Recent content by Xoticrox

Hey all, I messed around with the 3d model a little bit and decided to I would keep a simple setup for right now and have a separate folder for the 3d model layout. The problem I have run in to now is that in my base layout I have 4 objects that even though I have put them back to a normal...

Working on my first show this year, using a Falcon R2R controller. I know that the controller comes in a box that should be good in the weather, I just didn't like the idea of the box just sitting in the weather. So, I purchased a Husky water resistant tote and did a little modification. I have...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I've got it all right now!

Never even thought about it untill after the fact... I have a Singing Tree that I have wired up, works great making it sing and such, however, I didn't even think about the direction of the wiring being reversed when I did the model in xLights. Now I have this thing all wired up, and its...

Yea, I followed this pretty close. This guy has it spot on and very easy to follow. Pixel Tree Build - 2018 Had mine built, glued and painted in no time.

Between this tree and the singing tree I’m over 500 now. Lol. But I’m going to try to keep it under 1000 this year. I really like that skeleton drummer that holidaycoro has. But damn. That thing is over 1000 lights alone.

@BRW the base is 24”, bought it from Home Depot. I put two together following the way the I saw in the other post. The only extra thing I did that wasn’t in the other post was added rubber feet to get the wooden base off the ground. But I used an old solid tire from a carnival ride for that...

I had a fun time making mine. I will only be able to do a single one this year. Will most likely add another one or two next year. But for this being my first year, I have 250ish lights in this, and another 250ish in the singing tree. A little more than I wanted to get into for my first time...

Ready for some lights. :)

Pretty sure what I got was 3/4 pipe not the conduit. It’s just a hair thicker, and had to drill out the topper just a little. No worries though, I’ve learned for the next one. Lol

My tree is small compared to some, 9 strips, 30 lights per strip, total of 270 lights. I also learned that I need to get the correct 3/4 pipe. Lol. Not all 3/4 is the same.

Awesome, thanks. That makes a lot more sense.

Ok, I think I follow, what had me concerned was looking at the wiring diagram, I thought that when I got to the top, I had to bring it back down to 1 at the bottom.

Ok, Thanks again everyone for the tips, I have it built, strips are on, now comes the wiring. I am using xLights for the show, and using the tree model in the software, it looks like I have to Start at position 1 for the first light at the bottom left corner, then go to the top, then run a wire...

Thanks @uncledan I just stopped to Lowes last night on the way home from work and picked up the pipe and ends. Just saw this, this morning before work, but that is exactly what I was looking at doing. The only exception was instead of spray paint, I have a part of a gallon of exterior paint, so...