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Filter

I used 6 filter to illustrate the principles of additive and subtractive colour filtering. For the filter I used samples of optical grade colour filters available for free from RoscoLux. I picked the filter so that their transmission spectrum closely matches the requirement of a red, blue, green, magenta, cyan and yellow. From the RoscoLux line I used Light Red # 26, Daylight Blue # 65, Moss Green #89, Deep Pink #43, Cool Blue #66 and Medium Yellow # 10.
Each filter is mounted on a 5cm diameter metal ring with two magnets attached to it. The magnets make it possible to stack different combinations of filter rings on the base and mount the lightpipe on top of the stack.

Budget

Item  Quantity  Cost
PC power supply (5V, 1A) 1 $30
Variable resistor (min 1W) 4 $12
Nichia LED 36 $72
Resistors 4 $1
Circuit Board 1
Optical Lighting Film 0.1sq m                Sample from 3M
Radiant Mirror Film            20sq cm    Sample from 3M 
Clear plastic tube 20cm x 5cm dia     Home Hardware sample
Magnets 16 $8
Total Cost $122