"First Contact" Book Nook

A sci-fi themed book nook. 

Two versions, one is designed for added lighting. Base, left, and right wall are shared. The version for added lighting has a back wall with a cutout for a wire, and the sun is a separate model, open on the back.

I printed the walls and top with Prusament Galaxy Black, the base and the moon with gray Overture PLA. For the sun, I used transparent Prusament Neon Green PETG and gave it a coat of fluorescent green spray paint. 

In addition to STLs, I provide 3MF files as a starting point, with color changes, supports, etc. Everything printed fine for me on Prusa satin sheets but large rectangular objects like these can easily warp, so you may have to add a brim or Mickey Mouse ears to the corners.

For lighting, I used https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JVLXZ27.  I glued one string to the back with an LED shining through (most) holes, and I just stuck one whole string inside the “sun”.  I also added a bit of mirror sheet (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZX96ZXT) to the inside of the sun, but I don't think it makes much of a difference.

The moon is a slice from NASA's model of Vesta: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2341/vesta-3d-model/

The human astronaut is a scaled version of @MaxGrueter's https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2382467

The human spaceship is a remix of @bluefreddo's https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4751775

The alien astronaut is @grimgreeble's https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3416439

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