This was accomplished by modeling and rendering translucent spindles colored by randomized wireframe color (using SoulBurn Scripts) in 3ds Max, randomly rotating them (also with SoulBurn scripts), then severely bumping up the light and using it as a paint guide.

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[11/28/2016: post resurrected. This work was previously entitled Abstraction 00015.]