American Inflatables, Inc.
                                  OTC BB: BLMP



                           American Inflatables, Inc.
               Plans to Merge With National Paintball Supply, Inc.

COSTA MESA, CA, October 25, 2000 (PR NEWSWIRE) American Inflatables, Inc. (NASD:
OTC BB: BLMP) announced today that it has executed a definitive merger agreement
with privately owned National Paintball Supply, Inc., based in Greenville, South
Carolina.  BLMP and National  Paintball  Supply,  Inc. are in the Xtreme  Sports
arena. Assuming consummation of the merger, the National Paintball  shareholders
and the BLMP shareholders will hold approximately 78% and 22%, respectively,  of
the of the common stock of the surviving company.

BLMP offers a wide  variety of  inflatable  advertising  products  ranging  from
helium blimps,  "radio controlled"  inflatables,  and come in various shapes and
sizes.  BLMP has provided  inflatable  products to companies such as; McDonalds,
Texaco,  Ford, Chevy and Anheuser-Busch,  as well as NASCAR and NHL, NBA and MLB
teams.  BLMP has also  developed  a unique  innovative  design and  computerized
mass-market approach to producing a quality inflatable that is more reliable and
much more cost effective than its competition.

National Paintball Supply, Inc. is a profitable company, which currently markets
over 4,000 paintball  related  products.  Its 1999 revenues exceeded $24 million
and its revenues for the first six months of this year exceeded $15 million.  In
addition to having an international  presence,  National Paintball is one of the
most  recognizable  names in the  industry,  as well as being one of the largest
manufacturers and distributors of paintballs and paintball products.

The merger is  expected to allow the  combined  entities to pursue a strategy of
acquisitions,  by which they will expand  their  presence  significantly  in the
Xtreme Sports arena.

Mr. Gregg Mulholland,  President of BLMP and Mr. Rick Fairbanks, CEO of National
Paintball Supply, Inc. both stated that the synergies afforded by both companies
in the Xtreme Sports field makes for an excellent  combined  growth strategy for
years ahead.  They also stated that the combined sales,  revenues and assets are
expected to assist in their  objective to become  quoted on the NASDAQ Small Cap
Market  and  that  the  merger  further  solidifies  them as  leaders  in  their
respective industries.

The merger has been  unanimously  approved  by the Boards of  Directors  of both
American  Inflatables  and National  Paintball.  The  transaction  is subject to
receipt of shareholder  approval and certain other customary closing conditions.
National  Paintball  plans to file a Registration  Statement with the Securities
and Exchange Commission with respect to the merger.

Forward-Looking Statements

Some of the  statements  contained in this press release that are not historical
facts are  "forward-looking  statements"  (as defined in the Private  Securities
Litigation  Reform  Act of 1995) that  involve  risks and  uncertainties.  These
forward-looking   statements   generally   can  be  identified  by  the  use  of
forward-looking   terminology  such  as  "will,"  "may,"  "should,"  "believes,"
"intends," "expects,"  "anticipates,"  "projects,"  "estimates" or "predicts" or
the negative  thereof or other  variations  thereon or  comparable  terminology.
National  Paintball  and American  Inflatables  wish to caution  readers of this
press release that these  forward-looking  statements regarding matters that are
not historical facts are only predictions and estimates  regarding future events
and circumstances.  Accordingly, American Inflatables and National Paintball can
give no assurance that these predictions and estimates will be realized.  Actual
events  or  results  may  differ  materially  as a result  of risks  facing  us,
including risks  regarding the development of our respective  businesses and the
markets for our services and products.

AMERICAN  INFLATABLES  URGES  ITS  SECURITY  HOLDERS  TO READ  THE  REGISTRATION
STATEMENT TO BE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  REGARDING THE
BUSINESS COMBINATION  TRANSACTION REFERENCED IN THE FOREGOING INFORMATION,  WHEN
IT  BECOMES  AVAILABLE,  BECAUSE  IT WILL  CONTAIN  IMPORTANT  INFORMATION.  The
Registration Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and it will be available for free at the Commission's  website www.sec.gov after
it has been filed.  This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to purchase any securities.


CONTACT:

Peter McGoldrick
I.R. International Consultants Inc.
(516) 593-0568
peterm@ir-pr.com

or
American Inflatables, Inc.
(888) 904-9949