5"hardt brocade gold softbreak

[fredhappy]

This is another testshell I ve fired. The versatile hardt brocade formulae can be broken both soft and hard. I like both break configurations.

 

The downside is windspeed. These softbreak shells perform best when windspeeds do not exceed 3 beaufort, but less is better to be honest. Wind quickly destroys the drooping lingering flower and turns it

into an ugly cloud of sparks.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T52kraYHx18

 

I like the 5" calibre a lot , nice balance between material usage and flower size.

 

I have sung my praise before about hardt brocade gold, one of my personal favourites.....

 

best

 

fred

[Zumber]

Very nice shell mate.

would you please care sharing a formula for brocade star?

[VikingPyrotechnics]

Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Perfect shell, Fred !

[Shizznt]

Awesome shell, Fred.

 

To get that soft break, did you just use black powder or did you add a small amount of booster?

 

Nicely done.

 

-Ryan

Edited December 13, 2013 by Shizznt

[BengalFlair]

Breathtaking !!!

[Bobosan]

Very nice. Wind speed didn't bother that shell at all.

[Niladmirari]

Wow! Perfect symmetry! Strengthen kraft paper?

[ExplosiveCoek]

Nice one, no fallout either here. Seems you got those charcoal streamers figured out quite well Fred.

[burningRNX]

Beautiful flower fred.

 

Stay green

[fredhappy]

#all pyro colleagues: thanks for your comments guys, I really appreciate!

 

swapnilsutar: sure, the formulae is

 

KNO3 29

Pine C 34

Sulphur 6

dex 5

 

niladmirari: just standard 90 grams kraftpaper and wheatpaste. That's all you need for round shells imo...o yeah...and round precision stars ofcourse..hehe

 

shizznt: I used about half the amount of booster I'd normally use for standard warimono type of breaks. I think it can also be done with blackpowder only, but...I have my doubts whether a blackpowder only break will retain a symmetrical round shape after burst. In my experience a bit of booster makes everything much more easier and more symmetrical...

[Shizznt]

No aluminum? I thought there would be aluminum in the formula because of the glittery effect the stars give off.

Edited December 14, 2013 by Shizznt

[Zumber]

Thanks for sharing a formula.....

same question here is there any metal present in that formula? ?

[fredhappy]

Shizz/swapnil: Sorry guys, my bad...I posted the bare formulae sans metal.

Gold brocades get their golden lustre from the addition of ferrotitanium.

Fe/Ti gives off golden sparks when it is added to c based streamers.

This particular brocade formulae needs copious amounts of feti. I ve added about 20%, but 25% is even better if you can afford it.

I like using a mix of different mesh sizes.

15% 0-250 micron
5% 250-450 micron

I hope this clarifies it a bit for you guys.

Best

Fred

Edited December 14, 2013 by fredhappy

[Zumber]

Yes that it nishiki kamuro (Brocade Willow).

[fredhappy]

swapnilsutar: correct, I have come acros this formulae bearing that name too. But to me it's hardt brocade gold. It is somewhere in the middle between TT and willow ...simple and elegant..

[dan999ification]

Very nice shell Fred, what size were your stars?

 

Dan.

[fredhappy]

dan: 11mm exact...the batch was screened multiple times...

[dan999ification]

Cheers, I may try a 4" with 9mm's. usually my 3"s use 9-11mm charcoal stars.

I'll check your other shell threads for methods.

 

Dan.

[pyrowinner]

My favorite Bright Streamer formula, I taken from Hardt’s book on page No. 176, Thanks fredhappy for remind this Very impressive effect star's competition formula. Here I started forum discussion for above stars,

 

http://www.amateurpyro.com/forums/topic/7939-nishiki-kamuro/

After all your busting of shell is really Wow !!!!!!!!!!!!!

PW.

Edited December 14, 2013 by pyrowinner

[fredhappy]

pyrowinner : I am glad we share a common love for this particular formulae.

 

But I read that you do not mill this formulae and only screen it. In my experience screened streamers give of lots of slag and have a rather dirty burn. Some interpret this as a more "bushy"tail, but to my eyes

it looks messy and gives off a fair amount of fallout.

 

Do you have a clip of your shell with the screened brocade formulae ?, I am very interested how it looks.

 

I think it also has to do with the amount of space available. I always look at the clips of my American colleagues with great envy and notice the enormous amount of open space they have at their disposal. A bit of fallout doesn't matter too much, although , and this is a personal opinion of mine, I do not like fallout and think that from an aesthetic point of view this is not acceptable.

 

In my situation fallout of any kind is totally unacceptable. Houses everywhere. People everywhere. This country is seriously overpopulated. So I always strive for zero fallout . Milling streamers prevents fallout. Adding lots of metal gives a very nice lingering star, but without fallout.

 

best

 

fred

Edited December 15, 2013 by fredhappy

[pyrowinner]

Before year ago I used this & other brocade willow comps stars formulae, first of all I grinded all the chemicals separately (except of metals) in coffee grinder & make them finely powered, then ingredients of comp together with Screening, I also used milling method for comp but as per my experiences the screened comp make a longer & Bushy tail effect, also got an elegant result for me with increase the intensity of brightness.

But the burn rate of brocade willow comps is too slow. This might cause some glowing particles to fall on the ground, so I careful about it & gave proper height to shells.

Sorry fred I don’t have a clip now. But early I’ll experiments on brocade willow comps & shoot its clip. If you have any more suggestion or focus on brocade willow star’s topic then you’re welcome.

PW.

Edited December 16, 2013 by pyrowinner