Thanks man!!! I'm printing that one out and sticking it on my workshop wall!
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Unlimited Run Blade Runner Blaster Illuminated Display Stand
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I think this stand is really awesome!! Congratulation!
But I noticed one thing: In many user pictures (especially without or low ambient light) the LED light is blinding, so that the outer frame (the beautiful pattern) doesn't really come into its own. Maybe it's just a camera thing and doesn't look as strong in real life.
Nevertheless, I thought about whether it might not be a good enhancement if the pattern could somehow be (passively) illuminated on the outside. Just very subtly.
Perhaps you could enlarge the acrylic panel a few mm over the edge and then mount a reflective border on the outside so that the LED light from the inside is automatically reflected slightly downwards on this border. This would illuminate the pattern slightly from above. (Without active lighting)
What do you think? Is that worth a test? It would only be a very small change. I think the (inward) reflective border could be very narrow. The point is that the pattern would still be easily recognizable in very dark environments.
Of course I don't have a clue if this really works...
But I noticed one thing: In many user pictures (especially without or low ambient light) the LED light is blinding, so that the outer frame (the beautiful pattern) doesn't really come into its own. Maybe it's just a camera thing and doesn't look as strong in real life.
Nevertheless, I thought about whether it might not be a good enhancement if the pattern could somehow be (passively) illuminated on the outside. Just very subtly.
Perhaps you could enlarge the acrylic panel a few mm over the edge and then mount a reflective border on the outside so that the LED light from the inside is automatically reflected slightly downwards on this border. This would illuminate the pattern slightly from above. (Without active lighting)
What do you think? Is that worth a test? It would only be a very small change. I think the (inward) reflective border could be very narrow. The point is that the pattern would still be easily recognizable in very dark environments.
Of course I don't have a clue if this really works...
I purchased mine a few years back and attempted to take nice pics - and this may sound silly, but it's not an easy thing to photograph.I think this stand is really awesome!! Congratulation!
But I noticed one thing: In many user pictures (especially without or low ambient light) the LED light is blinding, so that the outer frame (the beautiful pattern) doesn't really come into its own. Maybe it's just a camera thing and doesn't look as strong in real life.
Nevertheless, I thought about whether it might not be a good enhancement if the pattern could somehow be (passively) illuminated on the outside. Just very subtly.
Perhaps you could enlarge the acrylic panel a few mm over the edge and then mount a reflective border on the outside so that the LED light from the inside is automatically reflected slightly downwards on this border. This would illuminate the pattern slightly from above. (Without active lighting)
What do you think? Is that worth a test? It would only be a very small change. I think the (inward) reflective border could be very narrow. The point is that the pattern would still be easily recognizable in very dark environments.
Of course I don't have a clue if this really works...
In reality the light isn't blinding at all, it's the exposure (or auto-exposure in some cases) that compensates, making it seem like it's very bright.
Properly re-shooting the stand with a Blaster to showcase here is at the top of my list of things to do this Summer.
Thanks RDeckard, it's great to hear you're liking the stand!I think this stand is really awesome!! Congratulation!
But I noticed one thing: In many user pictures (especially without or low ambient light) the LED light is blinding, so that the outer frame (the beautiful pattern) doesn't really come into its own. Maybe it's just a camera thing and doesn't look as strong in real life.
Nevertheless, I thought about whether it might not be a good enhancement if the pattern could somehow be (passively) illuminated on the outside. Just very subtly.
Perhaps you could enlarge the acrylic panel a few mm over the edge and then mount a reflective border on the outside so that the LED light from the inside is automatically reflected slightly downwards on this border. This would illuminate the pattern slightly from above. (Without active lighting)
What do you think? Is that worth a test? It would only be a very small change. I think the (inward) reflective border could be very narrow. The point is that the pattern would still be easily recognizable in very dark environments.
Of course I don't have a clue if this really works...
Regarding your observation that the lighting looks super bright, it is indeed an issue when taking a picture rather than how the stand looks in person. Pepperbone has mentioned in their post above that the stand, when lit, is quite difficult to capture accurately with a camera. I've had the same issues trying to capture promotional images with lighting on, especially in a darkened setting. For this reason I tend to photograph it in a lit setting even with the lighting on to avoid the extreme contrast the camera sees.
Thanks also for your suggestion on lighting the side panels. It's a great idea and inspired me to have a bit of a play about.
I did a quick test to see if the diffuser panel would work to transfer the light to the sides. In the image below you can see a rough mock up, I've got a piece of the diffuser acrylic laid on top of a stand overlapping the edge, There's some aluminium tape on top of that to bounce the light downwards.
In the above image I've got an 80mm wide strip of aluminium tape laid over the whole of the diffuser. It's bouncing back all of the light from the internal LED strips, channeling them to the sides. As you can see there is a downward glow created although it is greatly enhanced in the image, way more subtle in person.
When I cut the tape down to a 5mm wide strip and laid that on the edge (simulating it being placed under the wooden bezel top) there was a huge drop in the amount of light reflected down the sides. You can see this in the image below.
