Brian Mitchell Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Here is my first video of the season. Takin' Care of Christmas, featuring my newest band member, Eddie Van Balsam.http://youtu.be/8WyEDElh3_k 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Polenchar Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Very nice Brian.Love the new tree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Boyd Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Very nicely done. I have a question though. Your spinner/burst on the left side caught my eye. The reason is I've been trying to develop a plan on one similar to that. The way i have mine now would take a whole 16 channel controller. If i did it the way i want, it would take 2. A $500 prop is just not feasible to me, especially such a small element in my display. Ok, I'm long winded, my question. How many channels do you have on each of the 8 arms of your starburst/spinner?Your display is very nicely done. Edited December 12, 2012 by Ron Boyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Mitchell Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Very nicely done. I have a question though. Your spinner/burst on the left side caught my eye. The reason is I've been trying to develop a plan on one similar to that. The way i have mine now would take a whole 16 channel controller. If i did it the way i want, it would take 2. A $500 prop is just not feasible to me, especially such a small element in my display. Ok, I'm long winded, my question. How many channels do you have on each of the 8 arms of your starburst/spinner?Your display is very nicely done.It's commonly called a Robin Wheel and yes it's a channel hog. 24 channels. $15 to build the prop and $400 to controll it. The court is still out on whether the bang for the buck is worth it, but it can do some really cool patterns. Each leg has three sections with 50 lights per section. Legs are 30' long so it's about 5' across. Actually I guess it was $65 to build because it has 24 extension cords to go to the controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevikester Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Very Cool Brian! Enjoyed That!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Cole Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Well done Brian!...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzaas Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Cool new tree,Brian. Nice job on the sequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasmuse Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Great job! I love your new addition! You always have an awesome display, and I always enjoy watching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDT Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Most Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daren Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 That is awesome. Where did you find the song. I went to purchase it on Amazon and couldn't find it.Thanks, Daren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miaskiewicz christian Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 I'm a fan but you already know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Mitchell Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 That is awesome. Where did you find the song. I went to purchase it on Amazon and couldn't find it.Thanks, DarenInteresting. I got it off of amazon, but I see it isn't there anymore. I just checked and it is available on itune for 99 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) That is great Brian!I like Eddie. Any plans for him to sing?+1 on the Robin wheel being a channel hog. But it's one of Sharon's favorite display elements, so ours is here to stay. And there ARE a lot of cool things you can do with it - one of the most versatile things in the yard IMO. Edited December 15, 2012 by George Simmons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Mitchell Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 George, funny you should mention that. My daughter and I were just talking about that last night. It looks like an easy add and will allow him to do backup vocals.Have you thrown megatree patterns at the Robin wheel to see what happens? I've had some cool results with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioguy1007 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Brian, I have to say THANK YOU! Ever since I saw Brandon (?) a few years back, I had to build his cousin. Last year I finally did it - and he was the hit of the show - Douglas Fir. He does all the show announcing, and the kids just love his singing. But then again maybe I did not do it exactly right - a facebook post from a visitor to my display said her two boys called Doug a "talking triangle". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyD Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 wow! I'm new and have been looking at A LOT of videos but this has to be my favorite so far. The timing of the elements is spot-on. I think i'm going to have to watch again right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Mitchell Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Brian, I have to say THANK YOU! Ever since I saw Brandon (?) a few years back, I had to build his cousin. Last year I finally did it - and he was the hit of the show - Douglas Fir. He does all the show announcing, and the kids just love his singing. But then again maybe I did not do it exactly right - a facebook post from a visitor to my display said her two boys called Doug a "talking triangle".Got a picture? I've had the talking triangle comment for Bernard also. And so far, the guitar player, Eddie, has been called Patrick (Star) and a ghost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyD Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 wow! I'm new and have been looking at A LOT of videos but this has to be my favorite so far. The timing of the elements is spot-on. I think i'm going to have to watch again right now I've been really enjoying the videos of your display. I've watched the "tour" videos as well and i'm wondering if you've ever done anything on how you sequence a song. Since i'm new and hoping to learn as much as possible, would you mind sharing your "process" (assuming you have one) for sequencing a new song? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Mitchell Posted December 19, 2012 Author Share Posted December 19, 2012 I've been really enjoying the videos of your display. I've watched the "tour" videos as well and i'm wondering if you've ever done anything on how you sequence a song. Since i'm new and hoping to learn as much as possible, would you mind sharing your "process" (assuming you have one) for sequencing a new song? Thanks!Tony,Check out this post.http://forums.lightorama.com/index.php?/topic/25472-how-i-sequence/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioguy1007 Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Got a picture? I've had the talking triangle comment for Bernard also. And so far, the guitar player, Eddie, has been called Patrick (Star) and a ghost.Here you go - is a video better? One of the "improvements" I did for this year to Doug is adding an "O" mouth movement. This video especially highlights that improvement. I love Eddie, but I'm running out of yard now. Maybe I will have to start up a discussion with the neighbors.https://vimeo.com/55955102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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