tim
Sr Member
I think this still qualifies as a prop replica. 
One of my friends is doing a Lady Gaga costume for Halloween; another friend and I decided to build for her a light-up disco stick from scratch. Our goal was to spend as little money as possible.
First, I found an old dowel and a short section of PVC pipe in my junk pile. I was fortunate in finding an 87-cent threaded coupling at Home Depot that would join the two. Below is a picture before spray-painting; I primed the coupling and PVC pipe and then used a semi-gloss black topcoat. I then added a further coat of metallic silver to the pipe.
Working with my friend, we designed a simple circuit using eleven high-brightness white LEDs and disposable 4.5 V battery packs (just made from three AA cells in series).
My friend then wired everything up with a switch, housing the LED circuit in a plastic dome and studding the whole thing with a bunch of plastic jewels.
I think it turned out great!
One of my friends is doing a Lady Gaga costume for Halloween; another friend and I decided to build for her a light-up disco stick from scratch. Our goal was to spend as little money as possible. First, I found an old dowel and a short section of PVC pipe in my junk pile. I was fortunate in finding an 87-cent threaded coupling at Home Depot that would join the two. Below is a picture before spray-painting; I primed the coupling and PVC pipe and then used a semi-gloss black topcoat. I then added a further coat of metallic silver to the pipe.
Working with my friend, we designed a simple circuit using eleven high-brightness white LEDs and disposable 4.5 V battery packs (just made from three AA cells in series).
My friend then wired everything up with a switch, housing the LED circuit in a plastic dome and studding the whole thing with a bunch of plastic jewels.
I think it turned out great!
