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(Base is UV mapped, but I used cylindrical mapping because of the sub-surf stretching.) The inner glass is mapped with a UV emit map to exclude the thick phosphor at bottom.
In blender file:
Scene: 'Preview Renders'
Layers:
(Changed with number keys, hold shift to turn on multiple layers.)
1: cameras, lights, top of on CFL base. (lighting trick)
2: rest of on CFL.
3: reflective floor
5: wireframe
7: duplicate off CFLs
8: outer bulbs for off CFLs.
(so that lighting can reach inner bulb.)
Scene: 'Just CFLs'
Layers:
1: CFL with Subsurf on.
2: CFL with Subsurf off.
Ver: 1997
Fac: 1839
3: CFL with baked Subsurf level 1
Ver: 7671
Fac: 7332
4: CFL with baked Subsurf level 2
Ver: 30005
Fac: 29328 Scene: 'Extras'
-Adjustable glass curve
(Change the 'DefResolU', in edit buttons window.)
-Lattice for top bulge.
-Adjustable bevel circle.
-Screw base array object.
-Experimental Duplivert light rig. **Please rate and include suggestions for improvement!** | 
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