Chinese firework factory - help needed

[Ignatieff]

Looking to fit our one of my Chinese buildings as a highly dangerous and over-the-top fireworks factory (suggested names by return please).

Anyone got any ideas for 28mm fireworks?  Congreve rockets spring to mind, but I need a full range of badly made and highly dangerous fireworks??

[OSHIROmodels]

Well, I think you could start with lots of firecrackers all tied together in long strings (small microstrip painted red would do the trick), then differing sizes of the Congreve you mentioned in respective holders (I think an angle of about 60-70 degrees to vertical would do).

I know the Japanese have a small version of the Catherine wheel with only two little rockets on it and the central roundel has nice designs painted on, and since a lot Japanese culture originated from China it seems feasible to have them there also (make them bigger though  ).

As to a name, I'm pretty rubbish at this sort of thing but you could have 'Lo Bang'

cheers

James

[argsilverson]

Hallo Steve,
What about these:
http://www.cyber-heritage.co.uk/gallery2/
https://ca-science7.wikispaces.com/David+R
http://photos.igougo.com/pictures-photos-p179783-Chinese_Rockets.html
http://www.museumminiatures.co.uk/pages/prod_equipment.html
http://the-airman.wikispaces.com/The+Obscure
http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/r/rocket_science.asp

羅 爆炸 = Lo Bang
煙花爆竹 = fireworks
(No, I do not know chinese but Google translates some words, I hope)
http://translate.google.com/#en|zh-TW|fireworks

[Hammers]

Wei Fat Bang Fireworks?

[Ignatieff]

Wei Fat Bang Fireworks?

Hammers - I knew I could rely on you - a worthy winner!

Team, great suggestions, many thanks!!!

[argsilverson]

Wei Fat Bang Fireworks = 魏 發 爆炸 煙花

again:

http://translate.google.com/#en|zh-TW|Wei%20Fat%20Bang%20Fireworks

[Ignatieff]

Wei Fat Bang Fireworks = 魏 發 爆炸 煙花

again:

http://translate.google.com/#en|zh-TW|Wei%20Fat%20Bang%20Fireworks

Brilliant!

[Hammers]

Hammers - I knew I could rely on you - a worthy winner!

Team, great suggestions, many thanks!!!

Well, any time you're looking for a tired old joke, I'm your man. 

[Ignatieff]

Well, any time you're looking for a tired old joke, I'm your man. 

You are soooooooo modest!  Thanks again

[HerbyF]

If you want a bunch of rockets in different sizes, check out ancient or medieval Chinese armies. I have seen rockets & fire lances listed with some of them in my looking over lists. It would be really simple to make them though. Get a variety of small tube & toothpicks, wire, or even plastic broom bristles. Cut the tube to lenght, then glue the stick in & cut to what ever size. Scratch builds will give you that irregular look. You could even slip a piece of thread in when you glue the stick in the tube for a fuse.

[SBRPearce]

For the construction, think immensely thick stone walls and balsa-wood for rafters, so the inevitable explosion is channeled skyward and not outward...

Thick blast-doors that swing in[/i]...

Looking forward to seeing it.

[OSHIROmodels]

Looking forward to seeing it.

Shouldn't be too long now 

cheers

James

[marianas_gamer]

Well that is an encouraging hint - now really looking forward to seeing this!
LB

[OSHIROmodels]

Nearly finished. I'd hoped to get it done for Christmas but family and other things got in the way (as they always do at this time of year  sometimes I wish I was an orphan  )

I still have the rocket stands to finish off but there are a couple of progress shots included here 







Tomorrow (bank holiday) is the finishing off day (provided I don't have to go shopping again  ) and when it's done I'll post some more detailed shots 

cheers

James

[Hammers]

Love the repairs. The rest is OK, I guess... (I am of course kidding, the whole thing is a thing of beauty).