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How about a Youngsters SiG? Anyone under a certain age can join.

Soo i have a subject. Defenders of Freedom Day.It is a day January 13 in which Lithuania (My beloved country) that celebrates independence day.
An article about January 13 : Defenders of Freedom Day - on 13 June. Lithuania mentioned in a memorial. Raised Lithuanian national flag.

1991 year on this day held massive peaceful resistance of Lithuanian citizens of the Soviet Union's attempt to take power into their own hands the Vilnius TV tower, the Radio and Television Committee building, Parliament building and other public significant objects coup, to take over their control. Occupy came specially prepared heavy military equipment and armed paratroopers group.

The television tower in Vilnius over 600 civilians and unarmed people were wounded, left 14. TV tower was busy, but the military plans to attack the Parliament has refused.

Although seize some objects and managed to end the operation targets (to take parliament to provoke discord among different nationalities Lithuanian citizens, to present these events as two sides of the armed struggle) have not been met, and pretty soon the Soviet army had to withdraw from the occupied objects.

From Wikipedia.

Soo what i have in mind is too build Soviet era-end tanks. Like T-72's , BMD-2's and soo on (I think you would be able to find some items that were used.Not only armor but dioramas also! We had rebels during that time (Partizans) who fought for the freedom of our country against the Soviet forces.They were outnumbered , out gunned but they still fought them for our land , for our people and out freedom. NOTE : There is a movie made about the event that occured on January 13.It is called "We will sing".

Goligod wrote:How about a Youngsters SiG? Anyone under a certain age can join.

I like it!

These get my vote
"Polish a turd GB" by Nev
"Youngsters SiG" by Goligod
"Olive Drab GB" by Me

starter kits

build from a 'starter kit' using only the paint, glue etc supplied

I vote on:

Winter scheme
Natural metal finish
Racing
......
What about:

Civil vehicles and aircraft in military service.

Rocket powered!

The ones I like so far are:-

Lancaster
Metal Finish
King Tiger
Panzer Iv

For special interest

Tomcat "My Cat needs a Lickin"

Typhoon "Oooo sure is windy in here or did you fart again?"

FW 190 "Fock It's A Wolf" Build

Final votes
Natural metal
transport vehicles
Lancaster SIG
Falklands GB
F-14 tomcat
fw190
Floating vehicles/planes
Half track

My final selections are:

Lancaster
Metal Finish
Eastern European
Tomcat
FW-190

These are for me.

OliveDrab wrote:

Sturm wrote:Why not an Olive Drab GB.
You can build anything as long as its Olive Drab and American
I have seen too many GBs on German stuff.

Oooooh, I like it

Hummmm, I wonder why?

To that I would add a Sherman only build.

There are enough great ideas for years of building! Here are some of my selections from what has already been suggested.

.Natural metal finish

.A Specific Country GB build anything used and in service by that country just like the Japan GB- To this I would add maybe the most iconic (or just biggest!) of what ever vehicle type and period you choose. For example: Jag or Rolls for British car; Mustang or F-86 for US fighter; Bear for Russian bomber; etc.

.Utility vehicles GB pick up trucks, transport aircraft etc

.Eastern European in the 1980's SIG

.fw190

.Mustang

.Korea

.Civilian AC

.Half Track

.Star Trek

.Flight demo AC or team (but not the whole team!)

.Cold War

.Sci Fi movie

.Sturm's idea of OD only! So, a Sherman build! German tanks get far too much coverage.

DBMiller wrote: Hummmm, I wonder why?
To that I would add a Sherman only build.

A Sherman only build would be too limited.I was thinking more of a variety of things, nice it's a Olive Drab GB we could have people building Stuart's tanks, Ford Willys jeeps, Greyhounds,M10s, Thunderbolts and of course Shermans. Basically all the good stuff.

Sturm wrote:

DBMiller wrote: Hummmm, I wonder why?
To that I would add a Sherman only build.

