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Group Build 2023/2024 First Poll.

Started by NARSES2, March 21, 2023, 08:07:27 AM

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Round One of the 2023/2024 GB Subject Poll - pick up to 15 for entry into Round 2

Aces : Any model of a aircraft, vehicle or ship/sub etc that was an ace-maker
Rivers & lakes : Anything that goes on them -,River/Lake Racing Boats, Seaplanes/Flying Boats, River Gunboats etc
Down Under : Anything adorned by a kangaroo or a kiwi in a national marking
No Camouflage : camouflage didn't happen. Tanks, planes and ships etc in pre cam colours. Silver spitfires, tanks in hi vis recognition colours, ships in pre "battleship grey etc
Space, man :Anything related to escaping Earth.
Anything but military : I think it's self explanatory
Research or exploration. Space, air, land, sea or undersea etc
The Single Kit Build : Meaning everyone tackles the exact same kit.  Something of reasonable quality, but cheap and easy to find everywhere like maybe one of Airfix's recent 1/72 WW2 fighter kits or one of the kits reboxed around the world as Italeri/
Frozen : Allows for Ski planes, high latitude vehicles, ice breakers, railway snow ploughs, deep space, the moons of Jupiter,  dioramas of tundra tractors.etc
TL-191/The Southern Victory GB. The Confederacy wins the US Civil War
The Man in the High Castle GB" Builds based on the t.v. series.
Operation Overlord (D-Day). Self-explanatory I think ?
A generic "Science Fiction" build GB
Africa : As broad a subject as it reads.
Central and S America. Similarly a broad subject
Dogs and Cats GB - Subject name must be that of a dog or a cat.  Grumman Wildcat, Daimler Dingo, Hispaniel Suiza etc
Autogyro GB : Build a wiffed Autogiro
It'll never Work/What were they smoking GB - Stupid and/or ugly and/or weird.  the stupider the idea the better.  Extra points for ridiculousness or building anything from Blackburn or Reliant.
The Longer Wings GB
Buccaneer, Harrier, Jaguar GB - the obvious successor to Lightning, Hunter, Canberra.
The next 50 years in space GB.
The Weather GB – Build based on a weather event/phenomenum etc. eg :- Lightning, Tempest, Typhoon etc
The 23 GB - subject must have some vague connection with the number 23.
The Ekranoplan GB : Build an ekranoplan.
The Scaleorama GB : Use a 1/32 scale kit to build a 1/72 scale subject etc.
The Canard GB : Any aircraft design can be improved with canards.
The Delta Wing GB. Fairly self-explanatory I think
The Star Wars GB : Something from the Star Wars Universe past, present or future.
The Schneider Trophy GB : What if the Schneider Trophy races had continued and ended up running from 1913 into the future ?
The Real World GB : Totally anarchical I know, but just supposing ........?
Ferries GB : Any water or aircraft that can carry another vehicle.
The Traditional Steam Engines GB : Coal/wood powered traction engines or vehicles. Static or mobile.
Nuclear powered vehicles GB : Any nuclear powered vehicle including; ships,  cars, aircraft, spaceships, airships and submarines etc.
The Flying Scotsman GB : Any what-if vehicle bearing the Flying Scotsman's nameplate .
The Powered gliders GB : Any aircraft that needs an engine to provide thrust for altitude but not for forward flight.
The Kitbashed GB : Build something using scrapped models and the spares box.
The Swords into Ploughshares GB : Bombers into air-freighters, half tracks into delivery trucks, destroyers into luxury yachts etc.
The Spaceplanes GB : Any aircraft that uses its own power to take-off, fly into Space at a height of 90,000ft or more and lands back to earth carrying passengers or freight.
The Flying Wings GB : Self explanatory I think.
The Seaplane/Amphibian GB : Self explanatory I think.
The Alternative Irish Air Corps GB : Fairly obvious, but what if EIRE had become a Socialist Republic in the 30's and turned to the Soviet Union, alternatively it could of turned to the right. The worlds your oyster.
The Civilianise/Militarise It GB : A re-run of the 2015 GB.
The VIP GB : Anything land, sea, air, space or time vehicle used by a head of state, head of government, basically anyone considered important.
The alternative propulsion GB :  Entry must show a change in the type of propulsion, or engine.  Sail to steam, horseless carriage to motorized, piston to turboprop or jet, Internal combustion to electric. Etc. Changes to larger engine of the same typ
The South of the Equator GB : Build anything from the Southern Hemisphere
The Extreme GB - Fastest, highest, largest, longest, heaviest etc
The Bomber & Bombardment GB - Something that can bomb something, by dropping it from above or launching it from below. Aircraft, ships, ground vehicles, artillery, orbital platforms etc.  Bombs, shells, missiles, even water bombers
The Humanitarian GB - Anything that delivers aid to those in need
The Animation Studio Wars GB : The various animation studios and their characters get involved in inter-studio conflict.
The Armed Forces of the Fast Food Company Wars GB :  Business rivalry turns violent in the fast food industry.
The Business Jets converted into Maritime Patrol Aircraft GB : Self explanatory
The Mach 2 Kit GB : Your base kit has to be a Mach 2 kit
The Ambulance GB : Any vehicle used to transport casualties to/from hospital etc. Can be land, sea or air.
The James Bond GB : Build a what-if vehicle, gadget etc that's intended to feature in a James Bond movie. Your model might be an alternative version of something that appeared in a real James Bond movie (for example, put the real Aston Martin DB6 mods
The Baltic or Mediterranean GB : Build something based in one of the seas or used by one of the countries that surround them.
The Out of time GB: Models, markings displayed in a time other than their own. WW1 Spitfire, Modern USAF Mustang, etc
The Re-engine it GB : Models with visibly other engines than the original
The Monster Figures GB : Self explanatory I think
The Racer GB : Any form of racing. Aircraft, boat, automobile animal etc
The Mach 3 and Hypersonic vehicles GB : Self explanatory I think.
The Re-Engine your Vehicle GB : Re-engine your land vehicle with an aircraft engine, aircraft with car or motorbike engines,  boats with aircraft engines etc
The Food Glorious Food GB : Mega farm vehicles, delivery vehicles etc
The 1960's GB : Self explanatory
The Falklands GB : Build something used in a Falklands conflict (the real one or a fictious one) or something just based/used there
The Phoenix from the ashes GB. : Kit or rendering must be from an already started, or completed model.  If a rebuild, it must be noticeably altered from a previous build.  Just a new paint scheme or marking is NOT permitted.  We all have those WHIF pr
The Electronic Warfare GB : Again self explanatory I think.
The Roman GB : Rome never fell and the Empire/Republic is still going
The Cops and Robbers GB :Alternative pursuit & getaway vehicles etc.
The Between the Wars GB : Anything from the period 1918 to 1939.
The Post Apocalypse GB :  Anything from after the nuclear or other apocalypse
The Alternative Public Transport GB : Tanks converted to buses, bombers to air-liners etc.
The Trials and Tribulations GB : Anything used by trials/testing organisations (real or fictional) for testing machines, stores (weaponry, etc), processes, people, tactics - anything, any era.
The Circus Comes to Town GB : Alternative circus vehicles, equipment. Maybe a space circus ?
The Off Road Vehicles GB : Self explanatory
The Alternative Rescue Services GB : Thunderbirds etc
The Fantasy Film Vehicles GB : Vehicles used in a fantasy film or tv series.
The Double 'Em/Halve 'Em GB : Double the number of engines on your plane, or in you vehicle or boat/Halve the number of engines on your plane, or in you vehicle or boat.The idea is to try to stay in-period & keep the overall power output about
The Old Kit GB : Base your model on a kit more than x years old (x to be decided if subject chosen)
The Four Legged Friends GB : Build a whiff based on a animal with 4 legs.
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NARSES2

