trickyrich Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 welcome aboard 3 hours ago, Cookenbacher said: This is brilliant Rich - please put me down for the SEA and Aus/NZ as I voted for those to be GB's this year! That was sort of why I thought of this idea, both of those GB's I thought would have been popular with a huge scope of subject matter...but it wasn't to be. Hopefully with an idea like this we can get to see some of these lesser GB's come together, that way they all have a much better chance of going through. I already have an idea for a similar GB, made up again of past subjects that didn't quite make it!! Think Buccaneers, Phantoms, MiG-21's and Wyvern's??? Shhhhh Lets get this one through to voting first! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I thought I was already down for this one? Please sign me up (SEA & ANZAC). Certainly up for it, I've kinda bought most of a 1/76 (yes I did say 1/76) Japanese WWII wargaming army. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Put me down Rich. Deffinately for the SEA section as I was surprised and a bit disappointed that the SEA GB didn't get through last year. TBH I was surprised how few votes it actually got. Thanks James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Count me in for the sea campaign I ,am thinking landing craft in 1/144 scale. beefy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 19, 2017 Author Share Posted January 19, 2017 welcome aboard, you're added to the list. I do hope the SEA crowd will be happy this time, that was a GB that I thought was a winner right from the start....so hopefully this time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Quote I do hope the SEA crowd will be happy this time, that was a GB that I thought was a winner right from the start....so hopefully this time! Only thing I find with ship building is it does take longer to say do a Battleship or Carrier if the builder is using a lot of PE unless you are related to speedy Gonzales that is beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 just a wee nudge..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossiant Oliver Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 sure I'd like to join. But, can you possibly put carriers for the medditeranean theater? Just asking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 5 hours ago, Crossiant Oliver said: sure I'd like to join. But, can you possibly put carriers for the medditeranean theater? Just asking hmm yes well the Med unfortunately is a wee bit outside the scope of this GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 9 hours ago, trickyrich said: hmm yes well the Med unfortunately is a wee bit outside the scope of this GB. Is it? Geography was never my best subject. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossiant Oliver Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 doh! I forgot this was a PACIFIC WAR Build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 2 hours ago, Crossiant Oliver said: doh! I forgot this was a PACIFIC WAR Build! that's ok, but if Carriers are your thing, the SEA GB would allow for some really nice FAA Carriers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Tura Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I'd certainly be on for this. I'd be up for the SEAC or Carrier Chapters, or both: Japanese or something (? Airfix 1/48 Walrus) from HMS Victorious. Alan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Just a bump. Picked up an A6M2-N Rufe (1/48 Tamiya) from the local hobby shop last night. Had $11 left on a gift card I needed to burn, so the kit only cost me about $5. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre_days Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 On 16/01/2017 at 4:06 AM, trickyrich said: welcome along Sabre. If you'd like to mention which GB you'd be interested in joining, then please do, it's not a commitment, just helps me with the orginising. I'll start the list now. Oops! Sorry, forgot I hadn't replied to this...time permitting, I'll probably want to cover all three categories. Is there any chance the Carriers at War theme might be expanded to include Leyte Gulf or even carrier-based operations in general, Dec 41 (but post-Dec 7) through to Aug 45? Not an issue if it remains just Coral Sea and Midway as I doubt if I'll get through all my planned Midway builds this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 On 15/03/2017 at 7:42 AM, helios16v said: Just a bump. Picked up an A6M2-N Rufe (1/48 Tamiya) from the local hobby shop last night. Had $11 left on a gift card I needed to burn, so the kit only cost me about $5. that was a good find! 14 hours ago, Sabre_days said: Oops! Sorry, forgot I hadn't replied to this...time permitting, I'll probably want to cover all three categories. Is there any chance the Carriers at War theme might be expanded to include Leyte Gulf or even carrier-based operations in general, Dec 41 (but post-Dec 7) through to Aug 45? Not an issue if it remains just Coral Sea and Midway as I doubt if I'll get through all my planned Midway builds this year. It was something I had thought about< i'll leave it as is at the moment, but if there is a big desire by members for it to be widen to carriers in the Pacific 41-45 then it can easily be changed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre_days Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) On 15/03/2017 at 3:48 PM, trickyrich said: It was something I had thought about< i'll leave it as is at the moment, but if there is a big desire by members for it to be widen to carriers in the Pacific 41-45 then it can easily be changed. Sounds good. Happy to go along with the rules however you set them...if it does get expanded, my first choice would be an F6F Hellcat sometime in 1943, though I might go a bit later to accommodate a "catmouth" VF-27 machine off of USS Princeton or a late-war F4U Corsair (several colourful USN/USMC options to choose from, and also a couple good "Canadian content" options, including Lt Hampton Gray, VC's aircraft and the one flown by Don Sheppard, the RCN's first ace of WWII...though the latter also fits the