Mike Cole Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 something to wet your whistle....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james campbell Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 looks great,how many channels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvin Stoddard Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Mike you always have such a great display, and this seems to be very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imacericg Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Very nice Mike... very nice indeed! The bar keeps getting raised higher and higher... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Belcher Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 What are the round white lights on your roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Charles Belcher wrote: What are the round white lights on your roof?Don't quote me on this, Mike will have to confirm, but I believe those are snowflakes(could be stars)that I think he made and put all over his roof. Ufortunately they just don't show up very well in the video to really discern which they are. But from what I could barely make out, they looked like snowflakes to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Belcher Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Ok. I liked the round and diffused look on the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Charles Belcher wrote: Ok. I liked the round and diffused look on the video.Yea, from the long shots they can kind of reminded me of those round battery operated stick up lights used for closets that don't have a light fixture in them.Hmmm, now there's an interesting thought, go find a bunch of those, convert them to 120V C7 bulbs in their assorted sizes (I've seen small, mid and large sized ones at the dollar stores) and then put them on the roof and use them with LOR!Hmmm, might even be doable as a ground item by transferring some Holiday designs on them.Now that does have some possible potential! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Belcher Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 No need to convert voltage, just use a dc controllerSilicon to make water proofEither use transfers or paint the inside of the globe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Slonka Jr Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Nice job Mike! Great set up!Have to ask, would you mind sharing how the green trees in front of the archesare done? I am not a big fan of the tomato cage minis but they look pretty good.Thanks, Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Cole Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 Thanks for the comments guys. To answer the questions.......400 ch this year, the lights on the roof are small snowflakes and stars, and the green trees( and others in the display) are something the wife came up with some years ago and works good. I use landscape edging as a base. Cut a piece long enough for the diameter you need. Then I nailed nails threw the top round edge to use as a hook. Bend into a circle and zip tie together. Its secured to the ground with tent stakes. You can use anything for a center pole, wooden stake,emt pipe, plastic pipe, or whatever. If I use a pipe, I use a short piece of dowel and carve a taper in it and hammer it into the top of the pipe. A nail gets hammered into this. Then just string the lights up, twisting once around the nail to hold them, and down to the other side. I have some small ones,2.5', and one is 7'. tall. The ones in question are 4' tall. What I really like about this design is storage. Its all knockdown. Plus you can change the color easily next year if you like.Mike Attached files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Slonka Jr Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Thanks Mike! Nice idea, simple up and down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxdwg Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 always a great display!!Merry Christmas!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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