Let's do a Summer Sci-fi Group Build!

pir8hntr · Post by **pir8hntr** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 6:56 pm

Gee, too bad I already entered my Space Coupe into the Non ISM fun build and I did vote yes for the build. i have a question about the build. Can we kit bash a build that is not from a past or current sci-fi show or movie? If not, that's fine, because, perish the thought, I would have to go buy another kit. Either way put me in coach, I'm ready to play.
pir8hntr

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:12 pm

Kit bash is welcome! It's just a wide open sci-fi build, so go crazy

Steampunk/Dieselpunk, googie Jestsons style, whatever is your pleasure. I know it doesn't state that explicitly in the intro, but I will amend that for the final, official build sub-forum when it goes up.

pir8hntr · Post by **pir8hntr** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:20 pm

Okay, sounds good to me. Will start digging all the parts out now.
pir8hntr

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 7:25 pm

pir8hntr wrote:Okay, sounds good to me. Will start digging all the parts out now.
pir8hntr

TheTroyster · Post by **TheTroyster** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 10:55 pm

Just looking for a reason to start this:

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Jun 15, 2016 11:48 pm

Ok that is sooo COOL
Remember the scene with those creepy aliens searching the basement and Tom Cruise has to kill the homeowner to shut him up
Oh man that movie haunts me

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 12:00 am

Ya, I re-read that book a couple years back and it's actually quite creepy.

TheTroyster wrote:Just looking for a reason to start this:

That tiny house to scale?! You MUST do this...

pir8hntr · Post by **pir8hntr** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 1:50 am

I have a copy of the original and the remake with Tom Cruise. I saw the original one in the 1950's as a kid on a Friday night tv show and it creeped me out. Looking forward to see this build.
pir8hntr

MichaelHoffman · Post by **MichaelHoffman** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:41 am

Hmmmmm...Studio scale Klingon D7.......or....M.E.L.V.5.......1/32 flying sub.........1/350 TOS Enterprise.........1/350 NCC1701 Refit.......or Viper and Cylon raider......so many choices, can only do one.......

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:57 am

MichaelHoffman wrote:Hmmmmm...Studio scale Klingon D7.......or....M.E.L.V.5.......1/32 flying sub.........1/350 TOS Enterprise.........1/350 NCC1701 Refit.......or Viper and Cylon raider......so many choices, can only do one.......

Heh, do you mean you can only do one because of time? 'Cuz you may build as many as you like

MichaelHoffman · Post by **MichaelHoffman** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 8:35 am

Lysus wrote:
MichaelHoffman wrote:Hmmmmm...Studio scale Klingon D7.......or....M.E.L.V.5.......1/32 flying sub.........1/350 TOS Enterprise.........1/350 NCC1701 Refit.......or Viper and Cylon raider......so many choices, can only do one.......
Heh, do you mean you can only do one because of time? 'Cuz you may build as many as you like

Time, I have 4 more GB this year at least.

OneSmallStep1966 · Post by **OneSmallStep1966** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 4:30 pm

If anyone's got really deep pockets THIS KIT from the movie Silent Running would be awesome.

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Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 5:07 pm

MichaelHoffman wrote:
Lysus wrote:
MichaelHoffman wrote:Hmmmmm...Studio scale Klingon D7.......or....M.E.L.V.5.......1/32 flying sub.........1/350 TOS Enterprise.........1/350 NCC1701 Refit.......or Viper and Cylon raider......so many choices, can only do one.......
Heh, do you mean you can only do one because of time? 'Cuz you may build as many as you like

Time, I have 4 more GB this year at least.

Well, I'd love to see a 1/350 Enterprise, but if there's 4 other GB's on your plate, maybe the viper or raider

OneSmallStep1966 wrote:If anyone's got really deep pockets THIS KIT from the movie Silent Running would be awesome.

Ooooh...heck yeah it would...

Skullfish · Post by **Skullfish** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 10:59 pm

Righty oh,

had a chat with Lysus the other night. Thanks for getting this GB fired up btw.

and said i would donate a kit for the prize fund....

just to make it interesting..not to put any pressure on anyone to compete.

took me a few days to locate it in the stash,

Jase.

Skullfish · Post by **Skullfish** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 11:09 pm

TheTroyster wrote:Just looking for a reason to start this:

I was hoping you would have a go with this kit! cant wait.

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Fri Jun 17, 2016 11:57 pm

Skullfish wrote:Righty oh,

had a chat with Lysus the other night. Thanks for getting this GB fired up btw. and said i would donate a kit for the prize fund....

just to make it interesting..not to put any pressure on anyone to compete.

took me a few days to locate it in the stash,

Jase.

