Hello from ColinD
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IDCHAPPY said:So how's the garage coming on buddy? was looking really promising the last time I remember seeing it
I ran out of space... and time... and motivation..... and money...... I spent last summer / winter buying up old club disco lights from ebay....
back on track slowly.... There are some cabs to part out, some to make 1 good one out of 2, some to give away or sell, some to do up and sell.....
Still have a back room in the house full up 9 cabs... 3 cabs under tarps on pallets in the garden, and a few in the lockup garage.....
I'll be back on track soon.....
Regards, Col
Paul_in_nottingham
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That's going to be amazing.
Then I got some led scanning disco lights - they were cheap end of line ones...and I struggled to get a set of 4 cheap, got a led led projector centerpiece thing....check out the led pattern on the ceiling and a 2nd hand rotary scanner.....
tested mostly on the floor.....
##edit## ended up with 5, (on the top right) that one is a bit ratty.... but was so cheap, I could live with it..... and will be used as spares (end of line stuff for some reason and discontinued ? - nothing wrong with them !!! )
I like the projector..... no moving parts at all !!!! and very disco dance floor retro stylee !!
ColinD2013-04-30 21:59:30
tested mostly on the floor.....
##edit## ended up with 5, (on the top right) that one is a bit ratty.... but was so cheap, I could live with it..... and will be used as spares (end of line stuff for some reason and discontinued ? - nothing wrong with them !!! )
I like the projector..... no moving parts at all !!!! and very disco dance floor retro stylee !!
ColinD2013-04-30 21:59:30
frothmeister
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Welcome back to UKVAC Colin. That's gonna be some gamesroom once it's all finished dude.
And then...... I went a bit mad..... bought a couple more barrel scanners and started to collect Martin Roboscan 812's (propper old skool night club scanners) - All Dirt cheap with a bit of savvy ebaying over a few months....... I'm up to 8 reasonably good ones now with a couple of spares..... This is with 6 I think.... and the led and barrel scanners all hooked up... LOL.....
They are taking up valuable room at the moment, and need to finish the loft, put them up there for safe storage and then....It will take me another year or so till these are all installed properly I reckon.... as I want to do a propper job !!! - in the mean time, need to sort other things out in the games room, some painting and start fixing stuff.....
I think when I have the first meet... it will be quite fun !!!
They are taking up valuable room at the moment, and need to finish the loft, put them up there for safe storage and then....It will take me another year or so till these are all installed properly I reckon.... as I want to do a propper job !!! - in the mean time, need to sort other things out in the games room, some painting and start fixing stuff.....
I think when I have the first meet... it will be quite fun !!!
IDCHAPPY said:Certainly is, I just watched all 15 mins of them videos.
Just what did the neighbours say when they seen that go up?
The neighbor opposite the alley way was a bit worried at first, but is now happy (thought I was going to block all her light, but I didn't at all) .... Its all quite well soundproofed too..... Had a rock band session one night and her daughter made me turn the volume right up, lol !!!! - The other one next to me was not that bothered and has since moved out..... New chap seems cool and makes as much noise as me and will be in there when we party anyway now !!!
frothmeister
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Holy crap that's some lighting rig up there dude.
Let me know when it's time for this meet and I will hang around and sell some E's and Whizz in the queue.
Let me know when it's time for this meet and I will hang around and sell some E's and Whizz in the queue.
IDCHAPPY said:Christ, that better than most of the nightclubs I've been too
And on an amazingly tight budget.... just patiently chipping away at the things when they went cheap.....
Its shocking how many night clubs are shutting or upgrading stuff, throwing good kit out...... same with the Plasma screen.... I got 3 x 42" Plasmas from a bar in London for £180 - ebay again !!! - Gave one to my mate as it was a few speckles and needed warning up..... I can live with a bit of screen burn - they are few years old though and heavy as hell !!
The lights are stuffed in one side at the moment, and I've been moving cabs around again..... I had them all set up nicely, but after the last Replay in Manchester and a few more cabs moving in.... I ran out of room...... had a bit of a sort out last weekend and got a bit back to normal..... I'm still stuffed out for now though..... there is not a lot of room in the room !!!
I'm using a Raspberry Pi to run the Plasma Screen for the time being with a HDMI to VGA convertor, and can play web radio, live tv stations and stream movies from the pc in the living room..... ( I did have the xbox360 with rock band on it and that was good fun !!)
I'm using a Raspberry Pi to run the Plasma Screen for the time being with a HDMI to VGA convertor, and can play web radio, live tv stations and stream movies from the pc in the living room..... ( I did have the xbox360 with rock band on it and that was good fun !!)
I must warn you all not to start collecting 812's though..... (very addictive) cos once you have 2 or 4, you need to get a set of 8 , a proper controller and some spares !!! - They are cheap though if you are savvy , shop around and are prepared to fix up...... I had 8 going in the living room !!
Had a bit of a headache and nose bleed afterwards though, lol..... and tripping over all the dmx and mains cables....... I WILL get them all installed at some point though when I can do a propper job !!!
In the mean time.... need to be sorted for Revival.....
Had a bit of a headache and nose bleed afterwards though, lol..... and tripping over all the dmx and mains cables....... I WILL get them all installed at some point though when I can do a propper job !!!
In the mean time.... need to be sorted for Revival.....