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Title: More of Magirob's balloons
Post by: magirob on November 29, 2014, 12:01:38 AM
Hey all, I thought I would post a few more of my recent balloons
First I was asked by a friend to do a lotus flower and an elephant for a wedding

and then I made the Grenadier guard for another friend.
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Post by: magirob on November 29, 2014, 12:22:35 AM
Here is a Sloth I made for a customer.
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Post by: Graham Lee on November 29, 2014, 09:23:38 AM
They all look very nice Rob, was the sloth at Birmingham your prototype?
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Post by: magirob on November 29, 2014, 10:52:02 AM
Quote from: "Graham Lee"They all look very nice Rob, was the sloth at Birmingham your prototype?

Yes it was Graham, I thought it would be a good chance to have a practice run, I had been thinking about the head design for some time so was pleased to have the opportunity to have a go this week.
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Post by: cashmagic on November 29, 2014, 07:33:15 PM
Head of sloth would make a good owl


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Post by: magirob on December 03, 2014, 11:31:37 AM
Hello everyone

While at the Birmingham Care and Share day recently Dave showed me a photograph of a balloon model and I decided to try and recreate it. Sadly I have no idea who created the original sculpture but if you do recognise this and know who made the original then please let me know, Thanks for the inspiration Dave.



I have called this sculpture an armadillo but it might actually be a Pangolin or some other type of exotic creature, what do you think? I have made it using the Antonio Becarus pinch line technique, He showed it to me at the June 2013 care and share days in June 2013 and I have been wanting to use it much more recently and when I saw the original sculpture it gave me a great opportunity to use it. There are 89 pinch line bubbles making up the back, tail and head of this sculpture, if you are interested in learning this amazing technique then you can buy the Pinch Line DVD here – https://globosaltea.wordpress.com/pinch ... nique-dvd/ (https://globosaltea.wordpress.com/pinch-line-technique-dvd/).
This Sculpture is made from about 20 balloons, it contains 160s, 260s and 350s, the 350s are hidden inside the body and are unseen.
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Post by: funat60 on December 03, 2014, 01:43:35 PM
What a great use of the "pinch line".  I bought the dvd and love it!  Your creations are really amazing!!
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Post by: Daniel M on December 03, 2014, 04:35:12 PM
Lovely work. I especially like the lotus flower
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Post by: magirob on December 03, 2014, 07:26:58 PM
Thank you :D
I Just found out the Armadillo is a Masayoshi Matsumoto design so thanks to him
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Post by: magirob on December 09, 2014, 04:27:19 PM
I had the urge to make a hovercraft today, I live just a few miles away from the worlds only scheduled hovercraft service and I used to work with them too.
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Post by: Danny the Idiot on December 09, 2014, 04:42:32 PM
Fabulous Rob! Love the hovercraft.

Although I would have like to seen it hover!   :D
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Post by: magirob on December 09, 2014, 04:53:06 PM
Quote from: "Danny the Idiot"Fabulous Rob! Love the hovercraft.

Although I would have like to seen it hover!   :D

It IS fully functional Danny (well it floats) :P
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Post by: Daniel M on December 09, 2014, 04:57:38 PM
Quote from: "magirob"I had the urge to make a hovercraft today, I live just a few miles away from the worlds only scheduled hovercraft service and I used to work with them too.

I would of done If I had thought of this.

 :D  SUPER
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Post by: magirob on January 30, 2015, 02:13:51 PM
Here is another photo of the Sven I made for my Twisted Cinema Frozen scene last week.
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Post by: magirob on January 31, 2015, 12:14:21 PM
I made this Bumblebee for a friend of mine recently, I think Bumblebees have always been a difficult insect to make out of balloons but I really like how this turned out.
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Post by: magirob on February 27, 2015, 04:18:45 PM
Here is a Swan I made recently for a friend, I have seen a few swans being made by Graham recently so I thought I would share this one.
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Post by: lee ross on February 27, 2015, 08:45:06 PM
Your pictures always look great what do you use to get them so shiny
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Post by: magirob on May 15, 2015, 09:29:48 PM
I was recently asked to make balloon table centres for a circus themed dinner, here are 2 of the sculptures I made, the Ring master and Strongman.
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Post by: magirob on May 15, 2015, 10:28:17 PM
Its another of my Circus themed table centres, this one is Madame Pastrana the beautiful yet slightly scary Bearded Lady (i'm NOT telling you who this is modelled on)
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Post by: magirob on May 16, 2015, 02:40:52 PM
Introducing everyones favourite circus performer, its Popcorn the clown, Taadaahhhh!!!
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Post by: magirob on May 16, 2015, 02:51:20 PM
"Inflated you have become, the balloon I sense with you."
Title: More of Magirob's balloons
Post by: TipTop on May 16, 2015, 07:39:27 PM
Great Circus set, Rob your work is so very creative and inspiring :)


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Post by: magirob on May 23, 2015, 02:37:25 PM
I went camping in Wales this week and I saw Puffins in the wild, it made my day so thought I would have a go at making one.
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Post by: magirob on June 03, 2015, 12:09:06 PM
I made this Team Umizoomi for a little boys birthday, I had never heard of them, it is a cartoon in Nickelodeon.
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Post by: Kenny on June 03, 2015, 06:58:58 PM
Nice work Rob, the Yoda looks workable for the real world. ;)
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Post by: magirob on June 06, 2015, 02:12:43 PM
Another Puffin, this one is floating on the sea :D
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Post by: magirob on November 20, 2015, 12:42:32 AM
I made this not too long ago for some reason. thought I would share it. Its the Thunderfudge-74 space gun

Rob
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Post by: Graham Lee on November 20, 2015, 10:02:34 AM
Quote from: "magirob"I made this not too long ago for some reason. thought I would share it. Its the Thunderfudge-74 space gun

Rob
I went to buy one of those Rob but they were out of stock, the 74, it's the number one premier thunderfudge that they ever made.
If you ever want to swap it let me know, I'd be interested in it.............thanks.
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Post by: magirob on November 20, 2015, 11:03:01 AM
Quote from: "Graham Lee"
Quote from: "magirob"I made this not too long ago for some reason. thought I would share it. Its the Thunderfudge-74 space gun

Rob
I went to buy one of those Rob but they were out of stock, the 74, it's the number one premier thunderfudge that they ever made.
If you ever want to swap it let me know, I'd be interested in it.............thanks.
i will keep you in mind Graham, I have a feeling there is a problem with the nerve induction re-zorb unit on the new 75 so the 74 is a highly prized item now.
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Post by: magirob on September 15, 2018, 09:39:06 PM
I made a Sloth today, I thought I would add it to this album. I was quite pleased with how he turned out.