Hey guys, i am pretty new but i am obsessed with fallout so i wanted to do something to occupy myself untill broken steel XD
So.. i started making a nuka cola quantum lamp.

The basic idea i have is, that i will make a bottle resembling a nuka cola quantum one, then i will fill it with a light purple liquid, and backlight it with a batterpowered LED that i have seen at a shop somewhere. The light is a flat cylinder shape, and i will use it as a stand on which the bottle will stand. I may fail, or i may epic win, so bare with me.

Heres the stuff i used.

x1 250ml Coca cola glass bottle
x1 bottlecap (i used one off a beer bottle because the coke ones dont really look like fallout capz.)
x1 stanley knife
x1 Citrus cleaner
x1 http://whatpayne.deviantart.com/art/Nuka-Cola-Quantum-label-106603029 (Thanks to WhatPayne for the label) Print this in [ 4 x 6 Cutout prints ] size on picture manager, so it fits nice.
x1 steel wool.
x1 and 1/2 glasses of undiluted blue cordial (apparently this can cause mould so use blue dye and water of the same amount if you're concerned)
x2 drops of red food dye
1x silver sharpie / paint.
1x squeeze of pink highlighter ink
1x Flat LED light, (I used one called the OSRAM Dot-It)
1x Stick of blu tac

Heres how to make one

1. Clean out bottle and wash outside so it is very clean.
2. scraqe off the white 'coca cola' title and ingredients using the stanley knife. (Be careful to not scratch the bottle, though you can cover that later.)
3. Wash off any white paint specks with water, and check the inside for any you missed.
4. Use the steel wool to get any tough parts that wont budge (Though again, they can be covered up later.)
5. spray some citrus cleaner onto the steel wool then scrub off the used by dates and stuff on the neck and bottom.
6. Wash any citrus spray and muck off the bottle. (You may want to put it in the dishwasher for a couple of minutes so it is nice and clean.)
7. Paste the labels in the approptiate places. one on either side, with the ends of the labels about the same length apart.
8. leave for about 10 minutes to dry.
9. Colour the cap silver/grey with a silver sharpie or paint.
10. leave that to dry.

And theres the bottle pretty much finished. If the edges of the paper are a bit creasy, flatten them down to the best of your abillity. (but remember, Its post apocalyptia, its not sposed to look perfect.

Heres some pics of how im doing so far.

Bottle with label:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4443.jpg
Back of bottle with label:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4456.jpg
Bottlecap unpainted:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4455.jpg

"Quantum contains dangerous amounts of sugar, and should not be digested under any circumstances." - Back of label. LOLOLOL

Please check back soon, coz i will be finishing the lamp very soon. And please remember that i am only a kid so go easy.

UPDATE 1:

Hey, i am now finished the bottle and drink!!
11. Now wrap the bottle in plastic wrap completely covering the labels. (this is so you dot get QUANTUM on them.)
12. Now to make the QUANTUM MIX!! :nuke:

Ingredients (You wont want to drink the mix though, "it is like downing a handful of sugar, then punching yourself in the face.")

1 cup of Blue cordial
1 drop of red food dye
1 squeeze of pink highlighter ink

Then pour the mix into the bottle carfully with a funnel
Keep making this mix and pouring till the bottle is just about full (Leave maybe an inch between the lid and the liquid.)
(You may want to experiment with different measurements untill you get the desired colour)

13. Now push the cap on. it should go on fairly easy.
AND THERES THE BOTTLE OF QUANTUM DONE!!!
If you made it right, you should notice the way the colours change from blue to violet in different lights and deeper in the bottle.

Next i will be finding a light to make the quantum GLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shocking:

NEW PICZ:
Red food dye:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4481.jpg
Blue Cordial:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4468.jpg
Experimenting with mixture:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4469.jpg
More experimenting with colours:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4457.jpg
Bottle plastic wrapped:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4470.jpg
Mixture poured in:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4475.jpg
Colouring the cap:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4487.jpg
Bottlecap painted:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4490.jpg
The sharpie i used:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4482.jpg
Bottle finished:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4489.jpg

EDIT: My quantum looks blue in the photos because the camera seems to capturing the purple as blue. ?? I am not sure why, but the real colour is just like the one in the game (If only i had a better camera...)

EDIT: I AM FINISHED :celebration:

Yes, it turned out great!! I found the LED at the hardware store, it is a dimmable one run on 3 AAA batteries.

