I’m thrilled to share my newest shadow box design, inspired by one of the most iconic settings in the Star Wars universe. This piece captures a moment that blends nostalgia, melancholy, and power: Darth Vader returning to the world where it all began.

This design layers the warm tones of Tatooine’s twin suns with a silhouette that needs no introduction. The broken-edge Death Star frame pulls the scene forward and gives the whole piece a striking contrast when the layers stack together.

Printing Notes

This one shines with soft desert tones, warm yellows, and those unmistakable suns. Matte or textured filament works especially well for the background layers. The foreground looks best in deep black or dark charcoal to give Vader that crisp silhouette.

Color Swap & Single Color Variants Included!

To fit your printer setup and preferences, I’ve included two file formats:

• 🎨 Multi-color plates: Optimized for color swap printing on a single layer (great for MMU or manual swaps).
• 🩸 Single color plates: For those who prefer to print each plate in one color

The design requires the following colors

• Dark Grey
• Black
• Red
• Brown
• Sand Brown
• Peach
• Ivory
• Dark Yellow
• Yellow
• Orange

These are the filaments I've used

• Fillamentum ExtraFill PLA Iron Grey
• Bambu Lab Basic PLA Black
• Fillamentum ExtraFill PLA Traffic Red
• Bambu Lab Basic PLA Brown
• Fillamentum ExtraFill PLA Mukha
• Anycubic PLA Special Peach Pink
• Fillamentum ExtraFill PLA Light Ivory
• Fillamentum ExtraFill PLA Peppered Mustard
• Fillamentum ExtraFill PLA Luminous Yellow
• Fillamentum ExtraFill PLA Orange Orange

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Print instructions (New Version!!!)

No need for AMS or MMU. All color changes are done using filament swaps.

• 100% infill
• Arachne wall generator
• Sparse infill direction: 90 degrees

• Plate 1:
  • Dark Grey
• Plate 2 Multicolor:  
  • Start with Black
  • at layer #6 - 1.20mm swap to Red
• Plate 2
  • Black
• Plate 3:
  • Brown
• Plate 4:  
  • Sand Brown
• Plate 5:  
  • Peach
• Plate 6:
  • Ivory
• Plate 7:
  • Dark Yellow
• Plate 8:
  • Start with Yellow
  • at layer #6 - 1.20mm swap to Orange

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