Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 22:38:43 -0800 From: 4everyoung@interwebb.com (4everyoung) To: balloon@fooledya.com Subject: STAR WARS! Hi! Have I got Star Wars Balloons! After weeks of thinking, experimenting and ,of course, popping, I have come up with some pretty impressive Star Wars 260Q sculptures. I may be making a total fool of myself, I have not been on the mailing list that long and am not sure that Star Wars sculptures are not already posted. So here goes nothing. Darth Vader: (2 black 260Q's, one red 260Q, 1 sheet black construction paper) 1- Make one typical human figure (will differentiate when you reach the neck, so don't go ahead of me), if you do not know how to make a human, e-mail me and I will point you in the right direction. 2- by the time you have twisted the upper-half of the torso together, you should have two long ends hanging out, these will become head and arms. Take one end and loop-twist the size of a head (use your own judgement when making head size in proportion to the body) continue to use up the rest of that end, making an arm. Use second end to make an arm, (you will have a longer end than the other arm, since it was used partially to make the head. Don't worry, this excess will be used) arms should be the same length, let the extra slack (lack of a better term) stick out from underneath the hand: this will be the handle of his light saber. Inflate red 260Q to length of desired light saber: again, use your own judgement. Twist light saber into hand with handle until secure. 3- Cut out a 1"x2" rectangle from c. paper, fold in half lengthwise cut as shown. _ | \ | \<----cut made on this diagonal | | | |<---folded edge |___| Unfold and staple to acute corners together, should have a small hat that can be taped to head of figure. Trust me, it will look better in combination with grill face mask 4- Cut out following pattern, can't think of lengths off hand but it should cover bottom portion of figure's "face". /\ / \ / || \ / |||| \ | |||||| | | |||||| | <--after cutting fold horizontally across here |_||||||_| ***These should all be continuous cuts Tape to front bottom area of figure's "face" Take remaining construction paper, (you should have a lot left) and make a cape, attach as you best see fit: stapler, tape VOILA Darth Vader, come on use your imagiation! C3PO- MAKE A YELLOW HUMAN FIGURE AND DRAW ON IT UNTIL IT LOOKS LIKE HIM Yoda: 1 green 260Q, one black/white 260Q Inflate green, leaving 10 inches un. Twist into 1" bubble, make 3"- loop twist with ear twist in middle, pull 1" bubble through loop almost all the way, _ ____| | (____)O(******remainder of balloon******* |_| inflate second balloon, leaving 3-4" un. make 1" bubble, ear twist with one 3/4" bubble, make a 3-4" loop twist: //\\ ||||