DrStranglove
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Best place to get reflective tape for my light saber blade?
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Son of Skywalker
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DrStranglove
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Thanks, but I have the blade, just need the 3m tape and they dont seem to sell it around here.
Darth Lars
Master Member
What are you referring to?
1) Reflective tape to wrap around the outside of the blade, so that when a photograph is taken with flash (or other bright lamp that shines in same the direction as the camera), a glow produced by the flash is seen in the photo?
This technique was used in Star Wars (1977), but the effect did not produce good-enough results so they chose to use cell animation also.
I believe the product was called Scotchlite.
2) Something to use for a mirror inside the blade tip?
3) A film with special refractive properties to line the inside of a "flashlight" type blade with? Early "Luxeon-saber" enthusiasts tried this. Once LEDs were available that were bright enough, refractive film was not deemed worthwhile.
I think this was also made by 3M.
4) Something else entirely?
1) Reflective tape to wrap around the outside of the blade, so that when a photograph is taken with flash (or other bright lamp that shines in same the direction as the camera), a glow produced by the flash is seen in the photo?
This technique was used in Star Wars (1977), but the effect did not produce good-enough results so they chose to use cell animation also.
I believe the product was called Scotchlite.
2) Something to use for a mirror inside the blade tip?
3) A film with special refractive properties to line the inside of a "flashlight" type blade with? Early "Luxeon-saber" enthusiasts tried this. Once LEDs were available that were bright enough, refractive film was not deemed worthwhile.
I think this was also made by 3M.
4) Something else entirely?
Son of Skywalker
Well-Known Member
Darth Lars
Master Member
I believe that TCSS's film is more of a diffuser than the type type of refractive film that I was referring to above.
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DrStranglove
Sr Member
this stuff:
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...S4K7_nid=GSQVNBYLVJgsXFHSXSN3Z1glHBDQV697DKbl
wish the home depot here sold it,
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...S4K7_nid=GSQVNBYLVJgsXFHSXSN3Z1glHBDQV697DKbl
wish the home depot here sold it,
brainiacfive
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I've never ordered from this place, but some guys on the Superhero Costuming Forum recommended it.
http://www.streetglo.net/reflective.tape/
The bonus is they have multiple colors of reflective tape.
http://www.streetglo.net/reflective.tape/
The bonus is they have multiple colors of reflective tape.
Any good sign shop (ie. not Sign-A-Rama or Fast Signs) will have reflective material in stock. I'm sure they'd sell you a few feet of it.
If you can't find someplace local, give me a yell, and I can get some from my brother's sign shop. It comes in about any color imaginable.
If you can't find someplace local, give me a yell, and I can get some from my brother's sign shop. It comes in about any color imaginable.
Wal-Mart carries this one:
http://www.duckbrand.com/Products/diy-products/electrical-tapes/reflective-tape.aspx?IDH=896385
http://www.duckbrand.com/Products/diy-products/electrical-tapes/reflective-tape.aspx?IDH=896385
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