discussion BARRAGE BALLOONS.

[eddiesolo]

Hi guys, I have been looking and I cannot find any barrage balloon models or kits. Have any of you plane guys made any from kits or scratch made any?


Si

 

[PaulTRose]

revell used to do a 1/144 zeppelin,,,,,could that be bodged in to one?

 

[Snowman]

Si, the first thing that pops into my mind would be paper mache. Remember when we were kids and applied the paper and glue to an inflated balloon?


That should give you a lightweight but durable construct??

 

[Snowman]

Oooh, and by the way that is a cool idea!!


How are you planning to pull it off? Maybe a bomber fitted with cable cutters.........I sure there was such a thing, wasn't there?

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Si, the first thing that pops into my mind would be paper mache. Remember when we were kids and applied the paper and glue to an inflated balloon?
That should give you a lightweight but durable construct??

When I were a kid we couldn't afford balloons. Or paper and "Mache" was a real luxury if you could find any int' shops roundabouts where I lived........ Our Arthur brought some "Mache" home for a surprise once. Friday night it were, but we didn't have any paper to use it with. Like I said, we couldn't aford it....... Our Arthur were that dissapointed e was.

 

[eddiesolo]

Oooh, and by the way that is a cool idea!!
How are you planning to pull it off? Maybe a bomber fitted with cable cutters.........I sure there was such a thing, wasn't there?

There is a bomber with cable cutters, so maybe a balloon sliding along the cutters.

 

[Snowman]

That sound like inspirational stuff, bub!!

 

[Robert1968]

Oooh, and by the way that is a cool idea!!
How are you planning to pull it off? Maybe a bomber fitted with cable cutters.........I sure there was such a thing, wasn't there?

Junkers 88a series did this and if I'm not sure model wise think Hasegawa do the kit a d I'm sure Eduard do the upgrade set but not sure of what scale this was ( prob s "48" or "72"


Regards


Robert

 

[takeslousyphotos]

JU88-A Dragon Kits 1/48 .............. This is the one Trey built and made a damn fine job of it.


http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/ju88a-6-cable-cutter-1-48-dragon.30650/

 

[Robert1968]

JU88-A Dragon Kits 1/48 .............. This is the one Trey built and made a damn fine job of it.
http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/ju88a-6-cable-cutter-1-48-dragon.30650/

Thank you Peter for the correction ( minds not what it used to be )


Robert

 

[Ian M]

What scale are you looking for...

 

[eddiesolo]

What scale are you looking for...

Not sure Ian, probably 1/48 scale. But was thinking of maybe a smaller scale for a ship dio.

 

[takeslousyphotos]

Thank you Peter for the correction ( minds not what it used to be )
Robert

You and me both Robert.