Minecraft Ghast Lamp - Batten Fix

After seeing Voltrage's Minecraft Ghast light, I knew my 5 year old son's bedroom simply HAD to have one hanging from the ceiling. Fortunately we've yet to put a fancy light in his room, so there's a standard old style batten fix light fitting in there.

I modified Voltrage's original design so that the mount is on the "scalp" of the head rather than the feet, and strengthened the area so the batten fix can be nice and tight without cracking plastic.

I also made a few changes to his design to improve strength while (and after) printing, and avoid parts of the print process that cause ugly corners (e.g. hard 90-degree edges). I also had the bottoms of the feet open, and made a few small holes in the top, to allow a little bit of heat relief for the light.


In order to make it into a hanging batten fix light, I used a generic batten fix extender like this one, available from most hardware and household lighting stores:

https://www.beaconlighting.com.au/darly-diy-batten-fix-su