Recently I posted a collection of balloon tops based on the elegant and graceful balloon panel (18969) originally used to make hot air balloons.
The orignal collection included two 8-panel tops — one with all the panels narrow-end-down (left, with red trim), and the other with the opposite orientation (right, with all-black trim), like so…
∨ But who says that all the narrow ends have to point the same way?

Jeremy McCreary
Lego spintop crafter
Most of the videos here are extracted from my MOCs pages there and are working gizmos born of a fascination with gadgets and the science and engineering behind them. Technical LEGO® — my term for the fusion of LEGO® with STEM (science, technology, and math) subject matter — brings out my inner inventor/designer/engineer/toymaker like no other medium.
My work owes a great deal to the folks on my list of favorite builders. Their imagination and ingenuity never cease to amaze.