A Sherman only build would be too limited.I was thinking more of a variety of things, nice it's a Olive Drab GB we could have people building Stuart's tanks, Ford Willys jeeps, Greyhounds,M10s, Thunderbolts and of course Shermans. Basically all the good stuff.

True, and I do have several OD vehicles to choose from.

Natural metal finish (NMF) any metal finish aircraft P-51, P-47, Mig 21

mad max type sig/gb

'nose art' SiG

"What did you do in the War Daddy?" GB, a tribute to a family member.

FW 190 "Fock It's A Wolf" Build

"The mechanical monsters: 100 years of tanks"

Maybe the entry rules could be narrowed down somewhat, but basically any tank(tanks ONLY; no APC's, halftracks, SPG's, etc.) from any nation from WW1 to present day.

We could do a 1/144 scale SIG.

You know 2016 marks 100 years since the tank was first used by the British in the Great War, so how about any tank built in the last 100 years.

trekfanj wrote:"The mechanical monsters: 100 years of tanks"

Maybe the entry rules could be narrowed down somewhat, but basically any tank(tanks ONLY; no APC's, halftracks, SPG's, etc.) from any nation from WW1 to present day.

I should have read this as I just posted about the same thing- just imagine everyone building any tank they want.

TheTroyster wrote:

trekfanj wrote:"The mechanical monsters: 100 years of tanks"

Maybe the entry rules could be narrowed down somewhat, but basically any tank(tanks ONLY; no APC's, halftracks, SPG's, etc.) from any nation from WW1 to present day.

I should have read this as I just posted about the same thing- just imagine everyone building any tank they want.

Actually, I'm glad someone else had this same idea; I'm really surprised it wasn't suggested earlier.

When does the schedule get released?

TheTroyster wrote:You know 2016 marks 100 years since the tank was first used by the British in the Great War, so how about any tank built in the last 100 years.

Cool idea !!!

Yes 100 years of the tank !!
Great idea

May of 2016 also Marks the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of Jutland - - the only major clash of the doomsday weapons of their day - the Battleship.

So maybe a SIG on Battleships?

Doubt that anything to do with ships would be popular.

TheTroyster wrote:So maybe a SIG on Battleships?

Doubt that anything to do with ships would be popular.

I think you're right, but then I love the fact that the SIGs I've taken part in have pushed me out of my comfort zone. I've never built a ship, but would like to try one as part of a SIG, especially as they are such a good way to learn from others on the forum.

For the 2016 Star Trek SIG! Hint, hint. Because I've got too many Star Trek kits sitting around!

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i like the workhorse idea of the German Wehrmacht in WW2 The STuG and Pz IV i have a good selection of these already under my work bench.
On my bench:- Tamiya 1/35 T55 enigma 99% complete, Tamiya 1/35 Panther D, 80% complete, Dragon 1/35 elephant with zim 10% complete.

WW2 Pacific, African conflicts, Base Vignette Diorama

TheTroyster wrote:May of 2016 also Marks the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of Jutland - - the only major clash of the doomsday weapons of their day - the Battleship.

So maybe a SIG on Battleships?

Doubt that anything to do with ships would be popular.

I like this idea, it will be something completely different.

What about a big birds group build, four engine or more aircraft of any scale

How about an "any kind of animal" build - leopards, Tigers, Pumas, hornets, etc. A model of any topic provided it's named after an animal.

faster than the speed of sound?

I like the idea of the:

Pacific Theatre
WW2 Aces
Civilian Stuff

Have a few models for them already!

How about:
- Military vehicle conversion.
- Total or partly scratch build.
- Military vehicle captured.
- Anything knocked out / destroyed.
- Figure only dio.

cheers

As we have had a jagd sig this year, how about a russian tank destroyer sig. Im up for pretty much anything as long as i can acquire a suitable kit.

Well i c some great ideas on here.

