Airplane in EL Wire

This is a decoration in the form of a jet airplane made of foam board and electroluminescent (EL) wire. It is very easy to build using simple tools and inexpensive materials. Just follow along with the video

MATERIALS:

• Black foam board (this is from Dollar Tree) $1
• EL wire, 2 to 3 meters, any color with inverter $9-$17 (Sparkfun, Adafruit, etc.)
• Poster board (optional)
• Hot glue sticks

TOOLS:

• Really sharp cutting tool
• Hot glue gun
• Something to sketch with

Please excuse me if I mess any of this up. It's my first Instructable!

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Comments

[vaani.lalitya]

it's awesome!!!

[lomnicks]

Thanks!

[DIY Hacks and How Tos]

Cool way to light up a plane. If I could make one suggestion, I would recommend embedding the video rather than making it a downloadable file. In the step editor you can use the "Emebd Video" tool to embed a video that you have uploaded to a video sharing site like YouTube. Then people can view the video on the page without having to download it.

[lomnicks]

Excellent comment and thanks for the compliment. I went back and edited it. I think it is working better now...