Completed Hindenburg with Pics

Good job on an AMT Classic! I like airships too!    

Great job.  I doubt the markings offend anyone (Euro PC governments to the contrary).   I always thought it was silly that historical markings can be banned in some areas.  It's not like we're a target group for neo-nazi's.

Someone told me that the Hindenburg had to use hydrogen because we wouldn't sell them sufficient helium.  Anyone know if this is true?

Where's the flames?

stcat

Great job.  I doubt the markings offend anyone (Euro PC governments to the contrary).   I always thought it was silly that historical markings can be banned in some areas.  It's not like we're a target group for neo-nazi's.

A clarification--the laws against displaying Nazi symbols publicly aren't PC in the current sense, which might suggest that they've been passed at some recent time, but rather, they date back to the immediate post-war period and have their origins in restrictions which we imposed as the victors, and which were taken up by the governments that were established in Germany and Austria, and later in other European states.  That is to say, it's not like they were passed, to protect some kind of "right not to be offended", but rather, to prevent the renaissance of the Nazi movement.  Full disclosure--I fully believe in our Constitution, I don't believe in laws restricting political speech, and I'm glad I was born here and nowhere else.  I just wanted to offer that clarification on the origin of the European laws.  Sorry for offering a lecture!

stcat

Someone told me that the Hindenburg had to use hydrogen because we wouldn't sell them sufficient helium.  Anyone know if this is true?

That is correct.  The US was the premier producer of helium in the 30s, and as our relations with the Third Reich soured, sale of the gas to Germany was banned.  The Germans were forced to use the much more available but inflammible hydrogen.

Best regards,

Brad

Now, to the subject at hand--well done!  I built this as a kid, and it's one that I'd like to pick up today and rebuild.  It's not such a bad kit.  Yours has turned out very nicely.

Best regards,

Brad

Okay, as long as folks are showing other airships, here is my Lindberg Graf Zeppelin I finished this summer.  Photographed it hanging from a piece of wood outside my house, cut out just the Zeppelin part of the image, and pasted it against one of my stock sky images.

stcat

Great job.  I doubt the markings offend anyone (Euro PC governments to the contrary).   I always thought it was silly that historical markings can be banned in some areas.  It's not like we're a target group for neo-nazi's.

Someone told me that the Hindenburg had to use hydrogen because we wouldn't sell them sufficient helium.  Anyone know if this is true?

Not only is it true but the Germans had planned on adding an 80 foot long length to the Hindenburg if the US had allowed the sale of the helium to go through.  They needed the extra volume because helium doesn't have quite as much lift as hydrogen.

This was demonstrated very well in the Los Angeles.  The Los Angeles was built for the US by the Zeppellin works in Friedrickshafen.  It was basically the Graf Zeppellin with an added bay for the necessary volume of helium.

I always wanted to do up a model of the famous Los Angeles "weathervane" incident but figured it would take two kits to get the correct length.  Tried to get the link to post but no luck.  If you google "Los Angeles weathervane incident" you'll get several links.  At one point the ship was perfectly verticle from the top of the mooring mast.

                                                                                          Pat.

Neat work on the coloring.  It shows off how they must of constructed it in sheets.  Your model really looks to scale.  Great job!

Nice build.  Thanks for sharing.  Chris

I remember many years ago doing the Revell Hindenburg.  Not too long ago I made the mistake of buying an old Hawk Graf Zeppelin.  Guy ripped me off in my opinion as the kit wasn't in very good shape and my fault because I didn't research it enough.  I don't do anything vacuform, just don't like it.   

Nice little kit there, and by little i mean it has so few parts it must of been a blast to put together!

I fear that a lot of people still see the Swastika as a bad omen when in fact its actually a symbol for good luck:

The word swastika is derived from the Sanskrit word svastika, meaning any lucky or auspicious object, and in particular a mark made on persons and things to denote good luck. It is composed of su- meaning "good, well" and asti "to be" svasti thus means "well-being." The suffix -ka either forms a diminutive or intensifies the verbal meaning, and svastika might thus be translated literally as "that which is associated with well-being," corresponding to "lucky charm" or "thing that is auspicious."

Excerpt from Wikipida:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika    (just copy and pastre the link if you would like to read more =)

Dave

Add some panel lines...the ship was covered by several large fabric panels, not one giant tube sock.

Here is a few of mine.

I am living in Germany close to Lake of constance and I work as a guide in the "Zeppelon Museum".

I just got the box Lindberg Graf Zeppelin. Before I start I collect now all informations about this airship, so for example the positions of the lights as I build in working electricity.

I have access to all informations as we have a large information center in the museum with thousand of books and plans.

See you later when I have finished my model,

Best from here

Hans