Using a cleverly engineered pulley mechanism and a concrete counterweight hidden beneath, the top of the side table, including the lamp, raise to reveal an N-scale cargo train circling a miniature recreation of Wyoming’s Devils Tower National Monument in the center. The underside of the top of the side table features glowing LED lights and is painted to look like the bottom of the massive spaceship featured in the film’s finale, but you’ll also find Roy Neary’s (Richard Dreyfuss’ character) yellow pickup truck stopped at a crossing with working warning lights and sounds triggered by the train every time it makes a lap.
A suggestion for Ikea: if you’re looking for your next big seller, why not consider a collaboration with Waldraff so those of us lacking the skills to build our own secret model railroad can easily do so with just a hex wrench?