GB Update

ysi_maniac · April 16, 2016, 01:59:58 AM

So, do you know what is next GB? for May, June, July ...

NARSES2 · April 16, 2016, 05:12:45 AM

Right, I will be organising the poll for the 2016/2017 GB's next week as soon as the current one finishes.

The 2016 One Week Build will follow that, possibly over the May Day weekend and then I will sort dates out ffor the 3 poll winners.

Hope that makes sense ?

Chris

NARSES2 · April 17, 2016, 01:50:20 AM

Right firmed up a couple of things in my own mind last night.

2016/2017 GB Poll will be held over the period April 21st through May 1st. 3 votes per member, first 3 to be the next GB's.

One Week GB will kick off April 29th and finish May 8th. Yes I know that's not a week but it's the normal (or what passes as normal on this site

) time scale.

Provisionaly the 3 GB winners will run June/Aug ; Sept/Nov ; Dec/Mar. All will be 13 weeks with 2 weeks allowed as ~~possible~~ probable extensions.

Please don't hold me to any of this as real life can get in the way, but at least it's a plan and may all come together in the end.

Chris

ysi_maniac · April 17, 2016, 11:42:06 AM

Sorry, Dec/Mar is 4 months.

zenrat · April 17, 2016, 09:24:25 PM

That depends on when in December you start and when in March you finish...

NARSES2 · April 18, 2016, 07:08:19 AM

Right a bit more information on the forthcoming GB poll.

So far we have over 30 GB options to vote on, therefore I have made a couple of executive decisions.

1) A few of the categories are so close to each other (eg Emergency Vehicles/Fire Fighting) that I've decided to combine them as one category in the poll.

2) There are a couple of categories which in my opinion do not stand a snow flakes chance in hell. Therefore I am going to combine these under one title - The Lets be Different GB - I will spell out what's included in the option when I do the poll, but if it comes in the top 3 then to take part you will need to build a model which falls into one of the origional categories. In this way these categories at least stand a chance of being selected.

Now I'm sorry if this offends anyone but I'm doing it to try and give everything a fair crack of the whip.

Chris

Dizzyfugu · April 18, 2016, 07:14:15 AM

Sounds sensible with the potential range of topics. Or, alternatively, a two-stage voting - top 10 in the first run, and then a choice between finalists?

NARSES2 · April 18, 2016, 07:17:35 AM

I thought about that Dizzy I must admit but discarded it due to time considerations. It's odds on we will have a second poll anyway to sort out any tied votes. We did last year and I know what my luck is like

I want to keep the gap between GB's as short as possible to keep the interest up

Dizzyfugu · April 18, 2016, 07:50:48 AM

sandiego89 · April 18, 2016, 09:07:53 PM

Chris, thanks so much for keeping this going, and all your reasoning sounds quite sound. I am a huge fan of the GB's. Ready to stick my finger in indelible ink and cast my votes!

KiwiZac · April 18, 2016, 09:24:12 PM

^^ What he said.

NARSES2 · April 21, 2016, 02:27:22 AM

Right the rules and other boards for the 2016 One Week GB are up. I will unlock the finished builds thread next friday - hopefully before Dizzy finishes his first build

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,42126.0.html

Dizzyfugu · April 21, 2016, 03:57:07 AM

At least I made my vote(s)...

Looking forward to it - depending on the final election I already have some projects from the long idea list that might fit and finally see daylight.

zenrat · April 21, 2016, 04:09:22 AM

bit late now, but i'm surprised no-one suggested an Eric "Winkle" Brown GB.

Weaver · April 21, 2016, 07:31:57 AM

The polls are now up for the Cold War GB, so get voting folks!