The glowy Pop goodness thread :-)

Postby **thejosh2010** » Sun Nov 19, 2017 11:09 am

ImranC23 wrote:

my two favorite heroes, with my new favorite variant type. Blacklight was a great investment!

Looking good!!

Maybe it’s just me, but out of the two Spider-Man chases I have, the Japan one glows like yours and is a better glower than the Gemini chase one. Don’t know if they were two separate production runs and that is the reason for the difference in the glow, but it is puzzling :-k

Postby **fuzzba11** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 12:53 am

One ugly mutha ------ spotted on instagram!

Postby **grandpa_stern** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 1:07 am

I can't take very good glow pics but the teeth on the regular Predator glows and so does regular Ryu's gi!

Postby **imdustin6** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 2:27 am

Man that looks so cool glow. Ill have to check the regular when I get from my friend...I like the look of the common one more than the glow one in the daylight if the predator though

Postby **Dread_Omen 8** » Fri Nov 24, 2017 10:21 am

I was kinda hoping the glowing 8-bit would impress me enough to change my opinions on the 8-bit line in general, but these just arent for me. I love glowers, but it still comes off looking wrong to me. At least i'm one less person to compete with for those Chases. Good luck with the mystery boxes, fellow funatics!

Postby **emcee** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 3:27 pm

Does anyone have a recommendation of an inexpensive UV light to buy just for personal use. Not looking for display stuff, just mainly something I can use to charge up some pops to test how they look. Sorry if it's been said before in this thread I just don't want to scroll through all of the pages

Postby **treswright** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 3:34 pm

emcee wrote:Does anyone have a recommendation of an inexpensive UV light to buy just for personal use. Not looking for display stuff, just mainly something I can use to charge up some pops to test how they look. Sorry if it's been said before in this thread I just don't want to scroll through all of the pages

Some people use UV flashlights. Great for helping you decide not to stay in a hotel room again too. Ever. lol

If you're not looking for something so portable, I recommend the fluorescent strip lights sold at Walmart. I think they're 15 bucks? They work great, will light up a large shelf easily. DO NOT get the incandescent UV bulbs, they don't work well at all.

Postby **emcee** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 3:37 pm

treswright wrote:
emcee wrote:Does anyone have a recommendation of an inexpensive UV light to buy just for personal use. Not looking for display stuff, just mainly something I can use to charge up some pops to test how they look. Sorry if it's been said before in this thread I just don't want to scroll through all of the pages

Some people use UV flashlights. Great for helping you decide not to stay in a hotel room again too. Ever. If you're not looking for something so portable, I recommend the fluorescent strip lights sold at Walmart. I think they're 15 bucks? They work great, will light up a large shelf easily. DO NOT get the incandescent UV bulbs, they don't work well at all.

I said not for displays!!! lol

jk
Got a link?

Postby **Njtree_82** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 4:02 pm

emcee wrote:
treswright wrote:
emcee wrote:Does anyone have a recommendation of an inexpensive UV light to buy just for personal use. Not looking for display stuff, just mainly something I can use to charge up some pops to test how they look. Sorry if it's been said before in this thread I just don't want to scroll through all of the pages

Some people use UV flashlights. Great for helping you decide not to stay in a hotel room again too. Ever. If you're not looking for something so portable, I recommend the fluorescent strip lights sold at Walmart. I think they're 15 bucks? They work great, will light up a large shelf easily. DO NOT get the incandescent UV bulbs, they don't work well at all.

I said not for displays!!! jk
Got a link?

You can find any on amazon. Like was said above 15 bucks. They are great have but it will lead to a UV display shelf believe me.

Postby **treswright** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:25 pm

emcee wrote:
treswright wrote:
emcee wrote:Does anyone have a recommendation of an inexpensive UV light to buy just for personal use. Not looking for display stuff, just mainly something I can use to charge up some pops to test how they look. Sorry if it's been said before in this thread I just don't want to scroll through all of the pages

Some people use UV flashlights. Great for helping you decide not to stay in a hotel room again too. Ever. If you're not looking for something so portable, I recommend the fluorescent strip lights sold at Walmart. I think they're 15 bucks? They work great, will light up a large shelf easily. DO NOT get the incandescent UV bulbs, they don't work well at all.

