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| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 15768 | 07 Jan 10 15:52 |
| If you stare at this long enough your mind can make it into a dome! |
| frwyflyer, Comment for image # 15768 | 07 Jan 10 10:10 |
| OP ART!!! |
| Luke War, Image # 15769 | 06 Jan 10 20:41 |
Front half framing completed, next to Flying Pancake for reference. |
| Luke War, Image # 15768 | 06 Jan 10 20:40 |
Thank God for CA glue. |
| jgood, Comment for image # 15723 | 05 Jan 10 16:16 |
| Luke, I'm not sure you'd even need balloons inside if you covered with those iron on plastic coverings. Although maybe they wouldn't hold the He too well. I may well have to get one of these and try it, but I shall watch yours first. :) |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 15723 | 05 Jan 10 15:55 |
| Floating this bird is not the problem. Keep refilling it as the He eventually leaks out would be. Think... even the mylar balloons lose the He with time. |
| frwyflyer, Comment for image # 15723 | 05 Jan 10 12:30 |
| I think if you placed one or two gas bags (balloons) in side to hold the helium it might do the trick. |
| Luke War, Comment for image # 15723 | 05 Jan 10 10:34 |
| Like John O said...there is A LOT of lumber with this build, I don't think the lift/weight ratio would be enough to make it buoyant. Then again I'm no engineer so dont go with what I say! There is a website, www.airshipmodeler.com , that supposedly does all sorts of airship models, but I've never had any luck navigating the site or accessing any images. I prefer Virtual Aerodrome! :D |
| jgood, Comment for image # 15723 | 05 Jan 10 04:59 |
| This is great. I wonder if it would be possible to cover with something plastic (like Solite, or Solarfilm), and fill with Helium for buoyancy?! Probably not enough volume in there at this scale, but it would be interesting to see if it's possible. |
| John M Oshust, Comment for image # 15723 | 05 Jan 10 04:06 |
| Quite a lumber yard...this is slick. |
| Luke War, Comment for image # 15722 | 04 Jan 10 21:57 |
| Jgood, just saw your message from the last image. This is the front half, it is approx. 2-feet long and 8-inches in diameter. |
| Luke War, Image # 15723 | 04 Jan 10 21:54 |
starting on the other side...using broken 1/8" balsa to align formers. |
| Luke War, Image # 15722 | 04 Jan 10 21:53 |
One quarter of the main body done... |
| jgood, Comment for image # 15644 | 29 Dec 09 08:43 |
| I think you said it was an 8" diameter ship. So we're seeing 8" top to bottom here? |
| Xanadu, Comment for image # 15644 | 28 Dec 09 18:23 |
| Okay, now those are really huge t-pins, or very small spars. |
| wingspanner, Comment for image # 15644 | 28 Dec 09 14:13 |
| Rather you than me having to cover this one Luke! |
| BillParker, Comment for image # 15644 | 28 Dec 09 11:38 |
| couple more stingers and you'll have it made... er... longerons, I guess... *G* |
| Luke War, Image # 15644 | 28 Dec 09 01:42 |
Let the games begin... |
| Luke War, Image # 15643 | 28 Dec 09 01:41 |
Nose and tail cones, control cockpit and engine compartment halves (4 engines total). I think I'm going to try and cast all these parts using DD's instructions. |
| Luke War, Image # 15642 | 28 Dec 09 01:37 |
Good wood, not much to it. |
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