Stash

[Cheflife222]

Alright guys I started this same thread last year and we got 131 posts, let's see what we can get this year. Post your 2019 stash photos here including your updates so we can all follow each others stashes as they grow!!!

[Jay_]

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3747&stc=1 These are my leftovers from last year

I picked up a case of these sweethearts last month: http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3746&stc=1

[robdog]

46 cases so far

[Chiefsfan00]

Looks like you already have a head start for this year Jay_.

[Chiefsfan00]

Nice stash robdog.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Dang robdog... Suddenly I feel I'm way behind!!

Nice haul so far!

[kxm62971]

I'm planning to pick up my order sometime in March, I'll come back and update then!

[cherrybomb1]

Dang robdog... Suddenly I feel I'm way behind!!

Nice haul so far!

We all know better then that Big Rick! LOL

[Big Worm]

We all know better then that Big Rick! LOL

LMFAO!!! That's the truth.

[chriskrc]

Wow robdog that's one hell of a stash already. Not a bad start with the leftovers either Jay.

[Jay_]

Thanks! this is a list of what is in all the boxesz

2x pfx574c
2x pfx591
2x Roosevelt
2x Rushmore
2x Washington
2x double barrel
2x high voltage
2x united we stand
Cobalt bomb
Neutron bomb
2x honey badger
2x inferno punch
2x go getters
Pfx5202
2x evil clown
2x sucker punch
Hit the road jack
2x bling bling
Fireworks fiesta
1x 13 shot dom slice
1x 15 shot slice
2x so76 slice
2x pfx Lt-4
2x prime rain
54x Comets
18x dom 62’s
18x dom 50mm Mines
12x rwb candles
55x dragonslayer 60g cans
28x silver dragon’s
52x all up w/graceful mine
28x assorted ball shells
6x supernova 60g crackle cans

[Rick_In_Tampa]

We all know better then that Big Rick! LOL


LMFAO!!! That's the truth.

I appreciate the vote of confidence guys, but I had to dial it back this year. Last year I bit off more than I could chew. Only have 45 cases coming this year. Should be a nice show though if I can get the dang rain to leave me alone long enough to wire everything this time!!

[Big Worm]

Even with less product I bet you can put on twice the show you did last year Rick! Got my fingers crossed on your weather though, mother nature is kinda of a b****!

[FL Kevin]

I appreciate the vote of confidence guys, but I had to dial it back this year. Last year I bit off more than I could chew. Only have 45 cases coming this year. Should be a nice show though if I can get the dang rain to leave me alone long enough to wire everything this time!!

Good luck with the rain I know I need it this year, last year sucked seems we always get a thunderstorm to roll in around 4 o'clock this past year it stayed until dusk. Good thing I only shot from 1 station and used angle boards, that and mostly every thing was on a 14' flat trailer backed into my garage. Still sucked to wire all the racks, comet slices at night but the show did go in the air.

[kxm62971]

Alright everyone I just got back from picking up this year's stash. 38 total cases; half for one show, half for another. Can't wait! :D

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3774&stc=1

[joewad]

I always start my stash with the attached........:cool:

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3775&stc=1

[Robbro097]

[QUOTE=kxm62971;56494]Alright everyone I just got back from picking up this year's stash. 38 total cases; half for one show, half for another. Those night breakers r really nice cake great hieght and spread stars burn a good while as well they were a personal favorite of my show last year. I still have 1 left im planning for a birthday party show or a just because show

[Chiefsfan00]

Nice stash kxm62971

[Deanbc]

Rick, 45 cases is still a lot of stuff and work. I had similar problems last year, not with weather but work load. This year I decided to reduce the number of cakes and I’m going with more Sweeps and slices. I bought a small trailer and will build a rack on the trailer to hold the slices and firing modules. Easy to wire up, set up and take down. Still have cakes and shells, just not as many cakes.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Dean - Because it seems to want to rain on me EVERY YEAR, I think I'm going to go back to using the boards and glue method for prepping most of my effects. Then I will just have to set the boards in place on the 4th and I'll be ready to shoot. The past two years I've been wiring and staking them in place on the 4th, and that just takes too long. Especially when you're fighting rain.

[jayf]

Looks like a whole lot of fun in those pics! I should have my 1st stash pic of the year soon as my order for Spirit of 76 should be shipped today!

[Kenny East]

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3805&stc=1 some for the collection, some for shooting... Most at least 15 years old

[nayslayer]

Nice stashe!

[morrison2951]

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3806&stc=1 It's a start. 8 Brothers 500 bangers.

Love me some Whacky Tobacky- had one left over from last year plus the new case.

[Unknown]

Here is my stash for this year, have just about everything except; M.O.A.B. by winda, One Nation by Cannon, Quest by Brothers, Hellcat by Sky Bacon and Death Cans by Dynamite. I couldn't wait and bough most of it before new years.

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3828&stc=1

[Unknown]

I seem am having trouble adding more pictures... help?

[Unknown]

Here is my stash for this year, have just about everything except; M.O.A.B. by winda, One Nation by Cannon, Quest by Brothers, Hellcat by Sky Bacon and Death Cans by Dynamite. I couldn't wait and bough most of it before new years.

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3828&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3828&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3828&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3828&stc=1

[jayf]

I am finally posting....Product on the table is leftovers from last year. The other is my order from Spirit of 76 earlier this month. Not sure why they are sideways..... 38983899

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Very nice Jay. I have 6 cases of those roman candles left over from last year. They sure looked good in the videos online. I hope to be able to get them in the show this year.

[jayf]

My 2 are assorted cases. I am thing of starting my show with them. One station of 3 red in the middle, a station of 3 white on each side than 3 blue on each side.

[derek81]

I am getting stash envy!

[Big Worm]

Here's a stash update! Went to the SO76 demo and picked up most of my order.(still waiting on Pheasants in Flight) I have an order in with Nite Lites this year also. (21 cases)

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3915&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3914&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3916&stc=1

[Robbro097]

Here's a stash update! Went to the SO76 demo and picked up most of my order.(still waiting on Pheasants in Flight) I have an order in with Nite Lites this year also. (21 cases)

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Iv got a case of the rwb go getters ordered, look awesome in video. Did you get to see them at theyr demo? If so do they look as good in person as vids?

[Big Worm]

i dont think i saw the RWB but I did see Yellow and Purple. Super vivid colors, i wish they would scramble a little more though.

[Robbro097]

Well hopefully we got some active 1s from what iv seen from all proline products they must use there best chemicals/mixs because they all look very vivid

[Big Worm]

ya thats what i like about go getters, they are super bright. im trying to do an all red finale and i know the go getters will show no matter how smokey it gets. they also look pretty cool in the smoke.

[Robbro097]

This will be my first year with go getters also going to b mixing in lots of comets mines slices girandolas this is my first year being able to buy 1.4pro (thanks dave for your AP package) so i really wanna mix in stuff i dont normally do iv really only got stuff the breaks. I wanna throw as many different things out there and c how my audience responds and try a pyromusical next year and should have a good idea what the crowd likes best and try and design a show to match. I like the idea of a 1 color finale just paint the sky red. I hope you record your show id like to c how it turns out.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

I am getting stash envy!

Careful there sonny.... It gets expensive quick after the envy kicks in!! :cool:

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Iv got a case of the rwb go getters ordered, look awesome in video. Did you get to see them at theyr demo? If so do they look as good in person as vids?

I used them last year, and I have 2 cases coming this year. You're going to like them! ;-)

[Robbro097]

I used them last year, and I have 2 cases coming this year. You're going to like them! ;-)

Thats what i was hoping to hear always nice to get a 1st hand opinion sometimes things don't look as well in person as in vid (sometimes other way around) everything iv heard and seen of 1.4pro doesnt under perform.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Thats what i was hoping to hear always nice to get a 1st hand opinion sometimes things don't look as well in person as in vid (sometimes other way around) everything iv heard and seen of 1.4pro doesnt under perform.

The vast majority of the items I use are 1.4 Pro items from SO76. With the exception of a few fusing complaints (which they said they will address with their manufacturer), I have nothing but good things to say about how their products perform.

[Robbro097]

The vast majority of the items I use are 1.4 Pro items from SO76. With the exception of a few fusing complaints (which they said they will address with their manufacturer), I have nothing but good things to say about how their products perform.

