July to Sept Group Build poll

[Guest]

At Stalingrad there was the crossing of the Volga as in the opening of 'Enemy At The Gates' a truly stunning piece of cinema.

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Graham

I'm happy with any of those suggestions. The only thing is I can use models from my stash for all of the themes except the Eastern Front, which will mean adding to the pile! I voted wheeled or tracked vehicle in the hopes I could reduce the stash, but I'm happy either way!!!

All the suggestions are good and I'm sure great things will come out of whatever theme is chosen.

About the build time; personally I think 3 months is enough, as I kind of think that enthusiasm and interest may fade over a longer period. I'm not saying that a 6 month build wouldn't produce some great stuff, as I'm positive it would, but wouldn't anything more complex really belong on another part of the forum? Also a longer deadline often just means virtually the same amount of work with twice

the amount of talk about work - why procrastinate today when you can put it off till tomorrow?!!!!

Paul

[Gern]

Hi Graham,

How about splitting the difference on the build time? What if we did just three builds per year - giving us four months for each? Some of the faster builders already have time to do more than one build in the three months we have. Isn't there a possibility they'll lose interest if they have too long to wait between builds? The extra month would help the slower builders and those who don't have much time for modelling. You know the ones. Those who have a life! LOL

Gern

[Guest]

I`m happy with whatever time scale is chosen , but agree about the summer months, what about a 5 month summer gb and 2 x 3 months winter gb`s when everyones stuck in indoors with our pants weather which gives roughly 10 days between each gb`s over the year to organise sort out and vote what we are doing next etc etc

Just an idea Gents

Cheers

Richy

[spanner570]

Nothing is certain with voting, we have a few weeks left to decide which subject it is to be.

There has only been 15 votes cast, 5 more for waterborne and it's level with theme. 3 more and tracked vehicle has the whip out.

Yet it seems from what I am reading, the outcome is already decided.......

If the choice is a theme, why can't it stay like that, a theme? Builders would then have a much wider scope and therefore a more diverse selection of diorama possibilities than 1 theatre of operations.....snow ect.! Don't get me wrong I love the stuff but I would suggest Russia WW2 is perhaps a bit limiting, whereas anywhere WW2 would, in my opinion be far better. As Paul points out, it would help those who have a big enough stash, except Russian stuff.

I put my idea to the House!!!

Ron

[John]

A couple of other ideas for themes, modern combat or a scene from a film based theme, anything you like, from where eagles dare to blackhawk down, saving private Ryan to full metal jacket, you could have loads of options

[Guest]

Mmm, interesting idea John. A film theme so you pick the film you want and build something to represent it. That means that just about anything could be built including Sci Fi. Now that is interesting but it would have to be a tad more than building a Sherman and calling it Kelly's heros. Von Ryan's Express anyone?

[Guest]

Modern combat is a good shout , although not in everyones comfot zone its there or there abouts

whatever the final choice is I`m happy and I`m in

Richy

[tr1ckey66]

I like the film idea - I'd love to do the scene from 'Ice cold in Alice' with the Katy ambulance rolling down the sand bank in the Qattara depression. I think it would make a nice looking scene with a 1/35 John Mills running like the clappers after it! The film idea does kind of open it up to everyone then.

Paul

[Guest]

I have to say iam liking the film idea a lot.

[Ian M]

I to think the film idea is a good one. However... Should it be open to any film, any genre? Any film covering one of the theaters of war? A specific film?

Any film from any genre would give carte blanc to biuld any thing we want: lots of variety which is good. Lots of variety which could end in total madness! LOL

Any film covering ONE theater of war. Still lots of scope but pulls things together a bit. There are plenty of films covering just about every theater of war, WWI, WWII, Korea, Gulf wars I and II. Vietman.

A specific film. Still masses of possibilities, for every one. Boat, plane, hard armour, soft skins, even civilian.

What ever it falls to the topic needs pulling out of the hat soon, so we all have time to prepare!

Ian M

[Guest]

I voted military tracked/wheeled, But purely for an excuse to buy another kit, the Eastern front would also be nice. I don't like ships (I have a 1/700 Frigate and it's a pain!!).

Stuart

[Centurion3RTR]

Just one question, would the movie idea still fall into the "Themed" vote? I really like the idea of a film GB, and thats the one i voted for.

Have fun, John

[spanner570]

Just had a thought going on from Ian's post...If the subject is to be a theme, which we won't know for a while 'till the votes are in, how about a certain decade?

Say 1910s, 40s, 50s,........so on. then those who want to do the build can research the decade chosen and model accordingly.

I also think just having a film theme carte blanche gives too wide a scope and I think it would be far better to narrow it down as much as poss. otherwise it might get too manic and it won't really be a G/B., but just a selection of dioramas.

Through this waffling what I am really trying to say is I think it has to be specific to work as a true G/B.

Just a thought and another idea for the pot and even more for Graham to loose sleep over! lol

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

How about the theme of operation market garden, from the movie a bridge too far? it offers plenty of scope for lots of different ideas i think, what does everyone else think?

scott