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First look at the new artwork for Marvel Fireworks brilliant 50 shot barrage Deep Impact.

This is going to be one of the first new releases from Marvel Fireworks for 2010 and is set to be a very popular barrage already.

Check the video below for the action and let us know what you think.

A nice collection of some very old fireworks from way back in the day. These have been beautifully preserved, note the quality of the colours, simple artwork but still with good impact. Also notice the great names. Firework names have always been important. They give a feeling of what can be expected from a firework, a clue to its effects, Scarlet Fury, or Carnival Spray have very obvious sounding effects. Star Hell is a little less obvious but blatantly appealing to the lads. Sometimes a good name can sell a firework as much as attractive artwork.

Back when bangers were bangers. If you are too young to remember bangers, they were brilliant. One of the highlights for many of us during the bonfire night season was buying a box of bangers and risking life and limb (or at least extremities) while enjoying the excitement of safely placing them upright in soft ground and lighting the rounded dome at arms length and retiring to a safe distance. These are so old that there is no rounded dome to light, just the strange looking protrusion from the top.

Some king size sparklers in the good old fashioned packaging. Note the text on the wrapper: Hold the tip in a flame until it sparkles – good advice. For outdoor use – good advice again. Not ot be held near clothing – excellent, you can tell they really though it through. Take care of children – good advice generally, even better when talking about fireworks.

Very simple colours and designs adorn the plain paper packet. A long way from the foil used today with all its shiny and multi-coloured attractiveness. Yet, there is something comforting about the simple and understated design. It harkens back to better days when perhaps the contents was more important than presentation. To often we are bombarded by bright colourful packaging that is full of promises, only to be disappointed when we tear the seal and see what is inside. For fireworks artwork at least, sometimes less is more.

If you enjoyed this trip down memory lane, explore some other brilliant and nostalgic images from the past with some old photographs from bonfire nights gone by.

Many thanks to Chris for sending us these excellent photographs and video of his fireworks display for his 21st birthday last Halloween (great day for a birthday by the way).

The photographs came out great and from the sound of the crowd it was a brilliant display for everyone there down in Yeovil, Somerset.

Chris apologises for the slightly shaky camera work. We assume the camera-person was either nervous or slightly inebriated or possibly both. However these shots on his friends digital SLR camera came out beautifully. Fireworks Photography is not easy, but these images are great!

Here is the back of Chris’ car from last October when he collected his meaty fireworks stash from us here at Epic Fireworks.

and here is the all important firing order

Epic Fireworks are now featured on the firework shop list.

This is a great new website that helps you to compare fireworks from different brands and outlets. You can watch the videos and read the reviews before choosing which fireworks to buy. Of course we know you will always come back to buy them from Epic Fireworks as we are soooo much cheaper than every other fireworks shop in the UK but it is still nice to be able to compare different fireworks and see what is available be it rockets or barrages. And not just in the UK, you can see fireworks from companies all over the world and vote for your favourites.

The Fireworks Shop List helping to prove Epic Fireworks are the best since 2010.

Before pressing play ensure the kids are out the room, there is a bit of swearing towards the end.

The Epic Fireworks team provide a short and sweet display for good friend John’s 30th Birthday Party in Glasgow.

Pyro-technician extraordinaire Graeme Connelly ignited the fireworks at the West Scotland Cricket Club and the crowd was understandably appreciative.

Forgiveness has to be allowed for the camera woman who made the cardinal sin of turning the camera sideways half way through the display. However all is forgotten as when the “false finale” was over and the real fireworks began, everyone went mental!

Firing Order:

1 x Fire One

1 x Sky Lab and 1 x Mad Moth

2 x Typhoon Twister

1 x Golden Eye

1 x Sky Lab and 1 x Mad Moth

FINALE

1 x Screaming Spiders and 1 x Whispering Palms and 1 x Rogue Vipers

1 x Drunken Glasgow Crowd

The whole display cost less than £220 and is available only from Epic Fireworks. You can tell from the noise the audience made that it was a great display and the reports to the local police only confirmed what we all knew. It was a brilliant show!