LiefStevens wrote:
I did the same and saved a ton. I have 2 Tbars with 4 par 56's prewired and a black powerstrip attached to each. I built 2 coffins to hold the bars and lights. Setup and tear down is so much faster. Connect 2 cables, run power, aim lights and voila.
Pics! ...or it didn't happen
You called me out.
Pre wired and not very pretty but it allows the cans to be pointed in any direction.
Sitting comfy in the coffin still attached to the Tbar with room for a small controller.
In the belly of the BEAST. Originally I wanted to have the boxes open on the narrow side but it worked out better this way for me. I leave the boxes in the van and only pull the lights.
In comparison they are similar to a tiny version of a T60 or a really tall T39.
I have a friend that gets the egg crate foam squares for free and proves to help keep the lights from getting banged around in the boxes.
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4 20" T39(built)
2 WH8(built)
3 WH10(own)
4 DR200(own)
1 Jack 12(built)
SAC 24 Channel Mixer
SAW STUDIO Recording
This is exactly what we want to do. I just scored 8 Par 56s and two dimmer packs off Craigslist for use as front lighting. My plan is to build a case much like yours to hold the pars mounted on the Tbars so we can just unpack and stick them on the light stands for quick and easy set up.
I am concerned that the Par 56s are pretty big - maybe too large for our needs so we might try to get something smaller like 38s or 46s and sell the 56s.
Par 56 are kind of the standard. I wouldn't go any less, especially outside. I started with smaller and didn't get the effect I wanted until I went to 56's.
Omni 10
Omni 10.5
OmniTop 12 x 4
Wedgehorn 8 x 3
XF212
T39 @ 18" x 2
T39 @ 20" x 2
T39 @ 28" x 2
Jack 110 x 5
Jack Lite 12
XF210
XF210 (Slant only, no crossfire)
Nothing. The promoter that was talking to me about doing shows around here has been a no show for a couple of months. Until and unless I hear it's a reality not dropping any coin.
It's going to look far from "professional", but I think you'll get by fine with those work lights as an extreme budget rig. Might make some great outdoor uplighting. I might actually order a couple of these for my video production, though... it almost appears that they're as good as my 200W halogens, but with zero heat. Get a diffuser box around those things and it should be good to go.
