Custom-made rolling brackets kept the signs under the maximum height allowed on a loaded truck. The main sign of the three nearing completion. as light as possible. We cut Avery Dennison Yellow Mask using our Roland plotter and applied it to 1/16-in. aluminum to rout it by hand. The backers we created from the routed aluminum included welded 2 x 2-in. aluminum angle supports at the seams. We chamfer cut 8-in. aluminum extrusion and bent it around the backers, then welded them in place. 52 SIGNS OF THE TIMES AUGUST 2017 The channel letters comprise standard aluminum returns and aluminum backers - each letter has neon inlay, porcelain sockets and LED marquee bulbs. The red ribbon has a trimcap face and LEDs to backlight it, while the borders that hold the marquee lights utilize aluminum extrusion with a removable face to allow for service. We kept a small gap between each face of the border and backer so we could run wires for the marquee bulbs. Three different types of Ushio LED marquee bulbs helped keep the wattage down significantly. Also, we made sure that the structural supports weren't encroaching into the through-holes for the sockets and housings. We wanted to make the sign as old school as possible while still keeping it up to code. Housings are nearly a thing of the past, but we personally love their look and serviceability. We ran all of our neon GTO wiring in conduit back to our transformers, mounted in the back of the sign and accessible through a small door. The Brothers Markle (Toronto) partnered with us for the animation and used hand soldering to install a four-point chaser controlled by an onboard digital switch (also hand soldered) with a breadboard-type microchip. Every color on the sign was painted with Valspar automotive acrylic paint, including the gradients and stripes. We used nine colors for the