"BUILDING WIRE FRAMES"
"INSTALLING ROPE LIGHT"
"CHRISTMAS NORTHWEST MAIN PAGE"
Here are some photos of how the display is put together. We begin with boxes
of rope light arriving from the supplier, then an idea is formed generally
by modifying drawings from a children's coloring book. The design is copied onto
clear plastic to go into the overhead projector so that it can be recopied full
scale on wrapping paper. Animation is achieved by layering pages of clear
plastic on top of the original to see the various position of an arm or leg.
Then it is off to the wire forming and welding.
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#1 Santa Feet Left |
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This and the following 3 photos show the development of the animation on dancing Santa. |
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#2 Santa Feet Right |
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While this frame was purchased from Christmas Done Brite, our own frames are done the same way. |
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Santa Bottom |
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This picture shows installing the various colors of rope light onto the wire frame. |
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Big Santa |
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This Santa Stands 6'6" tall and currently has 3 animation cycles. |
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