ISM Group build and SIGs for 2017

[PrivatePublic]

Hmm, how bout:

-I like the idea of a captured build as some have already suggested, anything military as long as it's bearing the markings of its original enemies. Plus I already have a subject lined up

-Add another vote for post-apocalypse, it's a really cool idea and makes room for a lot of weird and unusual builds.

-And yet another for the shelf of doom idea, I think it was a GB a couple of years ago but like everyone else it'd be good to actually have a reason to finish the myriad of kits I've started.

-Screen to Scale. An idea that came up for this year's GBs/SIGs but didn't make it, basically just anything represented in a movie, TV show or game replicated in scale. I'm sure everyone's got some idea.

-As an extension/modification of the above, perhaps replicating a scene from a historical photo?

-And finally something I personally really wanna do, a kit bashing/scratch building GB. Any subject so long as it involves a good amount of modifying or combining kits or adding bits on. Scratch build a figure? Convert a vehicle? Combine two kits into a thing of beauty or a monstrosity? Anything goes really. With the popularity of the shiny things GB I thought it'd be nice to have more GBs/SIGs based more around techniques than subjects. That way it's both more open to people with different areas of interest and yet still allows for some pushing of the comfort zone.

[digger303]

Biplane build, any era.
ww1 amour

Or something Russian

[SergioSolo]

Here's an idea I've been planning to do:

- Greyscale WWI or WWII diorama
- Greyscale WWI or WWII vehicle
- Greyscale WWI or WWII figure(s)

Also interested in a WW1 armor GB

[GangsterNo1]

Post Apocalyptic would be great for me, as would something film related that has been mentioned a few times above.

Other ideas to to throw in:

Wargames - Anything from a video game, real or fictional, kit or scratch build, figures, etc.

Winter is Coming - Not Game of Thrones, but the subject must be designed, modified, painted or used in a winter setting. E.g. a plane / tank in winter cammo, figures in winter kit, a dio with snow/ice, etc.

Sci-Fi - I've seen ideas for Gundam, Star Wars, Star Trek, etc. Could we get more participation by having a wider remit under something like sci-fi? Might have more broad appeal and encourage participation.

New to the Hobby - Build anything but you need to do it by coaching / helping someone new to the hobby. For instance parent / child build or work with a friend that fancies a go. Help get new blood in.

[Lysus]

Post Apocalyptic would be great for me, as would something film related that has been mentioned a few times above.

Other ideas to to throw in:

Wargames - Anything from a video game, real or fictional, kit or scratch build, figures, etc.

Winter is Coming - Not Game of Thrones, but the subject must be designed, modified, painted or used in a winter setting. E.g. a plane / tank in winter cammo, figures in winter kit, a dio with snow/ice, etc.

Sci-Fi - I've seen ideas for Gundam, Star Wars, Star Trek, etc. Could we get more participation by having a wider remit under something like sci-fi? Might have more broad appeal and encourage participation.

New to the Hobby - Build anything but you need to do it by coaching / helping someone new to the hobby. For instance parent / child build or work with a friend that fancies a go. Help get new blood in.

I've been toying with the idea of making Summer Sci-fi an annual thing, but if it shows up as an official GB this year I wouldn't complain (Summer Sci-fi was exactly as you described; any and all sci-fi qualified).

I like the winter one, too.

[Twokidsnosleep]

I am pretty much a go for anything that pops up
There were lots of really good builds in 2016 and then the start your own sig thing really took off
Have had a fun year on ISM

[jelliott]

I like the idea of the Procrastination Build and a Racing Build

[Lysus]

I am pretty much a go for anything that pops up
There were lots of really good builds in 2016 and then the start your own sig thing really took off
Have had a fun year on ISM

Me too, most fun year I've ever had on this forum

I'm really hoping the winners fall into what's already in my stash, because I'm totes not buying kits anymore.

[1975GinjaNinja]

Would really like a real space sig of some sort. I mentioned rockets before but something a bit broader in genre may be better hence the idea of Real Space which could be any real world space craft, figure or vehicle related you the space program.

Just a thought, plus it means I can use some if my recent purchases!

