ISM GB & SiG Calendar for 2015

Post by **Lee** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:14 pm

Please find attached a calendar for all the ISM sponsored GBs & SiGs for 2015.

Hopefully this will help our members plan their builds and more importantly, buy more kits...lol

I have attached a PDF file of the calendar as well as a jpg. Any questions, please feel free to post on the thread or PM myself or Paul

Post by **SyntaxModels** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 8:28 am

Awesome, thanks for this Lee!

Post by **DBMiller** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 4:30 pm

Great subjects! I have kits for all but the Heil the Hunters build!

Post by **Pabbi** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 11:48 am

I am in for the rising sun with a 1/32 Tamiya Zero, the homeland GB is a airliner in an "homeland scheme" ok ?

Post by **MikeyKb** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 3:21 pm

Are there short descriptions for each of the SiG's and GBs? Such as the era's and specifics of each?
Super excited!!!

Post by **Filmman586** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 3:33 pm

Mike,

Here you go! I asked the same question a couple of days ago!

Group Builds
New Age Desert Rats - Any Vehicle, AFV or Aircraft used in any modern desert conflict. Iraq, Afghanistan etc...

The Rising Sun - Anything Japanese from any period right up to modern day.

Homeland GB - Something from your own country - Will stipulate a time period if this gets chosen ie 1950 -1975 etc.

SIGs

Heil The Hunters - Any German Jagd (Hunter) from WWII.

Modern Armour -Any AFV from 1975+

Eye Spy - Scout/Recce vehicles and aircraft.

In The Navy - Any naval aircraft.

Post by **MikeyKb** » Mon Nov 10, 2014 6:31 pm

Filmman586 wrote:Mike,

Here you go! I asked the same question a couple of days ago!

Group Builds
New Age Desert Rats - Any Vehicle, AFV or Aircraft used in any modern desert conflict. Iraq, Afghanistan etc...

The Rising Sun - Anything Japanese from any period right up to modern day.

Homeland GB - Something from your own country - Will stipulate a time period if this gets chosen ie 1950 -1975 etc.

SIGs

Heil The Hunters - Any German Jagd (Hunter) from WWII.

Modern Armour -Any AFV from 1975+

Eye Spy - Scout/Recce vehicles and aircraft.

In The Navy - Any naval aircraft.

Thanks!!!

Website · Post by **Panzermeister36** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:34 am

Can I do a late-model StuG III for the Hunters GB? It doesn't have a "Jagdpanzer" or "panzerjager" name; the early models were 'assault guns', hence the name "Sturmgeschutz" - literally "Storm/Assault Gun". However, the late models (Ausf.F.8 and G) of the StuG III were designed for the tank destroyer/hunter role with their increased armour and long guns.

So they are technically panzerjagers!

Furthermore, the StuG IV was designed purely to be a tank destroyer but kept the StuG/Sturmgeschutz title because it was based off of the StuG III's design, but on a Pz.kpfw.IV chassis rather than the III

So are the Stugies allowed?

PAH-HLEEAASE????

Post by **ILuvMigs** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 11:52 pm

Question on the modern armor build. are there any scale limitations? 1/100 scale acceptable? Also are resin kits acceptable?

Post by **Paul** » Wed Nov 19, 2014 11:56 pm

Panzermeister36 wrote:Can I do a late-model StuG III for the Hunters GB? It doesn't have a "Jagdpanzer" or "panzerjager" name; the early models were 'assault guns', hence the name "Sturmgeschutz" - literally "Storm/Assault Gun". However, the late models (Ausf.F.8 and G) of the StuG III were designed for the tank destroyer/hunter role with their increased armour and long guns. So they are technically panzerjagers!

Furthermore, the StuG IV was designed purely to be a tank destroyer but kept the StuG/Sturmgeschutz title because it was based off of the StuG III's design, but on a Pz.kpfw.IV chassis rather than the III

So are the Stugies allowed?

PAH-HLEEAASE????

Sorry, I'm going for Jagdpanzer jagdpanther and jagdtiger only

Post by **gustavlekstal** » Thu Nov 27, 2014 12:44 pm

I was thinking about homeland gb. Its damn hard to find anything but modern swedish armour except if you go for aircraft. Im not interested in aircraft. I got the taste for beeing in a gb so plz make the homeland rules with this in mind.

Regards Gustav Lekstål

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu Nov 27, 2014 12:50 pm

gustavlekstal wrote:I was thinking about homeland gb. Its damn hard to find anything but modern swedish armour except if you go for aircraft. Im not interested in aircraft. I got the taste for beeing in a gb so plz make the homeland rules with this in mind.

