ISM GBs & SiGs for 2015 - Have your say....

kiwigav · Post by **kiwigav** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:52 am

Some Cool ideas,
definitely another Scfi

Star Wars for sure,
TV Movie ( anything prominently featured in movie or tv)
Desert Storm
Like the race cars
how about a 2 wheel GB

frack · Post by **frack** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:31 pm

I would like to see an "other conflicts" Build. Since WW2 there has been countless small wars, conflicts and police actions around the world. Falklands, Aden, Grenada and the Suez all spring to mind. This could be anything from Helicopter and Vehicles used in Northern Ireland during the troubles. To Aircraft and ships used in Falklands war. And that's not counting other colonial actions in Africa, middle east, Asia and south America.

Desertfish · Post by **Desertfish** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 3:40 pm

Lego wrote:
Desertfish wrote:
Lego wrote:Great ideas so far. The only problem I have with some is that they are military orientated only. I think you need to keep one gb where all modellers can join.
How about something to do with trucks...? Plenty of people on here build tanks, aircraft, bikes, all sorts of cars, floaty things, sci-fi stuff, figures, etc... But with the exception of tiking, no one usually builds truck models. Everyone could join and you're practically certain that anyone who participates is going to be out of his comfort zone with this one.
The only problem is people don't want to pay money to build a model they don't want. I am trying to take the approach of a theme that anyone can join with their chosen field. Best if people can do what they want to ensure participation.

Thinking of it, I guess you might be right. Scratch the idea... Having said that though, I'd like to second your idea that there should be at least one non-military GB/SIG.

Tomtom12 · Post by **Tomtom12** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:28 pm

How about eye spy GB anything beging with A or Z 26 possibilitys that means you can have miiartry or civilian.

LudvigN · Post by **LudvigN** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:13 pm

frack wrote:I would like to see an "other conflicts" Build. Since WW2 there has been countless small wars, conflicts and police actions around the world. Falklands, Aden, Grenada and the Suez all spring to mind. This could be anything from Helicopter and Vehicles used in Northern Ireland during the troubles. To Aircraft and ships used in Falklands war. And that's not counting other colonial actions in Africa, middle east, Asia and south America.

I second this!

JohnP · Post by **JohnP** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:43 pm

Ideas I second:
Recon/Spec. Ops. GB

Korean War GB

Homeland GB(Anything that hails from your home country.)

And perhaps a What-If or Kitbash/Scratchbuild GB!!!

Oh - an aerobatics/stunt group Gb would also be great!

DesktopAxe · Post by **DesktopAxe** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:33 pm

LudvigN wrote:
frack wrote:I would like to see an "other conflicts" Build. Since WW2 there has been countless small wars, conflicts and police actions around the world. Falklands, Aden, Grenada and the Suez all spring to mind. This could be anything from Helicopter and Vehicles used in Northern Ireland during the troubles. To Aircraft and ships used in Falklands war. And that's not counting other colonial actions in Africa, middle east, Asia and south America.
I second this!

I'd third this!

chief5437 · Post by **chief5437** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:41 pm

Maybe a SIG of a particular aircraft/veh along the lines of the Tiger 1 SIG. It may be a bit exclusive, but I think that's the idea with SIGs.

MikeT · Post by **MikeT** » Wed Aug 20, 2014 4:25 am

How about a "Hunt for Red October" SIG. Cold War era naval vessels.

sheppy · Post by **sheppy** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 7:14 am

I would not mind a WWII rising sun GB as I have a different method for doing the interior colour. or a BAC Lightning GB/ 60`s era jets

manicmodeller · Post by **manicmodeller** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:48 am

I'd like to suggest (Not being selfish honest) an Eastern front Sig possibly based around the Battle of Kursk, this could be either land or land & air based

There again to make it something different and test skills it could be the siege of Stalingrad in Winter that would be out of many comfort zones myself included.

How about an Artillery sig- this is one arm of military modelling which is rarely visited

How about an underwater sig, anything goes as long as it's underwater

What about a "Big boy" sig, a baseboard size is decided ie 6ft x 4ft and then any period land conflict you like is modelled.

Sorry , that's all I can think of at present bt will be back if I can think of any others worth a thought,

Steve

LudvigN · Post by **LudvigN** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 1:30 pm

manicmodeller wrote:I'd like to suggest (Not being selfish honest) an Eastern front Sig possibly based around the Battle of Kursk, this could be either land or land & air based

There again to make it something different and test skills it could be the siege of Stalingrad in Winter that would be out of many comfort zones myself included.

