2024/2025 Group Build Season - Call for ideas

[kerick]

In memorial sounds good.
Many good ideas here.

[NARSES2]

Right a couple from me.

Firstly I'll second Mossies' Century Series GB as it was on my list 

The 30's GB. Taking the idea of a decade GB back pre-World War II which would span a period of great change.

The South of the Equator GB. Lots of things tend to be northern hemisphere centric, so how about concentrating on the southern one for a change. Your build has to emanate from there or at least be based there.

[seadude]

I'm going to suggest it again, 'cos I still think it's a good idea:

The James Bond GB: build a what-if vehicle or gadget from a Bond movie.

This gives scope for just about all types of modeller to participate, since it covers aircraft, spacecraft, military vehicles, cars, all kinds of boats/ships, submarines and even 1:1 scale props (just don't build an _actual_ poison-dart-shooting pen though...). The build could either be an altenative vehicle/gadget for a real Bond movie (i.e. a Jag E-Type instead of an Aston Martin DB5), a spoof Bond-ish movie, a what-if Bond movie that you made up, or even a what-if spoof Bond movie!

If you're going to have James Bond, then I think the group build should be expanded to also include vehicles and gadgets used by villains too. You can't have one without the other.

[Weaver]

I'm going to suggest it again, 'cos I still think it's a good idea:

The James Bond GB: build a what-if vehicle or gadget from a Bond movie.

This gives scope for just about all types of modeller to participate, since it covers aircraft, spacecraft, military vehicles, cars, all kinds of boats/ships, submarines and even 1:1 scale props (just don't build an _actual_ poison-dart-shooting pen though...). The build could either be an altenative vehicle/gadget for a real Bond movie (i.e. a Jag E-Type instead of an Aston Martin DB5), a spoof Bond-ish movie, a what-if Bond movie that you made up, or even a what-if spoof Bond movie!

If you're going to have James Bond, then I think the group build should be expanded to also include vehicles and gadgets used by villains too. You can't have one without the other.

Yes, that's implicit in the idea: it says "a gadget or vehicle from a James Bond movie", not ""a gadget or vehicle used by James Bond". The evil villain's secret HQ inside a sewage farm in Basingstoke or the evil asassin's blow-dart gun in a packet of Polo mints are totally within scope.   

Perhaps the title should be "The Bond Movie GB" just to make it clear. "James Bond Gee Bee" does trip nicely off the tongue though...

[loupgarou]

Right a couple from me.

Firstly I'll second Mossies' Century Series GB as it was on my list 

The 30's GB. Taking the idea of a decade GB back pre-World War II which would span a period of great change.

The South of the Equator GB. Lots of things tend to be northern hemisphere centric, so how about concentrating on the southern one for a change. Your build has to emanate from there or at least be based there.

Yes, yes. I second and third that, it's  a period with great changes AND bizarre ideas. 

[kitbasher]

Finally, Chris, does the plan to hold an 'In Memoriam GB' still stand?

Yes, it will be the first GB of the season. Apologies if me simply referring to it as the Tophe Memorial GB in my pre-amble misled people. I'll change it.

I did read your preamble, Chris, and - dunno how - totally missed the Tophe reference.  Would have put the question differently had I seen it.

Many thanks for the clarification.   

[Nick]

Considering that most of the world is north of the equator I suggest the following:

AFRICA! Anything used by the nations of Africa.

South America! Anything used by the nations of South America. Not including British forces in the South Atlantic i.e. no Falklands 82 stuff.

Central America and the Caribbean! Anything used by the nations of the Caribbean and Central America.

Any of the above could include exploration, smuggling, local wars, contributions to global conflicts like WW2 or the Cold War.

1970s - same as other previous decade based GBs.

[Mossie]

Atomic powered transport
Trains, planes, ships, submarines, cars, trucks or spaceships. Concepts, real world, featured in TV shows or films or pure whiffs.

Atomic powered transport!
A nuclear USS Iowa sounds great!

I had a similar idea a few years back, if I could so boldly suggest to stretch it to "Atomic'.  That opens the scope to atompunk, buckets of sunshine and nuclear death rays.

And Blondie... 

[seadude]

Atomic powered transport!
A nuclear USS Iowa sounds great!

Been there and done that. My modeling skills were crude way back then, but I did a nuclear powered USS New Jersey over 20 years ago. Pics below. The model no longer exists in my collection sadly.

[Rheged]

Yes, that's implicit in the idea: it says "a gadget or vehicle from a James Bond movie", not ""a gadget or vehicle used by James Bond". The evil villain's secret HQ inside a sewage farm in Basingstoke or the evil asassin's blow-dart gun in a packet of Polo mints are totally within scope.   

Perhaps the title should be "The Bond Movie GB" just to make it clear. "James Bond Gee Bee" does trip nicely off the tongue though...

That's a diorama that would be a real show-stopper at any exhibition!!

[kerick]

Yes, that's implicit in the idea: it says "a gadget or vehicle from a James Bond movie", not ""a gadget or vehicle used by James Bond". The evil villain's secret HQ inside a sewage farm in Basingstoke or the evil asassin's blow-dart gun in a packet of Polo mints are totally within scope.   

Perhaps the title should be "The Bond Movie GB" just to make it clear. "James Bond Gee Bee" does trip nicely off the tongue though...

That's a diorama that would be a real show-stopper at any exhibition!!

Would the evil villain secret HQ inside the sewage farm be required to stink like a sewage farm?
Asking for a friend.

[NARSES2]

And Blondie... 

Had front row seats at the Hammersmith Odeon for their first UK tour, mates wife worked for their record label, and the image of Debbie Harry in that swimsuit and blazer is burnt into my memory   

[Mossie]

I figured the slightest hint of Debbie Harry would be bribe enough to get you to tear my pages out the book...

[NARSES2]

I figured the slightest hint of Debbie Harry would be bribe enough to get you to tear my pages out the book...

You know me to well 

[scooter]

I'm going to suggest it again, 'cos I still think it's a good idea:

The James Bond GB: build a what-if vehicle or gadget from a Bond movie.

This gives scope for just about all types of modeller to participate, since it covers aircraft, spacecraft, military vehicles, cars, all kinds of boats/ships, submarines and even 1:1 scale props (just don't build an _actual_ poison-dart-shooting pen though...). The build could either be an altenative vehicle/gadget for a real Bond movie (i.e. a Jag E-Type instead of an Aston Martin DB5), a spoof Bond-ish movie, a what-if Bond movie that you made up, or even a what-if spoof Bond movie!

If you're going to have James Bond, then I think the group build should be expanded to also include vehicles and gadgets used by villains too. You can't have one without the other.

Yes, that's implicit in the idea: it says "a gadget or vehicle from a James Bond movie", not ""a gadget or vehicle used by James Bond". The evil villain's secret HQ inside a sewage farm in Basingstoke or the evil asassin's blow-dart gun in a packet of Polo mints are totally within scope.   

Perhaps the title should be "The Bond Movie GB" just to make it clear. "James Bond Gee Bee" does trip nicely off the tongue though...

::cues up obscure Monty Python reference::
Is that Basingstoke in Hampshire?  Or the Basingstoke in Westphalia?