Category Archives: Building the show

I launched the full show tonight. There are 2 songs I still want to update a bit. Final count, 3914 individually controllable “bulbs” in the display. Each one can be any color I want. Final props that made it to … Continue reading →

Replacement controller for the “dumb” lights has arrived and is now installed. Back to getting all the programming done.

As luck would have it, I have another hardware issue. The controller for the “dumb” lights in the dormer windows appears to have gone kaput. Now it’s decision time, get a new controller, or adjust the show to not use … Continue reading →

The display for the 2019 display started many months ago. For this year, the original plan was to add 5 “candy cane” props (99 lights each), a stack of 4 nested arches, and a number of “sticks” of lights. Also … Continue reading →