Mini Church - Snowy Church for LED Tealights

A small North German village church in brick Gothic style, deep in snow and lit from inside. The LED tealight stands in the nave, through an opening at the foot of the tower, the tower glows as well, through its rose window and belfry openings. Printed entirely in white filament, no supports at all.

The church

- Nave with buttresses and tall pointed-arch windows with mullions

- East gable with a stepped group of three lancet windows and a round window with cross tracery

- West tower with a Gothic portal (door with a tiny glowing window), rose window and twin belfry openings on three sides

- Octagonal spire with four corner pinnacles and a cross – the cross arms are chamfered at 45° underneath, so everything prints without supports

The base plate (Ø 85 mm) A cobblestone path leads to the tower portal, flanked by two lanterns. Five snow-laden fir trees with rounded tips stand in little snow drifts, and a small snowman with hat, carrot nose, eyes and buttons waits in front of the church. The church sits in a matching recess.

Dimensions

- Church: 51 × 66 × 131.5 mm

- Base plate: Ø 85 mm, 37 mm tall incl. trees

- Assembled: 137.5 mm tall

- Fits any common printer, including the Bambu Lab A1 mini

Lighting

- One LED tealight: standard Ø 38 mm or rechargeable tealights up to Ø 41 mm (up to 48 mm tall incl. flame)

- Tealight pocket Ø 41.6 × 4 mm – it centres the tealight so it never touches the walls

- The church sits 3 mm deep in its recess (0.35 mm clearance); just lift it off to switch the light on

Print settings

- Material: white PLA, matte PLA diffuses the light best

- No supports needed: all overhangs max. 45°, only short bridges above the windows

Assembly

- Switch the tealight on and put it into the pocket of the base plate.

- Set the church into its recess – the tower portal faces the cobblestone path.