Since you like go getters have you ever tried any go getter mines i see americanwholesalefireworks has some listed on theyr price list and they look awesome so im hoping to try some if theyr not out of stock when I place final order. Iv seen videos of so76 go getter mines and also look awesome not as big as dominator but more in each really look cool

[displayfireworks1]

Nice pictures post. For those that are new to posting pictures a maximum of 6 pictures and/or video can be one a single post. To add more than 6 pictures just start another post on the thread and add 6 more. If pictures do not upload reduce their total MB size.

[Jay_]

Here's a stash update! Went to the SO76 demo and picked up most of my order.(still waiting on Pheasants in Flight) I have an order in with Nite Lites this year also. (21 cases)

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3915&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3914&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3916&stc=1

That my friend is a nice stash. Gonna be a bangin 4th at your place!

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Since you like go getters have you ever tried any go getter mines i see americanwholesalefireworks has some listed on theyr price list and they look awesome so im hoping to try some if theyr not out of stock when I place final order. Iv seen videos of so76 go getter mines and also look awesome not as big as dominator but more in each really look cool

I have never used any Dominator stuff. I got on a few sites that were recommended by the folks on here, and I tried to register so I could view the items and prices. Proved to be too difficult and I gave up pretty quickly. So far SO76 has been able to satisfy my needs and I already have ideas on how to use some of their new stuff (like their ghost fans and lava effects) next year.

I will probably try and give the Dominator vendors another shot when I get back from PGI in August and begin working on the 2020 show.

[Robbro097]

Id recommend Americanwholesalefireworks.com (i hear theyr shipping is really reasonable) and they give pyrotalk members 20% off so pretty good right out the gate. Those ghost fans look great by so76 they have a few so76 at americanwholesalefireworks enough for me to try a few things. im in ohio so i cant have fireworks shipped to me limiting me to as far as i feel like driving

[Rick_In_Tampa]

im in ohio so i cant have fireworks shipped to me limiting me to as far as i feel like driving

Seriously? I thought WF Boom and others shipped to Ohio. There are brick and mortar fireworks stores in Ohio, so why wouldn't they ship to Ohio? That's very odd.

[Robbro097]

Seriously? I thought WF Boom and others shipped to Ohio. There are brick and mortar fireworks stores in Ohio, so why wouldn't they ship to Ohio? That's very odd.

Ohio law is just wierd like that i suppose. We are not allowed to light fireworks not that that stops any1 (i seen on news that way laws written it makes it nearly impossible for police to sieze fireworks unless its serious safety concerns because theyr not allowed to discharge either so theyd have to pay big $ to take out of state to destroy) but are allowed to purchase so long as we transport out of sstate in 48hrs lol. Id guess its about not wanting to harm ohio businesses and collecting tax $. I figured since wo could buy we could ship but a few years back when i was getting ready to take my show to the next level (beyond what my fireworksguy could handle) i wanted to purchase wholesale from so76 but couldnt. That got me seaching found daves youtube chans and his tour vids of wfboom and American fireworks and been buying from them.

[Robbro097]

https://youtu.be/eFItYE0nc6Y at 2:25 talks bout y ohio fireworks law not enforced

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFItYE0nc6Y

[Kenny East]

I've been busy picking up my orders.... Currently at 28 cases... 11 cases of shells, 2 cases of firecrackers, 3 cases of Roman candles, 1 case of gyrendola, and the rest are 200/500 gram cakes. I'll snap a few pictures when it's not raining.

[Wholesale Fireworks]

Seriously? I thought WF Boom and others shipped to Ohio. There are brick and mortar fireworks stores in Ohio, so why wouldn't they ship to Ohio? That's very odd.

Rick..... According to Ohio law, the only way we can ship fireworks in the the state of Ohio is if we are shipping to business that has a fireworks license to sell 1.4g consumer fireworks. So we DO ship to other stores in Ohio who buy product from us. We cannot ship to a consumer in OHIO.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Well I hope Ohio changes their laws sooner rather than later so you guys can buy from different vendors. There are a TON of really great products out there. It's a shame you can't get them delivered to Ohio.

[robdog]

Updated my stash pics with a few shells leftover from last year, and some new items I bought.

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3951&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3952&stc=1

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Very nice stash! Someone's going to be very busy on July 4th. :cool:

[robdog]

Very nice stash! Someone's going to be very busy on July 4th. :cool:

Thanks! I started yesterday with fusing up the shells. I'll probably try to do a little every weekend, so I'm not in a rush around the 4th.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

I hear ya. My stuff arrives tomorrow and already I feel I am so far behind.

[krayg]

I hear ya. My stuff arrives tomorrow and already I feel I am so far behind.

Delivered? Pics or it didn't happen! ;)

[Mattp]

Here is some pics of todays haul!!! It came, i picked it up no probelm.. started to do some work today on it,, and quickly realized i may have to scale it back a little.. lol.. its alot of work... plus i will have some added 1.3 to wire up on the day of..
http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3959&stc=1
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[Rick_In_Tampa]

Delivered? Pics or it didn't happen! ;)

It got delivered after I went to bed (I work 3rd shift so I'm in bed by noon). I'm told everything arrived and is safely tucked away in my garage. I'll get in there when I get home this morning and take some pics and post them.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

What happened to the piggy Matt?! Looks like they dropped a few cases from the airplane! Hope everything is still usable.

[Mattp]

What happened to the piggy Matt?! Looks like they dropped a few cases from the airplane! Hope everything is still usable.

Haha.. good eyes.. ya the piggy and the candles came pretty dented up.. i did a close inspection and all the tubes on both are fine!!!

[Rick_In_Tampa]

That's good news. I swear... If these shipping yahoos knew how much this stuff cost, maybe they'd be more careful with it.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Okay... Here's the stash for this year. Sorry, but I'm too tired to take it all apart and fan it out like last year. But you'll get the idea.
http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3962&stc=1
http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3963&stc=1

[joed2323]

Okay... Here's the stash for this year. Sorry, but I'm too tired to take it all apart and fan it out like last year. But you'll get the idea.
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Nice stash sir!

Those dahlia cakes are nice but definitely pricey case wise.. Ive never shot one or seen these in person, have you shot these before? Im guessing you like them, especially with having a few cases of them..
I wonder if the crowd would be able to tell a difference between a 76 proline 12s peony cake and the 12s dahlia cakes.

Ive always wanted to purchase these dahlia cakes but the price has always kept me from adding to my order

Regardless Im jealous, very jealous that you were able to get the 300s multicolor 8sec cake. I tried ordering in feburary and they were sold out, i don't think they will be in before i pick my order up june 1st, stuck on a container ship i guess.
Man i so needed 2 of these for my show

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Thank you Sir! Yes... I have shot those before. Very nice. Big, loud breaks. As for the crowd... I don't think they can tell the difference between a dahlia and a lamp post.

I really try not to look at the price of anything. lol... I set my budget and then I start watching videos and see what I like that works well with the music I've put together. I throw it all into a spreadsheet and see where we're at at the end of all the videos. If I'm over budget, I whittle it down until I reach my target. That's the only way I can rationalize spending all that cash on something that lasts a few seconds. This year's show is right at $321 a minute. If I ponder that too long it makes it feel like I'm wasting $$. So I don't! lol...

The 300s multicolor cakes are going to close out "Frozen." My granddaughter loves that song so it's getting special attention this year. It's the most complex song I have in my show. Hopefully everything works as planned. I've got a total of 4 songs in my show using 174 total cues. Frozen alone accounts for 80 cues! So it's going to be a very busy song if I wire it right. lol... Last year I was really counting on some Nishiki effects and I wasn't able to get them. This year I put my deposit down Jan 3rd! So I think that's the ticket for at least get on the waiting list early enough to have a chance to get some stuff.

[joed2323]

Thank you Sir! Yes... I have shot those before. Very nice. Big, loud breaks. As for the crowd... I don't think they can tell the difference between a dahlia and a lamp post.

I really try not to look at the price of anything. lol... I set my budget and then I start watching videos and see what I like that works well with the music I've put together. I throw it all into a spreadsheet and see where we're at at the end of all the videos. If I'm over budget, I whittle it down until I reach my target. That's the only way I can rationalize spending all that cash on something that lasts a few seconds. This year's show is right at $321 a minute. If I ponder that too long it makes it feel like I'm wasting $$. So I don't! lol...

