Lunar Hex Wall Series Piece 01: Full Moon
A hex wall panel of a full moon in cut-through linework, the first of eight that clip together into a moon-phase cluster, one panel at a time.
Lunar Hex Wall Series Piece 01: Full Moon
A hex wall panel of a full moon in cut-through linework, the first of eight that clip together into a moon-phase cluster, one panel at a time.
Date: 2026-11-11 Category: Art and Decor Modeling difficulty: Beginner Estimated print: ~2 h total · ~37 g PLA (estimate) Suggested price: $18–$32 printed · $5 digital file (estimate) Status: Concept
Description
A flat-topped hexagon, 160 mm across corners and 138.6 mm across flats, 4 mm thick, printed in one colour. A 12 mm rim holds the open window. Inside hangs the moon: a ring 92 mm across with three small crater rings welded to its inner edge, tied to the rim by four straight bridges. Three little sparkle stars grow out of the rim at alternate corners.
Everything is cut through, so the wall shows through the linework. A white panel on a dark wall reads as a moon; a black one on a pale wall reads as a stencil. Two keyholes on the back hang it; six dovetail half-sockets on the back, one per edge, take printed bowtie links that join it to its neighbours.
This is piece 01 of eight. The idea is one panel at a time: the buyer starts with the full moon in the centre, then adds one phase per piece around it. The cover image is the art master for the owner's tracing step, not a product photo.
Why it sells
This is an art piece chosen on taste, so there are no sales figures here. For context, moon-phase wall art already exists as a MakerWorld wall art set and a five-piece Printables set, and hex wall art as a modular MakerWorld kit and a Printables hexagon build. In the results I saw, moon phases are sold as one fixed set and the hex kits are not moon-themed. The gap: a moon series sold one panel at a time, joined by links so the cluster can grow.
Who buys it
People who decorate a bedroom or reading nook and like collecting a set slowly. Gift buyers can give one panel and promise the next. Sold on Etsy and craft markets as the print, and on MakerWorld or Printables as the file.
Design overview
- Flat-topped hexagon, 160 × 138.6 mm, 4 mm thick, 12 mm rim.
- Moon ring 92 mm across, 5 mm wide, with three crater rings 3.5 mm wide, all joined; nothing floats.
- Four bridges, 5 mm wide, tie the moon to the rim. Smallest feature anywhere is 3.5 mm.
- Six back half-sockets (5.4 mm at the edge widening to 9.4 mm over 10.2 mm, 2.2 mm deep) take bowtie links, 0.2 mm clearance per side.
- Two keyholes 60 mm apart for hanging a single panel level.
- The one feature that sets it apart: the link system, so any later piece joins any earlier one.
Dimensions
| Measurement | Value (mm) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Overall width (X) | 160 | Across corners |
| Overall depth (Y) | 138.6 | Across flats (138.56) |
| Overall height (Z) | 4 | Flat panel |
| Rim width | 12 | Apothem 69.28 outer, 57.28 inner |
| Moon ring | 92 / 82 | Outer / inner diameter |
| Crater rings | 22, 16, 11 | Outer diameters, ring 3.5 wide |
| Bridge width | 5 | Four, at 45° steps |
| Socket | 5.4 → 9.4 × 10.2 | Back face, 2.2 deep, six |
| Keyhole head diameter | 9 | At (±30, 62), 2.2 deep |
| Keyhole slot | 4.5 × 4 | From y = 62 to 66 |
| Bowtie link | 20 × 9 × 2 | Waist 5 wide |
Parts list
| Part | Qty | Material | Size X×Y×Z (mm) | Print orientation | Supports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Moon hex panel | 1 | PLA | 160 × 138.6 × 4 | Back face down (sockets on the bed side, shallow) | none (socket recesses bridge under 10 mm) |
| Bowtie link | 3 | PLA | 20 × 9 × 2 | Flat | none |
Hardware and non-printed parts
2 × wall screws, pan head, 4 mm shank, 8 mm head, for hanging. Links are printed; no other hardware.
Fits and tolerances
- Bowtie link in sockets: sliding fit, 0.2 mm per side. The link is 2.0 thick in 2.2 deep sockets, so it sits slightly recessed.
- Keyholes: 4.5 mm slot for a 4 mm shank, 0.25 mm per side.
