⚠️ Requires Optifine, or any mod that allows resource packs to use custom models (CEM Custom Entity Models, or EMF Entity Model Features)
A resource pack that changes the Iron Golem's head to a carved pumpkin, similarly to Snow Golems. I've seen a bunch of texture packs that remove the villager(themed mobs) noses, but a lot of them don't include the Iron Golem, plus it doesn't make sense how the Snow Golem's head is a pumpkin but the Iron Golem's isn't, so I made a texture pack that makes it have a pumpkin head, similarly to Snow Golems!
Shaders used in showcase images are Complimentary Reimagined.
Should work on Minecraft versions 1.18 and up. I have not tested older versions, but I don't see why they wouldn't work so long as custom models work the same there. Ignore warnings that say it is not suited for your current version if on a version above 1.18.
(Planning to eventually add a feature where if you name an Iron Golem "Sheared" it shears the pumpkin off, revealing an equally goofy head underneath similar to the Snow Golem's.)
Available on Planet Minecraft as well.
Future plans: Update 1.21.5 Iron Golem spawn egg item texture to match entity texture
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .zip (resource pack)
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.18, 1.18.1, 1.18.2
- How to install: Download the .zip resource pack — do not unzip it. → Put it in .minecraft/resourcepacks. → Enable it in Options → Resource Packs.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java resource packs walks through it step by step.
- Downloads as pumpkin head iron golem.zip
- Download size: 58 KB
- Download link checked 1 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.