John W
04-27-2008, 04:02 PM
Hi all,
After a few experiments with the bullet hit that you pull the string, I run into a few problems. I am using water balloons as the blood holder, and fishing lines as the string tied to a piece of plastic with a hole in the middle sitting on top of the balloon.
The glue to stick the plastic and the balloon together are not sticking as they should be. When the string is pulled they separate instead of tearing open the balloon. I've tried wallpaper glue, clear adhesive, super glue and combinations of them. But they just seem like they will never stick together...
When the balloon is popped the blood gushes out (of course, silly). But only parts of it will spray out and the rest will drain down behind the costume and eventually soak through. Are there any ways to control the direction of the blood? I was thinking of putting the balloon in a small container but I'm not sure if that will help. That'll make the blood packs look bulgy because right now it's taped down firmly onto a piece of round disc. So if it's in a container I can't tape that down & compress it.
I've devised a way to get blood out of the balloon, since the objective is to burst it. I've got a sharp toothpick that will poke the balloon. It's setup in such a way that a light pull on the string the balloon will pop. Works like a charm but the spray is not quite intense. Any suggestions to that?Thanks...
After a few experiments with the bullet hit that you pull the string, I run into a few problems. I am using water balloons as the blood holder, and fishing lines as the string tied to a piece of plastic with a hole in the middle sitting on top of the balloon.
The glue to stick the plastic and the balloon together are not sticking as they should be. When the string is pulled they separate instead of tearing open the balloon. I've tried wallpaper glue, clear adhesive, super glue and combinations of them. But they just seem like they will never stick together...
When the balloon is popped the blood gushes out (of course, silly). But only parts of it will spray out and the rest will drain down behind the costume and eventually soak through. Are there any ways to control the direction of the blood? I was thinking of putting the balloon in a small container but I'm not sure if that will help. That'll make the blood packs look bulgy because right now it's taped down firmly onto a piece of round disc. So if it's in a container I can't tape that down & compress it.
I've devised a way to get blood out of the balloon, since the objective is to burst it. I've got a sharp toothpick that will poke the balloon. It's setup in such a way that a light pull on the string the balloon will pop. Works like a charm but the spray is not quite intense. Any suggestions to that?Thanks...