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Title: Saw this beauty on Reddit I was wondering..
Post by: willybeamish on January 29, 2013, 12:00:27 pm
How did they do the lighting on the coin door?


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Title: Re: Saw this beauty on Reddit I was wondering..
Post by: yaksplat on January 29, 2013, 12:03:59 pm
Cut out the panel.
Rout out the backside to desired thickness.
Add translucent plexi panel.
Stick eyes to the front.
Backlight with RGB leds at an appropriate distance.
Title: Re: Saw this beauty on Reddit I was wondering..
Post by: willybeamish on January 29, 2013, 12:32:16 pm
[size=78%]Add translucent plexi panel. [/size]
[size=78%]Backlight with RGB leds at an appropriate distance.[/size]


Did not know about the plexi planel thanks!! Also what do you guys use for Leds behind the plexi planel??
Title: Re: Saw this beauty on Reddit I was wondering..
Post by: shponglefan on January 29, 2013, 12:35:04 pm
You can get coloured LED strips at various h/w stores these days (i.e. Lowes, Home Depot, etc).  Personally I like the Sylvania Mosaic strips since they do various colours and are remote controlled.
Title: Re: Saw this beauty on Reddit I was wondering..
Post by: griffindodd on January 29, 2013, 12:56:49 pm
They captured a space invader and are holding him there with a magnetic ion beam available from Radio Shack
Title: Re: Saw this beauty on Reddit I was wondering..
Post by: lordnacho on January 29, 2013, 03:44:51 pm
They captured a space invader and are holding him there with a magnetic ion beam available from Radio Shack
That's what he gets for trying to poop on our space ships
Title: Re: Saw this beauty on Reddit I was wondering..
Post by: willybeamish on January 29, 2013, 03:45:39 pm
They captured a space invader and are holding him there with a magnetic ion beam available from Radio Shack


I called and they were out of stock  :-[
Title: Re: Saw this beauty on Reddit I was wondering..
Post by: CpCaveman on January 31, 2013, 01:55:24 am
I`d have got a thin sheet of plastic, some adhesive vinyl cut out the pattern on a plotter, and stuck it on, could have interchangable ones for a fraction of the price/work , stick a cheap little disco/novelty light behind it , cheap and nobody knows :) thinking of doing a few interchangable ones for my marquee