Great question! When I ordered the props I was worried about how they would look during the day and thought the painted ones would look better. After receiving them, I had read about accounts of the pixel colors being skewed from the painted sides. I also changed my mind and liked how the white side looked better (less cluttered). It was late in the season (Oct/Nov) and I decided to flip them white side out and push the pixels. One thing I hadn't accounted for is how they were modeled in Xlights. I had to go in and flip the models and wiring order. Sounds much easier than it actually was.
@MilneFamilyLights I have a few that I miswired backwards and yea its a bit of a pain. I kind of came to the same decision about the preprinted ones. I do have some but not sure i like them as much as the plain white or black. I think you can flip the wiring setup/pixel layout in Xlights but it's been a while since I have looked in to it. But I fully understand your thoughts.
Thank you! So I found these lights 3 and 4 years ago at Home Depot: www.homedepot.ca/product/home-accents-holiday-13-inch-led-lit-oversize-light-bulb-christmas-decoration/1001127927 You can only get them in store right when they put out the Christmas stuff. I remember getting a bunch on clearance for $3.50 each and some at normal price for $8 each. They come in red, yellow, blue, green, and white. I cherry picked the white ones knowing what I wanted to do with them. They originally come with a single clear LED in them that run off of AA batteries. I took the LED and wiring out, drilled holes on the inside and hard wired 6 pixels in each one so we can use them with our show. Previous to that someone was selling something very similar called "Really Big Lights". They only sold them for a year or two, but that was 5 or 6 years ago.
Hey there, I bought those big bulbs from Home Depot 4 years ago or so. They have been seasonal, and you normally start seeing them a few months before Christmas near the front of the store. They come in all different colors, but I bought white so we could put pixels in them. They come with a really weak led that runs off 3 AA batteries. I removed all the original internals, and drilled 6 holes on the interior top plate to house 6 pixels. I then drilled out the bottom of the bulb for the incoming and outgoing wire. It was labor intensive and required a lot of soldering, but we love the end result. If you google RBL or Really Big Lights, you'll find info on a now discontinued product that was very similar to this, and where I got some of the inspiration.
Hey there, I'm using FPP to run my show off of a Raspberry Pi, and then use a free Plugin called Remote Falcon to allow Jukebox mode or Voting mode so visitors can interact and pick the next song. This was our first year running Remote Falcon and I hugely underestimated how popular it would be for those watching! Check out remotefalcon.com for more info. They also have a facebook page that is really helpful. Reply
@@TheBEGamer Hey there, I'm using FPP to run my show off of a Raspberry Pi, and then use a free Plugin called Remote Falcon to allow Jukebox mode or Voting mode so visitors can interact and pick the next song. This was our first year running Remote Falcon and I hugely underestimated how popular it would be for those watching! Check out remotefalcon.com for more info. They also have a facebook page that is really helpful. Reply
Hi there, yes the bulbs that outline the roof, windows, garage, and grass are all Brilliant Bulbs or Pixabulbs. They area C9 size and are WS2811 protocol. Here is were I got them from www.holidaycoro.com/Brilliant-Bulb-p/709.htm and www.wiredwatts.com/pixabulb6p3-r15
Great Job
Thanks for checking it out!!!
Great setup. But curious as to why you paid for the Daycoro prints and then put it to the back of the prop?
Great question! When I ordered the props I was worried about how they would look during the day and thought the painted ones would look better. After receiving them, I had read about accounts of the pixel colors being skewed from the painted sides. I also changed my mind and liked how the white side looked better (less cluttered). It was late in the season (Oct/Nov) and I decided to flip them white side out and push the pixels. One thing I hadn't accounted for is how they were modeled in Xlights. I had to go in and flip the models and wiring order. Sounds much easier than it actually was.
@MilneFamilyLights I have a few that I miswired backwards and yea its a bit of a pain. I kind of came to the same decision about the preprinted ones. I do have some but not sure i like them as much as the plain white or black. I think you can flip the wiring setup/pixel layout in Xlights but it's been a while since I have looked in to it. But I fully understand your thoughts.
Very clean setup. I like the attention to detail! Where did you find those oversized lights on the roof and trees?
Thank you! So I found these lights 3 and 4 years ago at Home Depot: www.homedepot.ca/product/home-accents-holiday-13-inch-led-lit-oversize-light-bulb-christmas-decoration/1001127927 You can only get them in store right when they put out the Christmas stuff. I remember getting a bunch on clearance for $3.50 each and some at normal price for $8 each. They come in red, yellow, blue, green, and white. I cherry picked the white ones knowing what I wanted to do with them. They originally come with a single clear LED in them that run off of AA batteries. I took the LED and wiring out, drilled holes on the inside and hard wired 6 pixels in each one so we can use them with our show. Previous to that someone was selling something very similar called "Really Big Lights". They only sold them for a year or two, but that was 5 or 6 years ago.
I love your set up. Where did you get the coro gingerbread people. Thank you again for your video.
Thanks, we got them from Gilbert Engineering!
Great job and this is my light page
Thanks, I just went and checked out your page.....strong work on your display!
Thanks and love your work as well.
Where or how did you make your big C9 bulbs that are in the trees and the one roof line?
Hey there, I bought those big bulbs from Home Depot 4 years ago or so. They have been seasonal, and you normally start seeing them a few months before Christmas near the front of the store. They come in all different colors, but I bought white so we could put pixels in them. They come with a really weak led that runs off 3 AA batteries. I removed all the original internals, and drilled 6 holes on the interior top plate to house 6 pixels. I then drilled out the bottom of the bulb for the incoming and outgoing wire. It was labor intensive and required a lot of soldering, but we love the end result. If you google RBL or Really Big Lights, you'll find info on a now discontinued product that was very similar to this, and where I got some of the inspiration.
@@MilneFamilyLights Thank you
Noticed the sign to let people choose a song. What are you using to control that workflow?
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Hey there, I'm using FPP to run my show off of a Raspberry Pi, and then use a free Plugin called Remote Falcon to allow Jukebox mode or Voting mode so visitors can interact and pick the next song. This was our first year running Remote Falcon and I hugely underestimated how popular it would be for those watching! Check out remotefalcon.com for more info. They also have a facebook page that is really helpful.
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@@TheBEGamer Hey there, I'm using FPP to run my show off of a Raspberry Pi, and then use a free Plugin called Remote Falcon to allow Jukebox mode or Voting mode so visitors can interact and pick the next song. This was our first year running Remote Falcon and I hugely underestimated how popular it would be for those watching! Check out remotefalcon.com for more info. They also have a facebook page that is really helpful.
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Greetings, I would like to know what lights you have installed. Are they the C9 led WS281 or what are they? Thanks in advance.
Hi there, yes the bulbs that outline the roof, windows, garage, and grass are all Brilliant Bulbs or Pixabulbs. They area C9 size and are WS2811 protocol. Here is were I got them from www.holidaycoro.com/Brilliant-Bulb-p/709.htm and www.wiredwatts.com/pixabulb6p3-r15