Death Star lamp

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!!!All parts added, read the info below!!! I took a short course in 3D-designing last fall and have been working on small projects since then. As a huge Star Wars fan, I wanted to create a Death Star lamp, and that project quickly got out of hand - considering my limited drawing skills. 09/25/19: I added the pieces for a wall-mounted version of the lamp, with the table and ceiling versions coming later. To make it work as a wall-mounted light, I installed a white LED strip on the back panel. The pictures show how the material was semi-transparent, so I painted the inside until the light came out only through the holes made for it. It also has an option to install colored LEDs around the ray, which I haven't done yet myself. All that's needed is some soldering work, but I'm not exactly eager to do it. 09/28/2019: Before I get the lamp printed as a full sphere, here are some additional details. The wall-mounted version was printed last spring, and I can't remember the exact settings used. It took a long time to print and is 20cm in diameter, with supports used throughout. The color is Real filament PLA Silver, which fits it perfectly. Now that I have the filament ordered for the table version, I'll start printing the halves as soon as it arrives. Some smaller parts are already cut from the design and printed to see if they work as intended, so I'm pretty confident that I won't encounter any major problems. P.S. I know the Death Star's ray is green - but my wife thinks the green looks ugly and red is much better, so I had to make some adjustments for mine. Hopefully, I'll get those colored LEDs in place soon. 10/30/2019: Finally got the table stand printed, and it turned out perfectly. I haven't printed the halves that fit together yet, but the exact same size wall-mounted Death Star half sits on it neatly. Fingers crossed that I'll have some time to work on hobby projects soon so I can continue with this and get the actual Death Star printed! 11/26/2019: It's finally been printed, and I'm pretty satisfied with the outcome. Immediately noticed some minor upgrades, but I think this can be considered done already. I'll edit the STL files and tweak it a bit more, but this is what it looks like at the moment: https://youtu.be/m-mk8QsvYT4