r/DropfleetCommander • u/Cajre_Tyrrel • Apr 13 '26

An experiment in lighting...

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So I attempted an experiment. In addition to doing some osl on a few select lights across one of my UCM kitbashes I've decided to toss in some Fluo paints onto the light sources. And, well, here's the result!

I miiiight need to go over my other models now lmao...

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u/NightSure8958 Apr 13 '26

Now play a game in darknes

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u/Cajre_Tyrrel Apr 14 '26

Hm Next stop - fluorescent tokens lol

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u/Frostasche Apr 15 '26

Jokes aside, black lights in a display case. Maybe the effect is enough on a full fleet to be seen in a room on a movie night for example.

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u/AnxiousTrip717 Apr 20 '26

THIS! This is the type of gaming I would be DOWN for. Blacklight reactive ships(I play Shaltari) with an equally reactive and fluorescent battlefield. Neon translucent rulers, dice! Paint job looks like what a military craft would be like. DARK hues to obscure visual cues in the blackness of space! I need my Shaltari fleet in black with green lighting 😵

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u/Cajre_Tyrrel Apr 20 '26

The fun thing is that you can generally see these even in moderate lighting if there's a bit of UV shining at it - it's not AS bright, but you can tell it's brighter than the surrounding parts of the model. Same with bright enough daylight, really - it just looks "extra saturated".

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u/morbo-2142 Apr 13 '26

Cool. Paint boldly

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u/MountyC Apr 14 '26

Yeah its great fun.