Awesome kit! Thanks for putting it up

While we're on the subject, my donation--a 1/144 AMS-129 Geara Zulu:

A great kit if you've never tried a Gundam before.

One more and we've got a ball game!

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 1:23 am

A vicious rumour has surfaced that Poe's X-Wing from Bandai may be coming my way from Japan when it is released in July
I will neither confirm or deny the notion of such frivolous spending of money on models when there is a house to be built

how does that sound???? will it work on the wife???
was looking for a 'Bug' from Starship Troopers, but to no avail

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 6:49 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote:A vicious rumour has surfaced that Poe's X-Wing from Bandai may be coming my way from Japan when it is released in July
I will neither confirm or deny the notion of such frivolous spending of money on models when there is a house to be built

how does that sound???? will it work on the wife???
was looking for a 'Bug' from Starship Troopers, but to no avail

Oooh...try to intercept it before she can see it, then wrap it in brown shipping paper and mark it "nails."

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:31 pm

I send them to work, and she isn't there all the time....unless I have something coming in the mail.
She nailed me on the three at once for the F1 cars

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:37 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote:....unless I have something coming in the mail.

How do they DO that? They ALWAYS do that...

Frosty0769 · Post by **Frosty0769** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 12:29 am

Hi

I hope I'm not too late to sign up for this??

Need an excuse to build some of my sci fi

Mark

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Mon Jun 20, 2016 12:57 am

Nope, not too late at all! Consider the excuse given

aur0ra145 · Post by **aur0ra145** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 1:23 am

I'd be down, I've got just the kit for it.

Aliktren · Post by **Aliktren** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:06 am

Are we doing g this ?

Frosty0769 · Post by **Frosty0769** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:15 am

I wasn't happy with the kits I had so I've Amazon Primed one in. Ready and raring to go!

M

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 5:23 pm

Aliktren wrote:Are we doing g this ?

Yep! I was gonna wait til Friday (when the poll ended) or 40 "yeas" before making any announcements; it would seem we hit that yesterday.

I've got a detail or two to hammer out, but expect an official notice within the next 48 hours.

Edit to add: to pass the time, if you haven't already, feel free to post what you're thinking of doing

Madmattmodels89 · Post by **Madmattmodels89** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 5:37 pm

I will do for sure the mad max theme vehicles. The. I have an old f16 jet kit that is missing parts I will try to kitbash it into a spaceship

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 5:41 pm

Madmattmodels89 wrote:I will do for sure the mad max theme vehicles. The. I have an old f16 jet kit that is missing parts I will try to kitbash it into a spaceship

Love to see the Mad Max Thunderdome crashed jetliner in the desert as a diorama

"Captain Waaaalker"
Oh god, don't get me started I don't need more work!!!!
Now I really want to build that

chief5437 · Post by **chief5437** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 6:03 pm

I'm going to try (emphasis on the try!) and scratch build something from old kits (I need to make room on the shelves!) and parts from the spares bin. Initial thoughts are for some kind of 'drop ship' like they have on Aliens. I'm not very confident though, lol!

Ether · Post by **Ether** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 6:14 pm

My bunch of kits for GB.

Will bit 2-3 gundam in one thread. Is it allowed?

Ps Want to start, really want.

Madmattmodels89 · Post by **Madmattmodels89** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 6:28 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote:
Madmattmodels89 wrote:I will do for sure the mad max theme vehicles. The. I have an old f16 jet kit that is missing parts I will try to kitbash it into a spaceship
Love to see the Mad Max Thunderdome crashed jetliner in the desert as a diorama

"Captain Waaaalker"
Oh god, don't get me started I don't need more work!!!!
Now I really want to build that

Evil idea in the making..... Anyone has a spare jetliner they don't use? Lol

Frosty0769 · Post by **Frosty0769** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 7:47 pm

I'm going for the x-wing for the Force awakens. Instead of static I want it coming accross the water with spray kicking up behind. A bit like this:

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:19 pm

Ether wrote:
Will bit 2-3 gundam in one thread. Is it allowed?

Ps Want to start, really want.

Sure, it's no different than doing a diorama with 2-3 vehicles, really. I'd only say that they should be related in some way, I.e. the IBO kits in one thread and the pair of UC Gundams in the other.

If you've got the beans for a diorama, that would be amazing, but not required by any means

Madmattmodels89 wrote:
Twokidsnosleep wrote:
Madmattmodels89 wrote:I will do for sure the mad max theme vehicles. The. I have an old f16 jet kit that is missing parts I will try to kitbash it into a spaceship
Love to see the Mad Max Thunderdome crashed jetliner in the desert as a diorama

"Captain Waaaalker"
Oh god, don't get me started I don't need more work!!!!
Now I really want to build that
Evil idea in the making..... Anyone has a spare jetliner they don't use? Lol

As it was in the before time. I 'membered it from the tell and kept it straight.

