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Decided to clean-up the FT topper today, and replace bulbs. Struck me that blue globes may give a water glow, gotta be better than white anyway. Had some testors model paint in the shed, and thinned it down with turps prob 50/50 (to allow enough light through the bulb glass). Easy job to paint, held them upside-down in a peg (to aviod paint dripping on to the bulb's metal contacts). Yep I need a new bubble for my topper, but that can wait.

 

I think it looks ok:

 

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/Gwind/fitblue002.jpg

 

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/Gwind/fitblue001.jpg

 

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/Gwind/fitblue003.jpg

 

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/Gwind/fitblue005.jpg

 

IPDB pic of a normal FT topper:

 

http://mirror1.ipdb.org/images/861/image-19.jpg

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Been waiting to take some night shots, and yep I am happy. Next job is LEDs in the PF ;)

 

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/Gwind/nanparty09FT005.jpg

 

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/Gwind/nanparty09FT013.jpg

 

Under Fluro Lighting:

 

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e260/Gwind/nanparty09FT008.jpg

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Looks great. Have you tried glass paint, it may give you a richer blue as you can dip the globe in several times to intensify the colour. It may also avoid getting the bulbs too hot as well???

 

I did the flashers in the cloud topper in my Addams Family that way (blue lightning in the clouds for the multiball sequence:)). One or two dips of the globe in the pot of glass paint, with the globe attached to a clothes peg (same method as EB:cool:) and they came out great.

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nice work. looks great. we are going to have the best FT's in the world with some of the stuff I've seen lately.

 

maybe time to put a fishing rod up the side and tie the dog to the other end..:D

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