How to Do cheap Arc light effect under shirt?

[SonofJorEl]

Howdy folks! I'd like to do a budget Tony Stark, and I thought a light under the tank would be neat. I know there is a "Arc tank" avail for sale in the junkyard, but I figured that someone here might have cool idea how to actually do a "lighted" effect for a tank top.

any ideas?

Thanks!

 

[TheRoman]

Well, there are all kinds of ways to do one.
Probably the most simple way would be to add a cutout on top of a LED touchlight.
If I were you I'd check www.instructables.com and search for "arc reactor".
There you should find plenty of helpful tutorials.

-Roman

 

[SonofJorEl]

Great site--thanks!!

 

[Sir Ken]

I've been through that site many times... great info.

 

[aoifrost]

I have made one just recently:

Blog entry 1: http://4a-ge.livejournal.com/3263.html
Blog entry 2: http://4a-ge.livejournal.com/4186.html

 

[Mojo_Turbo]

cool! Think Geek is still out of stock on theirs....

 

[DarkJedi1500]

It depends on your definition of cheap. I got the thinkgeek shirt for $30 and I am very happy with it, especially since the disk thickness makes the light appears to be in the right location rather than sticking out.

 

[9Gs]

As said in a few of the reply's here, instructables.com is deffo the site to check out. Immediately it made me think of this tut/arc reactor : The 15-dollar, 15-minute Arc Reactor.

Not the most screen accurate by any means but quick and easy for sure. If you look at the right bar you'll see a bunch of other tuts on arch reactors.