Monday, 21 June 2021

Aufklärung Luftballon Staffel

Due to the lack of heavy weapons in Gräfin von Zeppelin's Zeppelin Korps as they land in Jhamjarhistan, I have been working on a support arm for her Korps.

Hella Amalie Gräfin von Brandenstein-Zeppelin

These will be two (still working on the second one) special Luftballons from the Aufklärung Luftballon Staffel. Mainly for reconnaissance but they may be carrying some small bombs which can be dropped by hand, with what accuracy, we are yet to see!

I would normally use a sort of CD size weighted base, with either a telescopic rod or an acrylic one. However, I thought that this covers too much of the ground and would not be stable on undulating terrain. I have been experimenting with a plastic wine glass.

This does allow the model to straddle terrain and even figures, but it does look a bit odd.


...and now with a bit of jiggery-pokery:


2 comments:

Dave Stone said...

Interesting solution Martin, will be interested to hear how well it works in gaming. Great painting on the Luftballon

Martin Thornton said...

Thanks Dave. To be honest, I didn't have to do too much to the balloon.