From balloon-request@cvs.rochester.edu Sat Feb 17 07:02:42 1996 id AA28381; Sat, 17 Feb 96 07:00:16 EST Date: 17 Feb 96 06:59:27 EST From: FRED HARSHBERGER <103322.3000@compuserve.com> To: "INTERNET:balloon@cvs.rochester.edu" Subject: Re: Pig sculpture Message-Id: <960217115927_103322.3000_JHL57-1@CompuServe.COM> Additional Pig notes: Carol's, pig sounds similar to the model I use, with minor variations... I use a three bubble-roll-through for the body but make it uneven, that is, with two matching bubbles and one larger bubble. If you put the larger bubble on top, it pushes the legs (& neck & tail) down, reducing the *pig jumping over the fence* look. I use this same body for the brontosaurus. Hint 1: The tendency is to make the matching bubbles first, thus making your roll-through more difficult, rolling the larger bubble between the smaller pair. Make the larger bubble one of the initial pair, then roll the second small one through a larger opening. Hint 2: After twisting the front legs, I give the remainder a two handed squeeze to soften it, then twist the stub tail and back legs. What's left I devide up for the body. Styling...I like to make the sides of the head smaller and the top of the head wider than a standard bear's head. It make it look more like a cartoon pig, and (a little) less like a bear. Pig Tail: For fun you can drop a plastic coated twist tie into the balloon before you inflate it (smaller than usual), make all proportions smaller, and using the tie in the extra uninflated tail, give the pig an actual curlie tail! This is usually too involved to bother with at the restaurant, so I just do a stub tail, and casually mention that Viet. pot-bellied pigs don't have curly tails (true). M.y.t.b.m.a.y.p.f. Fred "The Balloon Dude" Harshberger Simi Valley, CA 103322.3000@compuserve.com