience farm stand out—literally.

Samantha had seen a 3D model I previously created of the Muskegon Luge track and thought something similar could bring her business pitch to life. I was all in.

Working from a rough sketch and a satellite image of the GE Whitetails property, I opened up Fusion 360 and started digitally sculpting a layout of the farm. This included key structures, pathways, and the landscape that makes their deer farm so unique. The goal was to create a tactile, visually impressive model that could quickly communicate the layout and flow of the farm to judges unfamiliar with the business.

Once the digital model was dialed in, I moved to the production stage using my Bambu 3D printers. Printing in sections, I brought the vision to life layer by layer, adding just enough texture and detail to give it that wow factor without overwhelming the simplicity of the pitch.

Samantha’s presentation, backed by the 3D model, impressed the judges—and she walked away with the $5,000 grand prize!

It was an awesome project to collaborate on. Big congrats to Samantha and the GE Whitetails team. I love seeing how tools like Fusion 360 and 3D printing can help people tell their stories in new, powerful ways.