Just been talking pyro with a friend who mentioned Pagoda Shells but couldn't describe them, can anyone describe what they look like in action please.
Pagoda Shells
#1
Posted 23 April 2014 - 06:09 PM
Keep mannequins and watermelons away from fireworks..they always get hurt..
#2
Posted 23 April 2014 - 07:14 PM
I think they get their name from the sea shells of the same name. I'm not surprised he had trouble describing the effect, I've seen videos of what I think you mean and I'm struggling to know how to explain what they do
They behave similarly to a maltese multibreak canister shell in so far as they break a number of times during the final part of the ascent but not like a multibreak ball shell. The ones I've seen are not particularly hard breaking and the effect was a circle of stars two or three times and then horsetails at the peak.
No idea how they are constructed! I'm sure someone will know more and be able to explain better lol.
#3 Guest_PyroPDC_*
Posted 24 April 2014 - 12:13 AM
take a look at this, these were pogoda shells from fantastic fireworks.
http://youtu.be/-HzRR5iRjiE?t=8m19s
Edited by PyroPDC, 24 April 2014 - 12:14 AM.
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#4
Posted 25 April 2014 - 08:31 PM
#5
Posted 26 April 2014 - 05:19 PM
I think Trev that they were also called rising flowers
#6
Posted 27 April 2014 - 10:17 AM
Thanks! PDC a picture really was worth a thousand words, The drawing on the box suggested a Chinese wish lantern, but when I saw the vid the "pagoda" becomes obvious.
Keep mannequins and watermelons away from fireworks..they always get hurt..
#7
Posted 27 April 2014 - 06:33 PM
Thanks! PDC a picture really was worth a thousand words, The drawing on the box suggested a Chinese wish lantern, but when I saw the vid the "pagoda" becomes obvious.
Hey I thought my wordy description was pretty good actually ;-)
#8
Posted 06 May 2014 - 06:26 PM
Pagoda shell, just a shell with garnish, which usually takes the form of the main burst but in a smaller effect. Loads of them on YouTube.
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