Craft My first glow plants

[Ikran_is_not_horse]

It took me a while to perfect, but now I can make blue, green, teal, and violet glow plants. They recharge in the sunlight and last several hours into the night each night. In the day, they look like normal plants, but at night...





Came out better than I imagined. Everyone who sees them wants me to make them a set! I want a whole back yard full of these eventually.

[iron_jones]

Seems we have a mad scientist on our hands.
Radioactive plants, eh?

In all seriousness that's friggen awesome, dude.
And, are you a horse?

[Ikran_is_not_horse]

The flowers are not radioactive, nor am I a horse!

[iron_jones]

how do you make these lovely things?

[tm20]

I WANT THEM O____O im guessing you used glow in the dark paint, or you inserted a bioluminescent gene into their genome and it was a GREAT SUCCESS ^_^

[Pa'li Makto]

WOW!! Looks amazing!

[Human No More]

I want some!

Looks like glow paint, I think. Very nice though

[Raiden]

Looks like paint to me...but it is very convincing if it is.

Most forms of bioluminesence really can't be genetically engineered yet...

[X.,.Pandora.,.X]

How? I want to know NAOW!

[Ikran_is_not_horse]

I'm actually approaching this from several different fronts.

I know of 3 different instances where scientists have added bioluminescent genes to plants. It is a very difficult undertaking. I do have a BS in Biochem so I understand the difficulties involved, though it would make for a fun challenge at some point in the near future.

The problem with glow paint is that painting doesn't look natural. It has streaks and doesn't transition well between colors. I had to find a solution that made the colors transition naturally while adding texture, and glow paint wasn't an answer.

I also love to work with LEDs. They will also be an important component of my yard. The key is to hide them so you never see them, only the light bouncing off plants. LEDs are fun, in fact I put ~900 of them on my car: 1999 Eclipse LED tail lights - YouTube Yes all parts of my life must have craziness in them.

I might start selling them, if people here are interested.

[Stanley_9875]

Originally Posted by Ikran_is_not_horse

I'm actually approaching this from several different fronts.

I know of 3 different instances where scientists have added bioluminescent genes to plants. It is a very difficult undertaking. I do have a BS in Biochem so I understand the difficulties involved, though it would make for a fun challenge at some point in the near future.

The problem with glow paint is that painting doesn't look natural. It has streaks and doesn't transition well between colors. I had to find a solution that made the colors transition naturally while adding texture, and glow paint wasn't an answer.

I also love to work with LEDs. They will also be an important component of my yard. The key is to hide them so you never see them, only the light bouncing off plants. LEDs are fun, in fact I put ~900 of them on my car: 1999 Eclipse LED tail lights - YouTube Yes all parts of my life must have craziness in them.

I might start selling them, if people here are interested.

I have always been a big fan of the 2nd gen eclipses... too bad its not a GS-T or GS-X but sir you have built that car up right... i heard LED taillights and honestly thought "Oh no" thinking back to those hideous ricer LEDs, but no sir you proved me wrong you went way custom with them and i like it! and the plants look amazing too!

Oh i see you threw in a turbo anyways =D btw whats the name of the songs in the movie?

[Ikran_is_not_horse]

Thanks man. Yea a lot of people think that a GST or GSX is the only way to go. Until they see what a RS can do with forged internals and a turbo. The fact that a RS can have a 700 lbs weight advantage over a GSX means a LOT for acceleration, handling, and braking. The manufacturer of my turbo kit got his daily driven RS into the 10s. How much faster does a guy need to go in a daily driver?

I forget the name of the first song, but the last song is from a group out of Japan - Aural Vampire. Don't remember the first one, I have to search.

[Stanley_9875]

Originally Posted by Ikran_is_not_horse

Thanks man. Yea a lot of people think that a GST or GSX is the only way to go. Until they see what a RS can do with forged internals and a turbo. The fact that a RS can have a 700 lbs weight advantage over a GSX means a LOT for acceleration, handling, and braking. The manufacturer of my turbo kit got his daily driven RS into the 10s. How much faster does a guy need to go in a daily driver?

I forget the name of the first song, but the last song is from a group out of Japan - Aural Vampire. Don't remember the first one, I have to search.

haha i havent done much research in the 2nd gen world for a while since getting my car but you have given me great facts! i remember back when i was looking for cars there was a GS-T Spyder, perfect condition inside and out with 80,000 miles for 10k... i wanted it so badly xD would've been my weekend cruiser probably wouldn't have modded it but yuo have a fantastic car sir

[X.,.Pandora.,.X]

O.o Did you make those tail-lights?

[Ikran_is_not_horse]

Yes I made those tail-lights too.