Zeppelin (Pic Heavy)

[OSHIROmodels]

How about giving the grey a slighty tan hue to it?

cheers

James

[gamer Mac]

Why a tan hue James

Finished cladding the cargo bay section in card board

This is not just a pile of junk (though the Mrs might think so) . This is the bits of card getting held in place while the glue sets



Glue set


Only this bit on the hanger to do.

Will need to force feed the kids more coco pops as I have run out of card that is the same colour.
Fiddly bit around the engines


Access to the engines.


and a final picture of what the inside looks like now

[OSHIROmodels]

  That looks great 

I was thinking tan to help differentiate between the metal colour and the interior, might make it look a bit like canvas. Just a thought 

cheers

James

[Westfalia Chris]

I was thinking tan to help differentiate between the metal colour and the interior, might make it look a bit like canvas. Just a thought  :

I think (German) Zeppelin canvas covers were generally painted (or soaked, not 100% sure on that) in a special paint that included aluminium particles in order to reflect as much sunlight as possible and avoid the gas cells expanding due to the heat buildup, and IIRC the US- and British-built rigid airships followed that example. So it would not be canvas-coloured, but a slightly metallic grey.

Fun fact: Gas bags were, for a long time, manufactured from cattle appendices.

[Hammers]

Fantastic. it looks frail but with that particular construction I imagine it is quite sturdy (?).

[former user]

I think (German) Zeppelin canvas covers were generally painted (or soaked, not 100% sure on that) in a special paint that included aluminium particles in order to reflect as much sunlight as possible and avoid the gas cells expanding due to the heat buildup, and IIRC the US- and British-built rigid airships followed that example. So it would not be canvas-coloured, but a slightly metallic grey.

Fun fact: Gas bags were, for a long time, manufactured from cattle appendices.

You (might be) right   
In fact, from what I recently read, the newest investigation about the Hindenburg crash revealed that it was an experimental soaking together with static electricity that caused the ignition

[demi_morgana]

Damn... It looks more and more stunning with every pic coming

[gamer Mac]

Fantastic. it looks frail but with that particular construction I imagine it is quite sturdy (?).

Once it is all glued it is not to bad. Still I wouldn't try to drop kick it.

[Hammers]

Once it is all glued it is not to bad. Still I wouldn't try to drop kick it.

I think you should. Film it and put it on YouTube and with a guy screaming "Oh, the humanity!" and you'll get more hits than Justin Bieber.

[gamer Mac]

Some pictures of the tail end.
Parachutes for an emergency



Tail section with the landing strip for the rocket troops. Well it is a pulp Zeppelin

[Ray Rivers]

Will need to force feed the kids more coco pops as I have run out of card that is the same colour.

 

[ErikB]

Awesome!

Just a thought - perhaps a non-pointy landing zone for the Rocket Troops, just so they don't impale themselves?   

[Malamute]

Love the parachutes, nice touch

[MrHarold]

Awesome!

Just a thought - perhaps a non-pointy landing zone for the Rocket Troops, just so they don't impale themselves?  

Bah! Where's your sense of adventure!

[artshiraz]

Greetings

... what I recently read, the newest investigation about the Hindenburg crash revealed that it was an experimental soaking together with static electricity that caused the ignition

yep.. though in my case it was some TV Show on History Channel ;-) Apparently -from what I recall- it was some kind of experimental paint 2/3 Aluminum and 1/3 something other (or was it the other way around ??) whereas the friction with the aluminum flakes started the ignition and thus it took only 32 seconds to engulf the whole dirigible. Horrible in true life I admit


but what you get here, maddest Scotsman known to man, is something formidable