i was talking to my Pop on skype and i have just found out that he is currently constructing a 8ft long model of the Hindenburg using proper canvas and aliminium frame aswell, i will keep you updated on the progress, so far he thinks it will take about 2 to 3 weeks to complete
Very cool! Keep us updated and I'd love to see some pics!When I went to Germany in high school, I made a point to visit the Zeppelin museum in Friedrichshaven. If anyone loves airships and gets the chance to visit Germany, it's well worth the effort.
my Pop doesent realy know how to use his computer so i think it will be a while before i can get any pics
Always have it in the back of my mind. Or, maybe even her sister ship Graf Zeppelin II flying a "spy mission" over England.
Here is a link to another fellow who is fascinated with "airships", and modeling them. You might find his story of interest. Goto: You Built What?! A Colossal Flying Reproduction of a 1935 Airship | Popular Science I personally don't have $6,000 (or more) to spend on the hobby. Glad others do however.
Great link Clint! Really cool that someone remembers America's great but I'll-fated airships. Now we need model of the Akron and Shannendoah.
ime back but there is some bad news, my pop destroyed his model for reasons unknown to me, i think it was because he was always telling me that he had trouble trying to get the canvas to stay connected to the frame and constantly having to replace parts of the frame due to it always breaking
Its up to you Gunney...get on his case man! If the Wright brothers had had that attitude we'd still be...flying airships...okay bad example...The canvas problem sounds like an adhesive situation...try liuqid freak'n nails! Never fails...Poet and didn't know it. or even aroldite (SP?) or your everyday super glue...May have to rough up the aluminium first..he could also try a balser frame instead and paint any visible frame a cool aluminium silver...Then he could install a small globe inside to replicate the look just before bursting into flames...or install small tanks that he could actually fill with Hydrogen or Helium! Lacky band powered engines....might have a look around for one myself!
thanks, will forward these ideas to him and probably get him to continue building it, also i have finished building a PB-5 mariner (without Decals) with a What-if US Navy Black Cats paint scheem, and i am currently building a Panther with Night fighting equipment all i need to do is to build the track, paint it and apply the decals
Kewel! Like how you "what if" some of the schemes...i used to buy models that i already had...and make them post war racers...My fav is a P-51 in the starsky and hutch colour scheme! Might have to ask your mum about that one..70s-80s cop show..
so far i have completed a M4 Sherman, Tiger 1, Humvee, Supermarine spitfire, partial king tiger (there were no tracks in the kit), AH-64 Apache, Me-109, P-80 shooting star, M1A2 Abrams, Partial Panther (still need to build tracks), PB-5 Mariner and another German tank which i cant identify (might be Jagdpanther)
What!? No tracks!?....I bought a Yak3 and the canopy didn't come with it...so i bought it again...again no bloody canopy! Wasn't going to be a mug three times...Your collection sounds eclectic...which one is your favourite?
you can contact the company, (info somewhere on the box) and tell them that parts are missing, you must be very specific, they should be willing to send them to you...
the tracks are what make or break you tank model, they are expensive but fruimol tracks are metal, and hang just right...the jagdpanther has steeply sloping armor on the front, and is built on a panther chassis, a jagdpanzer has a very low profile on a panzer IV chassis, and the cannon is in a more forward position...both these tank hunters were very successful designs, due to their low profile, and excellent cannon...
here is a link to what you're looking for... ATL-16 TIGER II / HUNTING TIGER • Friulmodel webáruház friulmodel is the correct spelling
I once purchased a boxed plastic model of the Hindenburg. When I got it home and opened the box, I found a model with exactly twenty components to it. The airship itself was simply split into two parts. It all took about half an hour to piece together. Having blown my dough on this and with the rest of the day to kill, I re-enacted the destruction of the hindenburg by pouring petrol over my completed model and setting it on fire. And by God it was spectacular, and I had a great time after all, giving commentary for it....("It's crashing and bursting into flames! Oh this is terrible! This is one of the worst catastrophes in the world!.....OH the HUMANITY!) It was the best time I ever had as a kid with a model....all this for 15.00 dollars!
