This toy hot air balloon has been in progress for several weeks. I finally got the last of the "gores" glued together, and was able to inflate it. It took two or three minutes to fill, even with the powerful blast from a vacuum cleaner exhaust. We're planning to launch it from the hills of Amboy the weekend after Christmas. More pictures are almost certain to follow.
2 comments:
It looks beautiful! And with all the work you have put into it to make it, it seems almost a shame to "turn it loose" to the vagaries of the upper air currents.
Be sure to get a picture or three of the little boys' faces as they watch the launch! Maybe you need two camera men! I'll loan you my camera!
Very Cool.
It is going to need a name.
I see here that it is a serious business.
http://www.balloonlife.com/publications/balloon_life/9704/namebal.htm
"HMS TootSweet" is my vote.
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