Spaceship Desk Lamp for Bambu MH001 LED Light Kit

This is a lighted display model of Klaatu and Gort's spaceship that they used to visit earth in the 1951 movie The Day The Earth Stood Still. Or it's a desk lamp. It uses the Bambu LED lamp kit MH001. Gort figure not included.

If unfamiliar, The Day The Earth Stood Still was a cold war movie about a spaceman (Klaatu) visiting earth to warn the planet that warlike behavior in space wouldn’t be tolerated. The movie was foundational Sci-Fi and included new special effects technologies to thrill viewers and two theremins for the spooky movie score. The spaceship was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. If you are interested in Gort from the movie, here’s an animatronic version: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1180674-gort-s-head-display-from-day-the-earth-stood-still

The print plates are all single color prints. No AMS needed. I used Bambu basic silver PLA for the stand and retainers, and Bambu silver silk PLA+ for the spaceship. I used Sunlu clear transparent PLA for the lens/diffuser printed using the Bambu silk PLA preset. You can also print the lens in white PLA but may want to scale the z axis height to not be so thick since it will block a fair amount of light with the 1mm thick lens.

There's not much special about the prints. I just used a textured PEI build plate for this one and bumped the temperature on it a little to help adhesion. The tree supports are pretty long and were a bit scary to watch while printing the stand but they worked out fine and held onto the build plate well while warm. If you have any difficulty the culprits are usually some kind of build plate contamination and/or wet filament.

Find some pebbles or rocks, metal shot, or whatever you want to use for the base weight. Use glue if desired to lock it into place, and close the pocket off with the screw cover. There's a key with mouse ears included to help with screwing the cap into place. Work the cap back and forth as you screw it in to keep it from binding up. The threads are clearanced but need a little working in being so large diameter. The stand doesn’t require added weight to stay upright but is less tippy if you put something in there. Add felt or cushion feet to the base as desired.

The model uses 8 each m.3x6 screws to hold things together. Insert the LED puck into the spaceship pocket, route the wire in the groove, and install the LED retainer using 3 m.3x6 screws. Install the lens/diffuser using 3 more m.3x6 screws. Attach the spaceship to the stand routing the LED wire to not get pinched during assembly and secure with two more m.3x6 screws.

Route the LED wire down the rear of the stand and push it down into the groove. Press the gap filler into place - friction should hold it but tugging on the wire can pull the gap filler out. Glue it if you prefer. For positioning, the gap filler curve matches the stand curve with a curved inside corner at the bigger end to route the wire. The other smaller end tapers a bit and goes at the top near the spaceship. Locate the gap filler so there's just enough room for the LED wire to exit the stand. With the stand on a flat surface, the LED wire should exit right at the base with no gap between the wire and the radiused end of the gap filler. Press the gap filler into the groove until the back spine is flush.

You're done. Say hi to Klaatu. Enjoy!