ABC Hot Air Balloon at Vauxhall Victorian Day
It was a fine morning in late August when we set up this impressive 4 meter diameter sphere. As you can see, we had printed it to represent a traditional gas balloon from the 19th Century. With a real hot air balloon basket to complete the picture it really did look like a period Victorian […]
Hot Air Balloons for Mike and the Mechanics!
This month we made all the inflatable hot air balloons for the stage set for Mike and the Mechanics UK tour! How cool is that?! We have been producing inflatables for the music industry for many years, including some pretty amazing rock bands. Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Roger Waters. We made the inflatable […]
Cadburys Joy-Filled Hot Air Balloon!
We were asked earlier this month, if we could make an inflatable replica hot air balloon. “Of course,” we said, “that’s easy!” Well, it wasn’t. The project turned out to be a lot more complicated… But in true ABC style we tackled it head on and the result was absolutely brilliant! The brief included the […]
Inflatable Hot Air Balloon for Irish Eurovision Entry
We felt honoured to make a giant inflatable hot air balloon for the Irish entry to the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. The replica hot air balloon was the central theme in their set and really helped them make an impression. This year Eurovision was in Kiev in the Ukraine which posed some practical and logistical […]