I think unfortunately using the uplighting LEDs to transfer light down the sides just wouldn't work too well in practice.
Thanks again for the suggestion, it's always appreciated to have new ways of looking at things, always gets me thinking.
robotprops
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Thank YOU for a high quality product and trouble free transactions. Great communication, fast shipping and the smoothest transaction you can find.
I’ll be getting a second one soon.
Tom
You are so welcome Tom. Would be an absolute pleasure to build you another, look forward to hearing from you soon.
Luke
You're very welcome Shotty, thanks so much!
rdeckard1969
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rdeckard1969
New Member
Hi rdeckard1969, I've sent you a private message to get the ball rolling on your stand order.
Hi
I received my custom paint (concrete) display stand yesterday and as expected it is simply brilliant!
Thanks Luke for the great work! (Yes, it's quite a lot of money, but it's worth if you want to present your blaster nicely).
During assembly, I only had a little difficulty fitting the acrylic base plate into the corresponding holes. (Especially in the middle, but this is mentioned in the instructions).
My Paragon Blade Runner Blaster fits perfectly.
Here are a few pictures of the unboxing and the completed assembly. As the final location is not ready yet, I just took the pictures in my kitchen. (Sorry...)
The LED lighting of the stand is a warm light, but not quite as yellow as it appears in the photos (especially at the edges).
I can highly recommend it!
(Blaster is not included)
I received my custom paint (concrete) display stand yesterday and as expected it is simply brilliant!
Thanks Luke for the great work! (Yes, it's quite a lot of money, but it's worth if you want to present your blaster nicely).
During assembly, I only had a little difficulty fitting the acrylic base plate into the corresponding holes. (Especially in the middle, but this is mentioned in the instructions).
My Paragon Blade Runner Blaster fits perfectly.
Here are a few pictures of the unboxing and the completed assembly. As the final location is not ready yet, I just took the pictures in my kitchen. (Sorry...)
The LED lighting of the stand is a warm light, but not quite as yellow as it appears in the photos (especially at the edges).
I can highly recommend it!
(Blaster is not included
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Hi Hirohawa! I currently charge an extra £60 for the concrete finish version of the stand, so £180 plus delivery costs.
Thanks for sharing the experience with your stand RDeckard! Great pics of the unboxing process, it's always a pleasure to see a customer's blaster displayed on the stand!Hi
I received my custom paint (concrete) display stand yesterday and as expected it is simply brilliant!
Thanks Luke for the great work! (Yes, it's quite a lot of money, but it's worth if you want to present your blaster nicely).
During assembly, I only had a little difficulty fitting the acrylic base plate into the corresponding holes. (Especially in the middle, but this is mentioned in the instructions).
My Paragon Blade Runner Blaster fits perfectly.
Here are a few pictures of the unboxing and the completed assembly. As the final location is not ready yet, I just took the pictures in my kitchen. (Sorry...)
The LED lighting of the stand is a warm light, but not quite as yellow as it appears in the photos (especially at the edges).
I can highly recommend it!
(Blaster is not included
ArtOfRonin
New Member
Hi Luke! Hope all is well with you? Thank you for featuring my review pic (first 9; top row middle with Steel Series mouse pad) of your wonderful and awesome BR blaster stand. 'Tis been a while and I sometime frequent your post and see others review and pics. Wish you all the best and more stand orders coming in your way! Much ahead for you my good sir!
Hi Henry! I'm doing great thanks, hope all's well with you too. You're very welcome, it's a pleasure to look back over the last couple of years with all the great images that people have shared. I hope there will be many more to come! All the best, Luke.Hi Luke! Hope all is well with you? Thank you for featuring my review pic (first 9; top row middle with Steel Series mouse pad) of your wonderful and awesome BR blaster stand. 'Tis been a while and I sometime frequent your post and see others review and pics. Wish you all the best and more stand orders coming in your way! Much ahead for you my good sir!
Hi All, just wanted to share a few pics that I took of a concrete paint finish display stand I supplied to a customer recently.
If you'd like one of these or the walnut stained version for your blaster replica then drop me a message.
If you'd like one of these or the walnut stained version for your blaster replica then drop me a message.
Hi all, just a quick bump on the thread to say that I have a batch underway at the moment. I've made a few extra so there will be 4 stands available. If you're interested in one for your Blade Runner blaster replica then drop me a message.
Image supplied by Finn Lake.
Image supplied by Finn Lake.
Generalurko
Well-Known Member
I'm definitely getting one at some point. It's just too beautiful to pass up. A true work of engineering AND art! It's so nice, it might make the blaster look cheap.
Question, that I don't think has been asked... have you done a test to get an approximation on how long the lights will last when run continuously just on batteries? I'm curious to know, so if you want to leave it on for a long time for display, if they'll last a day, 3 days, a week, a month?
Well done!
Question, that I don't think has been asked... have you done a test to get an approximation on how long the lights will last when run continuously just on batteries? I'm curious to know, so if you want to leave it on for a long time for display, if they'll last a day, 3 days, a week, a month?
Well done!
