WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
I am proud.
Friday, March 17, 2017
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Building Walkure - a German aeronef part 3
Here the propellers are fastened onto their magnet mountings. Zeppelins rarely had their engines fixed outside their hulls, because maintenance in the air would be too complicated. Instead, the engines were built into the hull and drove the props through an crank shaft. I decided to follow this as well, since that would result in smaller prop mounts.
The material are plastic ends of closet rolls I collected some years ago because of their interesting shape.
Spraypainting as we go along. I was very lucky with the weather.
Some wheelhouse furniture: the telegraph.
And here she is completely finished. Mast, tail fins and prop mountings are removable for storage and transport. The mast gained a crosspiece to accommodate both of the pretty flags a pal sent me. Nameplates, manufacturer's plates on the boiler and classic Imperial crosses were made from prints. Some hatches were made from plasticard as I found the deck a bit empty.
The dying hobby of scrap-booking provided me with a nice bow ornament.
And there she goes, to conquer Barsoom!
Labels:
Barsoom,
german,
John Carter,
Mars,
sky galleons,
Walkure
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