Have you ever spent 8 weeks learning how to write python to create a design for a 3D printing contest? Have you ever spent weeks at a time going down multiple rabbit holes when you already had a print that worked? Have you ever waited until the very last second to turn all of your hard work in on the day before it was do? So have I! Check out my submission for the Football Fan Spirit Contest. I've designed 48 different footballs. Each was created by wrapping a flag geometrically around a football; think of it as the opposite of the process for creating a map... Now wait patiently while I actually upload usable print profiles for each one. Cheers! #Footballfanspirit #Contests

I designed a football where the flag becomes the surface of the ball — and the 150mm lamp version actually worked. This started as a smaller football design, but I wanted to see if the same idea could scale up into a lamp. The flag is not a decal or a flat graphic placed on top. The design is shaped around the ball so it becomes part of the football surface. This Netherlands version was my first 150mm lamp test, and it turned out better than I expected. It is still an advanced Bambu Studio path, not a simple mobile print, but now I know the large format is worth building out properly.

Sneak preview of the World Cup 2026 collection. As a thank you to the KSM for their patience and advice, I am releasing a 3D file of the one-of-a-kind Saudi football early. Please leave notes, please enjoy, and please be on the lookout for more on the way.

It's not too late to get your garden started for the year! You can even print in different colors to help distinguish your plants! I printed the seed trays this winter, and what you see in the picture is after about 4 weeks of daily water and sunlight (USA Zone 7B)