Balloon legend Dr Bob has made national news headlines after he created a Darth Vader sculpture from balloons for a customer’s 40th birthday.
Award-winning balloon modelling expert Bob Armstrong – who also presents on the Balloon Market YouTube channel – embraced the Star Wars fever which is currently sweeping the nation when he created the Darth Vader model.
Bob was commissioned by a woman who wanted to present her husband with a memorable gift in time for the much-anticipated release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
“She wanted me to be able to make a Darth Vader,” Bob explained. “I rose to the challenge as I think anything is possible. She was overwhelmed with it. He was gobsmacked!”
The black and silver Darth Vader sculpture ended up standing 7ft 8” tall and was made of more than 580 balloons.
It took Mr Armstrong almost nine hours to complete and – naturally – came complete with a light sabre.
