Cold War GB The Rules EXTENDED TO 17.04.2016

[NARSES2]

Could I suggest we extend the date to the 3rd of April as thats when the Shropshire Model Show is at RAF Cosford when were next to the Cold War Museum ?

By the time we get the inevitable extension it will do anyway 

If the Mods are happy though, no reason why we can't although it only really effects the UK based lads

Fine by me.

Right the rules are amended. Now ends 3/4/16.....don't go asking for an extension ; you've got it 

[Gondor]

Could I suggest we extend the date to the 3rd of April as thats when the Shropshire Model Show is at RAF Cosford when were next to the Cold War Museum ?

By the time we get the inevitable extension it will do anyway 

If the Mods are happy though, no reason why we can't although it only really effects the UK based lads

Fine by me.

Right the rules are amended. Now ends 3/4/16.....don't go asking for an extension ; you've got it 

That means if I get any builds for this Group Build I will also have them finished in time for the Scottish Nationals at the same time 

Gondor

[zenrat]

Could I suggest we extend the date to the 3rd of April as thats when the Shropshire Model Show is at RAF Cosford when were next to the Cold War Museum ?

By the time we get the inevitable extension it will do anyway 

If the Mods are happy though, no reason why we can't although it only really effects the UK based lads

Fine by me.

Right the rules are amended. Now ends 3/4/16.....don't go asking for an extension ; you've got it 

Bet you London to a brick someone still asks 

[NARSES2]

Could I suggest we extend the date to the 3rd of April as thats when the Shropshire Model Show is at RAF Cosford when were next to the Cold War Museum ?

By the time we get the inevitable extension it will do anyway 

If the Mods are happy though, no reason why we can't although it only really effects the UK based lads

Fine by me.

Right the rules are amended. Now ends 3/4/16.....don't go asking for an extension ; you've got it 

Bet you London to a brick someone still asks 

Of Course  I could almost run a book as well

[Geoff]

Would a proposed UFO interceptor be covered here? There was a fear in the USA thet UFOs were from the USSR so it's sort of cold war - isn't  it???

[kitbasher]

Could I suggest we extend the date to the 3rd of April as thats when the Shropshire Model Show is at RAF Cosford when were next to the Cold War Museum ?

By the time we get the inevitable extension it will do anyway 

If the Mods are happy though, no reason why we can't although it only really effects the UK based lads

Fine by me.

Right the rules are amended. Now ends 3/4/16.....don't go asking for an extension ; you've got it 

Bet you London to a brick someone still asks 

Of Course  I could almost run a book as well

_{please sir, could we have an extra week on top?}

[crudebuteffective]

Could I suggest we extend the date to the 3rd of April as thats when the Shropshire Model Show is at RAF Cosford when were next to the Cold War Museum ?

By the time we get the inevitable extension it will do anyway 

If the Mods are happy though, no reason why we can't although it only really effects the UK based lads

Fine by me.

Right the rules are amended. Now ends 3/4/16.....don't go asking for an extension ; you've got it 

Bet you London to a brick someone still asks 

Of Course  I could almost run a book as well

_{please sir, could we have an extra week on top?}

NO!!!!! the cold war build is not meant to last as long as the cold war

[Weaver]

Could I suggest we extend the date to the 3rd of April as thats when the Shropshire Model Show is at RAF Cosford when were next to the Cold War Museum ?

By the time we get the inevitable extension it will do anyway 

If the Mods are happy though, no reason why we can't although it only really effects the UK based lads

Fine by me.

Right the rules are amended. Now ends 3/4/16.....don't go asking for an extension ; you've got it 

Bet you London to a brick someone still asks 

Of Course  I could almost run a book as well

_{please sir, could we have an extra week on top?}

NO!!!!! the cold war build is not meant to last as long as the cold war

I think that if we really want to stick to the spirit of the Cold War, we should tell everyone that the GB's going to go on forever and then end it suddenly when nobody expects it.....

[scooter]

_{please sir, could we have an extra week on top?}

NO!!!!! the cold war build is not meant to last as long as the cold war

I think that if we really want to stick to the spirit of the Cold War, we should tell everyone that the GB's going to go on forever and then end it suddenly when nobody expects it.....

Sorta like the Spanish Inquisition... 

[Nick]

Falklands?  What if one side had been a soviet satellite?  FAA Yak 38s (operating from the Kiev Class UKRNS Tony Benn vs Argentinian Skyhawks.

I did an Argentine Yak-38 several years ago. It was a surprise for the SBS guys attacking Pebble Island!
The other one was an RAF Hawk 200 with bombs.
The pics seem to have disappeared but I'll sort it later. http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,16107.0.html

[Dizzyfugu]

If the Falklands are eligible for the GB I might chime in with a respective, small build, too. 

[Weaver]

If the Falklands are eligible for the GB I might chime in with a respective, small build, too. 

My personal feeling is that the Falklands War as it actually happened had little to do with the Cold War: it was a war between two US allies about issues that pre-dated the Cold War by over a century. However if you wanted to rewrite it as an East-vs-West confrontation (i.e. make one or other party a Soviet client state) then that would be fine. However this is just my opinion, NOT a moderator decision, so I shall consult my colleague and get back to you.

[sandiego89]

I agree with Weaver- expanding to every potential theatre diminishes the theme of the group build- and it effectively becomes a watered down "1945-1989ish" group build with no real theme.  I think east vs. west (or NATO vs Warsaw Pact) is the true essence of the Cold War. Falklands not so much.  Yes you could change the history or the particpants to make the Falklands work, but that seems to be trying too hard.  Save the Falklands or other conflicts for a different GB.  My 2 cents as a contributer, not a mod.  

-Dave

[Dizzyfugu]

Was my feeling, too.

[Weaver]

Okay, the Mods have conferred on the Falklands issue and this is the result:

The Falklands War as it actually happened is not admissible to the Cold War GB, since it was a war between two US allies about post-colonial issues that pre-dated the Cold War. However if a contributor were to rewrite history in such a way as to make it part of the East-vs-West confrontation (i.e. make one or other party a Soviet ally) then that would be fine.