Hi all & a belated Merry Christmas & thank you to all at ACL for your assistance this year, my first with animated lights.
We took the kids out a couple of nights prior to Christmas to look at some of the displays around town and I was surprised that my Mrs pointed out some elements that she liked and wouldn't mind seeing in our own display next year. And now I need YOU to help me get them right first time! below are the main new elements I'd like to tackle for 2015:
* 2D/Flat/Ribbon tree. Rather than going down the traditional 360deg round pixel tree we like the simplicity of the flat tree and have seen some nice patterns & images on them. I have no idea what type of pixel strip is required, what controllers & PSU(s) are needed to drive it either, any feedback is welcomed.
* Coro stars. I found an old thread about these here which look similar to the ones we saw (might have been Beacy's display?) If there are any updates to design or what lights to use, let me know.
* Singing Reindeers. Ruprect, this is your fault! Mrs loved these in your display so I might pick your brains about them, but I'm open to other's who have them to share their experiences and issues (if any) creating them.
* Leaping Arches. I've seen these lights and think they would be nice for arches as they are more traditional looking Christmas light (rather than a single strip along conduit) I feel this will be the easiest element to make but would still like feedback on best sizes, best lights & hardware to run them.
* Upgrading my roofline from dumb RGB to pixels. Again, just after some guidance on best lights to use. I've been advised 2801 is the way to go for reliability but I'm open to any feedback here. Already have conduit & roof mounting points, so just after the lights (& applicable controller/PSUs to drive them)
I know it's still 2014 (just) but if I don't start now I'll be caught short like I was this year. Gives me more time to plan, budget & create anyway.
Thanks in advance for any of your feedback.
Cheers, Graham
We took the kids out a couple of nights prior to Christmas to look at some of the displays around town and I was surprised that my Mrs pointed out some elements that she liked and wouldn't mind seeing in our own display next year. And now I need YOU to help me get them right first time! below are the main new elements I'd like to tackle for 2015:
* 2D/Flat/Ribbon tree. Rather than going down the traditional 360deg round pixel tree we like the simplicity of the flat tree and have seen some nice patterns & images on them. I have no idea what type of pixel strip is required, what controllers & PSU(s) are needed to drive it either, any feedback is welcomed.
* Coro stars. I found an old thread about these here which look similar to the ones we saw (might have been Beacy's display?) If there are any updates to design or what lights to use, let me know.
* Singing Reindeers. Ruprect, this is your fault! Mrs loved these in your display so I might pick your brains about them, but I'm open to other's who have them to share their experiences and issues (if any) creating them.
* Leaping Arches. I've seen these lights and think they would be nice for arches as they are more traditional looking Christmas light (rather than a single strip along conduit) I feel this will be the easiest element to make but would still like feedback on best sizes, best lights & hardware to run them.
* Upgrading my roofline from dumb RGB to pixels. Again, just after some guidance on best lights to use. I've been advised 2801 is the way to go for reliability but I'm open to any feedback here. Already have conduit & roof mounting points, so just after the lights (& applicable controller/PSUs to drive them)
I know it's still 2014 (just) but if I don't start now I'll be caught short like I was this year. Gives me more time to plan, budget & create anyway.
Thanks in advance for any of your feedback.
Cheers, Graham