14. Now make a long thin line with the blu tac, and put it around the rum of the LED light.
15. Place the bottle on top and adjust so that tapping the top of the bottle will press down on the lense and activate the light
16. Clean up the blu tac so it is un-noticable, and make sure the bottle is well stuck.
17. Test out the light in a cupboard or under a blanket, (OR if its night time OLOLOLOL) The light works in day time, but best at night.
18. YOU ARE DONE!!! WELL DONE you have made your own nuka cola quantum lamp!!

Usage: Tap the top of the bottle to turn the light on, tap again to dim, again to dim more, and once more to turn off.

Heres the picz of the finished lamp in action:

This is what he LED came out of:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4514.jpg
Lamp in the dark:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4512-1.jpg
Lamp in the light:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/reubenreuben/101_4518.jpg

VIDEO OF THE LAMP:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmRYlk-252Y

Thanks for reading, and i hope you have no troubles making your own!
Any questions, PM me.

By Reuben.

Edit (june 16 2009): My friend and i are trying to find out if there is a way to put an LED in the lid aswell but still be able to turn it on and off. Any help with this would be appreciated.

I think you are in the wrong forum dude try Fallout 3 mods WIP thread

Hey, this isnt actually a mod, i am making this in real life, so i was abit confused aswell. But yeah if it needs to get moved im fine with that.

Also, i dont really know whats going on with the photos, so u can just use the links in between the [ img] i guess.

guess I skipped more than I should have but still now we should make a IRL WIP thread

Yeah, I guess i should be posting this on 405th or something instead heheh.

I think it's a cool idea, hell it might even look good. Very creative, make sure to post the results. :goodjob:

Thankyou, i will. Make sure to check back tommorow

ima never try anything like that. i might blow up megaton. :shocking: :flame:

Links don't work.

edit: seems photobucket is down

That's dedication. If you succeed, consider yourself a greater fan of Fallout 3 than vast majority of these forums.

Wow, I really want to see how this turns out...

I'd be happy if the Nuka Cola lamp in My Megaton house turned on and off. heh.

THanks guys, and remember this is more of a lava lamp than a lampshade sorta one, so it will just be a glowing bottle. i am going to school now, but i willl finish it when i get back

NEW INFO IN ORIGINAL POST. PLEASE COMMENT.

It looks great my only bad comment is the quantum seemed more of a purple colour and yours is blue, very minor but other tha that it looks great :thumbsup:

I have an idea if you decide to make another, you could either dilude the blue liquid with water to lighten the color a little, or if you can find a light blue HIGHLIGHTER marker and either cut the felt tip off or maybe pull the entire felt out and and put it into water, I know this works with yellow highlighters and it even makes the water look kinda glowey.. it's actually pretty cool

anyway, good idea, looks great..

Nice work so far.
You could try using pre-mixed PC liquid cooling water for the bottle contents, some tend to be UV active as well and it comes in lots of colours.
You could just get a small 4 inch plain UV strobe and hide it at the back of the bottle and it would be well lit up that way, only if you have a PC handy for the four pin power source though.

That looks pretty sweet, good luck with it!

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b14/Exorince/1231005221656.jpg

Exorince that is a work of art.

thanks guys, you will notice afterr i get the light that it glows a more light purple colour than the blue it is now, but i may add a bit more red and more water.

My friend did that, I'm not exactly sure what he used for the glow-y effect but I'll ask him. Maybe I can contribute to this topic after all

Yes do! I'm probably going to make one of these myself since i'm off work with a broken ankle and aside from going to the pub in a taxi(Lol) I'm sitting here going stir crazy. I'm going to use some of everyones ideas i think and try and expand on it, definitely a good way to waste time.

Re: this isnt my name
I changed the colour slightly. it is now more of a purple colour. Thanks for the advice, i think the new colour looks great!

Re: bluecollaralaskan
I May try that, though does it change the colour much? because i have been fiddling with the colour and i think i have found a good one, and dont really wanna change it too much. (In that case does pink highlighters work? because that would be best suited to the current colour.)

Re: Exorince
That one looks sweet! Please do tell his secret, i am still going to use the downlight as a lamp. I think they sell them at hardware stores to go in cupboards and pantrys and they stick to the roof and provide light.

Re: DeadraAnt
Make sure to share your results!!

Something i've found to look exactly like Quantum is that new Mountain Dew Voltage, and i'm sure when you drink that stuff it gives you AP. http://www.caffeineguru.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/mountaindewvoltage.jpg

hmm maybe if you add some red food colouring, dilute it a it and let it go flat.