xander35803 26 Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 Some new things added to the display; these are twilight shots; I need to retake after dark but this way you get to see all the wires and tags and other "behind the scenes" things that you would miss in the dark. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
penguins1 15 Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 Great looking display!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slankard 105 Posted December 17, 2020 Report Share Posted December 17, 2020 Wow! The staging is amazing. Where did you find the background scenes, and what kind of fabric are they made of? Also, did you make the cutout manger scene? There’s almost too much to take in...spectacular! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rotatorman 23 Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 Very nice. Always enjoy group photos (all the blow molds grouped together). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xander35803 26 Posted December 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 Thanks for the kind words. The staging is born of necessity; our yard slopes severely from the street to our porch so you can’t just set things to display on the ground; the “stages” let us bring them to more eye level and give you something flat and sturdy to mount the molds to (they are actually bracketed to the OSB). The backgrounds – about half of them are shower curtains of all things; the others are fabric photography back drops. You can find a limited selection of the latter that are machine washable (which means they are outdoor ready) but most are made of a stiff plastic that isn’t water proof. The choir stage uses one of the plastic backgrounds (I couldn’t find a stain glass looking background in the fabric type) and I hit it with four coats of clear coat so we’ll see how it looks after a couple of seasons. The cutout manger scene is this guy: Which was sold by sears in their catalog from 1959 to 1964. Note that price…very expensive for 1964 (almost $600 in today’s money). We were lucky enough to stumble on an almost complete set last year only two hours from our house. We are missing the angel and one of the shepherds (we have the camel but it wasn’t set up when this photo was taken). Thanks for the interest! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PRO5OHHO 5 Posted December 18, 2020 Report Share Posted December 18, 2020 So many cool things! Love the backdrops of course, opens a whole new realm of ideas for me! And the candles on your patio rail are really neat, looks like you made those yourself! I've never seen that anywhere, really neat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
slankard 105 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 The shower curtain idea is brilliant. I just went online at Walmart and they’ve got some great looking Christmas shower curtains. I can’t wait to show my wife, and take full credit for the idea! Just joking...thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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