Regards Gustav Lekstål

How about that new mbt they have
I think it is a Leopard 2 a6 but they renamed it

Post by **MikeyKb** » Thu Nov 27, 2014 3:29 pm

gustavlekstal wrote:I was thinking about homeland gb. Its damn hard to find anything but modern swedish armour except if you go for aircraft. Im not interested in aircraft. I got the taste for beeing in a gb so plz make the homeland rules with this in mind.

Regards Gustav Lekstål

The rules seem to be pretty general already... "Something from your own country"

No offence, but maybe the problem is with the country, as opposed to the GB

How are you swedes supposed to defend yourself with no armour? I find it very hard to believe that Sweden has ZERO AFV options for ya. You'll probably have to but conversion kits and alternate decal sets...but, as I said, that has more do with with whatever country your from, than the GB rules

Post by **LudvigN** » Thu Nov 27, 2014 5:24 pm

gustavlekstal wrote:I was thinking about homeland gb. Its damn hard to find anything but modern swedish armour except if you go for aircraft. Im not interested in aircraft. I got the taste for beeing in a gb so plz make the homeland rules with this in mind.

Regards Gustav Lekstål

I had a similar thought about this GB, then Lee showed me something he wrote in another thread:

"Oh and Homeland GB will more than likely be 1950 - 2000. That should suite most people

"

I guess you will be ok with swedish armor in that period

Post by **gustavlekstal** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 5:54 am

Ouch harsh and nasty comments from mickeys mooses

it's not easy being a swedes waiting to become Russian! BUT the problem I had was if there would be a specific time period on the gb 1930-1945, If the time period would be 1930- ww2 there are hardly anything out there for us swerussians, No problems if it's modern. 1950-2000 is no problems. 1930-1945 then I have wait to become ryski to join the gb.

Its all nice and dandy with conversions kits but are usualy very expensive.
I repeat all I asked for was consideration since there will be a time period on the homeland gb.

Scroll down for the amazing swe ww2 panzers.

http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/ww2-tanks.asp

Got one ok "not gonna burn my childrens allowens" choice swe 1930-1945 https://www.scalemates.com/products/pro ... ?id=263426

Post by **MikeyKb** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 1:56 pm

gustavlekstal wrote:Ouch harsh and nasty comments from mickeys mooses it's not easy being a swedes waiting to become Russian! BUT the problem I had was if there would be a specific time period on the gb 1930-1945, If the time period would be 1930- ww2 there are hardly anything out there for us swerussians, No problems if it's modern. 1950-2000 is no problems. 1930-1945 then I have wait to become ryski to join the gb.

Its all nice and dandy with conversions kits but are usualy very expensive.
I repeat all I asked for was consideration since there will be a time period on the homeland gb.

Scroll down for the amazing swe ww2 panzers.

http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/ww2-tanks.asp

Got one ok "not gonna burn my childrens allowens" choice swe 1930-1945 https://www.scalemates.com/products/pro ... ?id=263426

I was just joking and playing around with you

did not mean to offend. totally valid question

Keep up the good fight, if it were up to Putin, he'd control all of Europe and have the Lesbian/Gay community as slaves...some people should really go play in traffic

Post by **gustavlekstal** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 6:38 pm

MikeyKb wrote:
gustavlekstal wrote:Ouch harsh and nasty comments from mickeys mooses it's not easy being a swedes waiting to become Russian! BUT the problem I had was if there would be a specific time period on the gb 1930-1945, If the time period would be 1930- ww2 there are hardly anything out there for us swerussians, No problems if it's modern. 1950-2000 is no problems. 1930-1945 then I have wait to become ryski to join the gb.

Its all nice and dandy with conversions kits but are usualy very expensive.
I repeat all I asked for was consideration since there will be a time period on the homeland gb.

Scroll down for the amazing swe ww2 panzers.

http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/ww2-tanks.asp

Got one ok "not gonna burn my childrens allowens" choice swe 1930-1945 https://www.scalemates.com/products/pro ... ?id=263426
I was just joking and playing around with you did not mean to offend. totally valid question
Keep up the good fight, if it were up to Putin, he'd control all of Europe and have the Lesbian/Gay community as slaves...some people should really go play in traffic

It's ok, I just whined and strange cold humour mixed with a real sadness of death for the lack of swe ww2 afv.
I wanna play with the big boys like yourself and gbs are good way to do that. But mostly I just needed a bit of a cry

I'm a happy little monkey now.

Website · Post by **Panzermeister36** » Sat Nov 29, 2014 8:09 pm

Well this is Swedish:

http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/s ... gn_M41.php

Licence-built Czech TNH/Pz.38t

It's not of Swedish design, but it's 'from' Sweden in the sense that they built it there!

Maybe you could mod a Pz. 38t kit?

Post by **Luft46** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 10:49 am

I have a Tamiya Mid Production Hetzer I was going to build for the "Heil the Hunters" SIG.
Are Hetzers allowed?

