MakerWorld is full of hide-and-seek this week — if you haven’t hidden yet, now’s your move.
Your turn: print it, hide it, snap it, and post with #HideAndSeekChallenge — go for the Best Hiding Spot Award.🎁
01 Print Inspiration
02 Community Spotlight
What the community is sharing, reading, and talking about this week
🔎 #HideAndSeekChallenge — Best Hides of the Week
Join #HideAndSeekChallenge · Compete for the Best Hiding Spot Award 🎁 | ||
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| The community is already hiding in plain sight. No spoilers — how fast can you spot them? | ||
Hide 1 by @Duck | Hide 2 by @3Dprintedhuman | Hide 3 by @SBModels |
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📌#PrintClinic——Top Diagnoses of This Week
Our enthusiastic community members showed incredible skill in the #PrintClinic zone this week! We've picked the following 2 outstanding diagnosis cases:
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| 📝 Case 1：【First-Layer Color Contaminatio】 | 📝 Case 2：【Brittle Prints from Wet Filament】 |
🛠️Printer/Filament: White PLA Glow 🩺 Attending Helper: @Curly Fries 💊 Core Prescription: · Likely leftover filament from the last print — purge more thoroughly; · Check AMS / feed path for unflushed old color; · Wash the plate and recheck first-layer height if needed. | 🛠️Printer/Filament: PLA 🩺 Attending Helper: @waylaidwanderer, @ARTICDRAGON46 💊 Core Prescription: · Most often wet filament — dry the spool before reprinting; · Moisture in the nozzle creates voids and weak layer bonds; · For load-bearing parts, also check print orientation / Z strength. |
| 👉 View full record (poster confirmed fix) | 👉 View full record (poster confirmed fixed) |
🎉 Community Events
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| Contest Period：Jul 10 – Aug 9, 2026 | Event Period: Jul 7 – 27, 2026 |
| 👉 Join #Contests #Let's Make it #Insta360Lunaultra #Printforluna | 👉 Join #Hideandseekchallenge |
📚 Community Reads
03 Featured Creator
| @BumLab3D | |
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 | 3D artist with 10+ years in game development — focused on cute articulated & flexi creatures. Standout work includes a wiggly flexi kitty, articulated frog, cute turtle, and ladybug — print-friendly joints, soft toy vibes, and models that beg to sit on a desk… or hide in plain sight. Great for makers who want high-download whimsy with clean motion.
Looking forward to more adorable critters ready to pose, wiggle, and blend into everyday scenes. |
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| @AAA Grace | |
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 | Certified Laser & Cut creator — focused on cut-file apparel / accessory packs and display-ready assembly pieces. Standout work includes an apparel collection, figure display bases, and detailed assembly vehicle kits — clean silhouettes, gift-friendly results, and builds that look finished on the shelf. Great for makers exploring beyond filament, or looking for show pieces with crisp cut lines.
Looking forward to more laser-friendly designs that make materials feel handmade, not mass-produced. |
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04 Featured Models & Collections
✨Featured Models
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—— Tidy curtains, tidy mind. | —— The fiercest new roommate. | —— Fun doesn't have to be big. |
| by m@ | by Bigshot Tinkers | by Moria3DPStudio |
✨Featured Collections
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| 【Cosplay, Fairs & Events Fashion】 | 【Spirograph】 | 【Tools】 |
| —— From elf to demon, in one swap. | —— Rediscover the childhood magic of Spirograph — endless lines, endless fun. | —— Tools for work with electronics, cyberbrick and DIY projects. |
05 Design Challenges
New contests are live, favorites are still open — submit your design and join the fun!
Now Live
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Community & Social Media Creativity Award 👉 #Homersepics in MW or IG |
Ongoing Challenges
Exoskeleton & Articulated Mechanism Hosted By Creator: @MeshBear | BONBON Capsules Hosted By Creator: @Pipin.World | |
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Community Spotlight Award 👉 #PrintForLuna in MW | Community Favorite Award 👉 #MechanismChallenge in MW | Community Favorite Award 👉 #Bonbon in MW |
Hosted By Creator: @Bavaria_3D Tanks | |
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Community & Social Media Creativity Award 👉 #petfeeder in MW and IG | Community Favorite Award 👉 #T34evolution in MW |
✍️ Join the Conversation
Join #HideAndSeekChallenge on MakerWorld:
🖨️ Print a figure & hide it · 🔍 Or spot someone else’s
Comments open — show us your hide, or tell us you found one.
See you next issue — go tuck one away!