Okay, you know those alternative, non-military, swords-into-ploughshares, build-something-nice-and-civilian GBs? The ones that are supposed to convince people that we arn't all military-obsessed, weapon-fetishists who glorify death and destruction? The one where we tell ourselves that we're never going to fly the results round the room making gun and bomb noises like an eight-year-old?
Well this isn't one of those GBs. This GB is about blowing shit up.
Specifically, this GB is about filling stuff full of holes sideways whilst flying past it: that genre of aeronautical drive-by shooting performed by the likes of the AC-130K and it's ilk. Side-firing guns, and lots of them. You know you love it....
The word 'gunship' gets used in a lot of different contexts these days, so to avoid this GB becoming a meaningless 'any vehicle with guns' type of thing, I've gone for a fairly narrow definition: see Rule 1. If you think there's something that legitimately fits in the GB which is excluded by Rule 1, then by all means make your case in this thread. Likewise, if you're not certain whether your proposed build is eligible, please ask.
I've said it in the rules, but just to repeat: if you want to ask open questions for discussion purposes then by all means post on this thread or the inspirations one, but if you definitely need a prompt answer from me, then PLEASE PM ME to make sure I've seen the question.
Okay? Well here goes:
1. For the purposes of this GB, a gunship is defined as an aircraft with fixed or limited-traverse guns fitted to fire at a large angle (over 45 deg) to the long axis of the airframe, for the purpose of attacking surface targets with large volumes of fire whilst flying around them or past them. It can have other weapons that fall outside these limits, but the side-firing guns must be the main weapon, and using them must be it's primary mission. Essentially it's an AC-130K style aircraft. Helicopters are admissable, but please note that normal-style 'helicopter gunships' of the Hueycobra layout are not, since the turreted guns do not constitute their main weapon. A Chinook with multiple side-firing guns would be admissable, however, it's primary mission would have to be fire support, not just a transport with a few door guns.
2. Any and all mediums are welcome: physical models, pixels/profiles and stories. Likewise, both What If and Real World models are welcome. If you want to make your model out of play-dough then do an oil painting of it, knock yourself out...
3. Part-started models are welcome as long as no substantial construction or painting has been undertaken. Please ASK the moderator about part-started models before submitting them. The moderator's decision is final.
4. Duration will be from
1 Apr 2016 to 31 May 2016. An extension of up to two weeks may be granted depending on interest and the volume, value, imaginitiveness and creativity of bribes and/or threats.
5. Any questions are to be directed to the Moderator: Weaver (me).
PLEASE SUBMIT QUESTIONS BY PM. I cannot guarantee to see your question if it's buried in the middle of a thread. I also cannot guarantee that I'd remember to take my head with me if it wasn't screwed on, so if you don't get a prompt answer to your PM, please feel free to remind/bug me about it.
6. Please start a new thread for each build within the GB area of the forum. When your build is finished, please post pics and a short description of it in the appropriate 'Finished' thread, observing the posting rules therein. If you want your build to be considered in multiple categories, please post it on ALL the relevent 'Finished' threads.
7. A poll, open to all forum members, will be conducted at the end of the GB to determine the winners in each category: physical models and pixels/profiles/stories.
So, ready to put someone's personal space through a rapid change process and cause them to re-evaluate their lifestyle choices? Well wait for the first of April, and then lets rock and roll......
