Re: Ok Original Tron identity Disc?
I stole these images from JediFyfe's thread about his disc, hope he doesn't mind but it's to make a point and ask an important question.
I designed this disc like this one.
But there are also these versions.
So obviously there are differences in disc size, number of rings, and so on.
Of the one that I chose, when that disc shows up again, there is even a variation that has a light ring on the outermost vertical wall near the final lip of the disc.
Now As of now with the 5 rings I have mapped out about 108 lights per disc. Battery life won't be as great but it should look pretty good.
Since there is a version that doesn't have that outermost glowing ring, and there IS a shot with just the 5 rings, am I staying true to the form of movie accuracy? This disc will be 12" but it doesn't look like the version I chose is exactly 12 inches, but if I do this one in 12 inches it will ensure that all the lights fit in the small grooves.
Now I am just learning of jargon when it comes to led lights. I figured having a light with an MCD of 10,000 with a smaller degree radius would be comprable to having a 6,000 MCD with a wider degree of radius.
The 10,000 mcd lights I found only had a 25 degree radius but I figured the brightness would take care of some hotspots.
I thought finding something with 8,000 mcd with a radius of 45 degrees would probably be better.
But luckily I found a great compromise, these lights have an MCD of 6,000 but have a radius of 180 degrees!!! And the red versions have an mcd of 5,000
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230338948231&ssPageName=ADME:X:eRTM:US:1123
So these will not be as bright as a 10,000, but I will have fewer lights, and I think they will look pretty good. And this way, they WOULD actually sit under the rings facing up as opposed to facing the sides of the disc.
But we are still meeting tomorrow to test our options.
What do you guys think?
If I used these, assuming that the grooves are big enough to compensate each light including the smallest groove, maybe we'd have to make it bigger, this would be the new placement of lights, it will vary slightly and maybe depending on how big these lights are in the rings, we can get them closer together. Nevermind that some of these are in an incorrect color arrangement, it's just to show what I have planned as how many lights in each groove.
Right now each disc will have 108 lights which means I have to order 1080 in each color. I am going to order 1200 in each light which will still keep me under $300 well under my $500 budget for lights.
But if I do this disc
I will have 6 rings, this one looks to be 12" big, but I will more than likely be utilizing the full 1200 order per light in each disc used, and battery life will not last near as long. Plus I would have to imagine that some of these lights will not work that is why I am ordering the extra anyway.
But if I do the disc I proposed initially, it will not be exactly a screen accurate size.
So what do you guys think I should do?
