Wouldn't Mind One of These In 1/48, Drachen!

[Lucky13]

....would be a fair size I imagine!

 

[GTX]

I know that there are kits in 1/144 and 1/72 but not in 1/48 as far as I am aware.

 

[Donivanp]

Get a balloon and BLOW BLOW BLOW

 

[Engineman]

I am scaling that at 150 feet long so, your 1/48 is going to be about 3 feet long, depends how hard you blow it up!

Eng

 

[Lucky13]

It certainly would make for an interesting diorama!

 

[Wurger]

....would be a fair size I imagine!

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The top one is the German copy of the French Caquot M2 observation balloon that can be seen in the bottom image. German copy was named AE. Ballon/ AB. Ballon or just the Type Ae 800. These balloons were made by the Riedinger Ballonfabrik in Augsburg. The volume of the French balloon was of 900 m³ while the German one was of 850 m³. The shell length was 25 m, the maximum diameter- 8,15 m. So the model of 1/48 scale would be about 520mm ( 52cm) long what is about 20.47"

 

[Lucky13]

Well, look at that....!

 

[Lucky13]

German observation balloon about to ascend, near Soissons, northern France, during WWI....

 

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

That truck would make an interesting model.

 

[Wurger]

That truck would make an interesting model.

Yep .. that's the Krupp-Daimler K.D. 1 truck made as the Krupp-Daimler K.D. 1 Ballon-Seilwinde (balloon winch) ...

the source: the net.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks my friend, great pics.

 

[Wurger]

My pleasure.

 

[Lucky13]

Yep .. that's the Krupp-Daimler K.D. 1 truck made as the Krupp-Daimler K.D. 1 Ballon-Seilwinde (balloon winch) ...

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the source: the net.

Wojtek makes the day, great photos my friend!

 

[Wurger]