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I came across this YouTube video - Vader diorama with lighted saber.
The guy used a VERY interesting solution that will certainly fit to many of our projects!!,

https://youtu.be/bEZi77j2zIk

I was planning to use in my Falcon cockpit, but after some tests I found its brightness too weak, unusable to me. Would work only in darkness. As bright as those Indiglo wristwatches.
I ended up using LEDs instead, with better results.

seam-filler wrote:While I agree that EL sheet can be disappointingly dim, the EL rope or string as used by car customisers can be really bright.

Yep. I was talking about the EL sheet.
I have no experience on ropes/strings.

DafTurner wrote: So, would you say 'avoid this product entirely' or just 'generally disappointed'?

I would reccomend to avoid it.
Or if you plan to use it, you'd better lower your expectations.

I was disappointed with EL brightness.
I was planning to use it in Falcon's cockpit. I would say it has some glow, but none of the brightness I expected.
I am using fiber optics instead.
For the engines I will use LEDs.

Thanks for sharing, Don. I've been searching for these leds for a while!1

I've made some tests with lightsheet but was very disappointed with its weak brightness, useless to me. It was supposed to be placed in a tight location - Falcon cockpit walls - and I am also trying with optic fibers, with some success. I am studying another alternative: SMD Leds (Surface Mounted De...

some ideas at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUbVOr1qmhA
http://halo3.com/believe/shell.html