How about an Artillery sig- this is one arm of military modelling which is rarely visited

How about an underwater sig, anything goes as long as it's underwater

What about a "Big boy" sig, a baseboard size is decided ie 6ft x 4ft and then any period land conflict you like is modelled.

Sorry , that's all I can think of at present bt will be back if I can think of any others worth a thought,

Steve

There was a "Steel Rain SiG" earlier this year targeting artillery.

Gb64c · Post by **Gb64c** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:43 pm

Indo-China/Vietnam; from the Japanese occupation to the fall of Sigon. Would include, French Foreign Legion, French Paras, Viet Minh, Viet Cong, NVA, US, ROK, Aus, and NZ troops, prop planes, jets, PBR, Air Craft Carriers, armor, choppers all kinds of stuff would fit into this GB.

5Craven · Post by **5Craven** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:12 pm

I would like to suggest the following, they could be GBs or SiGs as required

Carrier aircraft, any era or nation
V/Stol aircraft, military or civilian. (PS seen any nice Harrier kits?)
Desert Warfare, any vehicle or aircraft used in actual combat in a desert environment
Floating things, anything that is designed to float on or submerge under water. (Can include seaplanes if required)
IDF/IAF stuff, unpolitically correct atm but who cares?
Big Bear, anything Soviet/Russian, as above really!
Special Forces, any aircraft, vehicle, ship or figure connected with special force operations.

This is added as an afterthought for a Sig, but I may be a little late

A P-51 build, any mark or theater, in honor of Paul. Yes I said it too!

mannloon · Post by **mannloon** » Thu Aug 21, 2014 10:07 pm

The sIG SiG? Either the artillery piece or any vehicle mounting it.

chief5437 · Post by **chief5437** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:15 pm

5Craven wrote:
This is added as an afterthought for a Sig, but I may be a little late

A P-51 build, any mark or theater, in honor of Paul. Yes I said it too!

Also a GB in honour of Lee.

Here's mine finished already, lol!

Desertfish · Post by **Desertfish** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:43 pm

Also a GB in honour of Lee.

Here's mine finished already, lol!

mannloon · Post by **mannloon** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:47 pm

manicmodeller wrote:I'd like to suggest (Not being selfish honest) an Eastern front Sig possibly based around the Battle of Kursk, this could be either land or land & air based

There again to make it something different and test skills it could be the siege of Stalingrad in Winter that would be out of many comfort zones myself included.

How about an Artillery sig- this is one arm of military modelling which is rarely visited

How about an underwater sig, anything goes as long as it's underwater

What about a "Big boy" sig, a baseboard size is decided ie 6ft x 4ft and then any period land conflict you like is modelled.

Sorry , that's all I can think of at present bt will be back if I can think of any others worth a thought,

Steve

I like the Stalingrad idea and the underwater idea. I have been looking for an excuse to do the 1:72 type IXC U-boat.

Desertfish · Post by **Desertfish** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:00 pm

Was looking forward to Coen's "Cheesy Car's of the 80's" GB a while back. Sadly that one didn't go ahead. Maybe we could have something like that as a non-military GB...?

Roland · Post by **Roland** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:12 pm

Love the Rising Sun idea

Maybe a Naval Aircraft GB? - nice and open with lots of options
Ship Gb would be cool too, would definately be up for that.
Maybe a WWII Bombers GB?
How about a Luftwaffe GB? Any plane flown by the Luftwaffe, Prototypes includes. They did make some very interesting planes, you have to admit and it would be a GB without Mustangs, Spits etc, something different

robertw · Post by **robertw** » Fri Aug 22, 2014 7:32 pm

Well here's my two cents.

1: Modern Conflict GB. I'm into modern military more so than WW2.

2: Space/Sci-Fi. This would give me a good excuse to but some BSG kits

3: I'd like to do a motorcycle SiG. Just don't know how much interest there would be.

4: I think a Gunpla SiG would be really interesting and would change things up a bit.

