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Test & Experimental GB

Started by Ed S, April 02, 2010, 08:07:21 AM

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Ed S

April 02, 2010, 08:07:21 AM
I was thinking that having a Test, Evaluation and Experimental Group Build would be interesting.  It would be for any vehicle built or used for testing, evaluation, or experimentation.  Obviously, the X-planes could have a lot of new variants and lots of One-of's.  And bright color schemes would be appropriate, including Raspberry Ripple or Fanta Can, as well as lots of calibration schemes.  And not just a/c.  You could modify a battleship into the test vehicle for carrying & firing a "Dora" railgun.  Or something like the USNavy Sea Shadow that was intended as a stealth ship test bed.   Anyone else think this idea would work.

Ed
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pyro-manic

#1
April 02, 2010, 08:19:06 AM
Sounds good to me! I have a few ideas, and one build in progress, for this theme. :)
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PR19_Kit

#2
April 02, 2010, 08:30:45 AM
Brillo!  :lol:

Love that idea Ed, what's the next step?
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lancer

#3
April 02, 2010, 09:53:37 AM
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#4
April 02, 2010, 12:01:17 PM
The prototype Canberra, no....not the real one, was rather attractive they say.   

puddingwrestler

#5
April 02, 2010, 02:49:44 PM
Yeah, the real one would have been pretty awesome as well if they'd let Frank Lloyd Wright design the buildings as well as the street plan and parks. The panoramic sketches where great...
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ChernayaAkula

#6
April 02, 2010, 02:59:55 PM
I'd be in as well!  :thumbsup:

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#7
April 02, 2010, 04:07:36 PM
Quote from: puddingwrestler on April 02, 2010, 02:49:44 PM
Yeah, the real one would have been pretty awesome as well if they'd let Frank Lloyd Wright design the buildings as well as the street plan and parks. The panoramic sketches where great...

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: ;D ;D ;D  :bow:

Weaver

#8
April 02, 2010, 04:40:30 PM
Hmm - got two off-the-pending-shelf ideas that would work for that. I might also end up with a "stripped" warship, so I could always put containers and shelters all over it and claim it as a trials ship... :wacko:
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Mossie

#9
April 03, 2010, 07:28:52 AM
Yeah, like this idea, it's one I've been thinking about proposing but never got around to.  I've had an idea for a Rasperry Ripple-predating 1960's (the 'anything goes' period where their aircraft wore highly individual schemes) A&AEE scheme on a Hawker P.1083.  I was thinking of entering that into the 1 week GB, but I might be able to find something else for that...

I started a thread just over a year ago to try & find some inspiration for my idea, could serve as an 'inspiration' thread for this GB?
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,23600.0/highlight,test.html
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JayBee

#10
April 03, 2010, 09:50:12 AM
Is this GB likely to go ahead? Please. Pretty Please.
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Gondor

#11
April 18, 2010, 05:21:07 AM
Makes me think of doing a two seat Panther in Raspberry Ripple.

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#12
April 18, 2010, 11:08:33 AM


:wub:

Done by our own, renax  :thumbsup:

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Mossie

#13
April 24, 2010, 08:05:40 AM
I'm giving this one a little prod as I think it's well worth a GB.  Some old profiles of mine:



















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proditor

#14
April 24, 2010, 09:46:29 PM
I think I'd be honor bound to try and build the successor to the USS Eldridge.

With even bigger and more visible generators of course.  :thumbsup:
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