Close Encounters of the Third Kind Tribute Art Car Build/Cost List

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Cost break out:

EL Lights with 12v controller. 5M red and blue

ebay sannystore-2010(ordered 4/17)

7.00 * 2

14.00

10M 100 LED Fiber optic string

 

Ebay eherebuy

 

7.60

 

 

 

 

6x 5M 300 3528 LEDs RGB strip waterproof >550-600lm/meter

ebaymomobuy_panda

2 Ordered 4/20 On sale $19 for 3*5M (15M)

38.08 for 30M of RGB goodness! But: 3528 LEDs are single as opposed to the 3 chip 5050, so the Reds, Greens, and Blues are separate. Might still be OK for moving/dancing lights. But unable to give a true multicolor.

5M RGB 30/m waterproof 5050 addressable

ebay invotech

 

40.00

100W Red, white, green, blue, amber

order 4/15

4.10 * 5

20.50

12-40v, 10A PWM controller dim with pot

ordered 1 on 4/15 (ebay merci-goods

)

4.38

 

150W 12v to 12-35v power boost module

ordered 1 on 4/15

ebay merci-goods

3.40

 

44mm lens with reflector and bracket

ordered 1 on 4/15 ebay merci-goods

2.99

 

6’ by 15’ Sand Sun Screen Shade Cloth over car

Home Depot

 

20.00

Stone Textured Spray Paint various: bleached stone, mineral brown, sienna. 12 ft2 coverage for mountain top/general landscape. Might not need textured if melting foam will make rock FX.

 

Home Depot

9 * 3

27.00

Optional LED lenses for around mothership. Use 5-15 degree narrow beams

ebay: bestshop2008hk

20 * 0.50

10.00

Beaglebone Black Rev C 4GB 512MB Board Linux beagleboard (to control lights)

local MicroCenter (purchased 4/24)

 

~$50 (on sale plus 16G SD card)

16-Channel 12-bit PWM/Servo Drive shield module I2C PCA9685 For Arduino (LED dimmer interface, needs MOSFET to drive higher power LEDs)

ebayalice1101983 order 4/24

 

$11

8/10mm Connector Adapter For Waterproof LED Strip Light (so they can be easily connected together and to wiring) ordered ones with wire already attached

ebaybicoins_de ordered 4/24

40

$7