The 300s multicolor cakes are going to close out "Frozen." My granddaughter loves that song so it's getting special attention this year. It's the most complex song I have in my show. Hopefully everything works as planned. I've got a total of 4 songs in my show using 174 total cues. Frozen alone accounts for 80 cues! So it's going to be a very busy song if I wire it right. lol... Last year I was really counting on some Nishiki effects and I wasn't able to get them. This year I put my deposit down Jan 3rd! So I think that's the ticket for at least get on the waiting list early enough to have a chance to get some stuff.

Awesome man.

Im sure your granddaughter is going to be extremely excited with hearing one of her favorite songs and matching fireworks to it, very nice of you to do that.

$321 a minute, hmmm, i never thought of it like that. Im going to have to figue out mine, since im very curious, now that you suggested that. It might make me sick and fall over when i come up a total per minute...

I hear you on the wiring of the cues, its very easy to wire in the item, ive had that happen with my help doing so, i just never had the time to go back through and make sure all is wired on the correct cue.

I still have a day or so to add to my order, I may have to add a case or two of the red dahlias. I have a segment in my show where im using all red product. These would probably get up break over flood red, not sure if mammoth red strobe would wash out the red dahlia though.... decision's decisions

[Big Worm]

I still have a day or so to add to my order, I may have to add a case or two of the red dahlias. I have a segment in my show where im using all red product. These would probably get up break over flood red, not sure if mammoth red strobe would wash out the red dahlia though.... decision's decisions

I'm curious as to how your setting up your red segment? I would like to do an all red finale this year, but I don't have a plan yet just a lot of red products and strobes.

[Big Worm]

Looking good as always Rick!

[joed2323]

I'm curious as to how your setting up your red segment? I would like to do an all red finale this year, but I don't have a plan yet just a lot of red products and strobes.

Big worm, ive done an all strobe finale before it was definitely cool.

As for my red segment, brothers osborne, shoot me straight. I have a bunch of fireballs planned for this song.

Near the ending chorus of the song, im firing from 3 positions. So i will have fade to red, flood red, red peony, mammoth red strobe firing from 3 positions. Im not looking at my script, but when i get home i can give you a more detailed approach if you want it. Probably should mssg me so i dont screw up the stash thread. Sorry i know i have.

I will have to post stash pics when i pickup product i guess to make it right

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Looking good as always Rick!

Thank you Sir! Going to be a very busy next few weeks.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

I still have a day or so to add to my order, I may have to add a case or two of the red dahlias. I have a segment in my show where im using all red product. These would probably get up break over flood red, not sure if mammoth red strobe would wash out the red dahlia though.... decision's decisions

Last year I used "Fuel" by Metallica and I tried to use all orange/flame colored effects. I think it worked really well. My last song this year is the Star Spangled Banner sung by Whitney Houston at the Super Bowl. I'm going to have all red, white, and blue effects with a 336 mortar finale at the very end. I do like the idea of using all one color. Red is a great choice. Really lights up the sky. Flood Red is a great cake too. I used it last year as well. You'll love it.

[Mattp]

Nice stash rick.. definitely have alot of work ahead..at the kids request.. i also have two disney songs before the ?salute to america? this year..trying to make it resemble anything close to waht they do in disneyworld is no small task!!!

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Thanks Matt. Yeah, trying to compete with Disney is a losing proposition. I don't have anything near their pyro budget. I also don't have their audience. So that's a big plus. Doesn't matter anyway. With a little imagination a $500 show can look just as good as a $5000 show.

[joed2323]

I'm going to have all red, white, and blue effects with a 336 mortar finale at the very end. I do like the idea of using all one color. Red is a great choice. Really lights up the sky. Flood Red is a great cake too. I used it last year as well. You'll love it.

I love the "all r/w/b finale ending"
Great choice to end a show with. I always wanted to do a finale with dominators 25s finale boxes using all one color then switching to another all one color then another and so on. Basically, all red,white,blue,green,yellow, brocade... doesnt have to be in that exact order then end with all crackle finale boxes then instant crackle. You would need alot of the 25s finale boxes and delay the timing, or script them to be a second or so apart between cakes so you wouldnt get the pauses between each row on a 25s finale box
In my opinion it would look clean and well thought out

Although, nothing wrong with throwing up anything and everything in a finale, chaos and mayhem is awesome

Quick question, so will you be using all one brand for your 336 shells or a mix of different brands?

Im weird so when i shoot shells for a finale i have to replace the fuses with quick fuses into each shell, then quick fuse the whole rack as well. I want those shells to all hit relatively at the same time. If you dont mind me asking, are you planning on replacing the leader fuses or? 336 shells definently would take some time to refuse, wow lol!

[Bad Alibi Scott]

Picked up my 76 order today in Connecticut. Long day of driving, about 10 hrs on the road. All total about 13 hrs, left my place at 4am and got back about 4:30 unloaded trailer and returned to cap off the day. All the product looks great as far as not being damaged. I'll try and get some pics up soon. Busy day tomorrow with a band gig so it might be a day or two lol. Big shout out to Tim from Spirit of 76 for making the delivery process easy for people who can't get stuff shipped to their state.

[Mattp]

Im weird so when i shoot shells for a finale i have to replace the fuses with quick fuses into each shell, then quick fuse the whole rack as well. I want those shells to all hit relatively at the same time. If you dont mind me asking, are you planning on replacing the leader fuses or? 336 shells definently would take some time to refuse, wow lol!


i feel that if you just fast fuse all the shells they will still go up very close to all at the same time... just need to account for about 5sec for the factory leader fuses... unless precision is that important.. but seems like alot of extra work

[joed2323]

i feel that if you just fast fuse all the shells they will still go up very close to all at the same time... just need to account for about 5sec for the factory leader fuses... unless precision is that important.. but seems like alot of extra work

Main reason why i replace leader fuses is for timing. If im trying to cap off a song or the tail end of a finale, I like to use finale boxes first then hit the shells on the final cue, I dont like stragglers. It also sounds amazing launching 96 canisters up in the air all at once. I could only imagine how awesome it would be to "fast puke" a few cases of shells

Many ways to skin a cat, and to fuse racks.

Im guessing with the 336 shells Rick is going to shoot in his finale, he probably has no need to lunch them all that fast?

Rick what speed fuse are you using? Just a guess, are you fusing them to begin firing on the slow side then switch up your fusing to a faster fuse to build that intensity?

[Robbro097]

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3972&stc=1 http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3973&stc=1 http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3974&stc=1 http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3975&stc=1 my left overs from last year the cases will go in my main show then loose cakes will go for a show sometime before the 4th so i can play with the cobra and practice scripting, i have around 30 cases ordered from americanwholesalefireworks that im waiting for last item or 2 to come in and ill prob place another order with em fir 10 15 cases before i pick them up. My help cancled last year so i had to shorten show and this was byproduct

[Stormcrow]

Nice stashes Rick and Robb.
208 cue 15 min pyromusical this year
http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3976&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3977&stc=1

[Rick_In_Tampa]

I love the "all r/w/b finale ending"
Great choice to end a show with. I always wanted to do a finale with dominators 25s finale boxes using all one color then switching to another all one color then another and so on. Basically, all red,white,blue,green,yellow, brocade... doesnt have to be in that exact order then end with all crackle finale boxes then instant crackle. You would need alot of the 25s finale boxes and delay the timing, or script them to be a second or so apart between cakes so you wouldnt get the pauses between each row on a 25s finale box
In my opinion it would look clean and well thought out

Although, nothing wrong with throwing up anything and everything in a finale, chaos and mayhem is awesome

Quick question, so will you be using all one brand for your 336 shells or a mix of different brands?

Im weird so when i shoot shells for a finale i have to replace the fuses with quick fuses into each shell, then quick fuse the whole rack as well. I want those shells to all hit relatively at the same time. If you dont mind me asking, are you planning on replacing the leader fuses or? 336 shells definently would take some time to refuse, wow lol!

Buddy I NEVER mind someone asking me a question. So don't ever hesitate to ask a question if you have one! :cool:

I got shorted on a case of R/W/B Go Getters that I planned to use for my finale, so I'm going to have to use some roman candles I got last year but never used. I got 3 cases of the RC400 140s Candle Barrage RWB Asst (30 sec) to try and send up a wall of red, white, and blue. It rained for 6.5 hours during my setup time so they never got wired in. So I'm going to try and incorporate them this year. I also have a bunch of other stuff going up. Time Rain Crackle, Humming Snakes, RWB Peony's and RWB Dahlia's. I'm shooting from 3 different stations and I didn't want all the effects to be the same.

