"The U.S.S. Akron ZRS-4 " Topic

"USS Akron (ZRS-4) was a helium-filled rigid airship of the U.S. Navy that was destroyed in a thunderstorm off the coast of New Jersey on the morning of 4 April 1933, killing 73 of her 76 crewmen and passenger. This accident was the largest loss of life for any known airship crash.[2] During her accident-prone 18-month term of service, the Akron also served as a flying aircraft carrier for launching and recovering F9C Sparrowhawk fighter planes.
With lengths of 785 ft (239 m), 20 ft (6.1 m) shorter than the German commercial airship Hindenburg, Akron and her sister airship the Macon were among the largest flying objects in the world. Although the Hindenburg was longer, she was filled with hydrogen, so the two U.S. airships still hold the world record for helium-filled airships.

Construction of ZRS-4 commenced on October 31, 1929, at the Goodyear Airdock in Akron, Ohio by the Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation.Because she was the biggest airship ever to be built in America up to that point, a special hangar was constructed in Akron and a team of experienced German airship engineers, led by Chief Designer Karl Arnstein, instructed and supported design and construction of both U.S. Navy airships USS Akron and USS Macon.
On November 7, 1931, Rear Admiral William A. Moffett — the Chief of the U.S. Navy's Bureau of Aeronautics — drove the "golden rivet" in the ship's main ring. Erection of the hull sections began in March 1930. On 10 May, Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams chose the name Akron (for the city where she was being built) and Assistant Secretary of the Navy Ernest Lee Jahncke announced it four days later, on 14 May 1930…"
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Nice find!

My local gaming group is planning to start the ODGW Sudden Storm campaign, a fictional war in 1937 between Japan and the US. One of the options for the OB is that the Akron and Macon survived and underwent structural modifications and are available as scouting air assets.

I would not expect them to survive first contact with Japanese aircraft.

That's a beautiful model.

Hmmm. Maybe. Maybe not. Remember they do have a complement of Sparrowhawks. She had a top speed of 69 Kts and if used to scout to the radius of the carrier born a/c she could use her Sparrowhawks to add an additional 100 or so miles to that radius.

Looks like the old AMT model from waaay back when. If you're looking for a currently available 1/2400 model, there's one available from Shapeways.