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| Date | Comments |
|---|---|
| 12/3/2012 | Bought Lime Green Nomex from Bill Whalen |
| 12/4/2012 | Bought Green and Red Fabric from Don Piccard |
| 11/9/2013 | Discussion with Karen Smith about possibilities of doing a Flame Balloon for the new LimeLight |
| 11/15/2013 | Bob & MaryJo like the Flame on the scoop |
| 11/17/2013 | Discussion with Karen about doing actual flames instead of triangles |
| 11/20/2013 | Started Cutting Fabric |
| 11/6/2014 | Top two panels cut, 3rd panel started (Yellow 1.9 oz fabric) |
| 12/18/2016 | Finished cutting entire balloon. Sue Bender & Rich Lorenz helped all weekend |
| 12/26/2017 | Sue Bender helped with cutting and sewing the diagonal panels |
| 1/1/2018 | Sewing going very well |
| 1/11/2018 | 16 Half Gores COMPLETELY Finished, other 16 only have the yellow to go |
| 1/15/2018 | All the half gores are sewn together, making 16 full gores |
| 1/22/2018 | 8 of 16 Load Tape Seams done! Half way there on this step |
| 1/27/2018 | All 15 Load Tape Seams done, ready for last seam! |
| 1/31/2018 | FINISHED SEWING! |
The Original LimeLight Balloon
We will use the original parachute. It is still in great shape
Fabric Needed | |
| Nomex Balloon | ~20+ yds |
| Nomex Scoop | ~15 yds |
| Nylon | ~500 yds |
| Load Tape | ~500 yds |
Fabric Available | ||
| High Viz Yellow Nomex | 42 yds | |
| Orange Nomex | 10 yds + Used | Left over from first Tetrahedron |
| Green Nylon | ~350 yds | Same exact batch as original LimeLight (from Don Piccard) |
| Green Nylon | 8 yds | Left over from original LimeLight (from Don Piccard) |
| Red Nylon | ~350 yds | Same exact batch as original LimeLight (from Don Piccard) |
| Dark Green Nylon | 15 yds | From Mel Hanson |
| Yellow Nylon | 30? yds | Left over from first Tetrahedron |
| Orange Nylon | 11 yds | Left over from first Tetrahedron |
| Orange Nylon | 3 x 3yds | Pre Cut Pannels Left over from first Tetrahedron |
| Yellow Top Nylon | 100+ yds | Left over from LimeLight |
| OD Green Nomex Load Tape | LOTS | From Free Stuff from South Carolina |
| Navy Blue Nylon Load Tape | LOTS | From Free Stuff from South Carolina |
| Light Blue Nylon Load Tape | Unknown | From Free Stuff from South Carolina |
| Tan Nylon Load Tape | Unknown | From Free Stuff from South Carolina |
| Yellow Load Tape | > 200 yds | Left over from first Tetrahedron |
Accent Fabric Available | ||
| Medium Green | 7 pcs | Custom 9 Leftovers |
| Red | 7 pcs | Custom 9 Leftovers |
| Orange | 8+2 pcs | Custom 9 Leftovers |
| Yellow | 8 pcs | Custom 9 Leftovers |
| White | 22 small pcs | Custom 9 Leftovers |
| Marron | 23 small pcs | Custom 9 Leftovers |
Final Design
4 Short & 4 Long Orange Arrows
Sage Green Load Tape
2 more Yellow panels at top of balloon
Top 1/4 of balloon is Yellow which is a heavier fabric
12/17/2016
Bottom View
12/17/2016
Arrow & Vents
Top View, with Sage Green Load Tape
Second LimeLight balloon
I have another roll of the exact same fabric from Don Piccard that is red.
The arrows might be orange, the same as in the green LimeLight balloon
Orange Arrows instead of Yellow
Pink Load Tape
Color combination, even design still undecided
Green Nylon with OD Green Nomex Load Tape
Orange and Yellow Nomex
Current design for Indecision Replacement
Same design with more purple
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