existing parameters for SEA). Under the current plan, I'll probably go with a TBD Devastator, SB2U Vindicator, D3A "Val" or B5N "Kate." The other sub-themes have made for easier decisions: For Australian / New Zealand Ops, a Boomerang and an RNZAF Kittyhawk, and for SEA, the Eduard "Liberating Beauties" boxing of the Minicraft Liberator. Incidentally, if you're willing to accept someone with no prior hosting experience, I'm happy to volunteer as co-host for Carriers at War. I know I'm getting a little bit far ahead here, but I'm already hoping that if this GB is a success there might be support for a sequel covering the rest of the Pacific War. Should probably be possible in three or four sub-themes: China at War - Chinese and Japanese forces involved in the Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, as well as U.S. and Allied forces in the CBI (some potential overlap with SEA, obviously). Guadalcanal to Okinawa - Basically everything in the PTO "proper" that isn't covered in Carriers at War or Australia/New Zealand (and potentially at least partially reprising both) - USAAF P-38s, B-25s, etc., IJAAF Ki-61s, Ki-43s, etc., submarines, surface ships not directly involved in the carrier war (e.g. the "Tokyo Express" destroyers), Marines and IJA infantry on Iwo Jima, etc. Red Star vs. Rising Sun - The Soviet invasion of Manchuria, 1945...could potentially be merged with China at War. The Forgotten Front - The Aleutians campaign and operations along the west coast of Canada and the U.S....which could also get rolled into a broader "Pacific islands" theme. Thought I'd just float the idea now to see how everyone feels... Edited March 19, 2017 by Sabre_days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 Though I had pitched in already for this. I fancy either Carrier or SEA as it covers both British Eastern Fleet and British Pacific Fleet. My stash is a little light at the moment but will be reinforced by then.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 31 minutes ago, Sabre_days said: Sounds good. Happy to go along with the rules however you set them...if it does get expanded, my first choice would be an F6F Hellcat sometime in 1943, though I might go a bit later to accommodate a "catmouth" VF-27 machine off of USS Princeton or a late-war F4U Corsair (several colourful USN/USMC options to choose from, and also a couple good "Canadian content" options, including Lt Hampton Gray, VC's aircraft and the one flown by Don Sheppard, the RCN's first ace of WWII...though the latter also fits the existing parameters for SEA). Under the current plan, I'll probably go with a TBD Devastator, SB2U Vindicator, D3A "Val" or B5N "Kate." The other sub-themes have made for easier decisions: For Australian / New Zealand Ops, a Boomerang and an RNZAF Kittyhawk, and for SEA, the Eduard "Liberating Beauties" boxing of the Minicraft Liberator. Incidentally, if you're willing to accept someone with no prior hosting experience, I'm happy to volunteer as co-host for Carriers at War. I know I'm getting a little bit far ahead here, but I'm already hoping that if this GB is a success there might be support for a sequel covering the rest of the Pacific War. Should probably be possible in three or four sub-themes: China at War - Chinese and Japanese forces involved in the Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, as well as U.S. and Allied forces in the CBI (some potential overlap with SEA, obviously). Guadalcanal to Okinawa - Basically everything in the PTO "proper" that isn't covered in Carriers at War or Australia/New Zealand (and potentially at least partially reprising both) - USAAF P-38s, B-25s, etc., IJAAF Ki-61s, Ki-43s, etc., submarines, surface ships not directly involved in the carrier war (e.g. the "Tokyo Express" destroyers), Marines and IJA infantry on Iwo Jima, etc. Red Star vs. Rising Sun - The Soviet invasion of Manchuria, 1945...could potentially be merged with China at War. The Forgotten Front - The Aleutians campaign and operations along the west coast of Canada and the U.S....which could also get rolled into a broader "Pacific islands" theme. Thought I'd just float the idea now to see how everyone feels... They're all great ideas and this is the type of GB that would allow some of these smaller (Well we could all argue that point) GB's to stand a chance of going through. I still would love just an Australian and New Zealand GB, we may have been small but we excelled where ever we showed up.The greatest of enemies on the Rugby field/Cricket Pitch, but fieriest friends to the end when it mattered!! You're very welcome to join up as Co-Host, a great chance to get some experience before you host your own GB....no pressure of course! 23 minutes ago, Grey Beema said: Though I had pitched in already for this. I fancy either Carrier or SEA as it covers both British Eastern Fleet and British Pacific Fleet. My stash is a little light at the moment but will be reinforced by then.. glad to have you along, we still have a little way to go to get to the voting stage, but it's still early days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Am i not down for this? How has that happened?! Very much up for this, loads of subjects I can put forward for this Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Am i not down for this? How has that happened?! Very much up for this, loads of subjects I can put forward for this Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted March 22, 2017 Share Posted March 22, 2017 Put me down. I have an Eduard Pacific Lightning in the stash that needs building. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Count me in too, have a few that could be done for this GB - not sure which one at this point in time though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 welcome aboard, there's no need to choose anything yet, there is a still a way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossiant Oliver Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) Count me in, It's Carriers or SEA for me! Edited March 29, 2017 by Crossiant Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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