Ideas for a 1980's pen?

[Nickfff]

Hello,

I need to make a pen for a childrens charity event. The theme is 1980's...

Do you have any ideas?

Do you know who sells neon pen blanks?

Thanks in advance,
Nick

 

[bgibb42]

You could try either of these (same blank, I think):

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2020329/21349/Acrylic-Pen-Blank--Lava.aspx


http://www.beartoothwoods.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_60&products_id=445

Or you could try casting your own.

 

[holmqer]

It all depends on your skills, I would go with some iconic popular culture element of the 80s which saw the birth of

MTV, Pacman, Tetris, Rubics Cube, Indiana Jones, The Simpsons, Rambo and many more things then I care to type.

 

[Gulfcoast]

The pen could be a rollerball, as they were first introduced in the early 1980's.

Joe

 

[ericw95]

Or having done some 80's shopping myself recently. Go to the mall and pick up a pair of shoelaces (pink and black plaid or neon) and cast it.

 

[GoodTurns]

circuit board would be an easy one....

 

[JohnU]

lets see.... big hair, lots of zippers, checkard shoes, break dancing...... you have a real challange here. good luck!

 

[BigguyZ]

Reagan? Take a picture and do a photo cast. Or do a collage of a bunch of things...

 

[Vol1]

Van Halen, ZZ Top, Sunglasses at night, Prince, Purple Rain among others (sort of a rock and roll theme, sorry)

 

[MDEdwards]

lets see.... big hair, lots of zippers, checkard shoes, break dancing...... you have a real challange here. good luck!

How about the poster photo from 'Dirty Dancing'. Or a 'Disco' theme.

 

[PenMan1]

A mirror disco ball pen of course.

 

[Displaced Canadian]

Back to the future. Anybody have a flux capacitor laying around? Or perhaps a Delorian?

 

[PaulSF]

Give it a mullet.