TMNT Original BLIMP question.

jdangerc · 06-26-2014, 07:02 AM

I am thinking about getting an original TMNT Blimp. But would like to know if there is some kind of hook device to where you can hang it? I wouldnt know how to display it otherwise. Any blimp owners out there who can help?

DonatelloFan1984 · 06-26-2014, 07:09 AM

I have also been trying to find a way to hang mine without damaging it. I am going to a model plane hobby store hopefully today. They sell a special wire and hooks you can put into your ceiling and hang your planes. I am sure something like that will work for the blimp. I will take pics once I get it hung.

*tmntman* · 06-26-2014, 09:21 AM

There is no means of hanging the blimp provided with it. I used to have both the original and blimp II hung from my ceiling. I used fishing line. I made a large loop which I put around the blimp right above the wings of the glider. I then took a second piece of string coming off the first and running back to the top tail fin in the back. By adjusting the length of that line you could adjust the angle at which the blimp hung.

DonatelloFan1984 · 06-26-2014, 09:55 AM

That is pretty much what the plane hobby store said. Except they use nylon string instead of fishing and plastic tubing the string goes through to prevent damaging the plastic. I will hopefully get mine hung later today.

*tmntman* · 06-26-2014, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DonatelloFan1984

That is pretty much what the plane hobby store said. Except they use nylon string instead of fishing and plastic tubing the string goes through to prevent damaging the plastic. I will hopefully get mine hung later today.

I was working with what I had on hand and with no budget (this was back when I was in college) But I had both of mine hung that way for a long time with no issues.

DonatelloFan1984 · 06-26-2014, 12:14 PM

The guy at the hobby store seemed overly concerned about condition. Not necessarily a bad thing. I also feel the model planes are made out of a more brittle material. Hence using more expensive materials and being overly cautious about hanging them. I am sure for this application the fishing line wouldn't hurt a thing. I was already there however so I just bought what he sold. I had to drive 25 minutes one way out of town to get there so I figured why not.

shady060805 · 06-26-2014, 04:16 PM

I stuffed mine and hung it with fishing line around the glider.

billbot85 · 06-26-2014, 10:21 PM

This is all good advice to keep in mind. I was thinking of hanging up my Turtle Blimp II as well.

dizcoduck · 06-26-2014, 11:02 PM

Wow I never knew there were 2 different blimps. I remember as a kid we had to exchange mine because it wouldn't keep air, but that was it. I still have it too boxed up with my other original vehicles. I guess I had the original and never thought anything else about it.

inaheap · 04-12-2020, 05:29 PM

I know this an old thread. I am thinking of hanging my blimp in this manner. I was wondering if anyone has had issues with it deflating over time while hung. Is it hard to get it down to add air. Mine deflates in about every couple weeks. Is that normal? Also how are you attaching it to the ceiling? Thanks.

xZAOx · 04-12-2020, 06:41 PM

Nope, mine's been hanging for a few years now. And I last inflated it...geez, 10 years ago?

*Powder* · 04-12-2020, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by inaheap

I know this an old thread. I am thinking of hanging my blimp in this manner. I was wondering if anyone has had issues with it deflating over time while hung. Is it hard to get it down to add air. Mine deflates in about every couple weeks. Is that normal? Also how are you attaching it to the ceiling? Thanks.

Hey man, submerge it in water & look for bubbles. That'll be your leak spot.

useasneeded4pain · 04-13-2020, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by inaheap

I know this an old thread. I am thinking of hanging my blimp in this manner. I was wondering if anyone has had issues with it deflating over time while hung. Is it hard to get it down to add air. Mine deflates in about every couple weeks. Is that normal? Also how are you attaching it to the ceiling? Thanks.

I've read some folks filling the Blimp with small styrofoam beads, rather than air. The type you'd put in a pillow or bean bag chair. While I haven't tried it, it sounds like a solid alternative for longer have to worry about filling it with air/leaks.

Tmnt3535 · 04-13-2020, 09:45 PM

I would put some soap and water into a bottle and mix that up. Air up your blimp and spray it down, then look for bubbles. That's how you can find your leak without completely submerging it. Then you can identify where you need to put a patch.

inaheap · 04-14-2020, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Tmnt3535

I would put some soap and water into a bottle and mix that up. Air up your blimp and spray it down, then look for bubbles. That's how you can find your leak without completely submerging it. Then you can identify where you need to put a patch.

