- July 13th, 2022, 4:10 am#4971372
Hey guys, I got a random idea in my head recently trying to replicate the effect of the proton stream as a practical static prop.
I'm thinking of getting some EL Lights, a center orange and outer blue that twirls around the central one. I would have them coming out the wand and extending for no more than 2 ft for practical reasons. The EL lights would culminate to a small Super Mario Brothers ghost plush where they will wrap around it to replicate the "catch".
It will be static (besides the glow effect of the wire)and basically a 2ft extension of the wand. My only problem so far is figuring out how to support the 2ft structure. I need some sort of armature. The small plush and light wires weigh next to nothing, so that helps. Any ideas? My thoughts are some kind of sturdy wire sort of like a fishing rod type structure that droops.
Another idea would be some kind of transparent plastic tube or rod. I just don't know where to get either of these items.
I'm thinking of getting some EL Lights, a center orange and outer blue that twirls around the central one. I would have them coming out the wand and extending for no more than 2 ft for practical reasons. The EL lights would culminate to a small Super Mario Brothers ghost plush where they will wrap around it to replicate the "catch".
It will be static (besides the glow effect of the wire)and basically a 2ft extension of the wand. My only problem so far is figuring out how to support the 2ft structure. I need some sort of armature. The small plush and light wires weigh next to nothing, so that helps. Any ideas? My thoughts are some kind of sturdy wire sort of like a fishing rod type structure that droops.
Another idea would be some kind of transparent plastic tube or rod. I just don't know where to get either of these items.