As for the mortars... I don't replace the fuse on the mortars. However, I do wire everything with quickfuse. Even if I had the time to replace the mortar fuse with quickfuse (and I don't!) I wouldn't. I want a steady stream of mortars going up for about 20 seconds or so. I think if I replaced the mortar fuse with quickfuse and then wired everything with quickfuse... That would be too fast. I want the "ohhh... ahhh." to last a few seconds. lol. I have 100 mortars at each of the 3 firing stations and an additional 36 shot fan rack in the center. The mortars go off from outside to inside (at least that's the plan!). This year I'm using 2 different shells. Smoke & Mirrors and Supernova cans. I alternate them in the tubes as I load them.

I hope that answered all your questions. If not, let me know!

[Rick_In_Tampa]

i feel that if you just fast fuse all the shells they will still go up very close to all at the same time... just need to account for about 5sec for the factory leader fuses... unless precision is that important.. but seems like alot of extra work

I agree. All the shells will go up at the burn speed of the quickfuse which is what, .5 sec per foot? The only delay will be the time it takes the first shell to launch from the time it is lit. After that, they all go up like a machine gun going off!

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Rick what speed fuse are you using? Just a guess, are you fusing them to begin firing on the slow side then switch up your fusing to a faster fuse to build that intensity?

I used to vary the fuse speed, but not anymore. Everything is being wired with .5 sec per ft fast fuse. As previously indicated, I've got a bunch of other stuff going up prior to the mortars. As soon as Whitney Houston hits the word "home" as in "And the home, of the brave" the mortars should start firing and run through the end of the song. Again, that's the plan anyway. lol... We'll see.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Way to go Stormcrow!! Very nice assortment. Heavy on the mortars too I see. Same cans I'm using this year. Very nice. I love the Nishiki's. Wasn;t able to get them last year. That really torqued my screws too. Looking good bud!

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Very nice Robbro097! Looks like one heck of a nice stash. I would be remiss if I didn't point out that I'm not a fan of having 5 gallons of gas that close to a wonderful stash of fireworks, but I'm going to assume the generator is new and the tank is empty, right? :confused:

In any event... You're looking good for 2019!

[Robbro097]

Very nice Robbro097! Looks like one heck of a nice stash. I would be remiss if I didn't point out that I'm not a fan of having 5 gallons of gas that close to a wonderful stash of fireworks, but I'm going to assume the generator is new and the tank is empty, right? :confused:

In any event... You're looking good for 2019!

Good point on genny lol its not new but is drained and ran dry because i finally ran power the 500ft back to the barn. (Cobra was big factor in that preparing for pyro musical and thats where every1 watches show) Im in process of putting everything back in place after wiring it. I just snapped a few pics while i was in that part.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

You da man!! Sounds like a lot of work. I'm sure the show will be great. Looking forward to the video!!

[Mattp]

great stashes guys!!!gonna be alot of good vids on here the days following the 4th.. rick, what is your plan for the "wall" of candles, as far as securing and fusing??? i was hoping to do something similar but am struggling with the best/quickest/easiest way to go about it... im thinking of just making one rack now and have the red angling left... white straight up , and blue angling right... all from one center rack.. this way one igniter and some fast fuse can do it all simply... but i feel it would be soooo much better spread out

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Matt - As I mentioned earlier I got 3 cases of the RC400 140s Candle Barrage RWB Assortment from SO76. So that gave me 12 red, 12 white, and 12 blue candles. They come with a plastic pointed end to stick in the ground, but I don't trust that. So I taped them to wooden stakes and staked them out in a line about 1ft apart. All the red, then white, then blue. They have visco fuses so I used talons on them.

Like I mentioned earlier, I got so much rain last year I wasn't able to wire them into the firing mods. So they're all still wrapped up and sitting in a box right now. I plan to do the same thing this year. I've got 3 Cobra mods doing nothing but gerbs and flame pots for "Frozen", so I figure I'll wire the candles into those mods, 2 per cue in parallel. Hope that helps.

[Mattp]

Yes!! I have the same RWB assortment.. and as you noticed in my stash photo.. that was one of the boxes that didnt fair so well..1/2 of the red pointed cones had fallen off before i even opend the box.. so i definitely do not trust those. I may just do the stake and tape method.. i really dont feel like making another wooden contraption this year.. lol.. i have enough to do as it is.. thanks,, it did help

[morrison2951]

Thanks Matt. Yeah, trying to compete with Disney is a losing proposition. I don't have anything near their pyro budget. I also don't have their audience. So that's a big plus. Doesn't matter anyway. With a little imagination a $500 show can look just as good as a $5000 show.

That's my thinking as well for my little backyard shows.

Creativity goes a long way on a short budget. :)

[Stormcrow]

Yeah I went with three cases on nishiki making up for last year’s shortage.
I staked my candles individually last year and it went fine but trying peg board this year. Decrease what I have to do on the 4th. http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3988&stc=1

[Mattp]

Yeah I went with three cases on nishiki making up for last year’s shortage.
I staked my candles individually last year and it went fine but trying peg board this year. Decrease what I have to do on the 4th. 3988
that is good idea as well!!! how will you secure the pegboard?? stakes and screws??

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Stormcrow - I totally get what you're saying about making life easier on the 4th. I'm going back to using boards this year for that exact reason. Last year was way too busy and even after 14 hours of setup time, I still didn't get everything wired up. I'm hoping to have 90% of everything wired up before the 4th this year. Here's how it looks so far. You can see how I incorporated the candles this year. Not a single row across all the firing positions like last year, but hopefully it'll still give the same R/W/B wall effect.
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[jayf]

Great diagram Rick! I haven't gotten that far yet. It's all in my head and likely will be until show day.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Great diagram Rick! I haven't gotten that far yet. It's all in my head and likely will be until show day.

OMG... That would scare the snot out of me. I'm an IT guy so I need to have it all laid out logically so I can understand it. Even then I still get aggravated when it doesn't go off as planned. (No pun intended)

[Stormcrow]

Rick. I did 90% prewired on boards last year. Four friends and I were done on shoot day in 3 hours. I was nervous because I was done so quick and it just didn’t feel right. But Much lower stress than the day of wiring for 14 hours. This year I’m planning on 95% prewired.

You got it Matt stakes and screws.

[jayf]

OMG... That would scare the snot out of me. I'm an IT guy so I need to have it all laid out logically so I can understand it. Even then I still get aggravated when it doesn't go off as planned. (No pun intended)

My goal is to have it all planned out as you do but that has yet to happen. I have always been a great procrastinator. Also I tend to buy what I like(up to a few days before the show) and than make it all into a show vs. planning a show out and then buying. I do have 4 boards that I made last year so those may be done a week in advance.

[Big Worm]

Got my pallet from Nite Lites today! Too bad the clowns shipping it kept ramming it with the fork lift. WTF! http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3992&stc=1 http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3993&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=3994&stc=1

[Mattp]

Got my pallet from Nite Lites today! Too bad the clowns shipping it kept ramming it with the fork lift. WTF! 3992 39933994

Well, thats not good.. they really smashed that good...its pretty obvious what it is.. im sure they have to know what they're shipping.. you'd think they would want to be more careful when there a possibility of blowing up

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Rick. I did 90% prewired on boards last year. Four friends and I were done on shoot day in 3 hours. I was nervous because I was done so quick and it just didn’t feel right. But Much lower stress than the day of wiring for 14 hours. This year I’m planning on 95% prewired.

You got it Matt stakes and screws.

Wow... I hope to have that same problem this year! lol... Not holding my breath, but I'm hoping.


My goal is to have it all planned out as you do but that has yet to happen. I have always been a great procrastinator. Also I tend to buy what I like(up to a few days before the show) and than make it all into a show vs. planning a show out and then buying. I do have 4 boards that I made last year so those may be done a week in advance.

No way... I couldn't do that. You must be in your 20's then. Still have lots of energy. I'll be 56 in a few months and my clock has slowed considerably. I'm going to start fusing cakes tomorrow. Hopefully by this time next week I'll be building boards. I still have to do a sound system check and a dry run of my script! I'm panicking just writing this!! :(

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Got my pallet from Nite Lites today! Too bad the clowns shipping it kept ramming it with the fork lift. WTF! 3992 39933994

Now that is just ridiculous. Hopefully you can file a claim against the shipping company and have Nite Lites send you some replacement products at the shipping companies expense!

