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@@BristolBallooning near ragley hall uk

@@user-zh5pu5lt5f Google search Profabrics - they are used by a few model balloon makers in the UK. You will need a PU coated ripstop nylon. From our experience it's best to get a few samples to test before committing to a large amount of fabric.

They are woven with wicker the same way as passenger carrying balloon baskets are made.

@@BristolBallooning did you make it

@@suzierawlins Yes we did

I can't remember to be honest as this video was from 2 years ago, though it did rain lots the day before so the ground would've been very damp. Last year (2023) was the opposite with it being very warm over the weekend.

Hi there, it wouldn't have been from the morning ascent in this video as the balloons were heading away from Bristol (and Swindon) towards Long Ashton in North Somerset and it would be very unlikely to see balloons that have taken off in Bristol flying over Swindon due to the distance between the 2 places. I have however found a video from the Wiltshire Balloon Festival in 1992 on here which does feature balloons since as Rupert on it, which may have been what you witnessed.

@@BristolBallooning ah cool, thanks! Will have a look 😄

Fantastic stuff. Thank you so much. Fondest memories of my childhood are attending our balloon festival in Northampton, which came close to matching Bristol’s for a bit. But I dreamed of experiencing Bristol as well, so I love that this kind of footage exists. Takes me back somehow, even though I was never there. One thing that intrigues me is the ascents seem different in style to Northampton. At Northampton, the balloons took off largely one or two at a time. It was rarer to see the bunched liftoffs that seem more common at Bristol, at least from what I’ve seen.

Hi, we use 60g/m ripstop nylon in our balloons.

@@BristolBallooning Thank you

For the size and weight of your balloon I'd recommend kite string for the wires.

@@BristolBallooning Meanwhile I found some cord of 0.75mm in polyester, it’s braided. I hope it shall be OK. Aren’t kite strings made of nylon most often? Cause polyester can withstand heat a little better I had been told I think it is a better choice. But thanks for the tips.

10 gores wouldn't work as you would need an even number of wires per corner of a basket (IE 4,8,12, 24 wires). Cameron balloons offer Viva's in 8 gores or O-Type in 12 gores (same as the balloon in this video). If you are looking for plans for a bulbous model balloon you can buy them online at www.drachenstoff.de/

@@BristolBallooning Ahhh... at last an explanation on why I couldn’t find any. Thanks a lot! Actually I many a mini basket for my tissue paper balloon. It’s in weaving, and round. So I am still not sure if I’ll make a pentagonal or circular (in french it’s cadre de charge) that think that links the basket to the envelope. How is it in English? So because it is circular I choose to link 2 cables in polyester 0.75mm braided cord to each(5) carabiners. This way it is even. I haven’t seen any modern circular basket to be honest. Have an excellent week-end! Thomas from Brussels, Belgium :)

Close, it's 10m³. The burners are brought from Bolling Modellballone - part number 60 0040.

@@BristolBallooning Ah, thanks a lot! :) 10 cubic meters, that would just do the job to put my neighbour’s Yorkshire barking mutt into the basket 🤠 Just kidding. I shall look on their website :)

Hola. Si visita el sitio web de Cameron Balloons UK, tienen planes para construir un globo de 50 metros en cubos o 80 metros en cubos.

Hola. Si visita el sitio web de Cameron Balloons UK, tienen planes para construir un globo de 50 metros en cubos o 80 metros en cubos.

Thanks! These are the only videos I could find but I may have a few more somewhere but I need to find the DVDs containing the footage first.

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Not the fiestas fault. Its due to commercial businesses no longer believing special shapes are worth the cost.

@@bloonsfamguy But in the year 2000 businesses thought it was? Okay then.

Advertising has changed massively over the past 20 years. Back then the internet was relatively new and social media didn't exist so the only real ways of promoting a brand were either through TV or print media. Fast forward to the present and the easiest way to promote a brand is online - relatively cheap and easy to do and a much larger exposure (as an example, think of how many views an advert before a popular video on here would get), and that's not including getting someone to promote your brand for you (See "influencers".) Jambob Mills comment is also correct, companies would have to consider something that would cost a potential six figure amount or above for something that can be seen outdoors in only the finest of weather conditions. The final factor is the 2001 Foot & Mouth crisis which devastated the UK ballooning scene, but we have to be thankful for companies like Exclusive Ballooning for bringing special shapes such as the Longleat Sky Safari fleet, Ricoh cube and Hunter boot to the Fiesta. Yes, there may be a smaller number of shapes around nowadays, but they are still around.

Hi, Most petrol model balloon fans are based off of a grass strimmer/brush cutter engine.

Unfortunately the organisers no longer had the time or resources to run the event, which was a shame as I enjoyed the event when I attended.

From memory an additional "platform" was built and was mounted outside of the basket for the cameraman and sound operator to stand in. You can see it in some shots. On landing it was removed and the cameraman/sound operator would stand back in the basket.

I may have, I just need to find the video/DVD that they are on. I will try and upload some more videos closer to the fiesta. Subscribe to us for more ballooning videos!

Will do and thank you :)!

It's made by Kevin James from Bristol, UK