Paint job close ups...

Here are a few more shots I've taken of the sign in my front room - making the most of the sunny weather this weekend! The sunlight really brings out the glitter in the paint job and these shots get across the finish of the sign a lot better than some of the previous ones...









Still not as good as the real thing though!

Flyering...

Last night I delivered a large chunk of flyers to Favela Chic for them to give out to customers. I also handed out quite a few to people I met out and about in Hoxton where I was working that night.
I plan to hand out more over the next few days, and well as send out reminders on Facebook and Myspace to try and secure as many guests as possible!

Sign arrives!!

The sign has arrived! I have unwrapped it and examined it in minute detail and everything is exactly as I specified! It is difficult to convey in photographs just how luxurious the finish is - it has been extremely well manufactured and every part of it is strong and sturdy and polished. The paint job in particular is immaculate - extremely glittery, very smooth and high gloss. The glitter in particular does not show up well on camera and has to be seen first hand to be fully appreciated!

I have received a paper template to help position the fluorescent tubes in the correct position, a large control unit with numbered wires that correspond to the appropriate fluorescent tubes, spare bulbs, tubes and bulb shades (the faceted cabochons) and also an alternate set of shades for the outside of the heart in case I want to change the white shades to transparent ones at a later date.

I am extremely impressed by how well the sign has been made to my specifications and how quickly this has been achieved. I'm very happy!

Here are some pictures of the sing being upwrapped, some close ups of the finish (still not doing it justice) and some shots of it switched one:
































Below is a video of my first test of the fluoro tubes - one has the red gel slipped on to show how they'll all look when installed, the rest were left plain to save time.



And here are a few videos showing the different stages of sequencing of the heart bulbs:









There is a cycle of several different sequences which takes 2 minutes to complete. I showed my original animation to Rhys last week and then discussed further ideas for the bulb sequencing - on switching on today I have received everything I wanted and more, and am extremely impressed!

Final manufacturing pictures!

Here are the final manufacturing pictures of the sign, including images of it completed and switched on! It's now been packed up and will be brought over to me tomorrow. Joy!!

Paint job and fluro tube pictures

I've just received some more pictures from Rhys at the workshop showing the glitter paint job on the heart, which looks great! He's also sent over images of the red gelled fluorescent tubes illuminated (aparently they don't look pink like they do in the picture, but are a very deep red) arranged on top of a paper template he's prepared to help position the tubes in the correct places around the heart when it's installed. He's also included images of the wall brackets for attaching the sign to the wall, the wiring inside the sign for powering the letter bulbs, and the scale print out to ensure that the letters are positioned perfectly on the heart.

Even more pictures!

Here are some more images of the sign being made, including the sequencing wiring for the bulbs, the red gelled fluorescent tubes, and control boxes.