Which blade for a Neopixel / Led Strip build ?

[Azsde]

Hello guys,

I am building my own lightsaber and I have bought 2x 144leds/m Neopixel strip.

I have tested them into a very cheap transparent plastic tube, I wrapped them in a sheet of paper to diffuse the blade, here is the result:



Since my LEDs are RGB leds, I'll go for a white blade.

But I am not sure which blade to get in order to achieve maximum brightness with correctly diffused light so that we can't see individual leds.

Should I get a thin walled or thick walled blade ? I don't plan to fight very much with it but I don't want my blade to break.

In addition to the blade, should I get a LED blade diffuser (TCSS LED blade diffuser ) or maybe a Blade Film ? Or is the white blade going to be enough to diffuse the LEDs ?

Can you guys advise me ?

I thank you in advance.

Regards,

Azsde.