[Icooclast]

Now that is just ridiculous. Hopefully you can file a claim against the shipping company and have Nite Lites send you some replacement products at the shipping companies expense!

i was thinking about this, too. but from most ground freight companies i've seen fireworks companies go with the company always say to report any lost, open or damaged product to the driver and they put it on the bill of lading (not sure how to spell that) and that there's not much they can do if you don't have it marked as damaged. but i have never had any problems when having fireworks shipped. so, this is all coming from what i've read on various fireworks' sites' shipping info section (about a half dozen to maybe close to two dozen sites' shipping info is almost a carbon copy of each other)

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Yeah, that's usually how it goes, and hopefully worm documented the shipping paperwork accordingly. However, even if he didn't, having pictures of the damaged pallet while it's still on the truck and strapped in can't hurt him either.

[joed2323]

I still have to do a sound system check and a dry run of my script! I'm panicking just writing this!! :(

I'm right behind you with the panicking. I feel I'm so far behind.

Picking up product Saturday. More then likely will not get to start poking/prepping product till next week.

Need to get my script loaded onto the r2, run it through the audiobox. Just getting to the first dry run is taking awhile. Once you get the first dry run knocked out, the pressure and nerves come down some for me atleast

[Mattp]

talk about panicking...i managed to get a little less than half of my stuff wired/prepped the day i picked it up.. still have the other half to do..but my stuff is all at my shoot site..2hrs away.. and as of now i cannot see one day i can get over there to do it before the 4th.. plus i get the 1.3 the day of and have no choice but to do it that day too.. i dont want to be traveling with alot of fireworks to prep it.. and bring it back with me..mainly for legal purposes living in NY and all!!!

[Big Worm]

I did get refunded my money for all the damaged items. Ill have to get the replacements at a tent i suppose.:p

[Rick_In_Tampa]

After reading about you guys being behind I should feel better about my own situation, but I don't! lol... We're down to crunch time already. Hard to believe.

We'll all get it together in time. We always do somehow. :confused:

[Mattp]

After reading about you guys being behind I should feel better about my own situation, but I don't! lol... We're down to crunch time already. Hard to believe.

We'll all get it together in time. We always do somehow. :confused:

it seems to get harder each year, because each year gets bigger and bigger...i would gladly hire a competent person for a day to get it all done... there should be a service for that.. dont think theres enough of us to create a market for that though.. and is quite seasonal

[Rick_In_Tampa]

I've had a number of neighbors tell me that'd love to help, but so far, no one is knocking on my door. That's okay... Every morning when I get home from work I head out to the garage and start fusing cakes. I should have them all done by Friday. On Saturday a friend is going to swing by and we're going to go get some wood to build the final 4 firing boards. Then the real work will begin!! Uggg...

[Icooclast]

I did get refunded my money for all the damaged items. Ill have to get the replacements at a tent i suppose.:p

i am happy for you. did they give you any trouble getting the refund?

[Big Worm]

no trouble at all. Eddie took care of it for me! Definitely will be rethinking shipping next year though.

[Kenny East]

A few items pulled from the cases in the stash...http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4014&stc=1

[Mattp]

A few items pulled from the cases in the stash...4014

Very nice!!! Im curious about those 2 in the front left.. they look just like these ones i used to get 20+ years ago.. packed a great punch for the size!! I know theres plenty of them out there with that shape and size... but the label and all really look like it

[joewad]

no trouble at all. Eddie took care of it for me! Definitely will be rethinking shipping next year though.

Eddie rocks...........

[AxeElf]

Very nice!!! Im curious about those 2 in the front left.. they look just like these ones i used to get 20+ years ago.. packed a great punch for the size!! I know theres plenty of them out there with that shape and size... but the label and all really look like it

I don't know about the one at the VERY left in front, but that blue 19-shot hexagonal piece next to it looks like a Battle of Lexington (Shogun) to me.


https://youtu.be/Bx-XxJ0qbz8

[Kooooou]

I don't know about the one at the VERY left in front, but that blue 19-shot hexagonal piece next to it looks like a Battle of Lexington (Shogun) to me.


https://youtu.be/Bx-XxJ0qbz8
Good eye on that 19 shot. I think it's a Westlake brand Battle of Lexington though. The 9-shot is a tough one, maybe No 9 Floral or an old old 9-shot Antitank Mine from the 90's?

[DavidthePyro]

Still have to pick up one more order, but this is basically everything

[nightstalker]

Still have to pick up one more order, but this is basically everything

do you mind if I ask how much you paid for the Excaliber canister shells.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Nice haul David!! How do you wire it all up? Do you use a firing system?

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Since you like go getters have you ever tried any go getter mines i see americanwholesalefireworks has some listed on theyr price list and they look awesome so im hoping to try some if theyr not out of stock when I place final order. Iv seen videos of so76 go getter mines and also look awesome not as big as dominator but more in each really look cool

My apologies Sir. I just noticed I never gave you an answer.

The short answer is, no. I've never used go getter mines from any supplier. I try to shy away from the specialty stuff because it just takes too damn long to fuse up and incorporate into the show. This year I have 4 songs in my show using 180 cues. 80 of those cues are for 1 song because of all the specialty items I'm using. We're only 3 weeks out and I still haven't fused any of it!

I hope you have great success with yours!

[DavidthePyro]

Nice haul David!! How do you wire it all up? Do you use a firing system?

Thanks Rick! I built my own firing system actually. 20 channels. I'll fuse everything that will go together on a cue and then it's just push and go

[DavidthePyro]

do you mind if I ask how much you paid for the Excaliber canister shells.

280 for the case, I got an additional box for 48 bucks

[Jrmiller2015]

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4036&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4037&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4038&stc=1


Little late adding the stash pictures haven't ever really posted here but have been watching Daves Videos for a long time and did purchase his program to help obtain my ATF license for future shows lots of work left to do before the 4th. This will also be the first year we incorporate the electronic firing system

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Very nice Jrmiller2015!! Lots of wiring in your immediate future! lol... Are you doing a musical?

[Jrmiller2015]

Very nice Jrmiller2015!! Lots of wiring in your immediate future! lol... Are you doing a musical?


Not a musical this year it is certainly a goal of mine as I progress with the firing system Since I?ve always just timed everything out with fuse prior.. certainly excited to take the steps to be able to enjoy the show some more myself with not so much hand lighting but the musical is my goal for next year

[displayfireworks1]

I see that case of O. G Pyro in post #123. Thanks .

[Rick_In_Tampa]

That's awesome man! Sounds like you're headed in the right direction!

[Jrmiller2015]

I see that case of O. G Pyro in post #123. Thanks .

Absolutely lol placed in the the WFboom order shortly after i seen it on video

[Jrmiller2015]

That's awesome man! Sounds like you're headed in the right direction!

Trying always looking at different methods as well as products as well as getting the ATF license Still wish Ohio would change the laws and allow me to get shipments from different places I do think we're headed in the right direction as far as that's concerned I mean I fully understand regulations and that the clearance areas and all that is important and not everyone follows proper safety I just want access to some stuff that isn't in Ohio stores I mean I love WFboom and a lot of their products and its only a 30minute drive for me. I still shop phantom for some things but that's based on relationships I've built over the year with employees who work there and let's be honest i don't think I've stayed in a legit budget for years just ask for forgiveness from the wife after she learns what I spent lol

[Kooooou]

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4073&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4074&stc=1
Missing from the photos are 2 cases of Bump In The Night, a case of Parrots Prattle, and a case of Raccoon Nishiki Blast shells, which are being stored in another location.

[Jay_]

Missing from the photos are 2 cases of Bump In The Night, a case of Parrots Prattle, and a case of Raccoon Nishiki Blast shells, which are being stored in another location.

Nice! I spy some bangers in there ;)

[Kooooou]

Just a few. Hehe.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

just ask for forgiveness from the wife after she learns what I spent lol

Oh man... That's where you're going wrong!! 1st rule of pyro. Never let the wife know how much money you spend!! 2nd rule of pyro - See rule #1!

[nightstalker]

Oh man... That's where you're going wrong!! 1st rule of pyro. Never let the wife know how much money you spend!! 2nd rule of pyro - See rule #1!

I'm pretty lucky. My wife asks me if I want to go for a ride to a fireworks store, and she doesn't have to ask twice.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

I'm pretty lucky. My wife asks me if I want to go for a ride to a fireworks store, and she doesn't have to ask twice.

You are lucky. My wife often asks me to go get her things. But she has NEVER asked me if I wanted to go to a fireworks store. lol...