#60
March 31, 2023, 03:01:42 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on March 31, 2023, 02:44:58 AMCombining 1-&-4 and 2-&-3 seems reasonable to me.

The first for moderately sensible ideas for getting to, from & through space, & the second for any science fiction subject of whatever theme floats your starcruiser.

My thinking exactly, thanks gents  :thumbsup:
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

McColm

#61
March 31, 2023, 03:04:41 AM
Quote from: zenrat on March 31, 2023, 02:50:05 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on March 31, 2023, 02:44:58 AMCombining 1-&-4 and 2-&-3 seems reasonable to me.

The first for moderately sensible ideas for getting to, from & through space, & the second for any science fiction subject of whatever theme floats your starcruiser.

Makes sense.  But only if the GB is called the Space: The Final Frontier GB.  ;D
Why not just  GB 'Space the final frontier '?

NARSES2

#62
March 31, 2023, 06:15:02 AM
Right that's the voting locked. I'll sort round 2 out over the next couple of days.

Quote from: Old Wombat on March 31, 2023, 02:44:58 AMCombining 1-&-4 and 2-&-3 seems reasonable to me.

The first for moderately sensible ideas for getting to, from & through space, & the second for any science fiction subject of whatever theme floats your starcruiser.

Probably settle for GB Titles of :-

1. Beyond the Earths Atmosphere - Any subject that concerns getting to, from and through space. Including space stations etc.

2. Science Fiction - Including Star Wars etc.
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

loupgarou

#63
March 31, 2023, 06:21:06 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on March 31, 2023, 02:44:58 AMCombining 1-&-4 and 2-&-3 seems reasonable to me.

The first for moderately sensible ideas for getting to, from & through space, & the second for any science fiction subject of whatever theme floats your starcruiser.

Yes, for me too, looks like a sensible choice.
Owing to the current financial difficulties, the light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off until further notice.

Gondor

#64
March 31, 2023, 06:25:54 AM Last Edit: March 31, 2023, 08:31:11 AM by Gondor
Quote from: McColm on March 31, 2023, 03:04:41 AMWhy not just  GB 'Space the final frontier '?


Because it's not general enough. Using part of the opening speach from the opening titles of a well known T.V. sci-fi show would imply that entries should be linked to that shows and it's franchise.

