Using chains clasped by a circular gate ring, the spine below your hips allows for free movement to “whip” the tail back and forth. And the acrylic pieces are glow-in-the-dark, but the two battery powered black light LEDs included provide an awesome additional glow effect in any dark space.
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I want this in my life. I have absolutely no purpose to own an LED powered dinosaur spine which whips back and forth other than to hit people in studio, but I still want it. I always find it astounding what people with the resources do when they have free time to create whatever they want. I had thought about laser cutting a miniature dinosaur skeleton for fun, but I would never have thought of making one for people to wear let alone making one which has a motor in order to make the tail move. Going off of this idea, people could make other types of prosthetics which would be useful for amputees. Imagine everyone having light up robotic arms made of acrylic. I feel like I’m watching the future being born in front of my eyes as technology keeps evolving with the help of crafty people who make things for fun.
These seem like a super fun at home project that I use absolutely nothing but coolness and bragging rights. Honestly, the design seems pretty simple to execute, except maybe the procuring of materials. I didn’t know you could get glow in the dark acrylic either, and I can’t imagine what it’s used for other than arts and design things like this. I am also curious as to whether or not people have used it in form of architecture in modern buildings or something of the like. My other question is what tools this Etsy user has at their disposal to make these things. I tend to think of Etsy as a site for home-y craft people, but to cut acrylic like this, they mus have invested a pretty penny on a nice laser cutter, which isn’t typically an at-home crafting tool. Either way, these things are fierce and the quality looks amazing.
The design of the glow in the dark spines and helmets used for cosplay definitely add an intrinsic value to the costume that makes it more interesting to look at. Adding to it the blacklights that coalesce up and down the spine give the costume a pretty neat effect. Now I guess the question that would come up would be what kinds of design you could do besides the spine and the helmet. Of course, these are probably the more simplistic ways of using the black lights due to the fact that the pattern is pretty balanced and provides a full lighting of the acrylic pieces. Even though it might not be restricted to black lights, but I guess LED’s make for a good change of pace. You can use it for various different types of costumes such as Thor, or even a skeleton costume, I don’t think you could go wrong either which way.
The designs are fabulous and really pleasing--they remind me of the 3D wooden puzzle structures I used to play with in elementary school. I could definitely see a professional dance troupe grabbing a couple of these and using them in a futuristic dance piece, maybe an immersive experience. Otherwise, I don't see much market value to it. It's sort of a niche item that, while gorgeous in pictures, probably isn't as memorable in real life. I do give a lot of credit to the designers for creating realistically moving tails, because working with stainless steel rings must have been torturous. There's simplicity to the design that allows for very smooth movement without the help of machinery, which also makes the piece a lot lighter and motive. Another instance I could see these designs working very well would be in the Victoria's Secret Show or perhaps an underground fashion show; I could see some of the angels wearing enlarged versions of the wing and headpieces.
This is so cool! I didn’t know that glow-in-the-dark acrylic was a thing, but it looks incredible. Where are the blacklights located? I never thought about using laser-cutting to make clothing items, aside from creating scales or jewelry. The form-fitted skeleton that is shown here is something I had never thought of…but it’s pretty sweet. . I especially like that she made the tail able to move separately and “whip” back and forth, which could be a very cool effect. Even though I have absolutely no use for a glowing spinal cord, I would totally make myself one. How fun! The article says that it is mainly used for cosplay, but this could have so many other applications in other areas- medical, fashion, and theatre alike. If the tail was made in this free-moving way, couldn’t that be applied to prosthetics as well? Is there a way to make it so that the vertebrae actually integrate and function almost as a real spine, or as a real skeleton? That would be a really interesting thing to explore, especially as technology around robotics and prosthetics advances.
I LOVE cosplays like this! When else would anybody want/need to make this? The craftsmanship is gorgeous and it just looks so nice and clean. This really makes me want to get back into cosplaying. Even more so since I have more access to things like the laser cutter and the costume shop. I think more people should take advantage of all the things that we have access to in purnell. We honestly have everything we need to make this glow in the dark, moveable spine with the tools we have. I sometimes really wish that I had more time to pursue side projects like this while I am still in college. I've seen some costume majors make cosplays and I saw a TD make a Captain America shield. I wish I had the same time commitment to projects that they had!
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