[Jrmiller2015]

Oh man... That's where you're going wrong!! 1st rule of pyro. Never let the wife know how much money you spend!! 2nd rule of pyro - See rule #1!

Haha she doesn?t ever know until after it?s done with I mean I could have more expensive hobby?s plus atleast this one the entire family enjoys is how I look at it... still not like she ever suggest we take a ride to the fireworks store lol

[AxeElf]

I've been watching a lot of stash videos on YouTube this year and notice that in several of them, there has been tape placed over the name of the product, and/or other information on the label. It doesn't happen in all the videos, and usually not even for all the product in the videos where tape is used--but I'm just curious if anyone here knows how or why this not-uncommon practice came to be, and what reason there would be for someone to want to conceal the name(s) of various products in their stash videos. Do any readers have knowledge or experience regarding this practice that they would like to share with me?

[chetubet]

I've been watching a lot of stash videos on YouTube this year and notice that in several of them, there has been tape placed over the name of the product, and/or other information on the label. It doesn't happen in all the videos, and usually not even for all the product in the videos where tape is used--but I'm just curious if anyone here knows how or why this not-uncommon practice came to be, and what reason there would be for someone to want to conceal the name(s) of various products in their stash videos. Do any readers have knowledge or experience regarding this practice that they would like to share with me?

I'm pretty new to the scene so someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I understand its because they are overfills and they don't want to give away the branding to expose them to some concerning agency.

[Jay_]

I've been watching a lot of stash videos on YouTube this year and notice that in several of them, there has been tape placed over the name of the product, and/or other information on the label. It doesn't happen in all the videos, and usually not even for all the product in the videos where tape is used--but I'm just curious if anyone here knows how or why this not-uncommon practice came to be, and what reason there would be for someone to want to conceal the name(s) of various products in their stash videos. Do any readers have knowledge or experience regarding this practice that they would like to share with me?

It’s because they are the really good ones. Just trying to hide them from the CPSC.

i don’t see the harm in sharing the names. If the CSPC wants to know what is out there, I would assume that they would just go look around.

[AxeElf]

I'm pretty new to the scene so someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I understand its because they are overfills and they don't want to give away the branding to expose them to some concerning agency.


It’s because they are the really good ones. Just trying to hide them from the CPSC.

Ah. Makes a certain degree of sense, but how does a consumer--or the CPSC, for that matter--determine that a given cake is an "overfill" just by looking at it? And doesn't taping over the name only serve to draw attention to that particular product? Seems like if they're trying to protect it, they would just let it blend in with all the other "legal" cakes.

[Jay_]

Well with some of them it is obvious by looking at them. A 60lb “1.4” cake in a 18”x30” box would raise an eyebrow one would think.

I do agree though, even with the taped names you can still see the artwork and put the puzzle together. Probably would be better hidden in plain sight and mixed in.

[BeerGuyEd]

Modest stash compared to many of you all but this will be the biggest show I‘ve put on.
http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4086&stc=1

[AxeElf]

Modest stash compared to many of you all but this will be the biggest show I‘ve put on.
4086

I really like that 4x4 set of 200g cakes from Fire Hawk--Dragon Era, Wipeout, Evolution and Beyond Believe (sic)--good performance for the price.

[Mississippipyro]

started with a pallet from BigFireworks this is what is in the picture, just made my first trip to a local place and came home with a car load (not pictured) most likely will make one or two more trips :Dhttp://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4089&stc=1

having a hard time finding video of all the big items that are just numbered like #1#2 etc.

[Robbro097]

Unfortunately i couldn't find a good angle to capture the names of stuff the way i stacked but picked up from americanwholesalefireworks this week ready to get started. Thanks displayfireworks1 for your ap package allowing me to purchase the AP 1.4 pro stuffhttp://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4094&stc=1

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Great stash guys! You folks are going to keep the neighbors awake for a while. :o

[jayf]

I think this will be my last stash update for the year...

The pic on the wagon is stuff bought from several stores in Northern Wisconsin. The stuff on the white table is my wholesale order that I picked up from Fireworks Forever this afternoon(plus 2 free Mammoth White Strobe they gave me). Really looking forward the Wrecking Fireball - Hop Kee Fireworks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDWJeji_WUg

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4098&stc=1http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4099&stc=1

[robb01]

Nothing compared to most, here's my $375 backyard show, mostly 200g cakes and a couple 500g cakes and excaliburs for a finale

http://www.pyrotalk.com/bulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=4121&stc=1

[Rick_In_Tampa]

It's not about volume robb01, it's about having fun and putting on a safe show that entertains your family/friends/neighbors. You don't need to spend thousands to do that.

Looks like you're going to have a great night!! Shoot safe!

[Kooooou]

It's not about volume robb01, it's about having fun and putting on a safe show that entertains your family/friends/neighbors.
I agree. The old days consisted of firing off a cake or 2, running back to the grill, firing off a few shells, running back to the grill, lighting a giant snake, sipping a beer, then repeat. Thinking back, for me, those shows were much more fun then the bigger spectacles I throw up every Fourth now.

[morrison2951]

Looks good robb01!

I'm in your same price range with all 500g cakes, 60g shells and a few NOAB's to e-fire. Going to be fun!

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Thinking back, for me, those shows were much more fun then the bigger spectacles I throw up every Fourth now.

There's a lot of truth in that statement!! Every year as I approach heat stroke while setting up my show that thought crosses my mind....

[joed2323]

There's a lot of truth in that statement!! Every year as I approach heat stroke while setting up my show that thought crosses my mind....

Omg dont remind me on the heat stroke.

Last year I felt like I was going to have to launch my show from the hospital.

I was worn out and completely just gassed!!!

Didnt think I was gonna be ok that last hour or two before shoot time, probably was nerves and heat mostly.
I drank water through out the day, alot of water actually. Maybe I needed Gatorade also or something? Hoping that doesn't happen to me on the 13th

A minute into the show it was like I got my second wind and I was ready to go! As soon as the show was over boom back to feeling exhausted again..

the things we do for the love of fireworks

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Wow... You and I had the exact same experience then. I was ready to quit and just walk away. Except I didn't have the strength to walk. By shoot time I was so exhausted and pissed off, I really didn't enjoy the show.

That's why I scaled my show back this year. It's supposed to be fun for me too!

[Icooclast]

ok, now i am worried about ever getting to live though mine. with having had a stroke, several seizures. blood clots in my head, blood pouring back into my eyes, brain surgery and spending 2 months (including my 27th birthday) in the hospital, and 2 of those weeks being in a coma etc. should i even try to do my own show if given the chance?
or should i cancel that thought? i feel great now, but wow. reading you guys' stuff. i still want to, though. so i guess that's my answer?

[Rick_In_Tampa]

Holy crap man! I can't say I've had as hard a road as you, that's for sure. I'm just a 56 year old guy with a fused spine, surgically repaired knee, nerve damage in both legs, high blood pressure, diabetes, and 100 extra pounds. Other than that I feel great!

I enjoyed my AF career way too much and I'm paying for it now. All I can tell you is to not overdo it. I tried to set up 55 cases of effects with limited help and a 6.5 hour rain delay, and it almost killed me. So I would only suggest to you that you limit your show to align with your physical abilities and not just your imagination.

[Icooclast]

Holy crap man! I can't say I've had as hard a road as you, that's for sure. I'm just a 56 year old guy with a fused spine, surgically repaired knee, nerve damage in both legs, high blood pressure, diabetes, and 100 extra pounds. Other than that I feel great!

I enjoyed my AF career way too much and I'm paying for it now. All I can tell you is to not overdo it. I tried to set up 55 cases of effects with limited help and a 6.5 hour rain delay, and it almost killed me. So I would only suggest to you that you limit your show to align with your physical abilities and not just your imagination.

thanks for the advice. you've been through a lot, too, man. glad you're better.

[Kenny East]

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[joed2323]

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I like your collection.

I wish I could get my hands on some of these old goodies!

Let me ask you a question.

When you find older fireworks like this, and someone is willing to sell, how are they priced??

I've never been to a place where people trade or even sell older firecrackers, etc
I guess I'm just wondering are prices outrageous for some of this stuff?

[Rocketshooter]

I feel for you Rick, we are about the same age and I just can't go like I used to. My biggest problem is finding reliable help for my show.
It's just time now to scale back as I can't do it alone.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

thanks for the advice. you've been through a lot, too, man. glad you're better.

