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 David has won lots of balloon twisting competitions in Europe. He's English and he's the real thing. His tapes are very straight forward. It's him with a table in front and a curtain in back. He shows you each bubble and what to do with it. The sound is kind of squeaky and some shots could be clearer but he is showing you real world figures he uses at work and in competition. His pacing is good. He gets a little faster with each tape until he is working pretty much at speed on his 5th tape. David's knowledge is encyclopedic. From Poodles to Fruit Baskets, Walk Around Cars to a full size Carousel, David has done it all. It's really quite amazing.

These videos are in NTSC format


VIDEO INDEX

BALLOON MODELLING VOL.1

BALLOON MODELLING VOL.2

BALLOON MODELLING VOL.3

BALLOON MODELLING VOL.4

BALLOON MODELLING VOL.5

BALLOON MODELLING VOL.6

BALLOON MODELLING VOL.7

BALLOON MODELLING VOL.8

BALLOON MODELLING VOL.9

BALLOON MODELLING VOLUME 1

#G4281 - $30.00
Pub. 2000, @ 60 minutes

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 This is David's beginning tape. He goes through each figure fairly slowly and clearly. He uses 260Qs and Small Hearts on this tape.

 Includes: Basic Dog, Mouse, Rabbit, Poodle, Bear, Cat, Parrot On a Swing, Swan, Elephant, Sword, 6 Petal Flower(2), Apple Twist, Heart Flower(1+Hrt), Heart Flower w/Bear(3). Snake(2), Helmet, Flower Hat(2), Dino Hat(2), Crown(5+Hrt), Ball in Balloon, Dog With Meatball, Ball Race (3+Hrt), Casper the Ghost(2+Rnd), Pink Panther(3), Motor Bike(5)


BALLOON MODELLING VOLUME 2

#G4282 - $30.00  Pub. 2000, @ 60 minutes

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 This tape is fancier using 260s, 160, 350, Blossoms, Small Round, Alien Print Round and stick on eyes. The Alien and the Woolly Sheep are really cute.

 Includes: Duck(1+2-160+Rnd), Crab(4), Bouquet of Flowers(10+6-Rnd), Frog(6+Hrt), Parrot On a Stand(3+3-160+Blsm), Alien(2+1 160+350+SmClearRnd+AlienPrint), Sheep(8+Hrt+StickOnEyes), Cartoon Dog(6+2-350+Hrt)

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BALLOON MODELLING VOLUME 3

Weaving

#G4283 - $30.00  Pub. 2000, @ 60 minutes

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 Here are clear instructions on making the top hat that is so impressive. The weaving technique is generally a set of twists repeated over and over. Kind of like basket weaving, it allows you to make flat surfaces and 3 dimensional shapes. The end of this tape is David and a friend looking at pictures of large competition and promotional pieces David has made. David talks about their size, the number of balloons some of them use and the type of framework. David uses 260s, Bee Bodies, 160s, 350s, and Geos on this tape.

 Includes: Basket(9), Fruit(260s+BeeBodies), Birthday Cake with Icing and Candle(14), Top Hat(14), Rabbit in Hat(Hat+3+1-350), Jack In the Box(12+2-160+2-350), Large Motor Bike(explains pieces), Pictures of very large Galleon, Fashion Show with 4 Live Models, Race Car, Vintage Car, Biplane, Jack in the Box, Christmas Tree, Walk Around Car, Huge Carousel.

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BALLOON MODELLING VOLUME 4

Introducing The Raisin Twist

#G4284- $30.00  Pub. 2000, @ 60 minutes

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 The figures on this tape demonstrate using twisting balloons with round and heart balloons. In doing this David creates Pooh Bearish figures and some nice original things. Very cute figures. David uses 260s, 160s, 350s, 5" Round, Small Hearts, Smiley Rounds, and Bee Bodies on this tape.

 Includes: Fish and Rod(2,1-160,SmRnd), Skeleton(5, SmRnd), Bear(3,1-350), Pig(3,Hrt), Raisin Twist Detail, Donkey(7,1-160,Hrt), Smiley Flower(2,1-160,SmileyRnd), Ms. Happy(2,1-160,SmRnd), Cow(4,Hrt), Spider(1,4-160,LgRnd,2-SmRnd, 2-Bee).

