New batch of Electric flamingo dropping today?

[Simian]

Had some fun with it so far. Tomorrow I am gonna mess with it again. This is a pic of the piece with a UV LED stuck into the mouthpiece.

[Bro-crispy]

So as an irregular forum visitor I have to ask- when and why did this stuff get so ridiculously popular? Seems like it just blew up all of the sudden. Back in my day (because I'm such a grandpa ) I feel like nobody used to like it at much at all.

[gomilobster]

Wow that really looks like it glows well. A friend of mine had bought some atomic kumquat about maybe a year back now I think, and we were quite disappointed with how much it really seemed to glow. Not sure if this was due to a batch or just him using it way too thin... Does one generally have to get a UV led light/flashlight for this stuff to really pop? I wish I had one laying around, I might just head to GA tomorrow right when they open... maybe they have one laying around heh. I would love to get a bunch if it works well. What we had before of the AK just seemed a let down under a full on blacklight. I just got some lemon drop rod, and coil potted it pretty nicely, but the idea of some tube sounds delicious.

[oG Glocc Coma]

Extinct colors sell!

[hashmasta-kut]

let me be the first to say i bought some today, hurry up y'all, wake up and empty your wallets!

[ThreeE]

Thanks for the heads up! Order placed. My bank account is not hapy with me

[oG Glocc Coma]

Its out go go go go!

[mightymike]

Thanks got mine!!

[gomilobster]

mmmmmm /me homer drool talks "in store pickup...." I wonder if I can go grab my order right now or if I have to wait for a call/email saying its ready Not to worry if I am not happy with the stuff, I am sure someone on here might like what I snagged.

[Dan Kooper]

Got a lb to split with my apprentice.

[The Goat]

So as an irregular forum visitor I have to ask- when and why did this stuff get so ridiculously popular? Seems like it just blew up all of the sudden. Back in my day (because I'm such a grandpa ) I feel like nobody used to like it at much at all.

Same here, I got some years ago and didn't like it at all. got rid of it by doing fume dot I/O. shit had more bubbles than a jacuzzi.

[LooseSeal Baller]

Same here, I got some years ago and didn't like it at all. got rid of it by doing fume dot I/O. shit had more bubbles than a jacuzzi.

Not sure which is a better deal the lemon drop or the flamingo turds...

[hashmasta-kut]

when a color is all the rage is when its the time to buy it. i am going to take the rods and blow them out into solid tubing and make shit(turds) out of that i think. bubbles are not too bad that way either.

[LooseSeal Baller]

when a color is all the rage is when its the time to buy it. i am going to take the rods and blow them out into solid tubing and make shit(turds) out of that i think. bubbles are not too bad that way either.

nice. so it still glows well pulled down thin? how about spaghetti size stringers???

[The Goat]

stuff I had just didn't glow well at all. from the looks of those pics they got it down. or maybe the led lights make a difference, I had an old school florecent black light.

[LooseSeal Baller]

stuff I had just didn't glow well at all. from the looks of those pics they got it down. or maybe the led lights make a difference, I had an old school florecent black light.

I have a feeling alot of the hype is in the photography and LED lights...while those dab kids are trying to make their lighter fluid less prevalent...

[ThreeE]

The new EF has fewer bubbles than the old stuff. However bubbles on a clear UV color are pretty much necessary otherwise you will not see as bright a glow as there is nothing to reflect the light.

[gomilobster]

Well I will say this, I have some strange czech uranium glass cat buttons which are very thin (to the point im kinda worried about their fragility as a friend accidentally broke one in half already maybe by dropping it). They do not have any bubbles and look nearly clear when held up to a normal white compact florescent bulb (quite a bit less than sublime or haterade but prob due to thinness). I have the same size kind of bulb in black light form and when I move over to that from my white one (not even in a very dark room) those buttons glow like the dickens.

I don't really expect the EF to be as poppin as that, but it would be nice if the lesser amount of bubbles this time was a feature along with a better glowing power. /me shrugs

I might take some comparison shots of the uranium buttons and the EF side by side to compare under a compact florescent black light. Should be interesting considering I dont really consider those bulbs to be all that strong in the UV output compared to one of the classic tube bulbs.

And now all I can think about is smashing those Uranium cat buttons between two marias somehow without air bubbles for an encased UV uranium glowing cat face marble. DOH maaahhh buuuhHHhtuuuhhnnnns!

[dustyg]

Well I will say this, I have some strange czech uranium glass cat buttons which are very thin (to the point im kinda worried about their fragility as a friend accidentally broke one in half already maybe by dropping it). They do not have any bubbles and look nearly clear when held up to a normal white compact florescent bulb (quite a bit less than sublime or haterade but prob due to thinness). I have the same size kind of bulb in black light form and when I move over to that from my white one (not even in a very dark room) those buttons glow like the dickens.

The quality of some of the raw Czech glass is off the charts, because of a long tradition of absolutely not accepting bubbles in artistic glass. It helps, of course, that glass art is a huge trade there.

[hashmasta-kut]

nice. so it still glows well pulled down thin? how about spaghetti size stringers???

i'm not sure where you are getting that idea from my post. i said i was going to take the rod and make them into tubing, thats the thickest way i know to utilize color for hollow work, as opposed to using any clear. the only info i saw about this color was to keep it thick for better effect, i have never used it before.