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Uncategorized Boards => Model Of The Month => Topic started by: Graham Lee on December 01, 2009, 05:57:39 PM
Is this a first? It's the first of the month and I'm posting this months models. These were to be November's model of the month but I misplaced the pictures just before heading off to The Millennium Jam, so here they are for December instead.
Two quick and easy christams balloons for use in the "real world"
The angel is made with a heart and one 160.
And the father christmas hat made from three 260's;
That's a Sempertex heart with the long neck ;)
Quote from: "Dave"That's a Sempertex heart with the long neck ;)
It certainly is :)
Here is my attempt at the angel. I can't believe I am first, every month I mean to do the challenges and something comes up.
Early New Years resolution, must try harder.
Here is my attempt at the Santa Hat
Well I had a go (well it was either play with latex or do the ironing!) but I ran into a few problems!
Here is my angel but her head kept resizing itself! Is there a way to stop this happening as it did make things a little difficult and can I ask is there a pinch twist at the knot end of the heart above the head?[attachment=1:9vj1jr7q][/attachment]DSC03562.JPG[/attachment:9vj1jr7q]
This is my Santa hat but I have struggled and I know it is not right. I think I will have to wait until the instructions to see which order to twist this one in as I think I went about it in the most complicated way possible.[attachment=0:9vj1jr7q][/attachment]DSC03564.JPG[/attachment:9vj1jr7q]
I've been trying the angel - not ready for father christmas yet. She is definitely a plump angel - no problem with the head resizing for me, but her halo and wings are a bit small, her hair keeps on unravelling and she only has one arm lol! I'll keep going.....
Nikki
Nikki can you post your effort and we may be able to give some help.
Yvonne, If you put enough twists in the heart for the head it should stop the head from re-sizing itself.
The pinchtwist at the front of the angel is in the 160.
Poor thing she is! I think I just need to work on proportion - now that I have photographed her, I think her head could be a bit smaller and if I trim a bit more off each wing, that might just be enough to extend her tiny bubble arm. I find that when I am looking at pictures or videos, my bubbles are always too big and once I adjust them a bit, it all fits.
Nikki x
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I always put the second arm on her before making the wings and then split the rest of the balloon in two to make her wings,
Hope that helps a bit?
Going to try using a gold 160 latter for the angel
Dave I like the addition of the sack.
I am sorry but just keep thinking "did anyone order a boom" (ala The Pink Panther film).
Quote from: "Roger"I am sorry but just keep thinking "did anyone order a boom" (ala The Pink Panther film).
Yes It was the bleend Minkey ordered the berm, I love those films :D
Thanks to those that had a go and attempted the models for this month. It's nice when a few do try them, so if you have made any of the model of the months on the forum then please post your efforts as it may encourage others as well.
Instructions for the angel/fairy;
Take a Sempertex heart and inflate, including the long neck. Twist a 4 finger bubble in the neck of the heart for the angels face. Take a 160, inflate leaving 4 fingers un-inflated, twist a 5 finger bubble for the arm followed by a 2 finger pinch twist that will sit underneath the chin at the front to support the head, arms and wings all in place later.
Next twist three 1 finger bubbles for one side of her hair and a 1 finger pinch/ear twist and tie this into the nozzle of the heart. Then twist a 5/6 finger bubble for the angels halo and push the ear twist into this and shape accordingly.
You then need three more 1 finger bubbles for the other side of hair and twist the last bubble around the neck of the angel to secure.
Push the air along the balloon to the nipple end and twist a 5 finger bubble for the other arm and twist around the neck again. The remainder of the balloon will be used for her wings so split into two and twist into two large equal figure of eight loops and secure into place. I normally wrap one of the arms around the back of the wings and around to the front again to secure.
Position everything so that the angel is sitting correctly.
You can either friction twist the wings as in the first picture or add a twist in the wings at the top approx a third of the way round each wing as per the second picture and then add face details.
Father Christmas Hat Instructions;
Start off with making the hat and beard. Inflate a scrap of red balloon to a 3 finger bubble and tie onto a white 260 which is inflated to about 4 fingers un-inflated. Do a marriage/tulip twist with the red and white balloon to about 2 fingers deep. Then twist a 3/4 finger bubble for Santa's face followed by a 6 finger fold twist for his cheek.
Inflate a red 260 to 4 fingers un-inflated and twist a soft roundish loose 2 finger ear twist for Santa's nose and attach into position in the centre of his beard. Twist a 2 finger bubble followed by a 2 finger pinch twist where his arms will attach later.
You then need a 4 finger bubble for the back of his body, followed by a 1 finger pinch twist where his legs will attach later. Measure the rest of the balloon around the victims head and tie into the pinch twist and discard the rest of the balloon.
Legs; To make it easier to view and follow we have made the design in various colours.....
Inflate a red (This is in yellow on the pictures) 260 and leave 4 fingers un-inflated, twist a 1 finger bubble followed by a 5 finger loop twist for his foot. Push the 1 finger bubble through the loop twist to secure and lock in place.
You will then need a 8 finger bubble for his leg twisted into the lower body pinch twist, then take a 6 finger bubble up to the top pinch twist and twist into place, this will give Santa a nice rounder look as the original body bubble is only 4 fingers long. Come down the other side with a 6 finger body bubble twisted into the lower pinch twist, twist an 8 finger bubble for his other leg and then a 5 finger loop for his foot and roll through the small 1 finger bubble to finish. (Sometimes you get the measurement exactly right and others you need to deflate to finish with a small 1 finger bubble)
Arms (are blue in the pictures)
Again inflate a red 260 leaving 4 fingers un-inflated, twist a 1 finger bubble and then two 2 finger bubbles for his hand, and roll through the small bubble to lock the hand in place. Twist a 5/6 finger arm bubble and twist around the top body pinch twist, then make a 1 finger pich twist which helps to position the head and body later.
Make a 4 finger bubble for the back of his body and secure around the bottom pinch twist. You will then need a good bubble for his fat tummy so around a 7 finger bubble secured into the top pinch twist and then with the rest of the balloon make the other arm and hands with a 5/6 finger arm bubble and two 2 finger hand bubbles and then the final 1 finger bubble pushed through the hand bubbles to secure.
Here are a few more pictures that will help to make things clearer?
Glad you put the instructions up Graham, as you confused me, by saying that father christmas was made with 3 260's, and couldn't work out how you did it. But all is good now, will make a few of these i think. Cheers
Quote from: "magicadie"Glad you put the instructions up Graham, as you confused me, by saying that father christmas was made with 3 260's, and couldn't work out how you did it. But all is good now, will make a few of these i think. Cheers
oops! It's four 260's and a scrap