The Great Cheap, Safe Fireworks Hunt

furiousjammin

bevvybear88 wrote: »

Ive only just read your post, good job i went in an estate, i wasnt expecting the armoury to be that big and heavy. It looks awesome though, cant wait till Saturday now!!

its a beast isnt it

a good selection inside too. cakes, couple of 100 shot missiles, LOADS of rockets and sparklers.

cant go wrong really i dont think.

im looking forward to the hellfire 19 shot and the big bahooma mine

bevvybear88 - let me know what you think to it as im not having my display until Saturday 12th.

lloydyd

Having never lit a firework in my life, i need to ask, if i just put these (got some multi shot fireworks from lidle) on the grass and light the fuse, is that correct ? Do i need to put them on a table or something ? Sorry to be such a noob

SnowRules

lloydyd wrote: »

Having never lit a firework in my life, i need to ask, if i just put these (got some multi shot fireworks from lidle) on the grass and light the fuse, is that correct ? Do i need to put them on a table or something ? Sorry to be such a noob

By multishot do you mean one of the cakes? If so, you could just place them on the surface if it's flat. It's not feasible to stake and tape such small cakes. If you have some soil you could always put it in that for extra assurance.

lloydyd

SnowRules wrote: »

By multishot do you mean one of the cakes? If so, you could just place them on the surface if it's flat. It's not feasible to stake and tape such small cakes. If you have some soil you could always put it in that for extra assurance.

yes one cake looking one and two ipannina (i think thats what they are called). One is 25 shot and one is 30:o

Dan2310

lloydyd wrote: »

Having never lit a firework in my life, i need to ask, if i just put these (got some multi shot fireworks from lidle) on the grass and light the fuse, is that correct ? Do i need to put them on a table or something ? Sorry to be such a noob

If you look at the bottom of the Lidl cakes they have flaps on which you can unfold and this should make them steady! If they are on grass or something and feel a bit unsteady a lot of people like to put some sort of stake in and tape them up with gaffa tape.

Hope that helps

lloydyd

Dan2310 wrote: »

If you look at the bottom of the Lidl cakes they have flaps on which you can unfold and this should make them steady! If they are on grass or something and feel a bit unsteady a lot of people like to put some sort of stake in and tape them up with gaffa tape.

Hope that helps

Indeed, many thanks :beer:

furiousjammin

lloydyd wrote: »

Having never lit a firework in my life, i need to ask, if i just put these (got some multi shot fireworks from lidle) on the grass and light the fuse, is that correct ? Do i need to put them on a table or something ? Sorry to be such a noob

i always, always, always place mine on a flat surface (whether its a concrete slab or a wet piece of wood on the grass)
then use 2 or 3 bricks around the firworks to secure on all sides. for thin candles, stack 2 or 3 of the blue builders bricks (the ones with 3 round holes in) on top of each other.

always make sure you secure your fireworks.

*10 minutes preparation before your display is a lot better than a burned family.*

lenixl

HI there, Apologies if this is going over old ground, but havent yet been able to find this direct comparison. Which package do you feel offers the best value for Money? The Armory pack from JTF at £118 (inc VAT) or theMonster Display Kit from Makro at £95.99 (inc VAT). Has anyone had any direct experience with either of them? any comments on quality or number of fireworks? I believe the Makro fireworks are Brother, wheras the JTF Fireworks are Bright Star.

Dan2310

lenixl wrote: »

HI there, Apologies if this is going over old ground, but havent yet been able to find this direct comparison. Which package do you feel offers the best value for Money? The Armory pack from JTF at £118 (inc VAT) or theMonster Display Kit from Makro at £95.99 (inc VAT). Has anyone had any direct experience with either of them? any comments on quality or number of fireworks? I believe the Makro fireworks are Brother, wheras the JTF Fireworks are Bright Star.

The Monster Display pack from Makro looks brilliant value for money at £99. They are made by Brothers too, 'Skycrafter' is apparently Brothers budget range.

Brothers fireworks are usually top quality and I think a lot of people would rate Brothers a lot highly than JTF.

Its worth noting that the '70' fireworks in the Armory pack includes around 25 sparklers listed as seperate fireworks!! which I thinks a bit cheeky.

Suppose it depends what your after though, Im sure someone else will be able to give you more information.

monsterberry1

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