New VSF Aeronautical Contraption – The Daley Brothers Attack Balloon!

[Captain Darling]

Hi All!

Been out of the VSF loop for a bit but getting back into the groove... introducing the Daley Brothers Steam Powered Armoured Attack Balloon Mk II...

This scratch build was long in the making, I started it early this year but our overseas trip interrupted construction and I just got to it again!

Parts list
Foam ball from a fabric shop
Styrene sheet
Plastic tubing
Metal washers for port holes
Pins for rivets
Balloon super heater is a couple of LEGO bits
Smoke stack is part of an electric toothbrush head
Some wire
The Elephant Gun barrels, propellers, and bottom hatch are all old 1/35 left over model kit parts

Here's Captain Darling taking one for a spin and lining up to attack a German in a Fokker Dragon Fly...


The gondola/balloon...


More pictures and lots of blurb stuff on my Blog!
https://captaindarlingsminiaturesemporium.blogspot.com/2018/11/new-vsf-aeronautical-contraption-daley.html

Cheers!

[Malamute]

Very good

[OSHIROmodels]

Love it 

[Panama]

Wonderful

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Great stuff! A lovely contraption. Very interesting to hear of the demise of Flugmeister Franz Bottums-Upsch!

[Tesla knight]

Very nifty!

[The_Beast]

but getting back into the groove...

*sigh* A groove I've long wished I could get IN...

Smashing, as always, Captain!

Doug

[DiggerPete]

Most excellent Sir!

[Metternich]

That is Mad ! (Brilliant)

[Captain Darling]

Thank you gentlmen!

Working on a FUBAR game featuring it...