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Pan Am Airship in 1/888-ish scale

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May 10, 2011, 01:57:01 AM Last Edit: May 10, 2011, 02:00:49 AM by Brian da Basher
With the end of W.W. II, the need for fast, efficient long-range passenger transport became apparent. Unfortunately, none of the major aircraft prodcers were able to meet the enormous demand. Fortunately, the old Goodyear-Zeppeling Co. had an answer. Mating a large helium-filled airship with the new jet-engine technology was the answer many long-haul carriers were seeking. Juan Trippe at Pan Am was the first to take the plunge and started using the new Goodyear-Zeppelin Jetship on their New York to Buenos Aires and New York to London routes in 1948. Pasengers were amazed at the incredibly smooth ride and Pan Am was amazed at the incredibly low cost of .005 cents (.0003 farthings) per pound of payload per mile. Soon all the other major long-haul airlines followed Pan Am's example and jet-powered lighter-than-air craft became ubiquitous in the post-war skies.

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May 10, 2011, 01:59:28 AM Last Edit: May 10, 2011, 02:02:01 AM by Brian da Basher
This is my first started and completed in 2011 whiff. The base kit is a 1/350 U.S.S. Chicago sub. The engines are from a 1/200 DC-8 and the gondola is from an old seaplane float. The fins and rudders were cut from plastic card. If the main Pan Am titles seem a bit askew, that's because they're 45 year old decals from the vintage DC-8 kit and they were gonna stay where they first landed.

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May 10, 2011, 02:00:47 AM
Da Basher's back!  Fatastic airship Bri, looks great! :wub:
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#3
May 10, 2011, 02:51:37 AM
wow!!
Any chance of a naval version?

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#4
May 10, 2011, 03:00:19 AM
Excellent!   :thumbsup:

All the way through reading the first post I was trying to guess what you'd made it from - completely wrong on every score! :rolleyes: ;D
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#5
May 10, 2011, 03:26:30 AM
Great work. 

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May 10, 2011, 03:45:19 AM



Fantastic......... :wub: :wub: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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#7
May 10, 2011, 06:15:40 AM
Nice!   :thumbsup:
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May 10, 2011, 06:20:37 AM
Fantastic return BdaB :thumbsup: So glad to see you back :party:
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May 10, 2011, 06:23:54 AM
STUNNING!  :bow: :cheers:
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#10
May 10, 2011, 06:36:07 AM
A little point: IMO front and rear engines should not be in-line.

Otherwise:
Great model, idea and concept! :wub: :wub: :wub: :thumbsup: :bow:
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#11
May 10, 2011, 06:39:24 AM
WOW!!!!  What a machine (needs jaw - drop smiley!)  Absoloutley perfect - but where's the spats???!   :cheers:

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May 10, 2011, 07:24:03 AM
Stunner  :thumbsup: :bow:
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May 10, 2011, 12:33:29 PM
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May 10, 2011, 12:35:54 PM
SWEET!  :mellow:
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