Halloween

[mkozik1]

I use a couple of manufacturers:  IDEC (the one pictured), Automation Direct, and Mitsubishi.  The IDEC and Mistu were given to me and the AD I bought.  I like the AD for what I use it for as it is cheap and has some features that work for me.  I am by NO MEANS an expert with the ladder logic, I get it to do what I need and it is done for the rest of the year!

Communications is done via RS232 or Ethernet depending on the model and modules you purchase.  I download the program to it and it goes about it's merry way!

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[thestig]

A quick video of what I have accomplished so far. I have 3 Singing pumpkins but only two on video. The third is too big to bring into my den/workshop.

let me know what you think.

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Grant

The two faces here are 6ftX6ft and the bigger one not in the video is 7x7.

[mkozik1]

I did one of those two years ago after I saw the video on YouTube of The Blackeyed Peas Boom Boom Pow.  if you have not seen it you need to look it up!  I have not done any others though.

[thestig]

Yeah, Kevins house is amazing and that is what inspired me. I know everyone has them and they have been around awhile. But they are still in my opinion the most entertaining thing in any Halloween display. I will be sequencing mostly Halloween music but will probably throw this song in with the boom boom pow.

[zwiller]

Zwiller - I like that, I will have to give it a try!  I used my heat gun last year and formed hearts for the wife out cpvc and that worked pretty good.  Now I just need RGBs!!

I started using cpvc as well until I read that when heated, cpvc gives off toxic stuff.  Be cool.  Switched to plain ole pvc after that. 


   

[sebjsan]

Great Work the stig.

[grumpy2076]

 nice job on the faces, how many channels are you using?

[thestig]

nice job on the faces, how many channels are you usin og?

I am using 7 channels per face. 5 for the mouth and two for the eyes. I went with kevins reccomendation on using 3/8 rope light instead of 1/2 inch. Its alot easier to bend.


Grant

[mkozik1]

What software are you using Grant?

[jem5136]

Yeah, Kevins house is amazing and that is what inspired me. I know everyone has them and they have been around awhile. But they are still in my opinion the most entertaining thing in any Halloween display. I will be sequencing mostly Halloween music but will probably throw this song in with the boom boom pow.

Just a random question, did you get this sequence from Christmaslightshow.com? Because I entered a competition to sequence their Monster Quartet, and I did it to the Halo 2 theme song, and that looks exactly like my sequence, so I was just wondering. And if you did get it from there, did they make you pay for it, and do you like the sequence?

[Halstaff]

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[thestig]

jem5136, yes i purchased the sequence from holidaycoro. They are selling them separate from the monster quartet and i need something to test my pumpkins. It turns out that the sequencing you did was spot on and I will be using it in my show this year. I will be doing a few tweaks here and there seeing as how I only have 3 faces instead of four. Do you have any more songs sequenced?


Grant

[jem5136]

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This is an awesome fence. Where or how did you make the arrows?

jem5136, yes i purchased the sequence from holidaycoro. They are selling them separate from the monster quartet and i need something to test my pumpkins. It turns out that the sequencing you did was spot on and I will be using it in my show this year. I will be doing a few tweaks here and there seeing as how I only have 3 faces instead of four. Do you have any more songs sequenced?


Grant

Oh yeah, I guess it was Holiday Coro, not Christmas Light Show. Anyway, I have a couple more sequences I am working on this year, but they are not finished yet. I can let you know when I get them done and see if you want them. They all have 4 faces, but I'm sure you can do something with them.

[Halstaff]

I cut all the toppers with my scroll saw.  Started out that I was just going to build a short fence but the project just kept growing.  Once I started, I had to keep cutting.  And cutting.  And cutting.

[maffeirw]

nice job on the faces, how many channels are you usin og?

I am using 7 channels per face. 5 for the mouth and two for the eyes. I went with kevins reccomendation on using 3/8 rope light instead of 1/2 inch. Its alot easier to bend.
Grant

I'm not sure if any of you use Papagayo for your lip movements but if you do try this:
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Link to lip-sync methods
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