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:20 pm

Frosty0769 wrote:I'm going for the x-wing for the Force awakens. Instead of static I want it coming accross the water with spray kicking up behind. A bit like this:

Yesssssss!

Astaroth · Post by **Astaroth** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 9:52 pm

Frosty0769 wrote:I'm going for the x-wing for the Force awakens. Instead of static I want it coming accross the water with spray kicking up behind. A bit like this:

I want to see that.

Ether · Post by **Ether** » Tue Jun 21, 2016 11:11 pm

Lysus wrote: I'd only say that they should be related in some way, I.e. the IBO kits in one thread and the pair of UC Gundams in the other.

If you've got the beans for a diorama, that would be amazing, but not required by any means

I will go with the IBO kits, but don't have confidence for a diorama.

Frosty0769 · Post by **Frosty0769** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 12:20 am

Astaroth wrote:
Frosty0769 wrote:I'm going for the x-wing for the Force awakens. Instead of static I want it coming accross the water with spray kicking up behind. A bit like this:

I want to see that.

I think I can do it for under a tenner as well.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:47 am

I have Poe's X Wing on order, but a 747 is a different story.
Not sure of scale for those airliner kits 1/200 or 1/350???

pir8hntr · Post by **pir8hntr** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:39 am

"Edit to add: to pass the time, if you haven't already, feel free to post what you're thinking of doing."

Following the riots that took place after the election of the President, several of the western states succeeded from the union and as they controlled the flow of water to Southern California, this came to be known as the "Water rights War". As the war has dragged on, the technology has deteriorated and this has resulted in some interesting field engineering.
pir8hntr

Aliktren · Post by **Aliktren** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 11:02 am

for now I will be doing my AT-ST, but I have some ideas about disruptive camo for alien planets I want to try out rather than grey.

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 5:48 pm

pir8hntr wrote:"Edit to add: to pass the time, if you haven't already, feel free to post what you're thinking of doing."

Following the riots that took place after the election of the President, several of the western states succeeded from the union and as they controlled the flow of water to Southern California, this came to be known as the "Water rights War". As the war has dragged on, the technology has deteriorated and this has resulted in some interesting field engineering.
pir8hntr

Don't understand the reference, is it from a movie???

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:20 pm

I think he's weaving a backstory for a scratch build

July 1 can't get here fast enough...

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:24 pm

Lysus wrote:I think he's weaving a backstory for a scratch build

July 1 can't get here fast enough...

Both my Boeing 747 and X wing won't come until midish July....what is the end date for build??

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:25 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote:I have Poe's X Wing on order, but a 747 is a different story.
Not sure of scale for those airliner kits 1/200 or 1/350???

If I remember right N Gauge trains are about 1/148, maybe you could look for planes/lost kids at 1/144?

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:26 pm

Twokidsnosleep wrote:
Lysus wrote:I think he's weaving a backstory for a scratch build

July 1 can't get here fast enough...
Both my Boeing 747 and X wing won't come until midish July....what is the end date for build??

All the way to October 31, I was late getting this started so I wanted to give everyone enough time to find kits and build them

Post by **Twokidsnosleep** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:30 pm

Lysus wrote:
Twokidsnosleep wrote:I have Poe's X Wing on order, but a 747 is a different story.
Not sure of scale for those airliner kits 1/200 or 1/350???
If I remember right N Gauge trains are about 1/148, maybe you could look for planes/lost kids at 1/144?

I got a 1/390 'cause I am cheap and it was $6!!!

Lysus wrote:
Twokidsnosleep wrote:
Lysus wrote:I think he's weaving a backstory for a scratch build

July 1 can't get here fast enough...
Both my Boeing 747 and X wing won't come until midish July....what is the end date for build??
All the way to October 31, I was late getting this started so I wanted to give everyone enough time to find kits and build them

Awesome, tons of time

Lysus · Post by **Lysus** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:33 pm

Can't argue with $6!

Madmattmodels89 · Post by **Madmattmodels89** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:44 pm

I really really really want to start building!!!! I can't wait!!!

HIghAltitudeScale · Post by **HIghAltitudeScale** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:05 pm

Good luck on your build, I'll be following along

pir8hntr · Post by **pir8hntr** » Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:22 pm

Nope. Not from a movie. Yes it is a backstory for a scratch build. And I agree that the 1st of July can't get here soon enough. More to follow when the build reveal is done.
pir8hntr

Do you want to do a Summer Sci-fi Group Build?