Gondor
My Ability to Imagine is only exceeded by my Imagined Abilities

Gondor's Modelling Rule Number Three: Everything will fit perfectly untill you apply glue...

I know it's in a book I have around here somewhere....

AeroplaneDriver

#65
March 31, 2023, 08:10:24 AM
Agree that 2 subjects sounds like a good plan.  Space and Sci-Fi seems to clarify it fairly well. 
So I got that going for me...which is nice....

kitbasher

#66
March 31, 2023, 09:00:56 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on March 31, 2023, 02:36:35 AM4. The Spaceplanes GB : Any aircraft that uses its own power to take-off, fly into Space at a height of 90,000ft or more and lands back to earth carrying passengers or freight.

JMN ALERT!
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale has established that space begins at 100 kms (the Karman Line) :wacko:  The U.S. government is resisting efforts to specify a precise regulatory boundary. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line
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zenrat

#67
March 31, 2023, 11:50:00 PM
How about we leave the arguing until we see if this specific GB is selected?

 ;)
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

zenrat industries:  We're everywhere...for your convenience..

NARSES2

#68
April 01, 2023, 01:04:43 AM
Quote from: zenrat on March 31, 2023, 11:50:00 PMHow about we leave the arguing until we see if this specific GB is selected?

 ;)

Please  ;D
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Weaver

#69
April 01, 2023, 02:59:43 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on March 31, 2023, 06:15:02 AMRight that's the voting locked. I'll sort round 2 out over the next couple of days.

Quote from: Old Wombat on March 31, 2023, 02:44:58 AMCombining 1-&-4 and 2-&-3 seems reasonable to me.

The first for moderately sensible ideas for getting to, from & through space, & the second for any science fiction subject of whatever theme floats your starcruiser.

Probably settle for GB Titles of :-

1. Beyond the Earths Atmosphere - Any subject that concerns getting to, from and through space. Including space stations etc.

2. Science Fiction - Including Star Wars etc.

"Real Space" is a term used outside of here for current or credible near-future proposals, so why not call the first one "Real(ish) Space"?
The eligibility rule would be something along the lines of "must be based on technologies that are at least theoretically buildable using our current understanding of science". So chemical rockets are in (been done) nuclear-thermal rockets are in (been tested), nuclear detonation pulse rockets (i.e. propulsion by exploding nuclear bombs) are in (serious proposal - yes, really), faster-than-light drive and teleporters are out.
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Wardukw

#70
April 01, 2023, 03:41:32 AM
There's going to be no opinion out-of me on something I don't really have a great understanding of..yep I've heard of the drives that Weaver is talking about and we all know about FTL drives but that doesn't exist yet..or ever..ive no idea.
I'll wait until we get to arguing about the automotive side of things and the military side as well 😀
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Over kill is often very understated .
I know the voices in my head ain't real but they do come up with some great ideas.
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crudebuteffective

#71
April 01, 2023, 04:00:21 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on March 31, 2023, 02:44:58 AMCombining 1-&-4 and 2-&-3 seems reasonable to me.

The first for moderately sensible ideas for getting to, from & through space, & the second for any science fiction subject of whatever theme floats your starcruiser.

yep sounds good
Remember, if the reality police ask you haven't seen us in ages!
When does "old enough to know better" kick in?

NARSES2

#72
April 01, 2023, 06:01:35 AM
Quote from: Weaver on April 01, 2023, 02:59:43 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on March 31, 2023, 06:15:02 AMRight that's the voting locked. I'll sort round 2 out over the next couple of days.

Quote from: Old Wombat on March 31, 2023, 02:44:58 AMCombining 1-&-4 and 2-&-3 seems reasonable to me.

The first for moderately sensible ideas for getting to, from & through space, & the second for any science fiction subject of whatever theme floats your starcruiser.

Probably settle for GB Titles of :-

1. Beyond the Earths Atmosphere - Any subject that concerns getting to, from and through space. Including space stations etc.

2. Science Fiction - Including Star Wars etc.

"Real Space" is a term used outside of here for current or credible near-future proposals, so why not call the first one "Real(ish) Space"?
The eligibility rule would be something along the lines of "must be based on technologies that are at least theoretically buildable using our current understanding of science". So chemical rockets are in (been done) nuclear-thermal rockets are in (been tested), nuclear detonation pulse rockets (i.e. propulsion by exploding nuclear bombs) are in (serious proposal - yes, really), faster-than-light drive and teleporters are out.

If it gets through then I'll leave that to the Moderators when they come to drafting the rules I'm afraid.
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

Geoff

#73
April 01, 2023, 07:14:10 AM
Ok I cannot find where to vote - but;

Irish Air Corps

Falklands/Malvinas

 :thumbsup:

Old Wombat

#74
April 01, 2023, 08:32:11 AM
Geoff, this vote has been closed but the second round of voting, for the survivors of this cull vote, will be happening soon.

Keep an eye on this general area to see when it begins & what topics are still up for voting.
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