Zenrat's Flying Circus

[Old Wombat]

 

[NARSES2]

Neat work mate  Only another how many to go ? 

[zenrat]

Neat work mate  Only another how many to go ? 

I don't want to think about it.

I did another two lines today.  I'm going to try and tie a couple at the end of each session in the shed rather than just sit down for hours and get sick of it.

[NARSES2]

I think that's the right way to do it 

[zenrat]

But, the sooner I finish it the sooner I can start on the next BIG project.  Maybe even the Sky Pirates Airship

[scooter]

Maybe even the Sky Pirates Airship

Save that for Pirates GB. 

[zenrat]

Maybe even the Sky Pirates Airship

Save that for Pirates GB. 

If I finish the Sea Witch in time then I will start it for the Pirates GB.  Not sure if I will finish it during the GB though without a loooooooong extension.  My original plan was to use an AMT 1/520 USS Akron/Macon as the gasbag but I am toying with the idea of scratchbuilding something bigger.

[NARSES2]

My original plan was to use an AMT 1/520 USS Akron/Macon as the gasbag but I am toying with the idea of scratchbuilding something bigger.

Now that's the difference between me and a lot of others on here. My brain doesn't even begin to come up with ideas as to what you could possibly use for such a thing and I admire those who's brains do 

[zenrat]

There isn't much to choose from when it comes to scale model airships.
It doesn't have to be big enough to be accurate  (in1/72 that would be huge given the gondola is going to be a pirate ship) but does have to look big enough. 
This for example does not have enough lift, but it looks right.

[NARSES2]

Does look right 

I suppose some kind of Chinese Lantern thing might work, but would be very fragile. I suppose you could use aircraft cellulose dope or banana oil to stiffen the paper up ?

[PR19_Kit]

A 1/72 scale model of the R100 would be TEN FEET long! 

They had one at the Elvington Museum for many years, posed over a 1/72 Wellington to show just how big it was!

[NARSES2]

There's been a couple of reviews and builds of some airships in the model mags last couple of months. Airfix Mag had a 1/720 R.33 and there's been some Zeppelin builds in similar scales. I think 3D printing is helping with some of the detail.

[Old Wombat]

A 1/72 scale model of the R100 would be TEN FEET long! 

They had one at the Elvington Museum for many years, posed over a 1/72 Wellington to show just how big it was!

At 630 ft a County-class cruiser would only be 8' 9" long in 1/72!

[zenrat]

Does look right 

I suppose some kind of Chinese Lantern thing might work, but would be very fragile. I suppose you could use aircraft cellulose dope or banana oil to stiffen the paper up ?

I have it all planned in my head - a styrene frame (discs on a central core with longitudinal strips attached to the edges of the discs forming ribs) over which I will lay tissue paper soaked in PVA (which shrinks and tightens as it dries).
It'll be 3' long at the most.

No modelling today,  But I did get another 1/3 of the Perzebo roof frame up and ready to be painted after work.

[jcf]

Something a bit different in the airship realm.

Burney Elliptical Airship.





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