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What GBs would you like to see in 2014?

WWI GB (includes Extended and Alternate WWIs)
25 (11.6%)
Let's Go Nuclear GB
16 (7.4%)
Space GB (both Scifi and Real)
26 (12%)
Euro'41 GB
13 (6%)
Extended April Fool's GB
5 (2.3%)
Cross Dressing Schemes GB (can include anything but grey, OOB/Paint scheme, anachronism etc GBs)
11 (5.1%)
Snoops, Sensors, Spooks, & Spies etc GB
23 (10.6%)
Unarmed GB
13 (6%)
Disbanded Nations GB
10 (4.6%)
Next-Generation GB
15 (6.9%)
Book/Movie GB
20 (9.3%)
Punked GB (includes Steam Punk, Diesel etc..)
11 (5.1%)
Eggplane GB
2 (0.9%)
Spat/Unspat My Ride GB
6 (2.8%)
Disaster GB or Disaster Recovery GB (could also include SAR, Rescue etc)
9 (4.2%)
The Teacher's Pet Ride GB (aka Trainers-Are-For-Training) GB
11 (5.1%)

Total Members Voted: 58

Voting closed: December 23, 2013, 03:29:35 AM

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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #25 on: December 10, 2013, 07:16:45 PM »
Better to watch the full scene:

"wolfs nipples" / "peoples front of judea" - ;o) - life of brian


What ever happened to the Popular Front... ;D. Possibly my all time favourite Monty Python scene.
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #26 on: December 12, 2013, 03:47:31 AM »

Books/Movies (& I'm kinda hoping that includes Games)


It could...

That would be great! I second the amended proposal  :)

You have to admit, a "Scale Jihad" GB would have some pretty crazy and creative stuff along with some satirical flair that could have Alvis stopping by...
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #27 on: December 12, 2013, 04:16:58 AM »
Punked GB (includes Steam Punk, Diesel etc..)
There's all sorts of "punks" around nowadays.
"Cyberpunk" could take us to all sorts of things that are not here quite yet. Virtual or physical - but space doesn't seem to be a prominent part of the genre.
"Teslapunk" ... I'm not quite sure about this one. Sounds electric.
I recall an airplane drawing(?) that people wanted to call dieselpunk but I thought it looked too modern for that - and proposed "Kerosenepunk"

I'm sure there's more.

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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #28 on: December 12, 2013, 04:51:52 AM »
Punked GB (includes Steam Punk, Diesel etc..)
There's all sorts of "punks" around nowadays.
"Cyberpunk" could take us to all sorts of things that are not here quite yet. Virtual or physical - but space doesn't seem to be a prominent part of the genre.
"Teslapunk" ... I'm not quite sure about this one. Sounds electric.
I recall an airplane drawing(?) that people wanted to call dieselpunk but I thought it looked too modern for that - and proposed "Kerosenepunk"

I'm sure there's more.

Hence the "etc…" ;)
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #29 on: December 12, 2013, 04:56:53 AM »

Books/Movies (& I'm kinda hoping that includes Games)


It could...

That would be great! I second the amended proposal  :)

You have to admit, a "Scale Jihad" GB would have some pretty crazy and creative stuff along with some satirical flair that could have Alvis stopping by...

Well, don't forget you can change your vote if need be.

Re the "Scale Jihad" GB (though I prefer the "Holy Scale Wars" name since it might be less inflammatory), maybe later in the year.  I would be curious to see how it could be run though.
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #30 on: December 12, 2013, 11:29:16 AM »
I have a concept of a kitbash for Snoops, Sensors, Spooks, & Spies etc GB.
Is to say, I now have a concept after browsing thru kits and happened on something.
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #31 on: December 12, 2013, 02:47:11 PM »
Punked GB (includes Steam Punk, Diesel etc..)
There's all sorts of "punks" around nowadays
....

Hence the "etc…" ;)
Just in case people get stuck at Steam and Diesel...

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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #32 on: December 16, 2013, 01:20:14 AM »

Books/Movies (& I'm kinda hoping that includes Games)


It could...

That would be great! I second the amended proposal  :)

You have to admit, a "Scale Jihad" GB would have some pretty crazy and creative stuff along with some satirical flair that could have Alvis stopping by...

Well, don't forget you can change your vote if need be.

Re the "Scale Jihad" GB (though I prefer the "Holy Scale Wars" name since it might be less inflammatory), maybe later in the year.  I would be curious to see how it could be run though.

I changed one of my votes from the very well off WWI to add it to the book/movie/game  :)
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #33 on: December 18, 2013, 02:42:46 AM »
Keep voting!
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #34 on: December 23, 2013, 05:00:57 AM »
Thanks everyone for voting - looks like the top 4 choices are:

  • Space GB (both Scifi and Real)
  • WWI GB (includes Extended and Alternate WWIs)
  • Snoops, Sensors, Spooks, & Spies etc GB
  • Book/Movie GB

We will go with these for now - another GB vote will be held later in 2014 to decide what to do after these.

