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Tree Topper Ideas?
« on: March 05, 2017, 02:16:50 PM »
Ok looking for an idea for the top of my small mega tree. My big tree is 24 wide 150 nodes high (3600) with a 171 node 4' five pointed start on top. so I don't want the same thing .  The small tree is 12 wide 50 nodes high (600). I have gotten 3 ideas so far  A 3' wreath with a bow tie, 2 candy canes crossed or in a heart shape.  I already have a 249 node spinner on the peak of the house and a 250 node porcupine ball ready for the top of the chimney. I'll have 200 square nodes to work with.... 
JimmyG
Rochester, New York

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Re: Tree Topper Ideas?
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2017, 03:14:04 PM »
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwDgEpqsgNhfaFFGWVhPOEtDZmc/view?usp=drivesdk
Hear something it's a variation on a spinner
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwDgEpqsgNhfUV9RV0M2TFFZR2M/view?usp=drivesdk
And this is a star I came up with that uses exactly 170 pixels

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Re: Tree Topper Ideas?
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2017, 03:20:20 PM »
I Like your second one,  the circle part looks to be close to 24"
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Re: Tree Topper Ideas?
« Reply #3 on: March 05, 2017, 04:36:58 PM »
Second one was made from a 24x36 sheet of HDPE plastic I bought at the local hardware store. All the pixels are spaced exactly 1 inch apart. Different layers of the pinwheel effect centered on the model can do some pretty cool things

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Re: Tree Topper Ideas?
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2017, 10:32:28 AM »
Here is one I have thought about using, but all I've done so far is figure out how to mount it to the top of a tree. 
The spheres are from holispheres.com

Currently for my 3 pixel / mega trees I have
1 - 3 layer 5 pt star 100 nodes from ChristmasLightShow.com
1 - 1 layer 5 pt star 50 nodes from ChristmasLightShow.com
1 - 3 layer 5 pt star 90 nodes from boscoyostudio.com
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Re: Tree Topper Ideas?
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2017, 12:19:25 PM »
The spheres look interesting that gives me some ideas
JimmyG
Rochester, New York