I have a blacklight and haven't used it for a while, so I decided to put it up to see what my TF collection looked like under the blacklight.
What I found was very cool and in some cases unexplainable. MOST of the white shined as expected but some of the white didn't glow at all on different figures. I thought for sure TFA Sunstorm would look cool but didn't glow at all. Not even his white parts. On the other hand the missiles and cockpits on TFA Starscream and Skywarp glowed awesomely. The BLUE parts of TFA deluxe and voyager Primed glowed WHITE!
Universe Darkwind (Darkwing) glowed like a Christmas tree. Generations Blurr glowed WHITE!
By far the best one of the collection was Generations Wheeljack. All his colors came out in a beautiful neon glow.
These are some of the observations I don't feel like typing about every single figure but if you guys have blacklights, check it out it's pretty cool.
Fun with a Black Light
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by Mkall Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:45 pm
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*makes a mental note to get a blacklight when finished moving in
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by T3c4x3r0 Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:59 pm
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Awesome, will have to get one morrow when I pick up Wheeljack just to see ^^
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by Screamfleet Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:11 pm
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Yellows and orange seem to look really good too.
BW nightglider looks really good. His spark crystal was all glowing.
It's been a while since I've used mine, but I'll have to do it again.
BW nightglider looks really good. His spark crystal was all glowing.
It's been a while since I've used mine, but I'll have to do it again.
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by T3c4x3r0 Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:12 pm
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Screamfleet wrote:Yellows and orange seem to look really good too.
BW nightglider looks really good. His spark crystal was all glowing.
It's been a while since I've used mine, but I'll have to do it again.
Nice, Ill have to put my BW's out too to see what they look like ^^
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by HoosierDaddy Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:25 pm
Sorry guys, my camera just isn't a high quality enough to get real good photos in the dark but I took a few none the less. The pics don't do it justice though.
TFA deluxe Prime
Universe Darkwind
Generations Blurr. He looks blue in the pic but he is much whiter with a hint of blue to the naked eye. Also, Drift who is white doesn't reflect at all! Drift is standing right next to Blurr and you can't even see him.
My favorite and the cam does pic it up a little is Generations Wheeljack
TFA deluxe Prime
Universe Darkwind
Generations Blurr. He looks blue in the pic but he is much whiter with a hint of blue to the naked eye. Also, Drift who is white doesn't reflect at all! Drift is standing right next to Blurr and you can't even see him.
My favorite and the cam does pic it up a little is Generations Wheeljack
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by robofreak Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:36 pm
Be very CAREFUL with blacklights.
They are notorious for speeding up yellowing on your figures.
Don't do it often or you will hate yourself for it.
They are notorious for speeding up yellowing on your figures.
Don't do it often or you will hate yourself for it.
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by T3c4x3r0 Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:38 pm
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HoosierDaddy wrote:Sorry guys, my camera just isn't a high quality enough to get real good photos in the dark but I took a few none the less. The pics don't do it justice though.
TFA deluxe Prime
Universe Darkwind
Generations Blurr. He looks blue in the pic but he is much whiter with a hint of blue to the naked eye. Also, Drift who is white doesn't reflect at all! Drift is standing right next to Blurr and you can't even see him.
My favorite and the cam does pic it up a little is Generations Wheeljack
Wheeljack looks awesome ^^
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by HoosierDaddy Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:08 am
robofreak wrote:Be very CAREFUL with blacklights.
They are notorious for speeding up yellowing on your figures.
Don't do it often or you will hate yourself for it.
It's not something I would be doing very often. maybe the occasional "check this out" moment but is that for real about the yellowing?
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by Nujevad Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:42 am
It's a good thing you didn't find any unexplainable "stains" in your collection.
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by robofreak Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:44 am
HoosierDaddy wrote:It's not something I would be doing very often. maybe the occasional "check this out" moment but is that for real about the yellowing?
Yep. A blacklight is LOADED with UV rays. UV rays are what causes the bromine in your plastic to react and yellow.
UV free light is what's needed to keep your collection happy.
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by Counterpunch Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:25 am
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Nujevad wrote:It's a good thing you didn't find any unexplainable "stains" in your collection.
::whistles nonchalantly::
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by Screamfleet Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:26 pm
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shudders at the thought of peoples goowing black arachnia and arcee figures.
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by Pontimax 01 Fri Jun 17, 2011 9:57 pm
I've noticed in the past what figures look like under black light. I have crested geckos that I turn a black light bulb on for at night. Battle Blades Prime looks pretty kick ass under the light. His red is like a fluorescent orange. ROTF voyager Megs looks like his missile is actually glowing. And his light piping is just downright creepy since it glows as well.
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by NTESHFT Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:51 am
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I'm so pulling out my old black lights the next time I rearrange my room.......
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Re: Fun with a Black Light
Posted by NTESHFT Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:51 am
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I'm so pulling out my old black lights the next time I rearrange my room.......
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