Nige

[DBMiller]

Another to add to my list:

Battle of Britain

[Twokidsnosleep]

Oooo a Space build, I would be into that
Got a Shuttle wanting to be built

[aur0ra145]

Star Wars - because Star Wars

WW1 - Planes, arty and tanks; could be more specific as required.

Kit Cap - cap money spent on kit/extras.

Night Fighters - Night fighters from any era. Only needs to be a designated night fighter, so like P-61's and the like.

Air racer - Models of air race aircraft, can be from any class.

Props of the Jet Age - prop driven aircraft that have been in military usage starting around Vietnam so A-1 Skyraiders, OV-10's, T-6 Texan II's, etc.

No Flying for YOU! - SAM's and AAA models, any era.

Never leave empty handed - A kit you bought that was on sale when you only went to the hobby store for paint.

[sheppsea]

I really like the idea of a space build

[kprice52001]

I think a ww1 SIG would be something a lot of people would get behind.

[Tomcat64]

Have had a wander through all the suggestions and like the idea of the following (in no particular order):

Tank Busters
North Africa (WW 2)
Space Exploration
Sci-fi (or Star Wars specifically)
Wheeled AFVs
Winter is Coming

I like the idea of the Racing group but that would mean buying something new for the stash

I think someone also mentioned something along the line of trucks and jeeps, but maybe expand that to any support vehicle/transport even if it's tracked (kettenkrad, bren carrier)

Was also thinking maybe an ongoing "New Joiners" GB for anyone who's recently joined the forum but feeling a bit shy about leaping into one of the more populated areas.

[AdamLuscombe]

I like the knocked out idea

[ElCapitan]

With the Red Arrows replacement aircraft being up for discussion, how about a Red Arrows "What If..." GB. Any RAF aeroplane from any period, but has to be in Red Arrows livery!

[Nev]

Not sure if done before?

Stugg life.. multiple stugg build.

[MarkVerploeg]

Not sure if done before?

Stugg life.. multiple stugg build.

There was one before
It was a youtube build though
But still a good idea

[Avgas]

With the Red Arrows replacement aircraft being up for discussion, how about a Red Arrows "What If..." GB. Any RAF aeroplane from any period, but has to be in Red Arrows livery!

The way things are going in the mob they'll be painting the BBMF Spits red and using them...it will only be a four ship of course..

[DBMiller]

Speaking of the Red Arrows, how about a flight demo team plane. Not the entire team - that would be nuts - but just one plane.

[Lysus]

Speaking of the Red Arrows, how about a flight demo team plane. Not the entire team - that would be nuts - but just one plane.

I'd like to see this, I suggested maybe rolling it into racers as "racers and demonstrators" so it could be cars and planes that are for fun stuff.

[Novorus]

For me i would love the idea of a "scratch build Diorama build". A wide open subject but would really open up skill levels.

More thinking to come

[Dfinni]

Since theres an increased interest in Gundam over the past few months i`d like to nominate a Gundam/Sci-Fi group build to bring in those thinking of trying one and for those who already love building Gunpla

[Lysus]

Since theres an increased interest in Gundam over the past few months i`d like to nominate a Gundam/Sci-Fi group build to bring in those thinking of trying one and for those who already love building Gunpla

YEAH! You know you want to...

[Lysus]

In fact, what if it were something like an AFV versus Gundam? Like build either one in the same GB, and best out of the three winners "wins" the GB.

[Twokidsnosleep]

For me i would love the idea of a "scratch build Diorama build". A wide open subject but would really open up skill levels.

More thinking to come

Never heard of such a thing....scratch build diorama???? what is this thing you talk about?????

[RCehFFan]

Some great ideas so far. If I may put forward an idea, a GB called The Tooth Be Told or The Tooth Of The Matter. It would be for anything with a mouth painted on. IE a sharks mouth, boar tusks, any teeth added to a vehicle. That's my tooth cents worth.

Cheers

[MightyDraw]

"Thunder and Lightning" GB. It would be open to all aircraft that incorporate either "thunder" or "lightning" in their name. Would cover quite a large range of aircraft that would suit a lot of peoples tastes and scale preference.

[ForbesHutton]

A Christmas SIG would be fun too.
Any build as long as it has something Christmas added.

I was thinking of a Winter GB, Christmas could roll right into that...

[Lysus]

A Christmas SIG would be fun too.
Any build as long as it has something Christmas added.