Also for the "Homeland" GB I was going to build a Sherman (can't get much more American than that) but I'm not sure about the history time frame for that GB.
Will WW2 armor be allowed or is it only modern vehicles?

Post by **Paul** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 10:55 am

Luft46 wrote:I have a Tamiya Mid Production Hetzer I was going to build for the "Heil the Hunters" SIG.
Are Hetzers allowed?

Also for the "Homeland" GB I was going to build a Sherman (can't get much more American than that) but I'm not sure about the history time frame for that GB.
Will WW2 armor be allowed or is it only modern vehicles?

Sorry no, just jagd panzer panthers and tigers

Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 1:05 pm

Paul wrote:
Luft46 wrote:I have a Tamiya Mid Production Hetzer I was going to build for the "Heil the Hunters" SIG.
Are Hetzers allowed?

Also for the "Homeland" GB I was going to build a Sherman (can't get much more American than that) but I'm not sure about the history time frame for that GB.
Will WW2 armor be allowed or is it only modern vehicles?

Sorry no, just jagd panzer panthers and tigers

Not to be a pain in the rear but the official name of the hetzer is jagdpanzer 38t and not hetzer
That name was given to it after the war but should belong to either the E-10 or the E-25
Although you and Lee are the admins and make the decicions ofcourse

Post by **Paul** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 1:41 pm

MarkVerploeg wrote:
Paul wrote:
Luft46 wrote:I have a Tamiya Mid Production Hetzer I was going to build for the "Heil the Hunters" SIG.
Are Hetzers allowed?

Also for the "Homeland" GB I was going to build a Sherman (can't get much more American than that) but I'm not sure about the history time frame for that GB.
Will WW2 armor be allowed or is it only modern vehicles?

Sorry no, just jagd panzer panthers and tigers
Not to be a pain in the rear but the official name of the hetzer is jagdpanzer 38t and not hetzer
That name was given to it after the war but should belong to either the E-10 or the E-25
Although you and Lee are the admins and make the decicions ofcourse

Well if its a jagdpanzer then its ok

Post by **gustavlekstal** » Mon Dec 01, 2014 6:06 am

Panzermeister36 wrote:Well this is Swedish:

http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/s ... gn_M41.php

Licence-built Czech TNH/Pz.38t It's not of Swedish design, but it's 'from' Sweden in the sense that they built it there!

Maybe you could mod a Pz. 38t kit?

Thanks for the great tip.

Post by **ILuvMigs** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:48 am

Any news on rules for the modern Armour SIG?

Post by **Lee** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 11:35 am

ILuvMigs wrote:Any news on rules for the modern Armour SIG?

Any armour from 1975+ Simples

Post by **ILuvMigs** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 2:12 pm

Any scale limitations?

Post by **Lee** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 3:11 pm

ILuvMigs wrote:Any scale limitations?

None

Post by **Camsa10a** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:23 pm

What are the restrictions on homeland.

This is going to be my first GB and one of my first models so I want to get everything sorted early.

Post by **heel** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 9:52 pm

I'll be joining the Navy for my first group build. I already have the kit on the way. I have another kit in the meantime that I'll be starting after New Year's to get some more experience.

Post by **MikeyKb** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:32 pm

Would the Northrop Grumman X-47B be OK for the EyeSpy SiG?

Website · Post by **Panzermeister36** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 10:38 pm

Lee wrote:
ILuvMigs wrote:Any scale limitations?
None

1/1 it is then

Post by **historyofthereich** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:52 pm

Forgive my ignorance but.. SiG?

I know It's gonna be something so obvious once I hear it but..

Post by **Paul** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 5:01 pm

historyofthereich wrote:Forgive my ignorance but.. SiG?

I know It's gonna be something so obvious once I hear it but..

Spectrum is green

Special interest group, basically a more specific group build

Post by **historyofthereich** » Tue Dec 16, 2014 8:02 pm

Paul wrote:
historyofthereich wrote:Forgive my ignorance but.. SiG?

I know It's gonna be something so obvious once I hear it but..
Spectrum is green

Special interest group, basically a more specific group build

Well I would never have guessed that so I don't have to worry about feeling stupid for asking lol

I think I might jump in a give one of the GB ago though if that's OK? most likely the German Hunting Panzer's, maybe a jägdtiger

I've been wanting to build one for a while.

Post by **historyofthereich** » Thu Dec 18, 2014 7:38 pm

MarkVerploeg wrote:
Paul wrote:
Luft46 wrote:I have a Tamiya Mid Production Hetzer I was going to build for the "Heil the Hunters" SIG.
Are Hetzers allowed?

Also for the "Homeland" GB I was going to build a Sherman (can't get much more American than that) but I'm not sure about the history time frame for that GB.
Will WW2 armor be allowed or is it only modern vehicles?

