Thinking in the Box, Real World GB?

[B777LR]

Mossie mentioned it in another thread. Shall we do a real world build? I propose it begins March 1st, and ends April 1st. The April Serious GB. Possibly post the finished builds on ARC April the 1st?

[pyro-manic]

I actually have an idea for this! I've never yet done a "real-world" build (well, not since I was about 7), but I've found some really interesting local history that I'd quite like to have a bash at, so I'd be up for it!

[Mossie]

I can't remember if I was thinking about this when I posted, but I've always wanted to do a Meteor T.7¹/₂.  Another is the Airfix RNLI Severn Class lifeboat.

I think if we do this, we should give a What If flavour & encourage (but not make it a requirement) the unusual, strange & crazy.  So real protoypes, rarities, testbeds, special schemes & oddities would maybe get brownie points but if you're itching to do an ANG F-16 that's just had a minor change to it's fin stripe then that's okay too.

[philp]

Can't believe this idea is a year an a half old.

I am in whether we make it an official GB or just do it unofficial.

Now, do we run with this for the April 1st date or wait a year and post the 1st week of 2011?
Wait, better idea, let's do this for the April Fool's Day (or All Fools Day depending where you are) and start our own version of Silly Week every year.  ARC doesn't have a special time to build for Silly Week, just a time to post anything submitted for it.  The builds can be new or even years old as long as they fit.  We should do the same thing, the first week of each year we post RW builds.  Would be fun to run them on the main page like ARC does.

[Eddie M.]

I wish I had been paying attention to this thread before I started the April Fools GB thread.  

[Brian da Basher]

No problem, Eddie. I fixed it for you.

Brian da Basher

[Eddie M.]

No problem, Eddie. I fixed it for you.

Brian da Basher

Thank you.

[upnorth]

I think it's a great idea, but an impossibly short build window for my work schedule to accomodate.

I'll cheer enthusiastically from the side lines if this GB happens though

[Supertom]

VOTE!!!!

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,27152.0.html

[Brian da Basher]

This might be an odd question, but would a real-world aircraft kitbashed from different parts be eligible? I have this project I've been planning for years, and I've got all the parts, but as far as I know, there's no kit of the subject.

Brian da Basher

[philp]

Brian, they do build conversions in the real world so as long as the final product is a RW, you are good.

[Mossie]

The approval has been given for a 'sensible week', so I guess that probably removes the need for a GB now.  So get busy ready for April!