I was thinking of a Winter GB, Christmas could roll right into that...

Was there something where people made like 1/144 ornaments one year?

[wookiee76]

All seem good to me except anything involving boats, don't like em. As for suggestions, a kv sig (basically a ww2 russian armour sig for anything designated a kv variant) and I'm sure i will come up with some more.

[Tomcat64]

For me i would love the idea of a "scratch build Diorama build". A wide open subject but would really open up skill levels.

More thinking to come

Never heard of such a thing....scratch build diorama???? what is this thing you talk about?????

With a special section for those using animal parts, Scott??

[DBMiller]

For me i would love the idea of a "scratch build Diorama build". A wide open subject but would really open up skill levels.

More thinking to come

Never heard of such a thing....scratch build diorama???? what is this thing you talk about?????

[Novorus]

For me i would love the idea of a "scratch build Diorama build". A wide open subject but would really open up skill levels.

More thinking to come

Never heard of such a thing....scratch build diorama???? what is this thing you talk about?????

Yes Sorry badly stated i guess, sometimes even hard for me to explain what goes on it my own mind....

What i mean by this is make a diorama using materials that are not a kit. So for example making a building from scratch, a workshop. Maybe only using figures to help tell the story with in a scene. A diorama with most of it being made from just basic materials.

Maybe the idea needs a lot more work guys, sorry (going back to the corner!!!!)

[Avgas]

Thunder and Lightning" GB. It would be open to all aircraft that incorporate either "thunder" or "lightning" in their name. Would cover quite a large range of aircraft that would suit a lot of peoples tastes and scale preference.

I like that idea, quick look at the stash reveals four contenders already!

[johnharrison]

how about a desert storm GB that way all can get involved can be land,sea or air

[Twokidsnosleep]

Never heard of such a thing....scratch build diorama???? what is this thing you talk about?????

Yes Sorry badly stated i guess, sometimes even hard for me to explain what goes on it my own mind....

What i mean by this is make a diorama using materials that are not a kit. So for example making a building from scratch, a workshop. Maybe only using figures to help tell the story with in a scene. A diorama with most of it being made from just basic materials.

Maybe the idea needs a lot more work guys, sorry (going back to the corner!!!!)

No, no your idea is completely sound and one of my favorite things to do
I was being a smart ass b/c Lysus just made me scratch a 747 dio in the desert for him in the sci-fi sig

I love all the suggestions so far, have tons of applicable kits.
The one thing I would like to see is a FIGURE GB so that we could all get together and learn how to paint flesh and tones and shadows. I think that would be a great learning experience

[DBMiller]

Never heard of such a thing....scratch build diorama???? what is this thing you talk about?????

Yes Sorry badly stated i guess, sometimes even hard for me to explain what goes on it my own mind....

What i mean by this is make a diorama using materials that are not a kit. So for example making a building from scratch, a workshop. Maybe only using figures to help tell the story with in a scene. A diorama with most of it being made from just basic materials.

Maybe the idea needs a lot more work guys, sorry (going back to the corner!!!!)

He was just joking with you! Twokidsnosleep is rather fond of tackling difficult scratch built dioramas!

[Willem]

"Thunder and Lightning" GB. It would be open to all aircraft that incorporate either "thunder" or "lightning" in their name. Would cover quite a large range of aircraft that would suit a lot of peoples tastes and scale preference.

Like this idea. How about opening it out to anything to do with weather conditions?

Typhoon, Hurricane, Tornado, Whirlwind....... etc.

[Lee]

"Thunder and Lightning" GB. It would be open to all aircraft that incorporate either "thunder" or "lightning" in their name. Would cover quite a large range of aircraft that would suit a lot of peoples tastes and scale preference.

Like this idea. How about opening it out to anything to do with weather conditions?

Typhoon, Hurricane, Tornado, Whirlwind....... etc.

Believe it or not, I came up with this exact idea for a SiG/GB in the 2015 vote. It was called Warsome Weather (Warsome Weather - Any model with a type of weather in it's name ie Lightning/Wirbelwind/Snow Cat (inc civilian) you get the idea!), but it didn't get enough votes

[AdamLuscombe]

"Thunder and Lightning" GB. It would be open to all aircraft that incorporate either "thunder" or "lightning" in their name. Would cover quite a large range of aircraft that would suit a lot of peoples tastes and scale preference.

