The opening of the Ark, Updated 6/8

pluv · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2008 12:41 pm

Thanks to the guys in chat I went down to Radio Shack and found a big bright LED light and nickle size battery to run it for the Indiana Jones Ark.

The Raiders of the lost Ark wrote:

Major Eaton: What is this? Coming out of here.
Dr. Jones: Lightening. Fire. Power of God or something.
Major Eaton: I'm beginning to understand Hitler's interest in this.
Prof. Brody: Oh, yes. The Bible speaks of the Ark leveling mountains and laying waste to entire regions. An army which carries the Ark before it is invincible.

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Keenan · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2008 12:45 pm

That works. :-D

SteamPunk Michael · **Joined:** Mon May 05, 2008 6:48 pm

What's the finish like inside the Ark? Is it that same gold chromed looking color as the outside? If not, I wonder if it would work, if you were to spray it a chrome color, then turn the light upside down so it faces the chromed inside and then reflects out, kinda like the headlights on a car. I have no clue if this would work or not, maybe experiment with a small mirror or some aluminum foil inside, but it'd look pretty cool with it opened and a huge beam of light shinning out.

Either way, that's pretty cool and a neat little set up.

Outback 100% Argento · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

That ends so good!

pluv · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2008 2:21 pm

SteamPunk Michael wrote:

What's the finish like inside the Ark? Is it that same gold chromed looking color as the outside? If not, I wonder if it would work, if you were to spray it a chrome color, then turn the light upside down so it faces the chromed inside and then reflects out, kinda like the headlights on a car. I have no clue if this would work or not, maybe experiment with a small mirror or some aluminum foil inside, but it'd look pretty cool with it opened and a huge beam of light shinning out.

Either way, that's pretty cool and a neat little set up.

It is painted a sand color on the inside bottom. My dad suggested using gold leaf foil ton the inside to give it that reflective look your talking about. Pointing the light inside wouldn't help with that. In fact it might make it worse. My goal here was to not alter the ark at all but to add another play feature to it. Now if only I could fit a Spirit of Obi Wan in there somehow.

BadAsh · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2008 2:37 pm

Now that is what I'm talkin about!
Glad you took our advice on it.

How much did the kit run you?

pluv · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2008 2:44 pm

BadAsh wrote:

Now that is what I'm talkin about!
Glad you took our advice on it.

How much did the kit run you?

It was two sperate parts. The LED light was about $3. They had cheaper but I got the biggest white light one they had. The power supply was another piece and was $2 on clearance or something but it included the battery.

iwbeta · **Posted:** Thu May 22, 2008 3:09 pm

Pluv, what about the Adventure Heroes Ark Spirit figure? He might work.

zedhatch · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am **Location:** Neon KY

Darko · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Damn, beaten to it. I've been planning something like this since I saw the pics of the playset, but still can't find one around here.

As far as the ghost, they released a holographic Emperor Palpatine a few years back (I think it might have been a TRU exclusive, but not a real hard to find one) that would probably work great. Have someone cast a skull replacement head with transparent resin, and you'd be set.

samjjones · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:25 am

SteamPunk Michael wrote:

What's the finish like inside the Ark? Is it that same gold chromed looking color as the outside?

I'm sure he doesn't know. Because if he opened it to check, he wouldn't have been here to post about it.

scope uk · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

nice work with the LED!

pluv · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:31 pm

iwbeta wrote:

Pluv, what about the Adventure Heroes Ark Spirit figure? He might work.

Well, I saw the adventure hero ark and couldn't help myself. It is too cute not to use. I also found some balloon lights at Wal-Mart in the wedding isle of their craft section. You get two for $3 with an 8 hr battery life. They are about the size and shape of a bullet. Once I removed some of the top the protective casing, it popped right into a small hole I dremeled in the bottom of the spirit figure.

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JBYRDD · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:35 pm

COOOOOOOOL !

Keenan · **Posted:** Sun Jun 08, 2008 7:37 pm

Just noticed this- what happened to Sala's head in the second pic?? 8-O

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