Lighting Effects

I’m currently looking into getting some of these light cubes as light sources for magical light in Knightshade.
Let me know if anyone else wants them & how many they want, they will no doubt be cheaper in bulk. I will forward them on at cost plus postage to all that want them. They’re at least 10x more immersive as magical light than a torch can be!

Check them out!
http://www.ideasroom.co.nz/Products/litecubes/

They look pretty cool, but if you want to carry around frozen cubes for magical light that’s your own business.

They’re made of plastic. The freezing is optional, and doesn’t relate to the lighting up (they’re button-operated).

They look perfect. I’ll be interested to see how much light comes out of them.

They are cool, but I couldn’t find the price anywhere on the site. Any idea how much they cost ?

No idea of cost… I have asked for a quote from the Waikato rep. for the company, I will let people know when I know! I’m thinking may $3-5 each… but I could be wrong.

These are pretty cool too. A bit more expensive, mind, but very neat, and only a step from authenticity, if you like that sort of thing. Maybe a good alternative if we weren’t allowed candles at a location?

thinkgeek.com/gadgets/lights/94ce/

oooh, i want one of those. :slight_smile:

the cubes are better for “spell lights” and such, but the candles would be great for in the inn and in rooms.

They come in a whole bunch of colours but my favourite is the 9 function cube, 3 coloured LEDs, blue, red, green… and the other functions mix the colours… blue-green is very eerie… oh and it also has a final function where the colours shift through the various colour combinations… very cool I think. I have some left from a trade show I went to a while back but they’re starting to fade.

How much light did they give off when they were new?

Well its kind of diffuse light but if you cup your hand its about what a cheap AA powered torch would give. I did this last Quest game with my newest cube & it gives enough light to see a couple of meters. I held it up down like a torch & it dimly lit about a 2-3m radius.
Put it this way, if we had each had one at St.Wolfs fighting in the dark, we would have been fine for light. The green or blue-green light is the best, because blue-green wavelengths are high energy, which is why luminous fish give off this kind of light in the crushing darkness of the abyss.

SO as a final answer Ryan, it doesn’t come near to bright torch light but they are way more magical looking!

Hi People,
I have found some litecubes on trademe, I’m bidding on a lot of 5 at the moment, so I’d appreciate if you didn’t bid against me, however there are 10 going for $30, so if nzLARPs or anyone wants to buy them & on sell them then go ahead… the buy now works out at $3 each, which is pretty sweet. Just specify the 7 mode ones… they do all the coluors plus mixes of colours in one cube.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=158031662

Well I won my auction… for $2 (plus postage of $6, what they hell?) I have a few litecubes now… I’ll bring some up (1-2) to the after-larp so people can see what they’re like & will pass them on at the paltry sum of $3 to cover my costs & buy more. I’m looking at getting more so if people like them & want to place orders then I can get bugger quantities & maybe even pass them on cheaper! (Or you can bid for some yourself)
Cheers
Jared

Postage is expensive. I typically pay $5.50-$6.50 to post a set of vambraces to people in Auckland. :open_mouth:

The auction listed the postage as $6.00, so it’s not as if it was a surprise. :smiley:

They light cubes look good, can’t wait to see some…

Hmmm I’m sure we’ve sent gear for cheaper using standard post… got my longsword from ryan for $5.
Anyways I’m sure postage costs will rise along with petrol prices anyways.
I’ll post some pictures of the new cubes when I get them & bring some to Orkland with me…
Any orders anyone? My cost to you is simply to replace the ones I sell.
Jared

I’m kind of interested. I’ll buy two off you at the afterlarp. What colours do you have?

ParcelPost has changed its costing system since I last sent weapons. Dunno what swords will cost to post now, the new system looked a little complex. Will find out when I next try…

I got the 7 mode multi color ones… so they have red, blue green & combinations of the above & one mode that flashes through combinations of the above.
Err all spare cubes sold to Anna?
I’m keeping the rest for me/Knightshade.
If anyone wants them I will have to buy more, so get your orders in. I’ll get more when I have people wanting 5 or more. Also you can get them from Trademe!
Cheers
Jared