"Der Drachen" Topic
6 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please use the Complaint button (!) to report problems on the forums.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Early 20th Century Discussion Message Board Back to the 1:144 Scale Message Board Back to the Blogs of War Message Board
Areas of InterestGeneral
World War One
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Featured Ruleset
Featured Workbench Article Could artificial intelligence take a photo of an unpainted figure and produce a 'painted' result?
Featured Profile Article
Current Poll
Featured Book Review
|
| Buckeye AKA Darryl | 07 Sep 2024 3:46 a.m. PST |
Appearing now on the blog, the beginning stages of building a balloon. link |
| svsavory | 07 Sep 2024 6:48 p.m. PST |
|
| Buckeye AKA Darryl | 08 Sep 2024 4:54 a.m. PST |
I am not liking the photo-etched parts. Very fiddly to work with, and easy to nick up the fingers if not careful. |
79thPA  | 08 Sep 2024 5:04 a.m. PST |
I wouldn't even know where to begin with those. Probably way beyond my skill grade. |
| Buckeye AKA Darryl | 08 Sep 2024 6:19 a.m. PST |
Beyond mine for certain. Getting a little too much glue on the model where I really do not want it. :( |
| Michael May | 10 Sep 2024 11:53 a.m. PST |
I think it looks cool! Now you'll need some AA guns and machine guns mounted on trucks to protect it!
My quick research indicates these balloons operated at heights of up to 5,000 feet and that expert "balloon busters" were careful not to fly closer than 1,000 feet from the ground as to avoid AA fire. I wonder how long it took a winch to reel it back in to a safe distance from the ground? |
|
reports from OrcCon 2008.