I'm going to try this. I'd rather not have to find a place to submerge the blimp. How are you all hanging it? I want to hang it so it looks like it is fling.

inaheap · 04-28-2020, 07:38 PM

I got it hung. I tried soapy water, but still can't find a leak. For now I'm just going to keep adding air.

*Shogun26* · 04-28-2020, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by inaheap

I got it hung. I tried soapy water, but still can't find a leak. For now I'm just going to keep adding air.

Looks great! I used to have those the glow n the dark stars too.

inaheap · 04-29-2020, 05:56 PM

Thanks. My Dad put those up years ago. Now that he's gone they're kinda special.

06-26-2014, 07:02 AM	#1
jdangerc Thug Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 77	TMNT Original BLIMP question. I am thinking about getting an original TMNT Blimp. But would like to know if there is some kind of hook device to where you can hang it? I wouldnt know how to display it otherwise. Any blimp owners out there who can help?

06-26-2014, 07:09 AM	#2
DonatelloFan1984 Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Quad Cities, IA Posts: 476	I have also been trying to find a way to hang mine without damaging it. I am going to a model plane hobby store hopefully today. They sell a special wire and hooks you can put into your ceiling and hang your planes. I am sure something like that will work for the blimp. I will take pics once I get it hung. __________________

06-26-2014, 09:21 AM	#3
tmntman Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,444	There is no means of hanging the blimp provided with it. I used to have both the original and blimp II hung from my ceiling. I used fishing line. I made a large loop which I put around the blimp right above the wings of the glider. I then took a second piece of string coming off the first and running back to the top tail fin in the back. By adjusting the length of that line you could adjust the angle at which the blimp hung. __________________ Check out my site at http://www.tmnttoys.com/ or follow me on Twitter, @TMNTtoys

06-26-2014, 09:55 AM	#4
DonatelloFan1984 Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Quad Cities, IA Posts: 476	That is pretty much what the plane hobby store said. Except they use nylon string instead of fishing and plastic tubing the string goes through to prevent damaging the plastic. I will hopefully get mine hung later today. __________________

06-26-2014, 12:14 PM	#6
DonatelloFan1984 Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Quad Cities, IA Posts: 476	The guy at the hobby store seemed overly concerned about condition. Not necessarily a bad thing. I also feel the model planes are made out of a more brittle material. Hence using more expensive materials and being overly cautious about hanging them. I am sure for this application the fishing line wouldn't hurt a thing. I was already there however so I just bought what he sold. I had to drive 25 minutes one way out of town to get there so I figured why not. __________________

06-26-2014, 04:16 PM	#7
shady060805 Random Punk Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Burlington,Wa Posts: 28	I stuffed mine and hung it with fishing line around the glider.

06-26-2014, 10:21 PM	#8
billbot85 Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,007	This is all good advice to keep in mind. I was thinking of hanging up my Turtle Blimp II as well. __________________ MY COMPLETE WISH LIST: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...03#post1120403 GIFSoup

06-26-2014, 11:02 PM	#9
dizcoduck Thug Join Date: May 2010 Location: Estero, FL Posts: 84	Wow I never knew there were 2 different blimps. I remember as a kid we had to exchange mine because it wouldn't keep air, but that was it. I still have it too boxed up with my other original vehicles. I guess I had the original and never thought anything else about it.

04-12-2020, 05:29 PM	#10
inaheap Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,145	I know this an old thread. I am thinking of hanging my blimp in this manner. I was wondering if anyone has had issues with it deflating over time while hung. Is it hard to get it down to add air. Mine deflates in about every couple weeks. Is that normal? Also how are you attaching it to the ceiling? Thanks. __________________ I have always liked Cowa-bunga! We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing When I became an adult I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.

04-13-2020, 09:45 PM	#14
Tmnt3535 Mouser Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Kansas Posts: 14	I would put some soap and water into a bottle and mix that up. Air up your blimp and spray it down, then look for bubbles. That's how you can find your leak without completely submerging it. Then you can identify where you need to put a patch. Last edited by Tmnt3535; 04-13-2020 at 09:55 PM.

04-29-2020, 05:56 PM	#18
inaheap Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,145	Thanks. My Dad put those up years ago. Now that he's gone they're kinda special. __________________ I have always liked Cowa-bunga! We do not stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing When I became an adult I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.