Futurama "Slurm" Lighted Sign

I've had this idea for a while, and it's gone through several incarnations in my head as I've tried to piece it together. It's still currently a work in progress, but I decided to at least show what I have so far. Maybe you folks can offer some additional ideas for Version 2.

Otherwise, enjoy, and feel free to copy this idea!

I tried to find a still of it for illustration, but I couldn't find one. If you watched Futurama, however, you'll recognize it. It usually shows up behind the couch at Fry's apartment.

Step 1: Gather Materials

This step is exactly what is listed in the title. Gather things for the making of this project. Here's a brief rundown of what I used and approximate pricing.

Materials
4x6 curved picture frame - preferably black (otherwise can be spray painted) -$7
Black Spraypaint - $5 (if necessary)
Aluminum foil - $.97
LED Hanger Lamp - $6
Acrylic Paint in black along with bright blue, green, and pink - $3 apiece
Adhesive - I used DulcoCement, since I had it from a previous project
Spackle - already had some
Clear tape
A few thin paintbrushes
Some velcro strips
Lots of patience

and...
the Following Logo Pattern

Comments

[vtheawesome]

lol mountain dew is slurm

[daemonfist]

Re the light dispersal:

I am not sure how bright your LEDs are, but one thing that may work is loosely crumpling and stuffing white tissue paper or kleenex between the LED and glass (fill the entire thing, but loosely.  I leard this trick from an arduino tutorial at http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/lesson3.html, in the section called "color mixing").

BTW, very cool project!

[knektek]

make super slurm lol XD

[golddigger1559]

"Slurm, its highly addictive"

[mg0930mg]

Sweet. Like Doldrum said, a bachelor chow one is in order.

[Doldrum]

:) I'm going to have to start making this right away! (Make a Bachelor Chow sign next eh?)

[bosnia13]

cool. let me know how it turns out!

[Sinner3k]

"SLURM! It's highly addictive!!" I have nothing to contribute, I just want to add that. Oh, and awesome 'ible.

[bosnia13]

thanks!

[S1L3N7 SWAT]

Awesome! R.I.P. Slurms McKenzie. Party on. LOL great show.

[bosnia13]

thanks!

[CarpetGnome]

Awesome! Ride the Walrus!

[bosnia13]

thanks man.

[ChrysN]

Cool, great sign! You do know what Slurm cola is made from.....

[bosnia13]

haha. yeah, but even when they find out, it's still too delicious to resist. love it.

[Jedi Ronin]

somewhere on my other computer I have the image that you'd want to use to print out a decal... I'll try to find and post it. Also, Wimmy-Wam-Wam-Wazzle!!

[jeff-o]

Do a google image search for "Slurm Logo." You'll find a few hits, including a 1600x1200 size desktop image.

[bosnia13]

that's actually where I got this logo from... after some editing of course. As to say, though, I still like the way this turned out hand-painted.