Yes, the Brazilians really did have such a thing (see image above at the siege of Humaita), so making a hot air balloon was a no brainer. The balloon is a suitably-shaped piece of cardboard (the stuff they make sick pans out of in hospital) thing from Hobbycraft with the netting from a bag of onions stretched over it. The basket was made from a few bits of wattle fencing. I think it looks pretty good crewed by a pair of valiant aeronauts.
😂😂😂 its brilliant welldone
ReplyDeleteWell done! I made one of these for the Franco-Prussian War, but the occupants are relatively neutral so it could bf used in Paraguay or the American Civil War too.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting! Well done and for sure adds to the table.
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