I will also post shortly a suggested calendar for these.
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #35 on: December 23, 2013, 05:16:47 AM »
Ok folks, following on from the vote for your preferred GBs for 2014, here is a first stab at some proposed GB dates:

First of all, I am assuming the current "Clear Your Workbench" GB continues until EO Jan 2014.  I have also made most of the GBs approximately 3 mths in duration.  I have noted that up until now, most GBs have been shorter and typically require an extension to be granted.  By making them longer, perhaps this can be avoided.  The downside of this though is that it becomes harder to fit more in…unless we have some overlap.  As this stage, my proposed dates are:

  • Space GB (both Scifi and Real): 1 Feb - 30 Apr
  • Snoops, Sensors, Spooks, & Spies etc GB: 1 May - 28 Jul
  • WWI GB (includes Extended and Alternate WWIs): 28 Jul – 11 Nov, thus matching the real start/end dates of the war
  • Book/Movie GB: TBD

You will note that the Book/Movie GB has a TBD (To Be Determined) status.  If you are happy with some GB overlaps, this can be scheduled in somewhere.  I am open to comments and suggestions so please speak up.

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Greg

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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #36 on: December 23, 2013, 06:04:49 AM »
I would imagine not everyone will do all the GB's, my target it to complete one of them without getting distracted by something else.  I would think a week overlap would be fine and even the first one could start say mid-January because not everyone is doing the 'Clear your Workbench' GB but could be lining themselves up for the first one of the year.

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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #37 on: December 23, 2013, 06:10:05 AM »
Good points.  The dates are just a suggestion at this stage.  Some overlap is fine by me.
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #38 on: December 26, 2013, 07:09:59 AM »
How can people vote for a GB that is "to be defined"?  ???

Oh, yes, I see, we are whiffers.  ;D

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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #39 on: December 27, 2013, 02:50:53 AM »
How can people vote for a GB that is "to be defined"?  ???


There is no such voting.  The only thing "To Be Determined" is the timing of the Book/Movie GB.  No-one is being asked to vote on anything anymore as the poll is closed.
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #40 on: December 27, 2013, 03:02:00 AM »
My new proposed dates with some GB overlap are:

  • Space GB (both Scifi and Real): 15 Jan - 15 Apr (possible extension to 30 Apr if demand requires it)
  • Snoops, Sensors, Spooks, & Spies etc GB: 1 Apr - 30 Jun (with possible extension to 15 Jul if demand requires it)
  • Room for possible short, 1 month GB - not yet defined but we can decide closer to time:  1 Jul - 28 Jul
  • WWI GB (includes Extended and Alternate WWIs): 28 Jul – 11 Nov, thus matching the real start/end dates of the war
  • Book/Movie GB: 1 Nov - 31 Dec (with possible extension to 31 Jan 2015)

Note that I still like the idea of having some sort of "clear your Workbench" GB at the end of each year in order to provide some impetus to finish off projects.  I will go with what people want here though.

Please voice your thoughts re proposed dates.  Nothing (except the WWI GB) is set in stone yet.
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #41 on: December 27, 2013, 06:49:57 AM »
looks alright to me  :)
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #42 on: December 29, 2013, 01:32:37 AM »
I see the proposed motion for the upcoming GB schedule and hereby second it. 

Also, I rather enjoy having the "Clear Your Workbench" GB at the end of the year - a sort of unofficial official close to the year.

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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #43 on: December 29, 2013, 01:36:58 AM »
agreed --

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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #44 on: December 31, 2013, 11:52:38 PM »
I see the proposed motion for the upcoming GB schedule and hereby second it. 

Also, I rather enjoy having the "Clear Your Workbench" GB at the end of the year - a sort of unofficial official close to the year.

Agree with all of the above...

Whats a good one month GB?  ??? "Model in a month?" like SSM? Single type? like say F-14 Tomcat? OOB/Paint?
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #45 on: January 03, 2014, 03:41:03 AM »
Well, in the face of no dissent, I will set this as the tentative GB Calendar for the next 12mths or so
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #46 on: January 03, 2014, 03:41:41 AM »

Whats a good one month GB?  ??? "Model in a month?" like SSM? Single type? like say F-14 Tomcat? OOB/Paint?

That might work.  I am open to suggestions for others...
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #47 on: January 04, 2014, 09:07:55 AM »
SSM=???  :-[
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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #48 on: January 09, 2014, 09:36:45 PM »
SSM=???  :-[

Star Ship Modeler, perhaps?

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Re: 2014 GB Vote
« Reply #49 on: January 10, 2014, 09:46:07 AM »
taiidantomcat, is/was (it's been too long since I last visited) a regular at Starship Modeler, so I would suggest that is the answer; especially as they have a regular/standing "Model in a Month" challenged (I think) rather than comp.

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