Author: Josh
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Door Wreath
I have completed a wreath that will be placed on the door. This prop is slightly different as it is part of the “Impressions” line where they print graphics onto the coro. I chose a festive Christmas wreath with bow so that even during the day the prop will look nice hanging on the door.…
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Manger Scene
My wife has requested that we add a manger scene to the display, and I was more than happy to oblige. The white coro prop is from Gilbert Engineering and uses 262 EVO pixels. There are five pieces of PVC pipe, one on each edge and one behind Mary, Joseph and Jesus, as support braces…
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New Spiral Trees
Since all of the old spiral trees strings needed to be fully replaced (were part of the faulty batch) I decided to completely replace the frames as well and build all new spiral trees from scratch. The frames are built using a 32″ center pole of EMT conduit with 3D printed top, bottom hub, and…
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Mini Trees Completed
Now that the supply of lights have come in, I have plugged away and completed all eight of the mini trees. The frames were previously completed last November – Mini Trees You may be thinking, the lights can be plugged into any order… and that would be amazing if true. But in reality there is…
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They have arrived!
The long awaited order of 25,000 EVO pixels has finally arrived! And with its arrival, I can begin plugging away at all the props that have been on hold. I couldn’t even fit them all into a single picture. What you are seeing pictured is 20,000 pixels. Each bag contains 100 total pixels on two…
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Only 7 Days Left
Wow, where has the time gone? We have nearly reached the end of the season with only 7 more days to view the lights. I will be promptly taking all the lights down starting January 2nd to avoid the ice, snow, and freezing temperatures. Here is a recap of the year: Backpack Impact – Through…
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Holiday Light Hopping Listed
Laura Thake from HolidayLightHopping.com was kind enough to come out to our display to take some video and pictures. Fortunately she thought we were up to par and have been added to the Holiday Light Hopping map and routes. There has already been a large increase in visitor traffic the very same night she posted…
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Remotes & Controller
Since each port on the main show controller is limited to 800 total pixels and to accommodate a large expansion of pixels (25,000 on order) more remotes are required along with a second controller. So, I’m building three Genius PRO 8 port receivers and one Genius PRO 16 port controller. I’m using a BUD industries…
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Social Media Pages
We have launched our social media pages on YouTube as well as Instagram. The YouTube channel will contain videos of the display setup and various sequences in the show.
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