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BALLOON MODELLING VOLUME 5

Cartoon Characters

#G4285- $30.00  Pub. 2001, @ 60 minutes

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 These characters are relatives of commonly known cartoons and the tiger to fill out Pooh's friends. At the end of the tape David shows how to attach the cartoon heads to hats. They are very nice. David uses 260s, 160s, 350s, 5" Round, and Blossoms on this tape.

 Includes: Canary(2) on a Swing(1-160), and Stand(1,Blsm), Cat(4,1-160,2-350,SmRnd) with Bird(2-160), Tiger(6), Road Runner(6), Mouse(6,2-350), Ms. Mouse(Clothes 7), Faces on Hats, Magic Pipe.

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BALLOON MODELLING VOLUME 6

#G4286 - $30.00  Pub. 2002, @ 90 minutes

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 I think these are things that David has found especially useful. From a simple 2 balloon baseball cap to a fancy 17 balloon bride, these figures are just right for a variety of venues. The Rabbit In The Hat makes a wonderful centerpiece and a 4 year old will recognize Bob The Builder immediately. All of it is excellent.

 Includes: Baseball Cap(2-260), Dolphin(260,160), Rabbit In Hat(3-260,2-160), Motor Bike(6-260,1-160), Simple Cartoon Head(260,SmHrt) Body(2-260), Fancier Head(260), Bob The Builder(5-260,4-160), Bride(14-260,SmRnd,350,160), Groom(6-260,350,2-160).

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BALLOON MODELLING VOLUME 7
Christmas Special

#G4287 - $30.00  Pub. 2002, @ 75 minutes

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 David's 22 balloon Santa in a Sleigh with Rudolph is as nice as I've seen. It's the kind of thing you could sell as a window decoration in during the holidays.

 He spends about 15 minutes weaving an 18-260 Christmas tree and you see the whole process. For those of you who haven't learned to weave, this is an excellent project. It would be good to know how to make these figures before you market it. Get it now.

 Includes: Father Christmas(6-260,4-160), Christmas Star(260,160), Wreath with Candle(6-260), Snowman(260,350,3-160,2-SmRnd), Rudolph(4-260,2-160), Sleigh(6-260), Christmas Tree(18-260)

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BALLOON MODELLING VOLUME 8

#G4288 - $30.00 Pub. 2003 @ 85 Min.

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 Most of the things on this tape are simple (for David) figures he might use for a line or restaurant. Toward the end of the tape he makes a fancy Sponge Bob and a big Hobby Horse. The last thing, a Fish in Fish Bowl, requires a stuffing machine. It's not a beginner tape and intermediate twisters will find useful material.

 Includes: Simple Frog (260), Snoop Doggie (2-160,SmHrt), Dog Two (160,2-260), Goldfish (2-260,2-160), Umbrella (7-260), Monkey Up A Tree (4-260), Monkey Two (9-260), Tweetie Bird (4-260), Sponge Bob (160,10-260,2-SmRnd), Hobby Horse (4-350,6-260,2-160,6-SmRnd), Fish In Bowl (260s,LgWideMouthRnd,Fishline, Stuffing Machine)

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BALLOON MODELLING VOLUME 9
The Big Stuff

#G4289 - $30.00 Pub. 2003 @ 98 Min.

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 David is known for his big walk around figures. One reason is because they make for a great picture. He's had people line up to have their picture taken on the balloon motorcycle. David suggests making a couple of race cars and having a race. He uses them for walk around, promotions, parades, and photo opportunities.

 He starts with a large biplane. It's not a wearable but it uses 38-260s, 2-Small Rounds, 5-160s, and an 11" Round. In making it you learn to make 3 dimensional forms by weaving balloons. The weaving process is very repetitive so David does not show you the twisting of each balloon from now on. He shows you the woven parts of the figures and how to put them together. And he instructs on the details where it is needed. This is not a beginner tape but for the medium to advanced twisters, it gives you some reputation making figures and a jumping off place to engineer your own. Highly recommended.

 Includes: Biplanes, Racing Car, Vintage Car, Motorbike. David uses lots of 260s, 160, 350, some 5" and 11" rounds, and some Black Geos

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