That's some party trick: Model-maker produces life-size replica of Tyrannosaurus Rex in 55 hours, using 1,400 balloons... and a LOT of hot air

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 8:11 AM on 29th June 2011

Try competing with this balloon artist and you would definitely be wasting your breath.

Mark Verge has been perfecting the art form for more than 16 years and has created a 39ft life-size replica of a Tyrannosaurus Rex out of 1,400 balloons.

It was just one of the sculptures made by the model-maker along with a triceratops, spinosaurus, stegasaurus and utahraptor for his show in Ontario, Canada.

Masterpiece: Model-maker Mark Verge, from Ontario in Canada, made his balloon dinosaurs by scaling up from toy action figures

Mr Verge, 43, who is originally from Nova Scotia, first started making balloon animals in 1995 after coming across a book about the hobby.

Since then he has developed his own techniques and uses a variety of different-sized balloons to build the delicate creations. It was his collection of fossils that first gave him the idea to make model dinosaurs.

Bursting with pride: Balloon sculptor Mark Verge has been perfecting his talent since 1995 when he came across a book on the pastime

Jurassic park: The life-size replica of a raptor is created with specialist balloons and a weaving technique

Labour of love: Mark Verge poses next to the Stegosaurus he created out of 700 balloons, using techniques that have taken him more than 17 years to perfect

Deepak Punjabi

Baguio City

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