I said not for displays!!! jk
Got a link?

I did it the old-fashioned way- walked into the store, picked it up off the shelf, paid for it and left lol

Postby **emcee** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 5:56 pm

I like to do my research online first before I buy things. Your guys' recommendation is a big part of that research. Plus I'm not sure if our nation's Walmarts will carry the same things, so I gotta find where to get it before I go drive somewhere with no knowledge.

Postby **Ivette408** » Fri Dec 08, 2017 6:04 pm

I can't wait to go home and see how many glow pop I have :-k

Postby **Njtree_82** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:08 am

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008133K ... flashlight

This one I have

Postby **treswright** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 2:18 am

I posted this in the Tron thread but here are the Tron and Sark Pops, really cool glowing stripes on them! I’m glad they did this line justice, they are fantastic sculpts and look great with lights on AND off! Now about that light cycle Funko...

Postby **12amenn00d1e** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:05 am

treswright wrote:I posted this in the Tron thread but here are the Tron and Sark Pops, really cool glowing stripes on them! I’m glad they did this line justice, they are fantastic sculpts and look great with lights on AND off! Now about that light cycle Funko...

glowwy!..I need to track those chase down!

Postby **fischmioli** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 4:12 am

treswright wrote:I posted this in the Tron thread but here are the Tron and Sark Pops, really cool glowing stripes on them! I’m glad they did this line justice, they are fantastic sculpts and look great with lights on AND off! Now about that light cycle Funko...

Damn that glow looks awesome!

Postby **emcee** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:25 am

Njtree_82 wrote:https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008133KB4/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1512795928&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=uv+flashlight

This one I have

Thanks!

Postby **ryanc_** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 9:26 am

Love how the predator glow uses different glow intensity on different pixels

Postby **Gonzo206** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 12:04 pm

treswright wrote:I posted this in the Tron thread but here are the Tron and Sark Pops, really cool glowing stripes on them! I’m glad they did this line justice, they are fantastic sculpts and look great with lights on AND off! Now about that light cycle Funko...

Holy cow, those are great glows that work well with the Tron line!

Postby **thejosh2010** » Sat Dec 09, 2017 2:29 pm

Gonzo206 wrote:
treswright wrote:I posted this in the Tron thread but here are the Tron and Sark Pops, really cool glowing stripes on them! I’m glad they did this line justice, they are fantastic sculpts and look great with lights on AND off! Now about that light cycle Funko...

Holy cow, those are great glows that work well with the Tron line!

Definitely agree!! Wish they had made the mystery mini glow like that too! Would’ve been sweet! Thanks for sharing Tres!!

Postby **fuzzba11** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 12:54 am

Are the chases identical to the commons, glow wise? I really love the chase Tron dorbz it might be my new brightest glower!

Postby **genotype** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 6:04 am

treswright wrote:I posted this in the Tron thread but here are the Tron and Sark Pops, really cool glowing stripes on them! I’m glad they did this line justice, they are fantastic sculpts and look great with lights on AND off! Now about that light cycle Funko...

I just picked these up too, the glow on them is perfect

Postby **treswright** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:03 am

Thanks all, glad you like the pic!

fuzzba11 wrote:Are the chases identical to the commons, glow wise? I really love the chase Tron dorbz it might be my new brightest glower!

Yes the chases and commons have the exact same stripe paint so they look identical in the dark. Very cool pic by the way, nice collection!

Postby **POPianato** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:44 pm

Im excited for a Yzma chase as I think it'll be purple glow and I don't have a purple glow yet!

Postby **KMFH11** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 1:26 pm

Tron pops look rad! Thanks for sharing your pics Tres!

Postby **thejosh2010** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:24 pm

fuzzba11 wrote:Are the chases identical to the commons, glow wise? I really love the chase Tron dorbz it might be my new brightest glower!

Great glow squad!! :thumbleft:

Thanks for sharing!!

Postby **BennyV07** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 7:44 pm

12amenn00d1e wrote:
treswright wrote:I posted this in the Tron thread but here are the Tron and Sark Pops, really cool glowing stripes on them! I’m glad they did this line justice, they are fantastic sculpts and look great with lights on AND off! Now about that light cycle Funko...

dude, I seriously need these.

