BrianBruderer Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I have had several people inquire about how to build the Star at the top of a 12 CCR SuperStar display. The least expensive route is to use a wire frame star such as this one http://store.3glight...ing-star-green/The wire frame star is $41 and he sells a set of lights for the 4 channel "exploding" star for about $60. Shipping charges apply.However, to make a 6 channel star like is seen in my videos requires 1/4 inch sheets of polyethelene plastic which is not readily available. Note that polypropylene plastic and acrylic are what you will find at stores like Home Depot. Polypropylene is cheapest, but it yellows in the sun and is brittle and will chip and crack easily when drilling holes in it. Acrylic is resistant to the sun and is strong but it takes much longer to drill holes in it and it is clear. The natural color of polyethelene is a milky white and it is resistant to the sun and is much easier to drill holes into. The milky white color diffuses the light well so that the lights are the star look more continuous.I am in the process of putting together some kits that would contain the following:1 front star with holes pre-drilled1 back star10 side piecesscrews to fasten the pieces together with1 - 20 count light set1 - 30 count light set1 - 40 count light set1 - 50 count light set1 - 60 count light set1 - 70 count light setTo get light string sets with the proper count of lights for each star I had to custom order them from China. I just received them last week, they look good. In addition to having the right light count, they also have 2 inch spacing on the lights which makes it so there isn't a bunch of extra wire that takes up extra space.I will have the kits available on my web site at www.superstarlights.com by Aug 24. The price will be $199.99 plus $20.00 shipping. That's a higher price than I was hoping for, but thats the best price I can do. And as mentioned above, the less expensive route to go is the 4 channel wire frame star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvin Stoddard Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Brian are the lights LED? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianBruderer Posted August 15, 2012 Author Share Posted August 15, 2012 Yes, the lights are LEDs. Specifically they are 5mm concave lense, or "wide angle" LEDs which is what I found works best in this application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigboi Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Hi Brian,After reading this post I went to the web page to order the star but I see that the shipping and the price of the star is higher.Your post shower 199.99 plus 20.00 shipping but the website has 249.95 plus 30.00 shipping.Which is it?Thank you,Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianBruderer Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 Originally I had a price of $199.95 plus $20.00 shipping but my costs and the shipping ended up being higher than expected and I had to raise the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigboi Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 Originally I had a price of $199.95 plus $20.00 shipping but my costs and the shipping ended up being higher than expected and I had to raise the price.Hi Brian,Thanks for the quick response. I hate it when suppliers spring surprises on you. I will be ordering my kit soon and am looking forward to building my display.Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigboi Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Can you give me the dimensions of the star? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianBruderer Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 Dimensions of the StarThe distance from the upper left tip to the upper right tip is 29 inches. The distance from the lower left tip to the lower right tip is 18 inches. The distance from the center to any of the tips is 15 1/4 inches which means 15 1/4 inches is the radius and if you drew a circle on all of the 5 tips, the diameter of that circle would be 30 1/2 inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDrumAZ Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Does anyone sell a 6 channel wire-frame star? No lights needed, as I will use dumb RGB strings for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osaltyone Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Just wondering if anyone can share pics of how they mounted the star on the top? The open space in the middle seems a bit small. I can fit a block of wood in there and bolt it to the top, but wondering if that is the best way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottam67 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I mounted a 1" flange on the back of the star. Used 4 bolts with large fender washers on the inside of the star. Flange has a short nipple on it which mounts to a 90 degree elbow, then to another nipple then a 1-1/4" to 1" reducer. The reducer simply attaches to the end of the 1-1/4" galvanized pipe. Worked great last year. Easy to set up and take down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Boyd Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qp3pmudv3eebq6y/AAC-ib2Hn2TjVtEiUMpO-zU9a?dl=0 This is the topper for mine. The larger flange is 1 1/4" and the smaller one is 1/2". The larger one goes to the tree pole of course but the smaller one is for this star. I took the back off of the star and drilled 4 holes to fit 2 "c" clamps or pipe clamps. I then added a small strip of plywood to the inside (for support of the HDPE) and attached the clamps, then attached a 1/2" threaded pipe and cinched everything down.Next, I re-installed the back portion of the star and it in turn screws right into the small flange in the pictures. I can get some pics close-up if you like. It will just be of the outside, because I have the sections caulked and I really don't want to take it apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry72 Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Speaking of the star, having a real fun time trying to find the prop for this star for the visualizer. Anyone have a zip file for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianBruderer Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 There is a visualization of the superstar display in the standard S3 download. Launch the visualizerClick on the File menu and select Opennavigate to the Samples folderlook for the file "SuperStar_controllersBottomLeft" In that visualization are the star and the 12 rays below the star. You can select the prop containing the star and export it as a prop and then import it into any visualization Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Boyd Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 (edited) https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=BAF04DFFE8AC1BAA!12359&authkey=!ABpSRxvTCj5Dvsw&ithint=file%2clee Here is a RGB star that matches Brian's original star. You can change it over to non-RGB and change everything to white pretty easily. Edit: The star in the samples folder is much prettier than this one though. Edited December 19, 2014 by Ron Boyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Leonhardt Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Thanks, Brian for my star, I have not yet started to build it, but hope to have it done by the end of this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Leonhardt Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I have started builds Brians"s star, It was easy to build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianBruderer Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 The price of the star has been reduced to $199.95 plus $30.00 shipping. Plus, there is now a "molded back" star available. It is $249.95 plus $30.00 shipping. For details, go to www.superstarlights.com and click on "Star Purchase" underneath the words "SuperStar Construction" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrown1972 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I ordered my star from Brian today. I am looking forward to getting it put together but not sure when that will be with all of the outdoor activities I have been doing lately. After that I will order a tune to sign (Holiday Coro) and a few 12 ccr sequences and then I will be pretty much set for this up coming year. Starting to feel accomplished but I have a lot of sequencing left to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Boyd Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Brian, Since I've already purchased 2 of these stars from you, would you be able to offer the molded back piece separately? I do see that you have the drop down piece to buy separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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