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anyone recommend any particular supplier of smoke bombs for location smoke? I can only imagine that the 'joke shop' ones on amazon are pretty pants and will give out a low amount of quickly dispersing smoke... these ones for role playing games and paintball etc look better...

any experiences with them, either for photography or airsoft/paintball etc? Looking for grey/white smoke in fairly decent quantity, that sticks about for a while even outdoors really.
 
I know the gas industry uses smoke bombs to test pipe connections ect, so I'd suggst Google something along those line.

We have a battery powered smoke machine but if theses more than just a breeze outdoors, you loose the effect very quickly

Best of luck with your search.
 
Last time I used then I just bought the one for testing gas flues/chimneys etc from B&Q. They did the job, but they were for use in a large derelict building, so wind dispersal wasn't really an issue. They were a lot cheaper than the ones designed for RPG use, but I don't think even those would have been much use for outdoor use, for that you'd be far better with a decent smoke machine.
 
Flash In The Pan said:
Last time I used then I just bought the one for testing gas flues/chimneys etc from B&Q. They did the job, but they were for use in a large derelict building, so wind dispersal wasn't really an issue. They were a lot cheaper than the ones designed for RPG use, but I don't think even those would have been much use for outdoor use, for that you'd be far better with a decent smoke machine.
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hah, it was actually Drew who recommended the use of a smoke bomb... eg for his pigs in the forest shoot, he put a smoke bomb in a bird feeder, and got an assistant to go for a wander through the forest for it to add in the ambience, and then wafted it a bit with boards.

Obviously smoke would be the last thing to be added, once light and pose was nailed. The RPG and paintball ones are obviously meant to be used outside, so probably chuck out enough for a short shooting session...
 
itsdavedotnet said:
hah, it was actually Drew who recommended the use of a smoke bomb... eg for his pigs in the forest shoot, he put a smoke bomb in a bird feeder, and got an assistant to go for a wander through the forest for it to add in the ambience, and then wafted it a bit with boards.

Obviously smoke would be the last thing to be added, once light and pose was nailed. The RPG and paintball ones are obviously meant to be used outside, so probably chuck out enough for a short shooting session...
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From what I recall we only got a few seconds (which was enough at the time) with the plumbers' ones. The only real problem with them was that you really don't want to be breathing the smoke in - and we had a model with asthma :whistling:
 
+1 Drew Gardner

He uses smoke really well, *** i think the one he uses is quite expensive.

Probably worth renting from a film/stage supplier if its just an occasional thing.

You can see Drews smoke machine in action a bit here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_MXwLxwrCc
 
Go to www.bes.co.uk and search for smoke pellets. The 9g hayes give about 60 seconds of smoke and about 25 cubic metres. If that's not enough look for smoke bombs for drain testing.
 
That's not bad, BES have a 50 pack of the 9g ones for £17.26+Vat (£26.09 all in delivered to your door).
 
Kaouthia said:
That's not bad, BES have a 50 pack of the 9g ones for £17.26+Vat (£26.09 all in delivered to your door).
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yeah, they're pretty affordable, I knew that there must be some way of buying a decent amount cheaper than in small packs sold for hobbyists to throw around the woods :thumbs:
 
set fire to somat wet ? :D

I know invotronix make good smoke machines but you'd need to use one a lot to justify it, what about hitting up calumet rentals?
 
Just get a pack of disposable BBQs, and hey presto you'll have a wall of smoke so dense the government will have to reintroduce the Clean Air Act!

Well, that's what it's being like over here right now!
 
foodpoison said:
As a kid I used to make my own.
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hehe, aye... imagine the risk assessment for that one though :(

the tronix or peasouper ones look good, but are insanely pricey so not really what I'm after for now tbh...
 
for the ones used in paintballing there easy to use and 6 of them kick enough smoke off them to make you see less then 3 feet in fron of you

i got caught in the middle of a paintball fight and the marshall kept chucking the bloody things at me , i ended up shooting him as he knew what he was doing he wasnt laughing after i hit him in the ball's

they aint ecpensive to buy and supply shouldnt be a problem
 
Plumbase or any plumbing suppliers for smoke pellets, however they are tricky to light and don't last long). Use for testing chimney's, drains etc..

If by any chance you are near Portsmouth try, U-NEED-US on Arundel Street; a few years ago they sold theatrical pyrotechnics ;-) , but I couldn't be certain that they still do.
 
Google pyro mad, they have loads of different types. Purchased from them before.

Alex
 
Haha, I've still got all the chemicals, ingredients and cooking instruments in my cupboard.

You basically mix some stuff together under a low heat, put it in an empty toilet roll tube and allow it to set, put a bit of tissue in their as a fuse and hey presto, screw loads of smoke and satisfaction to boot.
 
try wolf armouries/airsoftworld/airsoft armouries, They usually stock smoke grenades and other pyros, Think they are usually made by TSLFX or contact them directly. They make pretty good toys available in a variety of colours.
 
When I went airsofting, the ones they used were quite good.
 
I have used smoke in the past to try and make a scene misty and plumbers smoke is OK but not a great deal of it. This stuff is good but you need to be careful indoors as its much and burns hot (i use a steel bucket)http://www.catapults.co/smoke_bomb.html but good outdoors especially if dispersed through foliage etc.
 
I have used the theatre ones many years back, they were solid lumps about the size of a couple of washing tables, bit fiddly to light but they burnt about 2 minutes and gave off a fair bit of smoke, you'd need a fairly still day to work outdoors.
The portable ones I have seen used during filming are much bigger, about the size of a soup can, they worked even in fairly windy conditions, bet they cost a few bob though.
Try theatrical/movie suppliers.
 
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