I really like this idea

[MightyDraw]

"Thunder and Lightning" GB. It would be open to all aircraft that incorporate either "thunder" or "lightning" in their name. Would cover quite a large range of aircraft that would suit a lot of peoples tastes and scale preference.

Like this idea. How about opening it out to anything to do with weather conditions?

Typhoon, Hurricane, Tornado, Whirlwind....... etc.

Believe it or not, I came up with this exact idea for a SiG/GB in the 2015 vote. It was called Warsome Weather (Warsome Weather - Any model with a type of weather in it's name ie Lightning/Wirbelwind/Snow Cat (inc civilian) you get the idea!), but it didn't get enough votes

Second times the charm!

[Novorus]

Yes Sorry badly stated i guess, sometimes even hard for me to explain what goes on it my own mind....

What i mean by this is make a diorama using materials that are not a kit. So for example making a building from scratch, a workshop. Maybe only using figures to help tell the story with in a scene. A diorama with most of it being made from just basic materials.

Maybe the idea needs a lot more work guys, sorry (going back to the corner!!!!)

No, no your idea is completely sound and one of my favorite things to do
I was being a smart ass b/c Lysus just made me scratch a 747 dio in the desert for him in the sci-fi sig

I love all the suggestions so far, have tons of applicable kits.
The one thing I would like to see is a FIGURE GB so that we could all get together and learn how to paint flesh and tones and shadows. I think that would be a great learning experience

It's ok I understood that you were joking....

Im not sure just how many people would want to did it to be fair. i just thought it would be something very different. Scratch building is a passion of mine and it does create stress but an amazing sense of achievement as well. I thought if everyone shared as they went along then everyone learns and increases their own abilities.

Yes A figure i think is a must too, love that idea, something i really want to learn....

[Timplastic]

Ok i have seen some great suggestions and what's even better is some of my ideas i have thought of during the year have come up.
So i will list what i thought of and what other good ideas i have seen come up

Racing Build. If it's Raced Build It

Navy Carrier Planes

Tank Hunters. Any thing that was used too destroy tanks. Planes, spg, Artillery and tanks designed for tank on tank

Captured vehicles. Planes or tanks captured then used against the original owner

Middle east war. Any thing used in a war from 1950 to present day that fought in a middle east war

Rockets and missiles. So from the V2 (new takom kit coming out) to the US patriot system

Figures. Full body to busts

100 years of the tank. Really simple build a tank

Night Fighters

Destroyed derelict vehicles and planes

Big scale kits. So 1/32 planes and 1/16 tanks 1/12 cars

Thats enough from me

[Spook]

50 years of British air power 1950-2000

[SteelScooter]

Cold War in the Hot Desert - Open to vehicles and aircraft taking place in desert conflict between 1945 and 2003.

[Augustus]

How about a Battle Of The Brands? First we pick some countries, say Britain, US, Germany and Russia. Then from each country certain classes of vehicle, eg: 1 heavy tank, 1 medium and 1 light tank. Then points, heavy tank=5 points, medium=3 points, light=1 point. So, if you built a Tamiya Sherman tank that would be 3 points to Tamiya.

At the end completed works get their points awarded and the total is calculated for each brand.

Just an idea, don't know if it would work, or who would make the decisions and award the points etc (defo not me).You'd need a high amount of entries to make it interesting.

EDIT: I keep thinking of more and more problems, just ignore me!

[WMH]

how about a Commonwealth build, excluding Great Briton? any time period past and present members.

To expand on the Scratch built Diorama, Scratch built building to be used in Dio using the above project.

[kiwigav]

so many great ideas

I would be up for a racing sig

also how about a "off the screen" similar to Gills GB he has going at the moment over at Styrene Syndicate
any vehicle plane object that was a main feature of a movie, tv series etc.

example Sherman tank from Fury - Eleanor from gone in 60 sec - Eagle transport from space 1999 - Turino from Eastwood movie Gran Turino
could go on and on. you could cover sci-fi to planes and armour

Bike (2 wheels) Sig would be cool also racing or road

Gone in 60sec SIG - any car off the list of 50