Modeling guide
Origin: centre of the hexagon on the back face. +X toward a corner, +Y toward the top flat edge, +Z toward the viewer.
Full Moon hex panel
- Sketch on XY: flat-topped regular hexagon, circumradius 80, corners on the X axis. Extrude +Z 4.
- Cut a concentric flat-topped hexagon, apothem 57.28 (114.56 across flats), through all. The rim is 12 wide.
- Sketch circle dia 92 and circle dia 82 at the origin; extrude the ring 4.
- Add crater rings: dia 22 at (−28, 20), dia 16 at (22, −28), dia 11 at (33, 18), each with a 3.5 wide wall (inner dia 15, 9, 4). Extrude 4. Each overlaps the moon ring.
- Add four bridges 5 wide along 45°, 135°, 225°, 315°, from radius 44 to radius 62. Extrude 4.
- Add three four-point stars, tip to tip 16, waist radius 3.2, centred at radius 62 on 0°, 120° and 240°, one tip pointing out into the rim. Extrude 4.
- Flip to the back face. Cut six half-sockets: for each edge midpoint (apothem 69.28 at normals 30°, 90°, 150°, 210°, 270°, 330°) a trapezoid opening at the edge 5.4 wide and 9.4 wide 10.2 inward, 2.2 deep.
- Cut two keyholes at (−30, 62) and (30, 62): dia 9, 2.2 deep, plus a 4.5 wide slot from y = 62 to y = 66, 2.2 deep.
- Fillet the outer top perimeter 0.6.
Bowtie link (origin at its centre)
- Sketch a bowtie: 5 wide at the waist, 9 wide at x = ±10 (20 long). Extrude 2.
- Chamfer the top edges 0.3.
Print settings
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Material | PLA, matte white or black |
| Nozzle | 0.4 mm |
| Layer height | 0.2 mm |
| Walls / perimeters | 3 |
| Infill | 100% rectilinear (the part is only 4 mm thick) |
| Supports | None |
| Brim / adhesion | Brim 3 mm |
| Notes | Print the panel back face down. Print links flat, three per panel. Colour change not needed. |
Assembly
- Lay two panels face down with edges touching.
- Press a bowtie link into the matching half-sockets across the seam.
- Repeat for the other seams, then hang the cluster from the keyholes of one or two panels.
Variants and upsells
The series grows around the full moon, one panel per piece:
- Piece 02: waxing gibbous. 03: first quarter. 04: waxing crescent. 05: new moon (outline only). 06: waning crescent. 07: last quarter. 08: waning gibbous.
- Starter pack: panels 01 to 03 with six links.
- Colour set: matte white, charcoal, sage green.
- Single-panel size in 100 mm and 200 mm across flats for other walls (scale the sockets with it).
Selling and distribution
Etsy and craft markets suit the finished print; MakerWorld and Printables suit the file. Price from material (37 g PLA, about $1 of filament), machine time (2 h) and margin, which sets the $18–$32 estimate; selling each panel separately is the point. Sell both print and file. Use a commercial-use licence on the file if you charge for it.
Keywords: moon phase wall art, hexagon wall art, 3D printed moon, celestial decor, modular wall art, boho wall decor, bedroom moon art, collectible wall series, lunar decor, geometric wall tiles.
Risks and IP notes
- Moon-phase art is common. Mitigation: sell it as a growing series with links.
- Thin linework can snap. Mitigation: 3.5 mm minimum feature, 4 mm thick.
- Edge sockets weaken the rim. Mitigation: 1.8 mm wall remains beside each socket; keep rim at 12 mm or more.
- The art master must be traced into joined geometry. Mitigation: check every black piece touches the frame or a neighbour before modeling.
- No brand or licensed content is used.
Resource links
- Moon phases wall art set (MakerWorld) — Existing moon-phase wall art; shows the theme is shared, with pieces sold as one set
- Moon Phase Boho wall decor, 5 pcs (Printables) — A fixed five-piece set, not a series that grows
- Modular hexagon wall art kit (MakerWorld) — Hex pieces joined with M3 screws; this design uses a printed bowtie link instead
- Hexagon wall art with multiplex and 3D printed honeycomb (Printables) — Hexagon wall art tradition
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