Recently I bought a book from Osprey publishers called ‘Balloon busting aces of World War One’ and has got me interested in wanting to build a model of an observation balloon. However, i can’t find any on the market: does anybody know if there are, or were, any to be had please?
I do recall seeing one Modeller on the Hyperscale site who’d built from scratch a marvelous model of a German balloon in a diorama setting about to be launched up.
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HI guys
I remember one of the old Airfix Guides, with a title similar to RAF Ground Equipment had 1/76 plans for the uk Barrage baloon…
Can’t remember the title exactly, it was a long time ago, but it may help job somewone’s memory
Jon UK
Hippo Models has a 1/72 resin model of a Drachen. It’s quite expensive…
Thank you everybody for replying to my observation balloon enquiry. Balloon models are, as I expected, a rarity, but, as you have proved, they are to be had. If I build a balloon then i will also build a model of an aircraft that belonged to a balloon buster - such as Willy Coppens.