Postby **coopscohen** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:22 am

treswright wrote:I posted this in the Tron thread but here are the Tron and Sark Pops, really cool glowing stripes on them! I’m glad they did this line justice, they are fantastic sculpts and look great with lights on AND off! Now about that light cycle Funko...

Pictures like these make me jealous lol

. I can never capture this type of awesomeness. I probably need to invest in a camera.

Postby **treswright** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 12:33 am

coopscohen wrote:Pictures like these make me jealous . I can never capture this type of awesomeness. I probably need to invest in a camera.

I just use my iPhone, I charged them up in the bat case I have lined with strip LEDs and turned them off, waited a few seconds for my phone to adjust and snapped the pic. If Pops don’t glow well for me then I don’t make any effort to try and “fake” the picture with a long exposure or something. My glow pics throughout this thread are what you can reasonably expect your Pops to look like after charged under black light :-)

If they glow like crap then I will say so! That was actually why I originally started this thread was to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to glow Pops, but I got lazy about updating the list in the first post.

Postby **coopscohen** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:30 am

treswright wrote:
coopscohen wrote:Pictures like these make me jealous . I can never capture this type of awesomeness. I probably need to invest in a camera.

I just use my iPhone, I charged them up in the bat case I have lined with strip LEDs and turned them off, waited a few seconds for my phone to adjust and snapped the pic. If Pops don’t glow well for me then I don’t make any effort to try and “fake” the picture with a long exposure or something. My glow pics throughout this thread are what you can reasonably expect your Pops to look like after charged under black light If they glow like crap then I will say so! That was actually why I originally started this thread was to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to glow Pops, but I got lazy about updating the list in the first post.

Wow. I can never get a good photo on my iPhone. Maybe I need to get another UV Flashlight lol

.

Postby **draemar** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:25 am

great to see some of these gitd displays, trying to get some ideas myself!

Postby **kdmlvr** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 2:16 pm

The glam of the glow on the new sonic toys r us is amazing

Postby **jarroyo2491** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 3:18 pm

coopscohen wrote:
treswright wrote:I posted this in the Tron thread but here are the Tron and Sark Pops, really cool glowing stripes on them! I’m glad they did this line justice, they are fantastic sculpts and look great with lights on AND off! Now about that light cycle Funko...

After seeing the glow on these bad boys, I need them in my collecting. Damn you funko =D>

Postby **repair-manmanmanman** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:42 pm

treswright wrote:I posted this in the Tron thread but here are the Tron and Sark Pops, really cool glowing stripes on them! I’m glad they did this line justice, they are fantastic sculpts and look great with lights on AND off! Now about that light cycle Funko...

I just picked up the chases for these at Frank and Sons last weekend. Love their glow in the dark, but also that they're metallic in the light!

Postby **TakeMeToTheRiot** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:07 pm

kdmlvr wrote:The glam of the glow on the new sonic toys r us is amazing

I agree, the new sonic GITD Pop looks incredible!

Postby **thejosh2010** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:09 pm

TakeMeToTheRiot wrote:
kdmlvr wrote:The glam of the glow on the new sonic toys r us is amazing

I agree, the new sonic GITD Pop looks incredible!

I saw that too...looks like a bold and vibrant blue glow. Hopefully it’s better than the All Might glow #-o

Can you imagine him glowing purple lol

Postby **kdmlvr** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 8:21 pm

The all
Might glow didn't look as it should have

Postby **fuzzba11** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 3:33 pm

I've been thinking about stripping the paint from my Balrog GITD, since the black paint is just lessening it's glowing ability.

Anyone removed paint from Pops before? I tried Isopropynol and Paint Thinner but neither had an effect.

Postby **JJLecaros** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 3:36 pm

love the glow of the TRon figures.

Postby **thejosh2010** » Fri Dec 22, 2017 2:05 am

fuzzba11 wrote:I've been thinking about stripping the paint from my Balrog GITD, since the black paint is just lessening it's glowing ability.

Anyone removed paint from Pops before? I tried Isopropynol and Paint Thinner but neither had an effect.

I bet amma on Ebay could tell you how to do it near perfectly :bom:

Seriously though, it does seem, based on the glow’s proto it would be an immaculate glower if the paint wasn’t hindering it!

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