Balloon Car Advert

Started by Graham Lee, June 21, 2022, 11:19:36 AM

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Graham Lee

We have had to keep this a secret for quite a while but at last the advert is out.
It was seen for the first time I think last Monday 13th June, the advert was filmed at the end
of September last year so we have been sitting on this for nine months now.

David and Jana Crofts got in touch with me to ask if I could help them build the car with myself and Roger Daws.
I think we built it over three days, two days at David's house and then one day on set and then a day filming.

This is the finished design and I will add the pictures as we built it over the coming days and weeks.

The advert is on YouTube if you'd like to take a look, it was filmed with Philip Schofield for "We Buy Any Car"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJgRfbNef6w
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Here we go then with a few pictures, I think I have over 120 to post altogether so it will
be a little while till they are all up and on the forum.

We started with the bonnet or if you are in the USA... the hood, he he
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More of the bonnet and the start of the wheels. The large Black weave was a games controller
David was making for a birthday party and nothing to do with the car.
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David with the job completely under control.... he he xx
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The wheels looking finished.... I think?
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I had to go forward with the pictures to remember what this section was that I was making, it was the rear
of the car and also curving around for the start of the rear sides before the back wheels.
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The bonnet finished was the end of day one as David and I were discussing how the car would go together and planning it a little as well during the day.
David had spent a few days on the design before and even made the front of the car up in cardboard to get a feel for the size and proportions.

We were nice and cosy on day two as Roger joined us in David's house, Jana working away on the seating.

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Picture 19 looks like chaos, he he but I'm sure we all knew what we were meant to be doing.
Jana quietly working away still on the seating of the car, I think for the rear section, plus the car was to be a convertible.
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More of the car coming together.
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Poor old David's house was a bit chaotic, setting the car up for the first time checking on size.
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David and Jana making the front seats for the car, it's all under control.... honest, he he.
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A couple of the side sections going together.
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One of the wing mirrors, a finished front seat and the car all loaded for an early start the next day at the film studio.
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First thing in the film studio.
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The car slowly coming together.
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