Modelmaking Misadventures: The Ascenscion Island Chronicles.

[snitcythedog]

Very, Very nice work.

[Cat]

Very nice indeed!
 
Yes, when PVA dries, it contracts and can cause warping.  PVA on the opposite side indeed counter-acts this.  For some flocking applications on scatter terrain, this technological trick is a handy cure too.

[Andy in Germany]

That is a great looking structure - well done.

Very, Very nice work.

Very nice indeed!
 
Yes, when PVA dries, it contracts and can cause warping.  PVA on the opposite side indeed counter-acts this.  For some flocking applications on scatter terrain, this technological trick is a handy cure too.

Many thanks. I was getting a bit fed up with this project; I can of course see a thousand mistakes and problems) so it's good to know that they aren't that obvious to everyone else...

[marianas_gamer]

Very impressive work, even by your standards. This, of course will require the next build of the zeppelin itself.

[anevilgiraffe]

that's great - I always assumed there was a lift in the centre of the tower, always wondered how people disembarked using those.

[Andy in Germany]

Very impressive work, even by your standards. This, of course will require the next build of the zeppelin itself.

Many thanks, I've very carefully photographed it, so the wonky bits aren't too obvious...

that's great - I always assumed there was a lift in the centre of the tower, always wondered how people disembarked using those.

Thanks. The British Carrington towers had a lift, but they were much taller.

I think (and this is guesswork based on the design) this tower would extend to make docking easier, then lower for another mobile tower to anchor the rear of the Airship. Then passengers could disembark from the gondola at ground level.

[Andy in Germany]

Getting there slowly. as said above, wonky bits hidden by cunning photographic angles.

[Constable Bertrand]

OOh that looks great! The colour and shape remind me of the TinTin space ship's love child with the Eiffel tower! 
That will fit in perfectly on Ascenscion Island.

It doesn't look wobbly at all!

Cheers
Matt

[Andy in Germany]

I think I overdid the weathering on this.



Still, it was a good learning process, and the Zeppelin crew have a moderately appropriate model to stand on while they wait for me to get my act together and build at least a small Zeppelin for them to fly.



In the meantime, it's finished, only slight wonky, and I can clear the model making desk for the new year...

[mikedemana]

I think it looks great! I actually like the amount of weathering. It looks like it has been in used for several years...

Mike Demana

[Moriarty]

Nothing wrong with a bit of ‘wonk’ - adds character, dunnit?

[Storm Wolf]

Nothing wrong with a bit of ‘wonk’ - adds character, dunnit?

Exactly, it was obviously "wonked!" ahem, by a badly docked airship 

[Andy in Germany]

Many thanks: I'll see how I feel about it after a couple of games.

In the meantime, I'm adding to the Württemberg Zeppelin Crew members (North Star/Pulp)...



In the background are two characters from Ascension: Left is "Sir" Charles Vane, "Entrepreneur", gambler and otherwise dodgy dealer of independent means. On the right is Dr Solomon Mckinley, head doctor of the hospital on Ascension (Adapted Reaper Miniatures). I'm trying to work through the backlog of figures this year, so hopefully this will become a regular feature...

[Moriarty]

Hoorah!

[Andy in Germany]

A bit more progress:



"Sir" Charles Vane. Dry brushing needs toning down.



And Dr. Solomon McKinley...