GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
F*****G HELL! It certainly roasted my
nuts!
I must admit even I was a bit reluctant to go near the team
preparing this beauty. Apparently using large quantities of
flammable liquid and flash powder is normal for properly trained
crews wanting to make a bang for displays or the movies. The
massive distance they went up the hill with this proved two
things to me: One, how big this would be and two, they knew
what they were doing sticking it that far away.
What followed when it went off was incredible. The most intense
two seconds of my time with UKFR. Check out the video which
includes a slow motion replay.
ANDY P'S TEA CHESTS OF DOOM
100 rockets fired at once. As seen in
Iraq!
Andy's rocket salvos were a complete surprise to me. I was
enjoying a barrage of three or four cat three rockets being
fired from the racks when all of a sudden a whole shedload went
up. Some good effects too, and good hang time thanks to some
falling leaves. And then it happened again... and again. These
were 100 rocket salvos by Shellscape (cat 4, sorry!). They were
named "Tea Chests of Doom" thanks to their physical
size, and what they did to Gerry's fence - 100 rockets in a
box have a seriously large amount of blisteringly hot exhaust
gases to vent.
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Chests Of Doom : Three times 100 rockets. 7Mb
DivX video file. Please "right click"
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SIXTEEN INCH SHELL MINE
Boom!
Wondering what happened to the sixteen inch shell? Well I am
afraid it flowerpotted. That is, it went off in the tube. This
does happen from time to time with any aerial shell. For one
reason or another it does not lift, or the lift charge goes
right through to the shell. When this happens it looks bloody
spectacular, but very little risk, since any mortar tube will
contain the blast so what happens is the pyro blasts out the
top mine-style. So what we had here was a 16 inch mine! The
pro crew were disappointed - but we weren't. It looked brilliant!
HI-RES PANORAMIC FIRING ZONE SHOTS
GERRY "RIDE-ON" Vs. JAMES "S2000"
Can Gerry make it to the top of the hill on his ride-on mower
before James - in his speedy S2000 - can navigate six miles
of country roads, buy supplies from a busy builders' merchants
and return and park his car? Watch my receding hairline
retreat faster and further than ever before as I film from the
passenger seat of the S2000.
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: 21Mb Windows Media video file. Please "right
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MISC SHOTS / MORNING AFTER / UNCLASSIFIED
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One man and his tent 2:
Keith and Annette with engraved plate 3:
Er, answers on a postcard! 4:
Close-up of Rocket rev's T-shirt 5:
Morning after the wedding fireworks 6:
More morning after debris 7:
More morning after debris
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Pro-team arsenal 2:
Lots of wiring 3:
A review item that did not impress 4:
Zedsquared as Batman in front of the remains of Eros (picture
believed to be courtesy and © Pepsi) 5:
Stunning image by Pete B of Eros from the other side 6:
GaryP and partner 7:
Battle damage to Gerry's fence caused by Andy P's "Tea
Chests Of Doom" (rocket salvos in a box) - picture ©Gerry