Sorry no, just jagd panzer panthers and tigers
Not to be a pain in the rear but the official name of the hetzer is jagdpanzer 38t and not hetzer
That name was given to it after the war but should belong to either the E-10 or the E-25
Although you and Lee are the admins and make the decicions ofcourse

I'm probably gonna sound like that guy that no one wants to sit next to because he thinks he knows it all

but at the risk of being run out of ism the name "Hetzer" was used during the war for a brief time, It was the designation for a related prototype, the E-10! After the The Škoda mad a mix up in there paperwork confusing the related proto type (The E-10) with the Jägdpanzer 38 (t) causing the very first unit equipped with the vehicle for a few weeks to apply the incorrect name "Hetzer" to it! until matters were cleared up.

Heinz Guderian wrote a memorandum to Hitler claiming that an unofficial name, "Hetzer" had spontaneously been coined by the troops. And Post-war historians basing themselves on this statement continued using the name making it popular through their works, but the vehicle was never named "Hetzer" in any official documents!

Some one might find it useful to know

Post by **rwsmith14** » Fri Dec 26, 2014 3:59 am

Has any time period stipulation been decided on, for the Homeland Group build?

Post by **Styrenejeans** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 12:56 am

Being a newbie here, I have zero idea of how to sign up for one of these builds and especially since I have no experience with any kind of armor. Whether it's WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, The Gulf War, etc.... However, I am building a stash slowly but surely and intend to invest in some modern armor like the Abrams, Challenger and other modern warfare vehicles, starting this week. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

Post by **Gb64c** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:13 am

I don't see the Tiger SIG for Mike???

Post by **Gb64c** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:23 am

Sorry guys but I am lost. I can't seem to find a description for the group builds listed here or a folder for them all.

Some GB and SIG have folders already created, but others do not. Can we get a sticky of the description, say placed in the GB folder. I know I have seen a list of the descriptions but am not able to find it in a place I would imagine it to be. It is probably there but I am blind.

Post by **Paul** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:51 am

Gb64c wrote:I don't see the Tiger SIG for Mike???

Because its not an official ISM Build

Post by **Paul** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:51 am

Gb64c wrote:Sorry guys but I am lost. I can't seem to find a description for the group builds listed here or a folder for them all.

Some GB and SIG have folders already created, but others do not. Can we get a sticky of the description, say placed in the GB folder. I know I have seen a list of the descriptions but am not able to find it in a place I would imagine it to be. It is probably there but I am blind.

The only with sections created are the active ones, the other will be created once they become active. Ill find the descriptions when i can

Post by **Gb64c** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 8:01 am

Paul wrote:
Gb64c wrote:Sorry guys but I am lost. I can't seem to find a description for the group builds listed here or a folder for them all.

Some GB and SIG have folders already created, but others do not. Can we get a sticky of the description, say placed in the GB folder. I know I have seen a list of the descriptions but am not able to find it in a place I would imagine it to be. It is probably there but I am blind.

The only with sections created are the active ones, the other will be created once they become active. Ill find the descriptions when i can

Maybe a PDF of the description as a sticky with the calander

Post by **planemaker** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 2:15 pm

Is a Czech Master Resin 1/72 Fokker C.X (Finnish Version) allowed in Eye Spy SiG?

The Fokker C.X was used as a recce and bomber aircraft by the Finnish Airforce during WWII.

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:23 pm

Is it possible to build an after WWII TD at the "Heil dear Hunters" or only german TD's from the wartime???

Post by **Lee** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:36 pm

Dunhill2005 wrote:Is it possible to build an after WWII TD at the "Heil dear Hunters" or only german TD's from the wartime???

Only German WWII Jagds mate

Post by **Lee** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:36 pm

planemaker wrote:Is a Czech Master Resin 1/72 Fokker C.X (Finnish Version) allowed in Eye Spy SiG?

The Fokker C.X was used as a recce and bomber aircraft by the Finnish Airforce during WWII.

Purely recce aircraft and vehicles only I'm afraid

Post by **rwsmith14** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:41 pm

Has any time period stipulation been decided on, for the Homeland Group build?

Post by **Dunhill2005** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:55 pm

Lee wrote:
Dunhill2005 wrote:Is it possible to build an after WWII TD at the "Heil dear Hunters" or only german TD's from the wartime???
Only German WWII Jagds mate

OK

Post by **NAMBiohazard** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:19 pm

Can I build a Ferdinand or Elephant for "Heil dear Hunters" SIG?
They were actualy known as Jagdtiger (P)'s

Post by **NAMBiohazard** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 10:24 pm

I made a mistake...........
not jadtiger (P) but panzerjager (P)
my bad
its ok I'll build my Jagdtiger then