As a Newbie i would like to put my two pence worth in, maybe a group build for the newbie's maybe a straight from the box or a diorama based build

Other ideas are

Russian old conflict or new or maybe
- Operation Barbarossa in June 1941.(75th anniversary)
- Soviet Coup 19th August (USSR 1922-1991) - 25th Anniversary

'Back for Christmas' - Start of the battle of the Somme 1st July (100th Anniversary)

'Down the Canal' - 60th anniversary of the Suez Crisis.

'Diggers stand' - ANZAC battle in Long Tan August 18th (50th anniversary)

Or two other big ones are the Battle of Hasting 950 anniversary or Agincourt 600 years anniversary.

deep breath in and finish....

I add my vote to:

civilian stuffs
Build a starter kit
A armored thing whatever it might be

Goose

Okay how about anything French, Italian, Chinnise, Korean they just get no play here, but the have put out some great stuff?

How about an easter egg plane build?

OOB build, no extras at all, paint only as per the kit instructions, no weathering etc but you can put your choice of varnish on for decalling and finishing. Paint manufacturer can be different to that specified by kit, IE if building an Airfix kit you can use Tamiya instead of Humbrol.

IMO a GB based around more obscure military vehicles put into service, things that were/are used but no-one really knows about. Of course that'd be incredibly difficult to judge so it's probably not doable, buuut just an idea.

Also I really like the idea of a helicopter GB, partly because it'd give me an excuse to pick up that 1/48 Special Hobby Fa 223

Is there actually going to be any Sig or GB in 2016? Or even a calendar of sig and gb for 2016 that's actually going to be posted before 2016? Or do we have to wait until the last possible moment?

Patience young Jedi, all in due time

In the meantime we should add WWI biplanes to the mix of builds.....just ordered two 1/48 Eduard kits

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Patience young Jedi, all in due time

In the meantime we should add WWI biplanes to the mix of builds.....just ordered two 1/48 Eduard kits

You're right, I've run out of projects and am in a holding pattern, yes WWI planes are good - I just ordered one myself.

Paul or Lee mentionned it in the news show
It should be closed sometime soon but it was going to be after the Telford show as they where busy with that
And it was Paul's B-day today so i doubt he had time for it
If i remember it right the calander for this year was put up in the beginning of December after there was a vote for the most popular subject
But that Bi plane thing sounds nice
I think i have one of them in the stash .....somewhere

TheTroyster wrote:

Twokidsnosleep wrote:Patience young Jedi, all in due time

In the meantime we should add WWI biplanes to the mix of builds.....just ordered two 1/48 Eduard kits

You're right, I've run out of projects and am in a holding pattern, yes WWI planes are good - I just ordered one myself.

Make something fun and easy....Hasegawa egg plane perhaps
I just pulled out the box for a 1/8 F40 engine in anticipation of finishing my darn Star Wars build

I think it safe to say, that there'll be an egg plane build, around Easter time is my guess, lol!

chief5437 wrote:I think it safe to say, that there'll be an egg plane build, around Easter time is my guess, lol!

Egg plane was a comment to Troy to build something easy to aid him in his wait for the 2016 list

Twokidsnosleep wrote:

chief5437 wrote:I think it safe to say, that there'll be an egg plane build, around Easter time is my guess, lol!

Egg plane was a comment to Troy to build something easy to aid him in his wait for the 2016 list

Oh, I see now. Yeah, good idea

TheTroyster wrote:Is there actually going to be any Sig or GB in 2016? Or even a calendar of sig and gb for 2016 that's actually going to be posted before 2016? Or do we have to wait until the last possible moment?

Nice attitude...

Paul wrote:

TheTroyster wrote:Is there actually going to be any Sig or GB in 2016? Or even a calendar of sig and gb for 2016 that's actually going to be posted before 2016? Or do we have to wait until the last possible moment?

Nice attitude...

What does that mean?