LZ129 Hindenburg scale 1:200 - Page 2

**Rata** · #11 03-31-2018, 04:00 AM

Ecardmodels has at the moment Bruno Vanhecke's Akron and Macon models in 1/1000 scale and their Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawks to 1/100. I vaguely thought it would nice to have the airships upscaled to 1/100 as well before I did the math: 7.85 ft long even at 1/100!

I think I'll just build them as is!

**The--Mouse** · #12 03-31-2018, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Rata

Ecardmodels has at the moment Bruno Vanhecke's Akron and Macon models in 1/1000 scale and their Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawks to 1/100. I vaguely thought it would nice to have the airships upscaled to 1/100 as well before I did the math: 7.85 ft long even at 1/100!

I think I'll just build them as is!

2.4 meters

Fred

**The--Mouse** · #13 03-31-2018, 05:22 AM

Cutting and folding pieces:

The glue tabs are very small:

But also printed at the back side:

Everything that was cut out glued together:

and a little dry fit

Between the arrows is done....so still a long way to go

;

Fred

**Rata** · #14 03-31-2018, 06:10 AM

Fred, this is amazing. With all that internal detail, it's getting as complex as building the real thing!

**snowmanX** · #15 03-31-2018, 01:20 PM

Thrilled to see this build report Fred. I have one of these in the stacks and it will be great to have a solid build thread for reference.

**Maltedfalcon** · #16 03-31-2018, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Rata

Ecardmodels has at the moment Bruno Vanhecke's Akron and Macon models in 1/1000 scale and their Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawks to 1/100.

He does? Dammit something else I have to buy now!

**Rata** · #17 03-31-2018, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Maltedfalcon

He does? Dammit something else I have to buy now!

Just add 'em to the ever growing pile.....

**The--Mouse** · #18 04-03-2018, 03:15 PM

Thanks guys

Started to glue the first parts together:

The first part glue on carton en cut out:

The white circle in the middle has to be cut out but I don't do that:

Because I make a wooden rod in the middle so I can hang the ship at my ceiling

The inside:

At the outside you can't see any of the printing at the backside:

But with a little light, here with my phone, you can see it.
So I want make some LED's at the wooden rod.

Another ring and the first tail part cut out .

Fred

**MichaelS** · #19 04-03-2018, 04:14 PM

Fascinating!!

**THE DC** · #20 04-03-2018, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Lighter

Airships are really big. A few years back I bought a set of blue lines for the Akron in 1/72 scale. (Common airplane modeling scale) When I opened them out, they were nearly eleven feet long!

By the way, the anniversary of the crash of the Akron is April 4 which is soon. And the Hindenburg on May 6.

Remember:

The Akron was supposed to house a small formation of Sparrowhawks in her belly!

And the airship that is being built on this thread is even slightly larger than the Akron or Macon!