5: Personal idea would be an "X" MPH/KPH SiG. Anything that can achieve a certain speed. Bikes, cars, aircraft, etc.

bobbydrake · Post by **bobbydrake** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 4:41 am

hey i think MRAP and pacific theatre ww2 would be awsome... im really fasinated with both those i just ordered a kinetic mk3 canadian army rg31 mrap

conradschmid99 · Post by **conradschmid99** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 4:06 am

How about lesser axis/ allied countries in ww2
like Finland, Hungary, Canada, France, China, etc.

conradschmid99 · Post by **conradschmid99** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 4:13 am

Or a captured Vehicle GB
any captured or leased war vehicle

trekfanj · Post by **trekfanj** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 11:04 am

conradschmid99 wrote:Or a captured Vehicle GB
any captured or leased war vehicle

Yes! I vote for this idea, too!

LifesGoodDH · Post by **LifesGoodDH** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 4:03 pm

I like the suggestion for lesser powers of WWII or of any war. We do need some more variety in the builds.

LudvigN · Post by **LudvigN** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 7:45 pm

I have revised my suggestions thanks to other peoples ideas:

Homeland GB: Any subject and any type of model as long as it origins from your own country! This would be my favourite!

Recon SiG: Everything that is meant to do recon (special forces, Recon variants of any aircraft, scouting vehicles)

Movie stars GB: anything from the movies.

Swedish SiG: Anything from the Swedish armed forces

Trainer aircraft SiG: Any aircraft thats designed for training and pilot schooling.

Smaller conflict GB: Anything from smaller conflicts like Falkland Wars, Cashmir, Panama, Congo, Korea, Sovjet vs Afghanistan etc.

WebbyNZ · Post by **WebbyNZ** » Fri Aug 29, 2014 3:51 am

robertw wrote:Well here's my two cents.

3: I'd like to do a motorcycle SiG. Just don't know how much interest there would be.

4: I think a Gunpla SiG would be really interesting and would change things up a bit.

i like, i have a big pile of both in my stash

and more arriving over the next weeks and months :-/

Rammit · Post by **Rammit** » Sat Aug 30, 2014 11:18 pm

As a lover of Soviet tech, how about an Iron Curtain GB? Anything East of the border from 1945-91?

Schoof · Post by **Schoof** » Sun Aug 31, 2014 9:31 am

A SIG all about TD`s ( Tank Destroyers )

chief5437 · Post by **chief5437** » Sun Aug 31, 2014 12:06 pm

Rammit wrote:As a lover of Soviet tech, how about an Iron Curtain GB? Anything East of the border from 1945-91?

Great idea!

chief5437 · Post by **chief5437** » Sun Aug 31, 2014 12:09 pm

What about a What If/kit bash/spares box GB. Make up an imaginary vehicle from any old bits n bobs you have lying around.

AlkaSeltzer · Post by **AlkaSeltzer** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:08 am

chief5437 wrote:
Rammit wrote:As a lover of Soviet tech, how about an Iron Curtain GB? Anything East of the border from 1945-91?

Great idea!

Let's include WARSAW PACT nations so we can get some additional markings.

portlandjoe · Post by **portlandjoe** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 1:50 pm

I would like an ambulance GB. You could use planes,trains or autos,anything that was used to transport wounded. I like this idea because it would give me a reason to get the JU-52 out of the stash pile.

froppolo93 · Post by **froppolo93** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 1:56 pm

LudvigN wrote:I have revised my suggestions thanks to other peoples ideas:

Homeland GB: Any subject and any type of model as long as it origins from your own country! This would be my favourite!

This is a fantastic idea! I support it!

Chmura · Post by **Chmura** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 6:11 am

1. Steam/diesel punk
2. What if WW2 (examples Wolfenstein, Weird War 2, Hydra from Marvel comics)
Both would be scratchbuilding projects.

sneakyseafox · Post by **sneakyseafox** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:58 am

for something more colourful, why not a "tigermeet" or "display team" GB, plenty of scope to test the old painting skills

ForbesHutton · Post by **ForbesHutton** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 7:43 am

How about a charity GB?

Pick a local/national/international charity. Or we could pick a cause (say, cancer) and everyone donates to the local/national organization that covers the area their in (so in my case, using the cancer example, my donation would go to the Cancer Society of Canada, yours would go to it's equivalent in your country).

Pick whatever kit you want, any subject, any scale.

You donate the value of the kit to your chosen charity. 30 (dollar/euro/pound) kit equals a 30 (dollar/euro/pound) donation.

