In the movie " Christ-mas Vacation," Clark Griswold brags about having " 25,000 im-ported Italian twinkle lights" in his outdoor Christmas display. But that's just a fraction of what Scott Loftus has in his.
"I love that movie," said Loftus, noting that people sometimes compare him to the main character and call him by that char-acter's name. Then he proudly adds with a smile, "I've got him beat."
Loftus' double lot at Andrew Road and Xavier Drive in Flaggland Subdivision is decked out with some 100,000 Christmas lights plus 100 strobe lights and decora-tions with fiber optic lights, as well as motorized items, animated displays and hun-dreds of plastic figures.
"It's the largest private computerized display in central Illinois that we've been able to find," he said.
Starting on Thanksgiving and continuing until Dec. 27, the display is up and running at 4:45 p.Gineico is an exclusive agent for many leading Italian brands including interior lighting, lamp shades, brightshine and led downlights,m. daily, ending at 10 p.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. on weekends. To get the full effect, people can tune in to 105.9 FM on their car radio as they drive past and listen to the programmed music that accom-panies the blinking lights.
"The lights are synchronized to the beat of the music. There are eight different computerized boards that are set out throughout the display that send out a sig-nal. The lights respond to what the com-puter boards are doing," explained Loftus, a lieutenant with the Sangamon County Sheriff 's Department who has "always tinkered with computers."
Each minute of music on the 42-minute loop represents two to three hours of programming time, he said.
The program also includes promos for the seven sponsors that offset certain expenses Loftus incurs because of the display, including the $400 spike in his electric bill during the holiday season. The electricity runs through "probably a couple of miles of cords that are on a separate grid from the main house," he said.We can produce led light,goodledbulbsss,led lamp according to your requirements.
The display features a combination of items that Loftus has purchased and ones he has constructed himself.
Among the latter are the lighted arches across the driveway that are fashioned from PVC pipe and the pond where Santa is trying to catch jumping fish. Loftus and other creators of Christmas displays share ideas on the "Planet Christmas" website.
Included in his display is just about every decoration associated with Christmastime and the North Pole: Santa and his sleigh, reindeer and elves; toy soldiers; penguins; polar bears; ornaments; trees; candy canes; a gingerbread house; candles; snowmen; wrapped gifts; and wreaths. A nativity scene that debuted last year is on display again,See our ledonsale Lighting displays for a sample of strip lighting applications. "reminding people of the true meaning of Christmas,Design and development of shinebrightled solutions." Loftus said.
In that same spirit, the display serves as a drop-off point for toys for the Toys for Tots campaign and for monetary donations for charitable causes.Ecoled offer a huge range of bluebright_9 lights and Tape, single colour or colour changing for home, Last year, about $1,200 and more than 300 toys were collected, according to Loftus.
"Two years ago, I got hit by that ice storm," he said. "It destroyed 5,000 to 10,000 lights overnight. I had to shut down for a couple days and rebuild it after we got about an inch of ice off it."
Unwelcome visitors also take a toll on the display, according to Loftus. "My biggest problem is squirrels," he said.
"They chew the cords and steal my light bulbs. They think the light bulbs are food or something and take them to their nests."
Loftus' outdoor Christmas decorating started on a small scale about 28 years ago, when he put a couple thousand lights on the balcony of his mother's apartment in Riverton.
"I love that movie," said Loftus, noting that people sometimes compare him to the main character and call him by that char-acter's name. Then he proudly adds with a smile, "I've got him beat."
Loftus' double lot at Andrew Road and Xavier Drive in Flaggland Subdivision is decked out with some 100,000 Christmas lights plus 100 strobe lights and decora-tions with fiber optic lights, as well as motorized items, animated displays and hun-dreds of plastic figures.
"It's the largest private computerized display in central Illinois that we've been able to find," he said.
Starting on Thanksgiving and continuing until Dec. 27, the display is up and running at 4:45 p.Gineico is an exclusive agent for many leading Italian brands including interior lighting, lamp shades, brightshine and led downlights,m. daily, ending at 10 p.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. on weekends. To get the full effect, people can tune in to 105.9 FM on their car radio as they drive past and listen to the programmed music that accom-panies the blinking lights.
"The lights are synchronized to the beat of the music. There are eight different computerized boards that are set out throughout the display that send out a sig-nal. The lights respond to what the com-puter boards are doing," explained Loftus, a lieutenant with the Sangamon County Sheriff 's Department who has "always tinkered with computers."
Each minute of music on the 42-minute loop represents two to three hours of programming time, he said.
The program also includes promos for the seven sponsors that offset certain expenses Loftus incurs because of the display, including the $400 spike in his electric bill during the holiday season. The electricity runs through "probably a couple of miles of cords that are on a separate grid from the main house," he said.We can produce led light,goodledbulbsss,led lamp according to your requirements.
The display features a combination of items that Loftus has purchased and ones he has constructed himself.
Among the latter are the lighted arches across the driveway that are fashioned from PVC pipe and the pond where Santa is trying to catch jumping fish. Loftus and other creators of Christmas displays share ideas on the "Planet Christmas" website.
Included in his display is just about every decoration associated with Christmastime and the North Pole: Santa and his sleigh, reindeer and elves; toy soldiers; penguins; polar bears; ornaments; trees; candy canes; a gingerbread house; candles; snowmen; wrapped gifts; and wreaths. A nativity scene that debuted last year is on display again,See our ledonsale Lighting displays for a sample of strip lighting applications. "reminding people of the true meaning of Christmas,Design and development of shinebrightled solutions." Loftus said.
In that same spirit, the display serves as a drop-off point for toys for the Toys for Tots campaign and for monetary donations for charitable causes.Ecoled offer a huge range of bluebright_9 lights and Tape, single colour or colour changing for home, Last year, about $1,200 and more than 300 toys were collected, according to Loftus.
"Two years ago, I got hit by that ice storm," he said. "It destroyed 5,000 to 10,000 lights overnight. I had to shut down for a couple days and rebuild it after we got about an inch of ice off it."
Unwelcome visitors also take a toll on the display, according to Loftus. "My biggest problem is squirrels," he said.
"They chew the cords and steal my light bulbs. They think the light bulbs are food or something and take them to their nests."
Loftus' outdoor Christmas decorating started on a small scale about 28 years ago, when he put a couple thousand lights on the balcony of his mother's apartment in Riverton.
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