Great to see this thread up to so many pages :) I wanted to share some ideas and give feedback for what I have seen before I hit the rack
Extended service life GB.
Modify subject for service years past when it was in regular service.
Likely won't be a effective as completely newer planes-ships-armor.
So what --- gets modernized as best it can dependent on how many years in future its service is. 10yrs? 50yrs?
Jet powered DC-3. F404/414 powered sidewinder/AMRAAM armed F-94. Newer guns, sensors, turrets on armor. Reactive armor on M3 Grant. 1990s King George/Bismarck. WW2 USS Olympia. 1930s/40s Martin MB2/Vickers Vimy. 1960s/70s Lancaster/B-24/Betty/He177.
Cold war/Gulf war/2015 USS Arizona (USS Olympia?).
So on and so on.
actually suggested this one myself way back when on the other site, but I don't think it ever went thru:
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,23846.0.htmlStill think its a great idea , that needs to be done :)
I like the idea of a "logistics" GB I think it would be fun to extend that to all areas too (Star Destroyer Tug Boat!). I like the idea of a "climate" GB (desert was a lot of fun! Jungle?) Single type Is also a lot of fun, the trick is finding a type everyone can agree on.
(Its F-14s BTW) the idea of bashing similiar or even adversaries is intriguing too "dual build". the WWII GB on the other site was huge, I don't think you can really go wrong with it and the 70th anniversary is worth noting indeed, could include the '41 idea in it, lots of profiles, alt history obviously.
Here are a few of mine:
Rotors (Helicopters baby!!, Tiltrotors too)
ENGINEering ( B-52s to 6 turning 4 burning, singles to twins, twins to singles, singles to gliders, etc)
Next Generation (Follow on to current types or other "20 minutes into the future" ideas)
Alternate JSF (suggested on other site, never followed)
STOVL/VSTOL
Animals. Shark mouths, to tiger stripes, to ducks on the tail. etc
Back dated (opposite of never retired, an airplane that is "retro futured" AKA how does an F-22 look in 1950?)
Treadhead (Tanks! Armor! anything with tracks!Land based vehicles)
Starfighter (Sci-fi, fighter class ships)
The Losers (the plane that wasn't picked, X-32 YF-23, TSR.2, you know them)
VLO/LO = Stealthy stuff (cloacked ships, subs stealth airplanes)
Across the universe (science fiction crossovers: Babylon 5 in the star trek universe, Starship Enterprise in Futurama, Federation Millennium Falcon etc. )
OOB (Out of box with a twist, How creative can you get with just what is provided in the box? Is that a wing a fin? or is the fin the new wing?)