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[QUOTE="Indigogyre, post: 128038, member: 35302"] Most of us use xLights as the software of choice for doing our shows. I'd stay away from Holidaycoro since they do not have a lot of model support within xLights. You mentioned you had a controller but does that include a box to put it in and pigtails to use it? How much wiring experience do you have, cutting and soldering? This will determine how much you might want to do this year. If you are on a fixed budget I would recommend a few simpler props for this year that should be easy enough to put together. Spiral trees from Gilbert Engineering USA, it uses a full 100 light string and looks nice and can be done quickly [URL]https://gilbertengineeringusa.com/products/spiral-tree?_pos=1&_sid=5d2f9281d&_ss=r[/URL] Peace Stakes can give some nice effects, are quick and simple also. I buy the 13 count led strings from Gilbert engineering. I used the peace stakes tri-fold props from them last year but decided to remake them into a smaller design with edging instead. (these are the small vertical light strips int he lower section of my picture) Spinners can also be a nice add, Look at different snowflakes, wreaths, spinners to see the number of lights needed to fill the prop and look for ones that can take a string that you do not need to cut and solder with pigtails. I use Wired Watts for a lot of my show hardware and pigtails. lastly, for this year a couple small orders might be easier but I'd recommend saving for large orders at one time. Coro while cheap gets expensive to ship due to the sizes of the boxes. Of course there is nothing stopping you from buying a sheet of coro locally and making your own props. :) Dean [/QUOTE]
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