Official Balloons, Blimps, Zeppelins and other Gasbags Painting Thread

**flash** · 03-04-2021 00:25

Very nice Chris

**Baz** · 03-04-2021 01:22

Great job, rep given

**Flying Helmut** · 03-04-2021 03:00

Lovely!

Rep gun jammed!

**zenlizard** · 03-04-2021 04:37

Excellently done, Chris!

**camelbeagle** · 03-04-2021 06:19

Looks awesome Chris! Will look quite nice next to my Clipper Zeppelin. Will have to post a pic when it is set up!

**malachi** · 03-04-2021 06:30

Thanks, guys! They are a lot of fun to make and I appreciate the REP

I need to get 4 of them on the table in a giant melee of planes and roast some sausages

**malachi** · 03-06-2021 11:12

The last of the AIM drachen, alas, they are no more.

edit, amended: Dave says he will indeed be doing a replacement mold!

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Primed with a Rust-oleum gray.
Washed with homemade black wash.
Heavy drybrush with Vallejo GC cold grey then
Progressively lighter highlights drybrushed with Vallejo MC light grey, Vallejo MC deck tan.
Pin-washed seams with homemade black wash.
Basket
carefully drilled the top holes larger with small bit
Top: Vallejo MC pale grey blue, hoop in Vallejo MC german camo black brown
Sides: Flames of War flat earth
"windows" glazed with 50/50 Vallejo MC pale grey blue and MC sky blue
Washed with Army Painter Quickshade mid brown

**camelbeagle** · 03-06-2021 13:53

Another wonderful looking Drachen! Nice job Chris!

**Stumptonian** · 03-06-2021 14:00

Glad I got mine from you in time!

**Flying Helmut** · 03-06-2021 14:14

Super sausage!

I never managed to acquire an AIM one - I think mine might be Red Eagle.
Thanks for the detailed notes on how to 'garnish' it!

**Dak21** · 03-06-2021 19:57

Another great job. I really like your color blending & fading technique. It really adds a lot to the model.

**malachi** · 03-06-2021 21:44

Thank you, fellas. I've since emailed Dave @AIM again and he now reports he's replacing the drachen mold and updating the master. Good news!

**Hedeby** · 03-07-2021 01:42

Those are gorgeous balloons

**milcoll73** · 03-07-2021 02:21

rep guns jammed. nice work chris!

**Baz** · 03-21-2021 07:26

Replacement mold now in place

**Mike George** · 10-25-2021 14:16

Nice work guys hope to add pictures of my own here soon.

**Teaticket** · 01-26-2022 13:12

One of the 2 Drachens that flew (temporarily) for their first time at Historicon.

AIM model. I added a couple of observers to the basket.

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**camelbeagle** · 01-26-2022 13:37

Nice work Peter! Love the observers! I am sure they are saying...LOOK OUT...Frank Luke is coming!

**ReducedAirFact** · 01-26-2022 13:45

Good choice adding the observers!

**CrashCraig** · 01-26-2022 16:30

Awesome work Peter. Rep inbound

**malachi** · 01-26-2022 17:52

Excellent job, Peter. I see you have raised the bar yet again. Now I'll have to go back and add observers to mine. With parachutes

**Baxter** · 01-26-2022 21:06

Ugly looking thing but well done with your model. ��

**rhodie80** · 01-27-2022 07:02

Peter nice observers on that sausage.

**camel crew** · 01-27-2022 08:54

Great job Peter. Need to hit my REP gun with a mallet, the thought's there

**Teaticket** · 01-27-2022 12:10

Thanks guys. This is my neutral one that I can also use with the French. I have another German one I am adjusting the basket ropes so it looks like it hangs a bit closer to normal. Pics in a few days...

**Baron Rolf** · 01-27-2022 14:33

Nice work there Peter

**Dak21** · 01-27-2022 21:25

Excellent work Peter! Where did you get that basket from?

**Teaticket** · 01-28-2022 17:54

Originally Posted by Dak21

Excellent work Peter! Where did you get that basket from?

It comes with the AIM Drachen.

**Teaticket** · 03-15-2022 17:12

Dedicated German drachen. Model by AIM.

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**Ken at Sunrise** · 03-15-2022 17:13

very nice

**CrashCraig** · 03-15-2022 18:12

Great work Peter. Gorgeous balloons

**Stumptonian** · 03-15-2022 18:19

How did I miss this on Sunday?

Great looking drachen.

**Teaticket** · 03-15-2022 18:28

Originally Posted by Stumptonian

How did I miss this on Sunday?

Great looking drachen.

Thanks for the kind words guys, and the REP Craig.

Pete, its on a top shelf of one of the cabinets so not easy to notice. You'll have to see it next time.

**ReducedAirFact** · 03-15-2022 19:42

Nice weathering!

**malachi** · 03-15-2022 20:17

Excellent drachen, Peter! Love those observers.

REP

**Guntruck** · 03-15-2022 23:57

Now that is a bit good. Like the stand

**Biggles downunder** · 03-16-2022 00:59

Great balloon Peter!

Where did the figures come from?

**milcoll73** · 03-16-2022 01:22

wow! love the detail pete! the crew is amazing! especially like the terrain on the base.

**flash** · 03-16-2022 02:34

Great job Peter

**Teaticket** · 03-16-2022 05:56

Originally Posted by Biggles downunder

Great balloon Peter!

Where did the figures come from?

Thanks Guys.

The figures I got off of ebay. A while back Zoe mentioned them and I got some. They are railroad figures. I don't remember the exact scale but they are right about what we need. Some are in the works to man my Gothas and Capronis.

**camelbeagle** · 03-16-2022 06:13

Looking pretty awesome!

The figures, are they N scale or HO scale?

**malachi** · 03-16-2022 06:15

I would guess N scale, Dan, much smaller.

**Angiolillo** · 03-16-2022 07:14

Impressive job, Peter!

In the meantime, photos of the balloon prototypes from the new factory have been shared by Ares Games on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/WingsOfGlor...89854494367188

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**Teaticket** · 03-16-2022 07:19

Originally Posted by Angiolillo

Impressive job, Peter!

In the meantime, photos of the balloon prototypes from the new factory have been shared by Ares Games on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/WingsOfGlor...89854494367188

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Thanks Andrea. I'm sure your new balloons will fly off the store shelves when they are available again.

**Angiolillo** · 03-16-2022 07:23

And I am sure that several of you will repaint them in beautiful ways!

**Dak21** · 04-10-2022 10:40

Inspirational balloons Peter!

**Teaticket** · 04-10-2022 10:41

Originally Posted by Dak21

Inspirational balloons Peter!

Chris made me do it!

**malachi** · 05-12-2022 11:34

A Belgian/French Caquot.
This one went through the war getting made

I had to strip the paint and start over after experimenting with an oil wash.
Shapeways Reduced Aircraft Factory balloon that I got off eBay
The basket is scratch-built from the corner of a playing card box and florist wire. Parachutes from Tamiya smooth epoxy putty. It's tied to the crossbar with thread so it jiggles when the table is bumped

Figures are cheap 1:100 HO scale.