Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 15:50:59 +0100
From: Jan Lissens W 51737 <lissensj@access.bel.alcatel.be>
To: Balloon Twister`s List <balloon@balloonhq.com>
Subject: Discworld balloons...

Hi, Y`all

Besided Star Trek, I`m also a  fan of Terry Pratchett`s Discworld novels
(You didn`t think Star Trek occupied everything I do, didn`t you ?)
Anyway, I made a balloon version of Rincewind and the Luggage (for those
who don`t know what I`m talking about, the former`s a Wizzard (the zz is
important), the latter a chest walking around on lots of dear little
legs). I`m working on Death and the Death of Rats. They are , basically,
a skeleton, respectively a rat skeleton, dressed in a  hooded black
cloak and robe. Now here`s my question: does anybody have any idea how
to do a hooded cloak and black robes on a balloon figure ? I`ve been
trying out some stuff, but nothing really satisfying. I suppose I could
make one out of a sheet of black plastic foil, but if there are balloon
solutions, I`d like to explore those first.

Furthermore, I`ve got a draft version of my website online (finally).
There`s not much there yet, but in the section on balloon twisting,
there are a few pictures of Star Trek and Science fiction balloons (I`ve
already posted these ti BHQ in the past, so you can see them there,
too).

The URL is :   http\\home.pi.be\~btwister

Any comments are welcome...

Galactically Yours,

Jan, The Trekkie Twister...