Santas Helper Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Well actually two months out from last night, if you light up on Thanksgiving day. Time is flying by. No pressure here. LOLHeck I haven't really done anything. Been too busy all summer long. But I seem to do better under pressure. Let's hope this is the case this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 no pressure just got to get halloween up this coming weekend take it down sunday after halloween and get xmas up by thanksgiving no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Santas Helper, after seeing your mega tree, well and PAPA6058's tree, I've been busy all summer twisting super strands together. My new mega tree won't be a Rohn tower tree like both of yours, but the same principle just utilizing galvanized rigid conduit in place of the tower. Most of my other new props are finished, but I still have hours and hours of sequencing to do. Just changing the songs I previously used is a bear. Had 16 bushes and 16 strands of mega tree tied together on one 16 channel controller. Now those same bushes and tree are using 83 channels. Plus adding a 8 channel spiral and a few other items. WOW, SLOW THAT CLOCK DOWN!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 Yes Mega Arch,I remember building super strands. Night after night building about 5 strands or so each night. Seemed like it never ended. But it sure is worth the extra effort when it's done.You boosted your channels alot this year. I can feel your pain on that as well. Can't wait to see it in action this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpageler Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Not 2 months but this week. But my xmas display is my Halloween display...other than changing out sequences.I'm in a 2nd of 4 year plan on a LOR display. Being in MN, sucks to setup xmas lights unless you do it in Oct because of cold and potential snow at end of Oct. My goal is that once the display goes up in late Sept, nothing more is needed outside after that. Down the road, will be adding a large pixel wreath, smaller mega tree and some pixel fireworks burst. With sequencing I can change from halloween to xmas colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 Not 2 months but this week. Well I guess if you celebrate Thanksgiving this week and turn lights on for the Christmas display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Well I guess if you celebrate Thanksgiving this week and turn lights on for the Christmas display.Better not turn 'em on that soon.Will get us all into trouble.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Sarge Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 go ahead and start your Christmas lights... just remember... add a couple pumpkins or skeletons on your mega tree and tell everyone its a Halloween hanging tree.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 go ahead and start your Christmas lights... just remember... add a couple pumpkins or skeletons on your mega tree and tell everyone its a Halloween hanging tree.. And I did that last year Sarge. With the help from Daniel (Mega Arch in the Sooner shirt) and my brother Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Arch Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 I believe that "Morty" hung in there very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Sarge Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 hahaha I love it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineedmorelights Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Can't believe it's only two months. I do not feel prepared - but I usually don't and everything always seems to come together okay in the end. I will say that I am excited for this year, but feeling slightly underwhelmed about the show. Just not as hyped about it as I usually am, so I decided to jump back on the forums and try to focus on the show. I haven't updated the show in the last two years because I'm simply out of electrical power - even with maxing out my breaker box (~60,000 lights). Just looking for some inspiration... or Christmas spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynee Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 This will be our first year doing LOR. We only have 16 channels, so it won't be a super-amazing display like some of y'alls, but it should be fun and is a step up for us since we normally have a static display. I had lofty goals about creating a candy cane fence along the front yard perimeter, and PVC window frames, and tomato cage trees. None of that has been done. However, I have at least PURCHASED the tomato cages, and I've calculated how much PVC I'll need for the window frames. That's something, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 This will be our first year doing LOR. We only have 16 channels, so it won't be a super-amazing display like some of y'alls, but it should be fun and is a step up for us since we normally have a static display. I had lofty goals about creating a candy cane fence along the front yard perimeter, and PVC window frames, and tomato cage trees. None of that has been done. However, I have at least PURCHASED the tomato cages, and I've calculated how much PVC I'll need for the window frames. That's something, right? Very much so. You're headed in the right direction. (thumbs up) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Sarge Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 managed to get my 4 Arch's incorporated into my Halloween display.. Hung them on rope stretched out and Used for lightening etc... in my trees... for Christmas... leave them plugged into the same controller and lower the rope and just stake them with the rebar.. My (8) Mini Trees... covered with Thin Orange Plastic so the light shines threw with pumpkin faces painted on it... Christmas... just remove the plastic covers.. could just add hates to my singing monster faces from HC but will still be adding 4 singing trees this year.. You may not have problems with tomato cages... I Haven't had problems but I live in S. Cali and not much rain nor snow here for the last few years.... some have problems with them unless they are set up off the ground om PVC etc. you may consider pitting them on top of 4 or 6 pieces of short 2 X 4 to just get them off the direct ground before staking them down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 Sarge, that's some pretty good ideas of double usage for the arches and mini trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesl1982 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I went from 48 channels to 144 channels with a 16 string pixel tree and 4 pixel arches lol. Been a busy year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 I went from 48 channels to 144 channels with a 16 string pixel tree and 4 pixel arches lol. Been a busy year Sounds like you had a good season last year Eric. It's only the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesl1982 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Just got addicted quick lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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