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[David]

'andyliv78', on 21 Oct 2009 - 8:52 PM, said:

Ah, found them, noone included 'TNT' in the search.

The camera is so far away I can hardly tell whats going on there

Don't forget, it need to be 25m at a very minimum. Personnally I use about 40m as my Cat 3 distance.

[dr thrust]

'Floydman', on 21 Oct 2009 - 8:22 PM, said:

Time for a small rant
The picture content on the lid certainly doesn't echo what I would consider responsible firework users.
Am I perhaps being a tad stereotypical here or are these retailers aiming this product at wideboys, plonkers etc who are essentially killing our enjoyment of fireworks ?

Glad they are shite

to be a proper "streetwise" box wouldn't it be filled with, 3-2-1 bangers,whistling-moon-travelers mini rockets, air bo'b repeaters, big roll's of fire crackers,rockets that go bang! sigh! the good old days

Edited by chris m, 21 October 2009 - 09:09 PM.

[Floydman]

'chris m', on 21 Oct 2009 - 9:08 PM, said:

to be a proper "streetwise" box wouldn't it be filled with, 3-2-1 bangers,whistling-moon-travelers mini rockets, air bo'b repeaters, big roll's of fire crackers,rockets that go bang! sigh! the good old days

Unfortunately the irresponsible elements within our communities will still be able to do plenty damage with even the smallest quiet garden fireworks. I see negative stuff in the media already. (as usual of course)

Long live da flash

[Daedalus]

Well I have just bought the following for some fillers:

Sky Jubilee Roman Candle Battery £4.99 - says it fires comets. I had hoped for a replacement for the Benstar Cosmos cake- no such luck it is smaller with about a 10 mm bore and weighs next to nothing.
Purple People Eater Roman Candle Battery £9.99 (or 2 for £16.00) - cheaper than retail price from an all year shop. Reasonable size - I would say about 20mm bore. Should be OK as this is part of the TNT standard range.
Colour Explosion Roman Candle Battery £9.99 (or 2 for £16.00) - about 9" square, estimate about 10mm bore again, probably a reasonable replacement for the Benstar cake.

Time will tell, but Lidl is definately not as good as it was in 2008.

[Dan2310]

Anyone know how much the Pumpkin fountains are from Asda?

Ive seen them instore, but forgot to ask, and their not on the leaflet lol.

[Dan2310]

Picked up the space fight cake last week, looked quite good.

I let it off last night (as part of Birthday celebrations ) and, in my eyes it is brilliant value for money.

Red bursts with a gold tail and crackle!

I also got the £4.99 cake from lidl, and all I can say is that I will be going back for 2 of these rather than the 1 from lidl!

[wjames]

last year, they did BLAST ZONE...a tnt selection box, at 3 for £30.


they were ok actaully.

[David]

'wjames', on 25 Oct 2009 - 9:36 PM, said:

last year, they did BLAST ZONE...a tnt selection box, at 3 for £30.


they were ok actaully.

But why would anyone want 3 selection boxes that are the same? Perhaps the idea is that people share them- eg one for the master, one for the dame ... Or perhaps people buy and save one (or two) for next year?

Edited by David, 25 October 2009 - 09:41 PM.

[wjames]

'David', on 25 Oct 2009 - 9:41 PM, said:

But why would anyone want 3 selection boxes that are the same? Perhaps the idea is that people share them- eg one for the master, one for the dame ... Or perhaps people buy and save one (or two) for next year?

my bad. laptop in the dark. "2" and "3" are way to close together. 2 for £30.

I'd buy another pair of them in an instant. despite what people say about supermarket fireworks, there is NOWHERE round here that is worth going to to get fireworks....

there was a good range in the box, with some big breaks, some fast repeaters, and some interesting fountains......a few metres of fuse made for an interesting £30 display that night.

[David]

'wjames', on 25 Oct 2009 - 9:48 PM, said:

my bad. laptop in the dark. "2" and "3" are way to close together. 2 for £30.

I'd buy another pair of them in an instant. despite what people say about supermarket fireworks, there is NOWHERE round here that is worth going to to get fireworks....

there was a good range in the box, with some big breaks, some fast repeaters, and some interesting fountains......a few metres of fuse made for an interesting £30 display that night.

Blast zone possibly is still around- so many of the chains are doing TNT this year.

[wjames]

'David', on 25 Oct 2009 - 9:52 PM, said:

Blast zone possibly is still around- so many of the chains are doing TNT this year.

i've been looking....but can't find it anywhere.

[andyliv78]

Has anyone any experience with the TNT gunpowder keg? Pretty big looking thing for £10.

[Dan2310]

'andyliv78', on 26 Oct 2009 - 4:44 PM, said:

Has anyone any experience with the TNT gunpowder keg? Pretty big looking thing for £10.

They never seemed to have these in our B&M, just had
2 selection boxes
1 barrage pack
5 pack of roman candle combinations
powder kegs
colour perl cake
missile cake
two different rocket packs

[ChrisP]

Does anyone know whether Homebase are doing fireworks this year and if so what brand. I remember they did Men Shun last year.

[wjames]

'ChrisP', on 27 Oct 2009 - 02:54 AM, said:

Does anyone know whether Homebase are doing fireworks this year and if so what brand. I remember they did Men Shun last year.

Yes


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