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Finally got it setup the way I like! Had power added to the closet so that I could have a retro nook in my (inner)child cave!

I’ve been wanting to backlight the Batwing since I bought it. None of the lighting kits I’ve seen did it for me. Just wasn’t the look I was going for. Happened upon a moon lamp fixture on Amazon that’s about 24” across. Just enough to display the Batwing. They make a 30” I believe that would probably be more movie accurate with more light around the edges of the wings but for my display area this was the best compromise.

-Bought a 1” actual thickness (not nominal) board
-cut to size to fit the inside diameter of the back of the lamp.
-used my keyhole router bit to add a mounting point for the moon fixture to hang on
-got board centered and on the approximate axis you’d see the moon in the northern hemisphere. (Where I live as well as where Batman operated)
-screwed the wood tight to the fixture using the existing fixture mounting plate.
-Marked the edges of the light where the wood was so that I could figure out where on the front of the moon there would be a wood backer.
-centered the Batwing on that line and used the backlighting of the moon to draw a dot on the face of the moon where I’d need to drill my hole
- Drilled small pilot hole
-screwed a screw through it and into the wood backer
-realized the screw I had was too long and actually went through the back of the wood and into the metal fixture plate, bending it outwards 🤦🏼‍♂️.
-backed out screw and hammered the metal back plate flush again
-got an appropriate sized screw and reattached to the appropriate depth for the batwing to hang on.
-used a heavy duty drywall anchor to ensure it won’t likely fall in the future.
-Hang, illuminate, and enjoy!

Ideal screw type and size to hang Batwing on: Flat Head Phillips Zinc #10 2-1/2 Wood Screw (bought Everbuilt brand at Home Depot for like $3 per 4 pack).

Link to Moon Lamp in comments!

I’ve been wanting to backlight the Batwing since I bought it. None of the lighting kits I’ve seen did it for me. Just wasn’t the look I was going for. Happened upon a moon lamp fixture on Amazon that’s about 24” across. Just enough to display the Batwing. They make a 30” I believe that would probably be more movie accurate with more light around the edges of the wings but for my display area this was the best compromise.

-Bought a 1” actual thickness (not nominal) board
-cut to size to fit the inside diameter of the back of the lamp.
-used my keyhole router bit to add a mounting point for the moon fixture to hang on
-got board centered and on the approximate axis you’d see the moon in the northern hemisphere. (Where I live as well as where Batman operated)
-screwed the wood tight to the fixture using the existing fixture mounting plate.
-Marked the edges of the light where the wood was so that I could figure out where on the front of the moon there would be a wood backer.
-centered the Batwing on that line and used the backlighting of the moon to draw a dot on the face of the moon where I’d need to drill my hole
- Drilled small pilot hole
-screwed a screw through it and into the wood backer
-realized the screw I had was too long and actually went through the back of the wood and into the metal fixture plate, bending it outwards 🤦🏼‍♂️.
-backed out screw and hammered the metal back plate flush again
-got an appropriate sized screw and reattached to the appropriate depth for the batwing to hang on.
-used a heavy duty drywall anchor to ensure it won’t likely fall in the future.
-Hang, illuminate, and enjoy!

Ideal screw type and size to hang Batwing on: Flat Head Phillips Zinc #10 2-1/2 Wood Screw (bought Everbuilt brand at Home Depot for like $3 per 4 pack).

Link to Moon Lamp in comments!