If you can spare the money for simple amusement (sometimes the hobby feels like way more than that, but that's all that it is) you should be able to dig a little deeper and help out for the same amount.

patrickroos · Post by **patrickroos** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 8:54 pm

Ok, havent read all suggestions, sorry if I repeat something.

-Camomania!
(Uniforms, vihecles, planes, ships...anything military camouflaged. The more colorful and/or advanced camo the better!)
-First generation Jets!
(All military jets 1945-1960ish)
-The great war!
(Anything from the first World war, 1914-1918)
-What if!
(Just let your imagination run wild)
-Middle east!
(Anything used in Middle east conflicts from the 50ies until present)
The Pacific!
(No further explanation needed)
The Cold War!
(Any military Equipment used between 1957 (Berlin crisis) until 1991 (end of Warzaw pact) from any country involved)

Cheers!

Paips · Post by **Paips** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:17 pm

All the suggestions are fine with me , I just think the GBs should be categorized so figures are not judged in the same way a armoured vehicle or airplane is judged. My two cents.

Newfieal01 · Post by **Newfieal01** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:14 pm

War in the Pacific
Wings over Malta
Figures only
From your home/residence country only (Canadian for me)
In enemy or captured service

sneakyseafox · Post by **sneakyseafox** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:04 am

how about an old school build - anything made by "MATCHBOX", can be aircraft, armour, cars, ships....... any scale

any takers on revisiting those early days?

LifesGoodDH · Post by **LifesGoodDH** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 3:19 pm

The captured service one would be very cool! Lots of ideas in my stash for that!

LudvigN · Post by **LudvigN** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:29 pm

I have revised my suggestions again(!) thanks to other peoples ideas. I'm sorry for the repeat but I get so inspired from this forum!

Homeland GB: Any subject and any type of model as long as it origins from your own country! Time to do your favorite vehicle from your own hood! Also leaves room for alot of subjects. I think its good with themes that doesn't require you to buy stuff that you'd never get from the beginning.

Recon SiG: Everything that is meant to do recon (special forces, Recon variants of any aircraft, scouting vehicles). Think this could show some really interesting and rare subjects!

Movie stars GB: anything that has a defined role in a movie. Opens up for some scratch building and getting people out of their comfort zone yet not demanding a raid on the LHS.

Trainer aircraft SiG: Any aircraft thats designed for training and pilot schooling. Familiar, yet different

Smaller conflict GB: Anything from smaller conflicts like Falkland Wars, Cashmir, Panama, Congo, Korea, Sovjet vs Afghanistan etc. Fun to do some interesting and rare nationalities and funky schemes.

Diorama GB: All subjects as long as its in a context/scene. (for example i see a ship in the water as context

). A chance for modelers to try new things and maybe do a dio for the first time.

Showtime SiG: Show/decorative schemes. Fun to see some colors, again, familiar but different

I love this thread and I love to see the different ideas. Its really inspirational.

Hillbilly · Post by **Hillbilly** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 4:12 am

How about a competition vehicles SIG,if it has wheels and is a competition vehicle it's fair game.That would include F1,Moto GP bikes,WRC rally cars and the like.

jdog102398 · Post by **jdog102398** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 5:43 am

battle of the bulge
SiG or GB

froppolo93 · Post by **froppolo93** » Sun Sep 07, 2014 8:46 pm

I'll try to give some ideas too:
Diorama GB: it would be very helpful because of various techniques to use.
Operation Husky GB: it would be an interesting D-Day alternative.
Napoleonic Wars GB: because...why not?!

Big Naval GB: only ships in 1:350 or bigger

rm6239 · Post by **rm6239** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:12 am

After having a read through the topic, a couple of ideas jump out

TV/Movies/Video Games/Comic Tie ins.
* Gives everyone a huge choice of kits, from figures to space ships
* Should also take a lot of us out of our comfort zone

Rising Sun - The Rise of Japan 1900 - 1945
* Should be something for everyone

Jan01 · Post by **Jan01** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:49 am

Looking through this I like some ideas like:

Figures only
Africa campaigns
Dio based

Here's a couple of my ideas:
Italy campaign
250/251 half tracks with all the variants

darrengreenwood · Post by **darrengreenwood** » Mon Sep 08, 2014 10:58 am

How about a Best of British GB? Basically anything British be it Military or Civil. Aviation, AFV, Navy. Could also include figures