Ditto brother. Big BIG ditto back at ya.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

I feel for you Rick, we are about the same age and I just can't go like I used to. My biggest problem is finding reliable help for my show.
It's just time now to scale back as I can't do it alone.

Amen to that. In my head I'm still 25, but my body feels like 95 most days. Good help is hard to find. A guy I haven't talked to in over a year called me out of the blue and asked me if I was doing fireworks this year. He came over last Saturday and helped me build 8 boards. He's coming back this Saturday to help me do the last 4. He's also renting a trailer to take some stuff down to his daughter on July 5th, so he's going to rent it a day early and help me haul the boards to the shoot site on the 4th. So God must be looking out for me this year!

Having said that, I told him this is probably going to be the last year I do anything on this scale. It's just too much.

I hope your show build is coming along nicely Sir! Don't overdue it. It's not worth it.

[Rick_In_Tampa]

I like your collection.

I wish I could get my hands on some of these old goodies!

Let me ask you a question.

When you find older fireworks like this, and someone is willing to sell, how are they priced??

I've never been to a place where people trade or even sell older firecrackers, etc
I guess I'm just wondering are prices outrageous for some of this stuff?

Every year at PGI there's a complete area in one building where they have antique fireworks and fireworks related stuff. Most all of it (if not all of it) is for sale. I don't know if it's worth it to you to join and go just for that, but, I thought I'd mention it.

[Kenny East]

I like your collection.

I wish I could get my hands on some of these old goodies!

Let me ask you a question.

When you find older fireworks like this, and someone is willing to sell, how are they priced??

I've never been to a place where people trade or even sell older firecrackers, etc
I guess I'm just wondering are prices outrageous for some of this stuff?

They can be a bit up there, spent about $500 on older stuff... Got everything on the table and a whole box of stuff not on the table...

[Kenny East]

I usually bring a few older items to shoot at mpag events, never really done the pgi thing... Couldn't say it is worth it or not. I usually try to attend any collector swap meets and club events. Always hunting for old treasures.

[Kenny East]

Some of the other items...
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[AxeElf]

Ok, my final 2019 shipment arrived last Friday, so I guess it's time for some stash pics--but first, a little background...

I have always loved fireworks, but my budget had always been fairly modest, by pyro standards. I'd get a couple of boxes full of retail items every year, maybe spend $300 to $500, but nothing crazy (and virtually no 500g cakes ever). Then for a couple of years it maybe got into the $700 to $800 range as started trying out some of the cheaper 350 to 500 gram cakes, but I still hated spending more than $20 for any single item.

Last year was the first year I ventured into the realm of buying a few cases at wholesale prices online and having them shipped to me, rather than buying everything retail (although I did have a substantial number of retail items on hand last year as well), and subsequently, last year was the first year that I topped out at a fireworks budget of over $1,000. In short, 2018 was the first year that I considered myself as having a legitimate "stash," and I photographed it for posterity:

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I didn't shoot it all in 2018, and between what I had left over from my first-ever "stash" and what I picked up later from the 5th of July tent clearance sales in the area, I came into 2019 with the following modest holdings:

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THIS year, I took advantage of some early bird discounts and a few other sales and coupons (not to mention many hours of price comparison shopping and many more hours of watching product videos) and ended up placing four different online wholesale orders which have turned my garage into a small fireworks stand of my own. I mean THIS year, I have a motherlovin' STASH! Since I can only attach 6 pics per post, allow me to share the 2019 stash with you for your drooling pleasure in the next post...

[AxeElf]

I wish I had the time and the space to unbox it all and spread it all out in one big diorama of glory, but I'm afraid you're going to have to settle for case pics, along with inventory descriptions, case prices, and per-item costs.

First, the reloadable artillery (along with that big box of stuff left over from last year as pictured above--I'm not going to list all the little novelty items among my leftovers):

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(Top to Bottom)
American Chief (ball shells): 12 boxes x 12 shells = 144 shots; $95.88 ($7.99)
Excalibur (canister shells): 6 boxes x 24 shells = 144 shots; $189.90 ($31.65)
Commander In Chief (canister shells): 4 boxes x 24 shells = 96 shots; $149.99 ($37.50)

Leftovers:
Bad Bombs (ball shells): 4 shells
The Victory Horse (ball shells): 8 shells
Diablo (canister shells): 2 shells
Excalibur (canister shells): 6 shells

Total Artillery: 404 shots; $435.77

Next, the 200g cakes:

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(Top to Bottom, Left to Right)
Just Hanging: 12 pcs x 25 shots = 300 shots; $66.36 ($5.53)
Magnificent Festival: 12 pcs x 25 shots = 300 shots; $69.60 ($5.80)
Drain Bamaged: 12 pcs x 30 shots = 360 shots; $64.68 ($5.39)
Bite Your Tushy: 12 pcs x 24 shots = 288 shots; $81.96 ($6.83)
Squirrel!!!: 12 pcs x 16 shots = 192 shots; $85.36 ($7.11)
Bling Bling: 12 pcs x 36 shots = 432 shots; $69.48 ($5.79)
Wildcard: 12 pcs x 49 shots = 588 shots; $60.36 ($5.03)
Fireworks Fiesta: 12 pcs x 96 shots = 1,152 shots; $84.84 ($7.07)
Lace Combustion: 8 pcs x 15 shots = 120 shots; $52.72 ($6.59)
Super Sonic: 12 pcs x 26 shots = 300 shots; $60.72 ($5.06)
Exotic Mash: 8 pcs x 19 shots = 152 shots; $67.52 ($8.44)
Lunar Flying Fish: 8 pcs x 25 shots = 200 shots; $41.38 ($5.17)
100 Shot Saturn Missile Battery: 30 pcs x 100 shots = 3,000 shots; $58.50 ($1.95)
Wild N Crazy: 18 pcs x 19 shots = 342 shots; $89.96 ($5.00)
Mobile Menace: 12 pcs x 35 shots = 420 shots; $97.84 ($8.15)
Crazy Exciting: 12 pcs x 25 shots = 300 shots; $90.24 ($7.52)
Mighty Cobra: 24 pcs x 19 shots = 456 shots; $57.08 ($2.38)
Mythical: 24 pcs x 8 shots = 192 shots; $69.97 ($2.92)
Battle of Lexington: 24 pcs x 19 shots = 456 shots; $56.31 ($2.35)
Snafu: 48 pcs x 9 shots = 432 shots; $77.06 ($1.61)
Hostile Takeover: 12 pcs x 25 shots = 300 shots; $95.86 ($7.99)
Color Fish: 12 pcs x 16 shots = 192 shots; $66.30 ($5.52)
Mighty Mini: 108 pcs x 7 shots = 756 shots; $123.86 ($1.15)
Loud Cloud: 12 pcs x 16 shots = 192 shots; $73.66 ($6.14)
Death Rattle: 12 pcs x 25 shots = 300 shots; $55.86 ($4.65)
Inferno: 12 pcs x 200 shots = 2,400 shots; $81.86 ($6.82)
Catapult: 24 pcs x 16 shots = 384 shots; $75.06 ($3.13)
Air Defense: 12 pcs x 100 shots = 1,200 shots; $54.86 ($4.57)

Leftovers:
100 Shot Saturn Missile Battery: 5 pcs x 100 shots = 500 shots
Going Haywire (300 Shot Saturn Missile Battery): 2 pcs x 300 shots = 600 shots
Invasion (400 Shot Saturn Missile Battery): 400 shots
Frenzy: 2 pcs x 248 shots = 496 shots
Mighty Cobra: 2 pcs x 19 shots = 38 shots
Mighty Mini: 3 pcs x 7 shots = 21 shots

Total 200g: 543 cakes, 17,761 shots, $2,029.26

Moving on to the 350g/500g cakes:

