June Model of the Month (Digger)

Started by Graham Lee, June 02, 2023, 03:05:01 PM

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Graham Lee

This will be the model of the month for June, a little late putting the tutorial up.
Been a little busy but will try and put the step by step up later today.

This is what we will be putting in all the orders so people can have a go and try the design.
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Here we go with the step by step instructions.

Start with the 350 Yellow and inflate leaving 5/6 fingers un-inflated.
Make an 8 finger bubble followed by a 2.5 finger pinch twist.
Then make another 8 finger bubble and another 2.5 finger pinch twist.
Tie the knot of the balloon around the second pinch twist.
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Then inflate the 260 Yellow leaving 6 fingers un-inflated, make two 1.5 finger pinch twists
followed by another 1.5 finger pinch twist. The bucket for the digger will sit here later.

You then need a 4 finger bubble and a 1.5 finger pinch twist.
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Make another 4 finger bubble and then a 1.5 finger pinch twist. You then need a 5/6 finger
bubble that will attach to the first pinch twist you made on the 350 Yellow balloon.

Make a 4 finger bubble and a 1.5 finger pinch twist. (The cab of the digger will attach to this later)
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Then make the last 4 finger bubble and attach the 260 to the second 350 pinch twist.
Discard the rest of the 260 balloon.

With the 350 Yellow make a 5 finger bubble, 3 finger bubble and then a 4 finger bubble and deflate the rest of the 350 Yellow.
The end of the 350 Yellow, uninflated section push through the centre of the two 8 finger 350 bubbles and tie onto the 260 pinch twist.
This will then pull the 260 up and parallel with the 350 as in the picture.
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Inflate the Black 260, leaving 6 fingers un-inflated and attach to the rear 350 pinch twist.
Make five 2 finger bubbles and the fifth bubble make into a pinch twist. This pinch twist sits underneath
the front 350 pinch twist and the wrap the Black 260 around both pinch twists to secure in place.
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Make five more 2 finger bubbles with the fifth bubble being made into a pinch twist.
This pinch twist sits underneath the rear Yellow pinch twist and wrap the
260 black around both pinch twists to secure into place.

You should have enough on the 260 Black to make the bucket of the digger, if not then use another 260 balloon.
The bucket needs to be a 3 finger bubble, a 5 finger bubble and another 3 finger bubble and tie together.
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Attach the bucket to the three Yellow pinch twists, I like the two pinch twists at the back to be vertical and
then the single pinch twist at the front being horizontal. The bucket sits better this way to me.

Hopefully your Digger will be looking a little like this.
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As usual a little plug if you would like to help out or join "The Balloon Artistes Guild"

I do have a Buy me a Coffee page if anyone would like to....
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Or we do have the tutorial website now where I will be posting 18 tutorials during the year.
With two of my DVD's to view and then 12 live Zoom sessions that we film as well.....

All for just the one off price of just a pound a week plus VAT (Tax) if anyone would like to join?
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