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Offline Story

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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #700 on: September 24, 2022, 10:21:41 PM »

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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #701 on: March 02, 2023, 10:30:57 PM »
Two from me . . .


1, Pod Racer GB. Build a Pod Racer, to a theme of the builder's choosing. Theme to be declared at the GB start, or in the Thread title.
Three rules to be followed :-
The Pod Racer must have an open cockpit.
The engines must be attached wholly in front of the Pod.
However the engines are actually attached to the model, the impression must be given that the attachment is hinged / pivoting / flexible, etc.


And as a consequence of the post here :-
 https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=9477.msg206350#msg206350
and subsequent posts . . .


2. Sci-Fi Rework (must think of a snappier title . . .). Take a kit, and/or kit parts, and re-work them into a Sci-Fi craft of any type.
One rule to be followed, there must be some kitbashing and/or scratch building involved, just new decals and/or paint job is not sufficient, sorry.


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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #702 on: March 05, 2023, 07:58:08 PM »
how about they obviously copied "this design" .
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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #703 on: March 06, 2023, 12:49:49 AM »
how about they obviously copied "this design" .

Example?
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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #704 on: March 06, 2023, 02:12:25 AM »
One not done for some time is 'scale-o-rama'

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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #705 on: March 06, 2023, 08:33:43 AM »
How about "Anything but military"
Take a military vehicle and civilize it. Sherman tank logging equipment or a C-130 flying for the Red Cross for example.
Or "Exploration and research vehicles". Anything with an X in front of its name. Anything NASA, ESA, NOAA or land sea and space from any country. Go Sci Fi if you like. (Wasn't there a kit of the Voyager space probes?)

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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #706 on: March 18, 2023, 01:41:57 AM »
Big Guns GB

All sorts of things such as Space system launchers ...through to Schwerer Gustav railway gun ... to Battleships ... to SPHs...
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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #707 on: March 19, 2023, 03:45:01 AM »
Big Guns GB

All sorts of things such as Space system launchers ...through to Schwerer Gustav railway gun ... to Battleships ... to SPHs...

 I like Big guns and I cannot lie, and the "Anything but Military" and the "Exploration/Research" ideas as well.
Also, I have to admit, it is long past time I should be Moderating a GB.

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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #708 on: March 19, 2023, 08:09:28 AM »
Double 'Em/Halve 'Em

Double the number of engines on your plane, or in you vehicle or boat/Halve the number of engines on your plane, or in you vehicle or boat.

The idea is to try to stay in-period & keep the overall power output about the same.
"This is the Captain. We have a little problem with our engine sequence, so we may experience some slight turbulence and, ah, explode."

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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #709 on: March 19, 2023, 08:37:41 AM »
Am I unable to discriminate?  :-[

I like them all - Exploration/Research; Scale-o-Rama; Anything but Military; Big guns; and[/i] Double 'Em/Halve 'Em!
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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #710 on: March 19, 2023, 12:27:39 PM »
Double 'Em/Halve 'Em

Double the number of engines on your plane, or in you vehicle or boat/Halve the number of engines on your plane, or in you vehicle or boat.

The idea is to try to stay in-period & keep the overall power output about the same.

Variation:  Just change number of engines.

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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #711 on: April 10, 2023, 02:04:49 AM »
Skis and Floats — Anything but Wheels GB
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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #712 on: April 10, 2023, 02:09:34 AM »
Some other ideas:

  • Vietnam War GB
  • Arab-Israeli Conflict GB
  • End of Colonialism GB
  • Swedish GB
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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #713 on: April 10, 2023, 02:26:46 AM »
Skis and Floats — Anything but Wheels GB

Like that one

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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #714 on: April 29, 2023, 02:18:24 AM »
Central and/or South American GB
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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #715 on: April 29, 2023, 04:51:41 AM »
Empty the spare parts box GB. Anything that was meant to be used on a different kit. This includes decals and weapons. Stock up on those spare fuel tanks and road wheels. Could be known as : Trashcanistan, apocalypse whatever, things that never were, things that never should have been, landships, airships, whatever punk you like, etc. You get the picture. Make it as broad as you can. Picture a few broads if you can for those figure folks.

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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #716 on: April 29, 2023, 04:57:59 AM »
Central and/or South American GB

Nice! An often-overlooked part of the world for modelling.

Also keen on your End of Colonialism and Swedish GBs (as well as Kerick's apocalypse whatever concept)  :smiley:
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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #717 on: May 01, 2023, 01:53:26 AM »
Martian GB
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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #718 on: May 01, 2023, 11:56:45 PM »
Martian GB
This could be fun. Anything that ever roamed upon, flew over or crawled around the surface of the red planet. Past, present or future. Actual or imaginary!

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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #719 on: May 02, 2023, 12:56:24 AM »
Capt. John Carter! ;D
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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #720 on: May 02, 2023, 03:41:13 AM »
That was a good movie! Dejah Thoris was dressed, but it was a Disney movie after all.
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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #721 on: September 29, 2023, 04:42:29 PM »
The Swedish GB gets my vote, I have an idea for an anti-aircraft crane...

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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #722 on: September 30, 2023, 01:34:14 AM »
AUKUS through the ages or in different times.  The idea being to have US/UK/Australian platforms from different eras in each other's service/markings.  For example RAF/RAAF B-29s in the 1940s - and before any smartarse jumps in, the RAF Washington B.1s served from March 1950 until early 1954:



Another might be RAF/RAAF B-47s or USAF Gloster Meteors or Dh Vampires.  Perhaps a nuclear powered CVA-01 or even RN/RAN Enterprise or Nimitz class CVNs?
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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #723 on: September 30, 2023, 01:41:28 AM »
British Commonwealth GB
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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for GBs/Themed Builds
« Reply #724 on: September 30, 2023, 07:08:00 AM »
For example RAF/RAAF B-29s in the 1940s - and before any smartarse jumps in, the RAF Washington B.1s served from March 1950 until early 1954:




Slightly off topic... to bookend the above photo of the Washington in Australia
Here is how they ended up.. being scrapped at Tocumwal Aircraft Recovery Area

Image courtesy of a Junk Shop book pickup, Pots, Pans and Meteors about the RAAF Aircraft being scrapped at Tocumwal in the 1960's

Perhaps a nuclear powered CVA-01 or even RN/RAN Enterprise or Nimitz class CVNs?


Did I read somewhere about RAN interest in the USS Forrestal ?