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Gunsmoke: 4 pcs x 27 shots = 108 shots; $52.12 ($13.03)
Are You Ready: 4 pcs x 38 shots = 152 shots; $59.27 ($14.82)
Big Opportunity: 4 pcs x 30 shots = 120 shots; $73.62 (18.41)
Surgical Strike: 2 pcs x 24 shots = 48 shots; $27.47 ($13.73)
Buzzard's Roost: 3 pcs x 16 shots = 48 shots; $29.99 ($10.00)
Dynamo: 3 pcs x 16 shots = 48 shots; $26.60 ($8.87)
Great Nation: 4 pcs x 30 shots = 120 shots; $49.61 ($12.40)
1 Minute Ride: 6 pcs x 42 shots = 252 shots; $89.46 ($14.91)
Heavy Metal: 6 pcs x 19 shots = 114 shots; $53.11 ($8.85)
High Treason: 4 pcs x 21 shots = 84 shots; $47.76 ($11.94)
Light Brigade: 6 pcs x 42 shots = 252 shots; $94.02 ($15.67)
Next Big Thing: 6 pcs x 20 shots = 120 shots; $59.12 ($9.85)
Off the Deep End: 4 pcs x 31 shots = 124 shots; $51.87 ($12.97)
Magicology: 6 pcs x 21 shots = 126 shots; $68.40 ($11.40)
Nailed It: 8 pcs x 15 shots = 120 shots; $63.52 ($7.94)
Kaleidoscopic: 4 pcs x 25 shots = 100 shots; $56.69 ($14.17)
Dino Dodo: 8 pcs x 36 shots = 288 shots; $78.48 ($9.81)
Think Big: 4 pcs x 9 shots = 36 shots; $32.72 ($8.18)

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(Top to Bottom, Left to Right)
Blond Joke: 4 pcs x 36 shots = 144 shots; $66.76 ($16.69)
Vacation Destination: 4 pcs x 24 shots = 96 shots; $59.86 ($14.96)
You've Been Warned: 4 pcs x 41 shots = 164 shots; $71.79 ($17.95)
Hit the Road, Jack: 4 pcs x 49 shots = 196 shots; $58.44 ($14.61)
Wild Factor: 6 pcs x 19 shots = 114 shots; $53.11 ($8.85)
Shenanigans: 6 pcs x 21 shots = 126 shots; $68.94 ($11.49)
High Voltage (Cutting Edge): 4 pcs x 25 shots = 100 shots; $58.76 ($14.69)
Patriotism: 4 pcs x 16 shots = 64 shots; $54.40 ($13.60)
High Falutin': 4 pcs x 49 shots = 196 shots; $58.44 ($14.61)
Gorilla Warfare: 4 pcs x 30 shots = 120 shots; $63.44 ($15.86)
Current Events: 8 pcs x 30 shots = 240 shots; $76.80 ($9.60)
Wings of Fire: 4 pcs x 30 shots = 120 shots; $100.26 ($25.07)

Leftovers:
High Voltage (Dominator): 8 shots
Bitchin' Camaro: 20 shots
SWAT: 20 shots
Creeping Death: 16 shots
Snow Blind: 16 shots

Total 350g/500g: 147 cakes, 4,020 shots, $1,804.83

Also pictured:

Parachutes:
Victory Celebration: 12 pcs x 37 shots = 444 shots; $78.00 ($6.50)

Leftovers:
Single Day Parachute: 18 pcs = 18 shots

Total Parachutes: 30 pcs, 462 shots, $78.00

Firecrackers:
2,000 String: 8 pcs x 2000 shots = 16,000 shots; $44.74 ($5.59)

Leftovers:
500 String: 2 pcs x 500 shots = 1,000 shots
1,000 String: 1,000 shots
4,000 String: 4,000 shots
16,000 String: 16,000 shots

Total Firecrackers: 13 strings, 38,000 shots, $44.74

Next, the Finale items (Zippers and NOABs):

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Limitless: 2 pcs x 115 shots = 230 shots; $63.72 ($31.86)
Whacky Tobacky: 2 pcs x 9 shots = 18 shots; $78.88 ($39.44)
American Trucker: 3 pcs x 49 shots = 147 shots; $86.46 ($28.82)
Midnight Sun: 2 pcs x 9 shots = 18 shots; $87.44 ($43.72)
Mother of All Bombs: 2 pcs x 9 shots = 18 shots; $93.84 ($46.92)
Yin Yang: 2 pcs x 9 shots = 18 shots; $88.30 ($44.15)

Total Finale items: 5 Zippers for 377 shots, 8 NOABs for 72 shots, $498.64

These six Finale items and the Wings of Fire 500g cakes (and of course the boxes of canister shells--Excalibur and Commander in Chief) were the only items that cost me more than $20 each this year, so I'm pretty happy about that--because I STILL hate spending more than $20 for any single item!

And finally, the fountains:

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(Top to Bottom, Left to Right)
Rock of Ages: 24 pcs; $71.76 ($2.99)
Flash Frenzy: 18 pcs; $86.11 ($4.78)
Go Bananas: 36 pcs; $58.52 ($1.63)
Made in the USA: 12 pcs; $39.66 ($3.30)
180*: 8 pcs; $54.32 ($6.79)
Popcorn: 16 pcs; $55.55 ($3.47)
Jack in Tall Box: 60 pcs; $80.69 ($1.34)
Amazing: 4 pcs; $56.52 ($14.13)

Leftovers:
Everlasting Mayhem: 6 pcs
Happiness: 6 pcs
Palm Tree/Snow Flake (microfountains): 108 pcs

Total Fountains: 298 pcs (190 without the microfountains), $503.13

Also pictured:

60-cue Chinese firing system
Boxes of fuse, talon igniters, batteries, zip ties, etc.
Plastic bag of punks

Total 2019 Cakes, Fountains, NOABs and Zippers: 893 (1,001 counting the microfountains)
Total 2019 Shots: 61,394 (23,394 without the firecrackers)

Total 2019 Cases: 77 new, plus approximately 3 cases worth of 2018 leftovers, so let's call it an 80 case stash.
Total 2019 Fireworks: $5,394.37
Total 2019 Shipping: $981.78
Total 2019 Accessories: $382.37
Total 2019 Budget: $6,758.52

So if anyone asks what I did with my tax refund this year...

[BeerGuyEd]

Awesome story and stash!! It’s going to be a great 4th

[AxeElf]

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Was posting a Facebook video, but I din't realize it would display my full name, so... DELETE!

[215less]

All killer stash’s. Keeping it simple this year with mostly 200G and 300G repeaters and some single shot 500G Mortars. The bank couldn’t quite support some 500G repeaters this year.

[PyroGyro]

I wish I had the time and the space to unbox it all and spread it all out in one big diorama of glory, but I'm afraid you're going to have to settle for case pics, along with inventory descriptions, case prices, and per-item costs.

Total 2019 Cakes, Fountains, NOABs and Zippers: 893 (1,001 counting the microfountains)
Total 2019 Shots: 61,394 (23,394 without the firecrackers)

Total 2019 Cases: 77 new, plus approximately 3 cases worth of 2018 leftovers, so let's call it an 80 case stash.
Total 2019 Fireworks: $5,394.37
Total 2019 Shipping: $981.78
Total 2019 Accessories: $382.37
Total 2019 Budget: $6,758.52

So if anyone asks what I did with my tax refund this year...

WOW, so your posted number answers some questions for me. Basically online shipping is about 20% of your order. Also, because you're buying so much you are getting great deals. Can I ask who you buy from?

[AxeElf]

WOW, so your posted number answers some questions for me. Basically online shipping is about 20% of your order. Also, because you're buying so much you are getting great deals. Can I ask who you buy from?

I sent you a private message a few days ago in response to your thread on "Need Buying Tips"; I guess you haven't seen it. And yes, shipping costs are not insignificant (they were actually about 18.2% overall across four orders), but if you do your due diligence in comparision shopping, it's still well worth it.

[PyroGyro]

I sent you a private message a few days ago in response to your thread on "Need Buying Tips"; I guess you haven't seen it. And yes, shipping costs are not insignificant (they were actually about 18.2% overall across four orders), but if you do your due diligence in comparision shopping, it's still well worth it.

Oops yeah new to the site and missed it Thanks!

[Rick_In_Tampa]

That's hell of a jump from last year!! I would love to see some pictures of your show prep. How do you plan to wire all that on 90 cues? That's going to be one hell of a show! Great job! Congrats on the stash!

[Rick_In_Tampa]

So I'm finally done building boards I have eight 4'x4' boards, and four 2'x8' boards. There a bunch of additional stuff that's going to get staked and taped at the shoot site. But the idea was to get the bulk of it set before the 4th so the setup time will hopefully be drastically reduced on the 4th. We shall see.

Anyway... I know they're not much to look at but, here are the pictures of the final product.

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[Deanbc]

Check your private messages.

[AxeElf]

Santa's workshop on the eve of Christmas in July... The gifts are all wrapped and ready to blow... er... go!

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[chetubet]

Without further ado... my 2019 stash! Just a little something of everything.

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