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Posted by Paul on 25 Apr 2019, 07:32

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Posted by Emperor on 25 Apr 2019, 17:03

Can you post a tuttorial how it is made...
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Posted by MABO on 25 Apr 2019, 20:57

Extremly good idea!
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Posted by Konrad on 25 Apr 2019, 21:05

Very good job!
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Posted by Strolch on 25 Apr 2019, 21:14

Cool idea and greate work :yeah:
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Posted by dutchboyinohio on 26 Apr 2019, 03:51

Hi Paul,
Haven't posted anything here in ages, but needed to for this one. What a cool and unusual topic! :yeah:
As far as using the bamboo skewer goes, I think it works ok. I wonder if some kind of thin, stiff wire would work (something like floral wire that is dark green and comes in different thicknesses)?
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Posted by Paul on 26 Apr 2019, 09:42

Welcome back :yeah: ...I did wonder what happened to you.
I tried Florist wire ...a slight tip to any side, it warped and then it bent. Then piano wire. It didn´t bend but warped and the balloon bounced up and down until coming to a rest about 3cm´s from the base. I´ve got another idea that, if it works will look a bit more realistic.

Emperor wrote:Can you post a tuttorial how it is made...

It´s not too difficult. The most difficult part is getting the balloon more or less the right shape and adding the ropes Holding the basket.
I was going to take a couple of in Progress pics but it ended up as a "do it now or never" Project. I might make another, not the gas Generators, just the balloon, so I could take pics of the stages.
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Posted by huib on 26 Apr 2019, 18:31

Very nice Paul! Great theme, good execution.
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Posted by T. Dürrschmidt on 28 Apr 2019, 20:17

Wow, what an unusual and cool idea!
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