Tiki bar window illusion... - Other Crafts

J johntiki Member MD Joined: Mar 31, 2002 Posts: 1528	J johntiki Posted posted on Tue, Nov 30, 2004 5:53 PM I’ve always appreciated the classic tiki bar effect of the miniature Polynesian village just beyond the window behind the bar (as illustrated in the BOT). Since I’ve got absolutely no idea how one would go about building one of these dioramas or what it entails, I think I may have found a do-able solution. Now I don’t know if this is going to be something I want to tackle but check these out… http://www.naturespiritinc.com/birthday_gifts I originally saw these “magic motion” lamps for sale at one of those kiosks at the local shopping mall. Check out the picture of the magic motion lamp with the thatched roofs on a tranquil lagoon - now just imagine getting the largest size they make, carving out a hole in the back wall behind a bar, insetting the thing into the hole and framing the hole in to give it the appearance of a window to the outside paradise awaiting. I don’t understand the mechanics involved in creating the illusion of motion but maybe it would be possible to pop the thing open and wire in a set of bulbs – orange, yellow and red for dusk and maybe even blue and black lights for night. Maybe, you’d even be able to wire them into a dimmer that would allow the day to turn to dusk and over to night within seconds – so you could create the perfect ambiance and total escape from the boring outside world. Would the motion illusion still work using different color lights? Anyone have any clues? Would it work? Is it do-able? JohnTiki Aloha from the enchanted Pi Yi Grotto in exotic Bel Air Maryland! [ Edited by: johntiki on 2004-11-30 17:57 ]

I’ve always appreciated the classic tiki bar effect of the miniature Polynesian village just beyond the window behind the bar (as illustrated in the BOT). Since I’ve got absolutely no idea how one would go about building one of these dioramas or what it entails, I think I may have found a do-able solution. Now I don’t know if this is going to be something I want to tackle but check these out…

http://www.naturespiritinc.com/birthday_gifts

I originally saw these “magic motion” lamps for sale at one of those kiosks at the local shopping mall.

Check out the picture of the magic motion lamp with the thatched roofs on a tranquil lagoon - now just imagine getting the largest size they make, carving out a hole in the back wall behind a bar, insetting the thing into the hole and framing the hole in to give it the appearance of a window to the outside paradise awaiting. I don’t understand the mechanics involved in creating the illusion of motion but maybe it would be possible to pop the thing open and wire in a set of bulbs – orange, yellow and red for dusk and maybe even blue and black lights for night. Maybe, you’d even be able to wire them into a dimmer that would allow the day to turn to dusk and over to night within seconds – so you could create the perfect ambiance and total escape from the boring outside world. Would the motion illusion still work using different color lights? Anyone have any clues?

Would it work? Is it do-able?

JohnTiki

Aloha from the enchanted Pi Yi Grotto in exotic Bel Air Maryland!

[ Edited by: johntiki on 2004-11-30 17:57 ]

Post #128104 by johntiki on Tue, Nov 30, 2004 5:53 PM