Airship builds

**Knife** · #1 01-01-2023, 08:07 PM

2022 was a lousy year. So I’m announcing 2023 as the year of the airship. I currently have 11 airship models to complete. Needing a place to get them out of the wind I first constructed the airship shed from Ralf Currel, available over at current.net. He also has several free airship model there.

**wireandpaper** · #2 01-01-2023, 10:12 PM

Looking forward to this very interesting project! Just in case there are the LZ-120 and LZ-121, the semi -rigid Norge and the non-rigid blimp by Bruno.
Best wishes for this year!

**snowmanX** · #3 01-02-2023, 08:36 AM

Genuinely excited to follow this thread! Happy 2023 and best wishes on your builds.

**Knife** · #4 01-03-2023, 10:16 AM

First airship of the year, the Vickers Transatlantic Airship from Currell.net. Interesting design with the passengers on top. I would think a top heavy design would not be good in an airship, but looks kind of good. Lots of open balconies to enjoy the air. No issues with the build, but I got the last fuselage section cocked slightly so I had to cut it off and reposition to get the fins to line up properly.

**THE DC** · #5 01-03-2023, 10:57 PM

Have always wanted to build the Akron, Macon, Los Angeles, and Shenandoah.

I also always wanted to try the Hindenburg by Alan Rose!

I'll be watching this thread closely!

**WVA** · #6 01-03-2023, 11:21 PM

Great subject! I really like the "shed" too. I have a couple of kits in the wings, perhaps this will motivate me to dig one out. By the way, I think that the website has a typo....the correct address is

Card Models Intro - Currell.net I'll be following your build. Jim

**Knife** · #7 01-04-2023, 12:11 PM

You are correct. The autocorrect demon caught me on the first post. Sorry I didn't catch it before posting it.

**Knife** · #8 01-04-2023, 12:49 PM

Next ship completed is the R-100, also from Currell.net. Construction is very similar to the Vickers Transatlantic Airship, but the scale is larger, at 1/700 scale. Those engines and nacelles are pretty small at that scale. Not sure why the Brits used a toothpaste cap for the front. I’m building in a plastic tube in these models so they can eventually attach to mooring masts.

**CharlieC** · #9 01-05-2023, 05:20 AM

There's a 1:144 model of Zeppelin L.13 on the landships.info website designed by Thorsten Brand.

I still have the 1:200 Hindenberg model. This was free some years ago but seems to have vanished from the Internet.

Charlie

**Knife** · #10 01-06-2023, 01:21 PM

The R-101 completes the United Kingdom collection. Similar build as the R-101. It’s crash in France (due in large part of being pressured to fly in bad weather) ended London’s interest in airships.