| - Behind the Scenes 2009 - |
| Click image for hi-res photo |
| Testing the coin receiver with a Light-o-Rama Controller. Building the coin box, and final product mounted on the garage. |
| Frost on the lawn. Our version of snow..... |
| All of our Light-o-Rama controllers (the pile looks more impressive in real life). |
| Close up of one of our RJ-45 Cat 5 network connectors after the "green goo" has grown. This usually occurs about 24 hours after a good rain, and this stuff will take down the entire display. There are over 50 of these connectors in the display. |
| Opening Night skit characters. From left: Puss in Boots, The Gingerbread Man (Gingy), and Shrek. Gingy stayed in the show. Puss and Shrek were only seen once on Opening Night. |
| New laptop that controls the display and new amp for Opening Night. |
| Valerie putting up lights. |
| Reindeer throughout the neighborhood were "violated" one night. |
| Wrapping the "Rear Tree". Someday I should figure out what this tree is..... |
| Valerie's cat Raja hanging around at night. |
| Building Snow Machine Coin Box |
| Misc. |
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| We prototyped this "Viewtainer" in 2009 to see if it did a better job of protecting the connectors in 2009. It seemed to do the trick and we ordered enough for the entire display for 2010 (in green, not orange). Check the 2010 BTS page next year to see the results. |
