Build ideas for the 2014 Group Builds.

[Dave W]

Adding to the list in post #28Historical weapons

A rally car

i am a robot.

Big Brother

EE Lightning.

The Afgan war.

Harrier

Ian M

If you mean Big Brother the reality (?) TV crap I'm off to join Britmodeller!!

[Ian M]

If you mean Big Brother the reality (?) TV crap I'm off to join Britmodeller!!

LOL dont panic I mean the spy in the sky type.

Ian M

[Ian M]

OK Rick I get it now. Sorry.

Ian M

[Ian M]

How's about anything on rail's or anything with sails.peter t

If I can Have a thinking out loud moment:

What is the feeling toward having a boat build a la Super Special interest. Let me expand on that a little:

There are a few here that like to build boats, Like the wooden or glass fiber ones. (Like Andys for example). There are also a few that would like to give it a go but are afraid to take the plunge. Sooooo a super sig. 12 months to build a boat in wood or plastic. All the help you need and a nice boat to play with at the end.

Ian M

[Guest]

I'd go for that ... Are you talking about making it RC capable ?

[yak face]

Civil airliners has come up before and got ONE vote if I remember....Racing aircraft.. Real ones that have existed or made up ones?

Historical figure/Bust is on the list.

Civilian car.... We could try that again, Didn't we have a car build not long ago`?

Ian M

Yes that was probably me that voted for it ! but i seem to remember someone commenting that there werent more airliners modelled , maybe a chance to right the balance? The historical figure idea cuts it down a bit , not many kits to choose from , any figure from before WW1 gives a lot more options. I dont think we've had a Car build have we? I know weve had WW1 before (2012 i think) tony

[Gern]

How about a people carrier - with people? Anything designed to carry people but must have people other than the driver/pilot.

eg Taxi with passenger, ambulance with patient, APC with troops.

Gern

[Ian M]

Yes that was probably me that voted for it ! but i seem to remember someone commenting that there werent more airliners modelled , maybe a chance to right the balance? The historical figure idea cuts it down a bit , not many kits to choose from , any figure from before WW1 gives a lot more options. I dont think we've had a Car build have we? I know weve had WW1 before (2012 i think) tony

We had a car build dec2011 and had a storm of TWO people take part....

We had a Space build as well that did better...

April 2012 we had six biplanes and a tank in a WWI GB.

Ian M

[downscale model art]

how about creating afamous scene from a movie?

[Ian M]

I'd go for that ... Are you talking about making it RC capable ?

That would be up to you... If you want to and SWMBO allows you to then no problem.

Right then Back to work

So far I have divided the suggestions up into Group build and theme builds.

There are 11 GB candidates, and 10 Themed build candidates.. PLUS three SIG and three maybe four Super SIG ideas....

What the............ I can hear you all groan.

The GB builds are more specific

The Theme builds more open minded.

I think we know what the SIG, are about. Very specific and a bit more time.

Super SIG?!?!

As it has been pointed out, there are Three anniveraries next year. WWI, Arnhem and D-day. Plus the idea I had about the boat thing.

I had though that these could all run at the same time and for the whole year. Remember that you don't have to take part in all or any of them.

I don't really think we need any more suggestions but if you have one that is really good, post it and it can get on the lists.

Ian M

[yak face]

We had a car build dec2011 and had a storm of TWO people take part....We had a Space build as well that did better...

April 2012 we had six biplanes and a tank in a WWI GB.

Ian M

Not having much luck am I ....

[Ian M]

Gentlemen I think I will close this thread for further suggestions but will welcome some debate of the subjects on the list.

We must remember that the more choices to vote for the harder it is to pick and the votes get very thin.

The good news is that the new forum software the polls can have a lot more posts than before. So there will, with luck only need to be two polls. One for the GB and one for the themed builds.

Ian M

[Guest]

Lots of great ideas, guys! Forgive me if my ideas are just repeats.......

1) A 'what-if' build, including Luft '46, paper panzers, etc

2) Something with animals such as horse riders, mine detecting dogs and their handlers...............

3) Something from the recent Middle Eastern troubles (not sure if that's moral as it's still going on.........is it?)

4) Trains or something on rails such as armoured wagons, etc

5) Spanish Civil War - lots of possibilities for aircraft and armour

6) WW1 scene, tank, figure, plane, ship, sub

7) Korean War - armour/aircraft

8) Vietnam - armour

9) Battle of the Atlantic - ships, subs, recon-aircraft, etc

10) captured vehicles in service with prior enemies (e.g. Russian Tiger I, German T-34) - endless possibilities.

11) Improvised fighting vehicles - like the pick-ups with massive anti-aircraft guns in the back

BTW, I like the strange aircraft build some suggested.

[Ian M]

Warning a long and possibly boring post, but please read...

I will attempt to do a quick run through of the suggested builds and a few thoughts and ideas about them.

First, those which I have earmarked as Group builds:

1. Build a building Objective is simple. build a model of a building. Your own house, a house in the town, the town church?
   The suggestion came with the idea it be a historical building: a church, castle manor house.... Just not a ruin. Any scale any materials
   
2. maintenance .A diorama of a maintenance scene. Be it a military or civilian scene. Tanks, trucks, aircraft or boat as long as its being repaired, or refuelled or rearmed.
   
3. Horse Power.If it is on a horse, pulled by a horse, even just horse powered. As long as the horse is the centre of focus. Get the idea?
   
4. The resistance.Partisans fighting for what they believe and not what the politicians tell them to. Any form of partisans but no terrorists please!
   
5. A Braille scale challenge. A good idea for both a GB and a SIG. Any feedback on that would be well recieved. Basically a build where the scale is set to a maximum of 1/72
   Either a Single item or a diorama. I think an diorama is called for here...Any subject suggestions....? I say OPEN to any thing.
   
6. Japanese WWII aircraft. We haven't had one of these in a GB so a good idea!!! Any scale any make. Loads of weather and paint effects...
   
7. Elite soldiers. I imagine that this would be a pure figure build. No doubt there will be some that would want to do a dio with vehicles and all that
   
8. Railway, Be it a loco, a shunter, a good train, war time peace time. Any Railway transport. I will though say that Railway guns should not be in on this. An armed train yes.
   
9. Build a boat, I have also suggested this as a Super 12 month project, but am aware that that will not be every ones cup of tea. So also here as an Ordinary GB. In short any form of boat
   I believe the originator said sail boat, but feel more interest will come if any form of boat. What are your thoughts?
   
10. A Rally car. Like them clean like them dirty. Her is the place to go mad with both mud and wax!
    
11. Desert anybody? A desert war. Just not the usual ones. Something pre WW one.
    

If you have some feed back/ comments, just give the number and your comments.

Ian M

[Guest]

Hi Ian!

Can I ask some questions please?

Which are your ideas for the SIG? I can't imagine...

And the last one... I like it very much the Super SIG!!

At first time think you want to do a WWI....not the boat one , so I will ask it equal!

I think it has to be rules on that one... With one year, you can do a plane with two weeks and say: this plane that take part on the battle, is beatiful, isn't it?

We must do a specific diorama, or specific number of models...

Thanks for all your time, to do all this forum go on!!

PS: there are many suggestions lost on the way...this are the 'official' ones?