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a sales slogan for the German transatlantic airship service,aboard the luxurious Hindenburg. {tickets priced accordingly!}Related content
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glad you like it...thx for the fave!
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You're welcome, dude!!!! 
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not that i can take any more of the Hindy...she,s in a private collection in the UK now....!
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Sorry to hear that the airship model is now in a private collection. Maybe you will find another model out there that you can get more pictures of
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RevellGermany 1/720....been OOP for a while.
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They are selling those on ebay, though, but they do get a good price for them
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i,m sure they will be produced again.....
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You can just see Eckner wincing ever time he had to see those damn swastikas on her empennage--and the Nazis hated him and airships, anyway.
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My error, correct spelling, 'Eckener'
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got it. i never really studied airship history in depth...! swastikas were simply a part of the actual markings on the Hindenburg,and i simply wanted to make it as authentic as possible,politics aside.
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Oh, quite! Just worth remembering that the guy who BUILT the airship hated the very sight of the cursed emblem.
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such were the politics of the time....
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Great photo , reminds me I need to finish my Graf Zeppelin model .
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which kit? i remember that giant one from Testors/Hawk,almost 3 feet long!{not that i,d ever do one of those monsters!}
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ah,a collectors item! was there a date on the box?
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I don't think it's very old , Maybe two years ?
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OK,must have been a reissue.
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OK. i think it originally came out around 1960,and was reissued briefly by Testors in the mid-70s.
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That's a great angle. The cool tones of the sky compliment the Hindenburg's silvery hull nicely.
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almost looks real,yes?
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That it does. You should be rather happy with this. Now I must wonder...
What size is the model?
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Revell-Germany,1/720 scale.
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sure is,and in Nikki,s personal collection now.
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4 for main propulsion,but i,m sure they had some form of aux power unit.
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i thought both graf and hindenburg had 5
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Airshipgirl would know for sure!
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that zeppeline reminds me my old Comand & Conquer Red Alert 2 game XD Nice shot BTW
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just a little something for Ferrygirl. and i sent her the model used in the pics too for her private collection.
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*rolls out the mooring mast ready for her arrival* "Hmm might have to flash red and make her do a go around, some strong winds over Preston, radio to Pruss and drop ballast from the rear, she's tail heavy..."
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and we used nice,safe helium this time.....!
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Graf Zeppelin can't wait to be reunited with his long lost sister.
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her journey will begin today......!
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just need to get her packed properly....!
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Must be IN not IM
But it's okay
Nice work anyway!
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copy! will edit as needed.
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just something i saw on an old travel poster in a book once.
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Whoa! It looks like the Hindenburg is on final landing! BTW, sweet airship.
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her final landing will be in Ferrygirl,s airship collection.
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