Re: Books wanted...
Bill Armintrout (barmintr@origin.ea.com)
Mon, 14 Aug 1995 11:56:17 -0500
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>>> >resin Zeppelin in 1/72?).
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>>> (Does the math in his head roughly) Wouldn't that be 6 1/2 FEET long and
>>> about 2 FEET in diameter?!?!?
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> A Graf Zeppelin (airship) in 1/72 would be 10', 9 & 5/8" long
>>and a little over 17" in diameter - although this is a bit bigger than the
>WWI
>>naval airships.
>>Zeppelins, Yee-hah!
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>As I recall, there was an article in one of the past Windsock Magazines
>where a 1/72 scale Zepplin was built. Used a wood frame, with , I think,
>Monokote over it and painted. The passenger cars and engines were all
>scratch built.
>Lotta work...........
>
If you want a kit that involves less work, consider the PAPER kit from JFS,
kit #1893, 1:200 scale, 48" long, $30. I haven't built it, but I was pleased
with their Fokker Triplane (1:20 scale).
- Bill