The teeny-weeny, yellow polka-dot GB

[upnorth]

Oh, & I think you should add into the rules that any photos of completed builds should be accompanied with the ubiquitous small coin to be eligible  (which I neglected for my Hornet)!

Actually, as we all use different currencies, coins aren't so good as we don't all know what size our respective nations' coins are.

I'd suggest something a bit more universally known alongside the finished model. Perhaps a #11 knife blade or a standard wooden safety match.

[JayBee]

Sorry everyone, but here I go showing my age again.

The correct title for this thread should be "The Ittsy Bittsy, Teewny Weeny, Yellow Polka Dot.............."

LoL

JimB

[upnorth]

Sorry everyone, but here I go showing my age again.

The correct title for this thread should be "The Ittsy Bittsy, Teewny Weeny, Yellow Polka Dot.............."

LoL

JimB

Quite right! and I should know as I happen to be wearing one at this very moment!

(Oh, wait. Did I say that out loud? )

[JayBee]

Sorry everyone, but here I go showing my age again.

The correct title for this thread should be "The Ittsy Bittsy, Teewny Weeny, Yellow Polka Dot.............."

LoL

JimB

Quite right! and I should know as I happen to be wearing one at this very moment!

(Oh, wait. Did I say that out loud? )

You certainly did, and photos should be sent to RADISH!, but no one else please.

JimB

[PR19_Kit]

Jim,

You certainly did, and photos should be sent to RADISH!, but no one else please.

Spoilsport!  

Bags of scope in this idea, I still have some of the Kellogg's cornflake free airliner models from way back when, and they are in the 1/3-400 scale range. Also built this one, but it's just outside the fuse length criteria. Does it have to be a Whiff or can it be RW as well?

[Weaver]

Sorry everyone, but here I go showing my age again.

The correct title for this thread should be "The Ittsy Bittsy, Teewny Weeny, Yellow Polka Dot.............."

LoL

JimB

<MODE = PEDANT>

There are two arguments against this:

1. Those are the words of the song. This thread is not the song. This is a forum thread with a title that evokes the song, but it is not the song.

2. It's my thread, and I say the title is right.... 

</MODE>

[Mossie]

Plus, Timmy Mallet covered it, you don't want to invoke that demon....

[upnorth]

You know, I really should wax if I'm going to wear this thing....

[thedarkmaster]

Plus, Timmy Mallet covered it, you don't want to invoke that demon....

God no not him..........met him once at a re-enactment event !!.......Story is long but involves him using that sad hammer on all the lads in the group as they came off the battlefield, I asked him to stop, he refused so i told him i was going to put the poleaxe in my hands up a body part of his sideways if he didn't go away at once    ( note these are not the exact words i used ) and let my lads get a drink of water. He and his little entourage surprisingly left the scene .


I HATE the man.

[philp]

Weaver,
I am still a little confused over scales/size.

We have numerous builders here who normally build aircraft in 1/144th scale and armor in 1/72nd.  So I think that we need to go smaller in both these cases.

Also, in Sci Fi, the average Gundam is 1/144th scale.  Capital ships are very popular in 1/1000, 1/1400 and 1/2500 scales with most of these coming in below 10 inches in length.  Most sci-fi fighters are 72nd or larger.

And what about autos?  While 1/24-1/25th scales are the norm, there are plenty of kits in 32nd, 48th and 43rd scale that I would still classify as regular scales for autos.

I just don't have a good idea on where you draw the limit per type and what does that leave left to build?  For aircraft, I have seen great things done with 1/350th and 1/700rd scale and wouldn't mind attempting something in 350th.

[Scooterman]

I'm in for 1/144.  And it could have the polka-dots!

[The Rat]

I think 1/144th should be the largest, or even the lower limit of the unacceptable range (therefore 1/145th would be the upper limit). And I agree with the idea about a maximum overall size. My Revell Tradewinds are 1/166th, but are waaaaaay larger than any 1/72nd fighter, so working on them isn't that hard. I think I'll challenge myself with something smaller. 

[B777LR]

Oh, & I think you should add into the rules that any photos of completed builds should be accompanied with the ubiquitous small coin to be eligible  (which I neglected for my Hornet)!

I like that idea! (Rushes for his 2 inch Deutsch Ost Afrika coin...)

[philp]

Here is a 1/285th scale one I saw today at Hyperscale.

[PR19_Kit]

Nah, that's a four times full size Humbrol tinlet I'm sure.