*NOT SOLD IN STORES* (_̅_̲̲̲̲̲̅̅̅̅̅̅̅_̅__̅_̅_̅()~~~*☆
HOME MADE MONSTER CAKE......."THUNDER VILLAGE"
THOUSANDS OF SHELLS EXPLODING AT ONCE
THE IDEA HERE IS TO CREATE SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY,
THAT YOU MAY RARELY EVER SEE, OR EXPERIENCE.
MANY INGREDIENTS WERE USED TO CREATE THIS INTENSE EFFECT.
SEVERAL CAREFULLY SELECTED
{MULTI-SHOT REPEATERS AND CAKES W/ EFFECTS}
WERE USED IN THIS AMAZING RECIPE.
THE THEME (AS ALWAYS) WAS TO FEATURE NOISE.
...AS MUCH NOISE AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.
MOST OF THESE HAVE FLASH POWDER BREAKS.
DUE TO THE SHRINKING AVAILABILITY OF BABY "B" CAKES,
AND THE INCREASING PRICES ATTACHED TO THEM,
I DECIDED TO BECOME NON-DEPENDENT ON THEM,
AND USED NOTHING BUT CLASS "C" CONSUMER FIREWORKS THIS YEAR.
TRIVIA:
THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 150 TOTAL INDIVIDUAL ITEMS USED.
134 HAD LABELED REPORTS
THERE WERE NO DUDS AT ALL.
BELIEVE IT, OR NOT.
IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY EVERYTHING LOOKS SO CONSOLIDATED,
IT'S BECAUSE THIS WAS SHOT AT A PRIVATE BEACH CLUB,
ON A BEACH NOT MORE THAN 100 FEET WIDE.
EVERY YEAR, AFTER IT'S ALL OVER,
I SWEAR, THAT "THIS IS MY LAST ONE".
I USED AS MANY DIFFERENT PYROTECHNIC NOISE EFFECTS AVAILABLE. SPECIAL THANKS TO
J.M. @ SPECTACULAR.
& LARRY ALTON @ A & W.
I'VE BEEN CREATING FINALE BOARDS LIKE THIS EVER SINCE I WAS INTRODUCED TO
THE QUICKMATCH METHOD IN 1991
@ THE P.G.I. CONVENTION IN LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN.
SADLY, I CAN'T ENJOY SHOOTING FIREWORKS ANY OTHER WAY THAN THIS.
TOTAL TIME TO CONSTRUCT WAS APPROXIMATELY 7 HOURS ONCE EVERYTHING WAS TRANSPORTED TO IT'S FINAL DESTINATION.
TURN YOUR VOLUME UP AND TRY TO IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO FILM BENEATH THE CHAOS.
BTW...
THE DANCING RAINBOW SPRINKLER (ZIG-ZAG) CAKE WAS ENTIRELY MODIFIED WITH "RED RHINO" ZINGERS.
LISTEN CLOSE IN THE BEGINNING, AND YOU'LL HEAR THEM ZIPPING ALL OVER THE PLACE!!!
AS FOR THE SHAKY VIDEO QUALITY.
IT CLEARS UP AFTER 30 SECONDS.
NOT EASY TO LIGHT, RUN AND RECORD ON A BEACH AT THE SAME TIME.
NOT WHILE YOU'RE DODGING ZINGERS, ANYWAY.
AND THAT'S HOW IT WAS DONE IN NEW YORK.
JULY 4TH 2009
"WE ARE THE ARTISTS, AND THE SKY IS OUR CANVAS"
THE RECIPE / INGREDIENTS...
FROM
SPECTACULAR........................
20X DAFFODIL 16 SHOT
7X DISTURBIA 25 SHOT
7X "STRONG MAN" (WINDA) 16 SHOTS
8X "FLY FISHIN'" (BIG) 16 SHOT
4X "AMERICA INVINCIBLE" BROTHERS 16 SHOT
2X "GRAPES OVER VINEYARD" 25 SHOT
5X "HOSTILE TAKEOVER" (WORLD CLASS) 25 SHOT
2X RISE & BLOOM MISSILE BASE 16 SHOT
4X "AREA 51" 24 SHOT (WORLD CLASS)
7X WONDERLAND 25 SHOT
7X "WHITE LIGHTNING" 25 SHOT
3X "DRAGON ATTACK" 25 SHOT
3X "SKY SCRAMBLE" 19 SHOT
2X "SEXY RIDER" 9 SHOT
2X "SMOKIN' ACES" 10 SHOT
2X "HEAT IS ON" 20 SHOT
1X CHOPPER 12 SHOT
1X "LOUD & LAVENDER" 19 SHOT
1X "CROWN ROYALE" 16 SHOT
1X "CRYPT KEEPER" 30 SHOT
1X "POUNDING FORCE" 9 SHOT
1X "RACK EM' UP" 9 SHOT
1X EXTREME INTENSITY CRACKLE FOUNTAIN
PHANTOM......................
6X "BLUE RING WILLOWS" 15 SHOT
6X "PYRO GLYPHICS" 16 SHOT
8X "SILVER SONIC WARHEADS" 12 SHOTS
2X "PHANTOM CRACKLING MISSILE BASE" 300 SHOT
1X "DA BOMB" 9 SHOT
KEYSTONE................................
3X "PICTURES OF PARADISE" 13 SHOTS
1X "DANCING RAINBOW" 188 SHOTS
1X "CRACKLING COLORED PALMS" 16 (WORLD CLASS)
A & W....................
10X JUMBO SATURN MISSILE BATTERIES 20 SHOT (WC)
6X K A AERIEL BARRAGE 25 SHOT
2X "SHOGUN CRACKLING MISSILE BATTERY" 300 SHOT
4X "FLYING DRAGON & JUMPING TIGER" 70 SHOT "TEMPLE OF HEAVEN"
1X "BATTLE OF COLORS" OLD ORIGINAL 36 SHOT!
4X "THE GOD OF WAR" NO.1 12 SHOT (FAR OCEAN)
154 TOTAL CAKES:
APPROXIMATELY 4,000 SHOTS.
35 DIFFERENT ITEMS...
THIS WAS A "ONE FUSE BOARD"
ALL PRODUCTS WERE ACQUIRED FROM THE FOLLOWING
WHOLESALERS & RETAILERS:
http://www.awfireworks.com/
http://www.spectacularfireworksusa.com/
http://www.keystonefireworks.com/
& THE PHANTOM OF PENNSYLVANIA
COLLECTED OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS
(BEFORE THE CPSC GOT A HOLD OF EM, AND HAD THEM TONED DOWN, OR YANKED OFF THE CONSUMER MARKET.
PRESERVING PYROTECHNIC HISTORY.
I TYPE IN CAPS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED.
Thank You.
Yes, I do believe it was pretty smokey.
Fortunately, I was behind the fallout zone,
and the wind was blowing everything out towards the water.
basementbomber 5 months ago
Lose the fucking caps
eddihigg2 6 months ago
@eddihigg2
I TYPE IN CAPS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED.
basementbomber 5 months ago 2
you are my new favorite person
Gazgogs111 2 years ago 2
@Gazgogs111 <--- THANK YOU. THE WORLD NEEDS MORE FOLKS LIKE YOURSELF IN IT :o)
MORE OLD FIREWORKS VIDEOS WERE UPLOADED.
basementbomber 6 months ago