UPDATED: 01/10/2010 (ONE NEW ITEM)Latest News:
Well, the Christmas display for 2009 is completed for this season.
Thank you to all who visited our display at the Christmas Wunderland at
the Richland County Fairgrounds in Mansfield, Ohio this year. Now, on to
planning for the 2010 show :)
I've now added another page containing pictures
of the completed JUMP mega pole including the cables attached so you can
see what it all looks like together. The finished tree will have a total
of 32 cable segments with each pair of segments having four string of
lights attached and four channels assigned to the red, gold, blue and
green C6 LED lights. I'll be able to light the tree in any of the four
colors or use alternating colors on each section to actually "rotate" the
colors around the tree, creating the impression the tree is spinning.
MEGA TREE CONSTRUCTION:
I've officially completed the
construction of the "Portable Hole" stand to support the 12 foot Mega Tree
coming as an addition for Christmas Wunderland 2009. I'm also working on
the steel support cables that hold the light strings and the base frame
for the Mega Tree as well. The lights for the tree will be arriving around
the second week of August and I'll be buying the Light-O-Rama controllers
for it in the next week or so. I'm also working on the animation sequences
which will control the tree.
There are also plans to add a
Nativity scene to the display and I'm looking at replacing the penguins
that I used last year as they simply didn't hold up well to the Ohio
winter. With no wind barriers around the display, they took a real
beating.
I'm also going to be converting
a portion of the display to LED lighting. All the new lights on the Mega
Tree will be LED as well so they won't add significantly to the cost of
operating this part of Wunderland.
If you'd like more details on
the JUMP (Jack Up Mega Pole) I used, you can visit the
Magic Christmas website and
check it out. Just click on the News link, then the JUMP link from there
and print out the documentation. I also have it scanned and available as
PDF file if that would be easier. Just
EMAIL ME and
I'll be happy to send it to you .
PLANNING
BEGINNING FOR 2009!
Mansfield Christmas Lights has been invited back
again for this year and we're busy designing some new additions for this
years show. Stay tuned! :)
E-MAIL LIST ADDED! :)
We've now
added an e-mail list to the website! Simply enter your e-mail address,
press the GO! button, click the link on the confirmation e-mail you'll
receive, update your profile and you're ready to go! :) We'll use this
list to keep our visitors updated on changes to the website, events and
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VIDEO HAS BEEN POSTED, MORE TO COME!!
We now have signage for the display and will soon have videos as well!
Signs Of The Times Signs and Airbrushing is responsible for the excellent
quality sign and Digital Dynamix is providing the video footage of the
display in action! The signage is out there NOW and the video will be
posted here as soon as we have it. Of course, you're also welcome to come
see the display up close and personal too you know :)
 
The display will now feature radio promotions
and voiceovers courtesy of Kevin Dunn at The Demented Elf Productions! Be
sure to check out his work. Click on the graphic below to visit his
website!
 
By all means, if
you know of a lighting display, either around the area, a nearby city or
even another state or country and you want to share it, feel free to
EMAIL
it to me! |
