After seeing Iron Man 3, I had inspiration pulsing through my veins. I absolutely love Iron Man ever since I saw the first movie, and I decided to bring some of him to life. So I created his Arc Reactor.
First, I started off with 15/16 x 3-7/8 inch styrofoam disk. I didn't want it that large, so I cut it in half and trimmed the sides down by about 1/2 inch. Make sure its pretty thin so your lights can fit through, but not too thin so it breaks. :(
Then I got some $6 LED battery-powered lights from Hobby Lobby. You can find them at any craft store, because they're usually used for wreathes.
Next, I took a small piece of paper and drew a diagram of my styrofoam on it. Since I had 15 lights I drew 15 dots in Arc Reactor-like order. I drafted it on paper and copied it onto the styrofoam.
I began using the beginning of the string of lights. In order of the Sharpied dots, I pressed the lights down into the styrofoam.
Make sure that the lights peek through a tiny bit through the disk.
Once you have them all in, bunch them up so everything is put all together. This part was a bit tricky because I was afraid of my lights coming out of place. Just be patient and if you need to re-insert your bulbs into a different disk, you still have the other half!
I used electrical tape to pin down the wires. Its safe on the wires and sticks fairly well onto the styrofoam. Make sure you leave a little hole out the side for your battery chord.
Fun Fact: Did you see Tony's light go out after Agent Coulson died in the Marvel movie Avengers?
