How to Make Your Own Mini Ron Paul Blimp.
All the supplies you’ll need:
Step #1: Buy one of several Blimp / Airship Kits available online. Stay away from the UFO style, get the one that looks like the Goodyear blimp:
http://tinyurl.com/2tmzzs or http://tinyurl.com/3cr245
If your Balloon looks like a UFO or it is silver, has writing on it and it is not white then buy the replacement (blank) white balloon: http://tinyurl.com/3×865v – Note how the edges are curved? – that’s important later.
Step #2: Buy a 8.9 cubic foot disposable helium tank at any ‘party’ store or find one at Wal-Mart like I did. If you know of a carbonated beverages supplier they may also lease a real helium tank. Get Helium and try to stay away from hydrogen gas for your airship unless you are working on becoming a homegrown terrorist (the horror! the horror!)http://tinyurl.com/3dmau7
Step #3 Go to a Fast Signs / Signs Now type sign place and ask for them to print /cut out “Ron Paul for President” Stickers on very thin light-weight vinyl. I think it should cost about $30 to $50 per side for a 2-3 foot wide by 1-2 foot tall application in 2 colors. Or you can do as I did and print the stickers you’ll need with a Roland STIKA machine ($900) and get the vinyl and application tape ($50 per 50 foot roll)
Step #4 Fill the Balloon with Helium THEN apply the stickers slowly & carefully. The Sign shop may be able to assist if you are inexperienced in ‘laying vinyl’. As in the photo above the goal is to fill the center area once the baloon is FULL – not the entire balloon when ‘flacid’. * The key to proper application of your stickers is to make sure the stickers are not too large (they should fill the center smooth area and not touch the curved area of the balloon) so MEASURE CAREFULLY! *
There – you have your very own Ron Paul dirigible!
