Welcome and Rules

[Enzo the Magnificent]

The welcome message and rules will appear here.

[Col.]

#1 - The Group Build will run from 00:01GMT Saturday 4th February to 23:59GMT Sunday 11th June 2017.

#2 - The build subject is 70’s NATO Europe vs Warsaw Pact.

The subject base is European Theatre of operations as far east as the Urals, so for some of your Soviet subjects check you reference material as some were only ever eastern based.

Geographical scope - anything based in or whose theatre of operation was Europe west of the Urals. I would include continental US units deployed to Europe on exercise. The only proviso here is that it would need to be a specific airframe/unit tied to specific date and location.

· Whatever you plan to build it has to have been based in Europe for at least 3 months on official deployment.

· Aeroplanes, tanks, ships all welcome under the above scope

· NATO (and yes, France would be included even if they weren't in the military structure at the time) or Warsaw Pact- both good!

· Recon aircraft

· Trainers with “war loads” but no What-ifs. These must be actual loads and weapons they would have carried.

And what’s not allowed:

· Neutral nations: Switzerland, Albania, Finland, Sweden, etc.

· Armed display aircraft

· Unarmed Trainers

If you keep it nice and simple it will be fine, check your references, if you can find a photo of your build that’s even better but if you are still unsure please ask.

#3 – The model kit and any aftermarket components can be any scale or build material but no die-cast models.

#4 – All models must be no more than 25% complete at the start of the build. If in doubt please ask.

#5 - All builds must have a WIP thread showing progress and no completed models can go into the gallery unless there has been a supporting build thread. If you are building two or more similar models or there is a strong link between the subjects then they may be combined in the same thread.

#6 - No buying/wanted or selling in the GB area please, there is a specific buying and selling section in Britmodeller for this.

#7 - There will be a poll to vote for your favourite build at the end of the GB, but please do not canvas for votes.

#8 – No What-If or fictional schemes. If you have a scheme in mind and you’re not sure then just ask.

Warsaw Pact Forces:-

 

Soviet Union (West of The Ural Range)

 

Poland

 

East Germany

 

Czechsolvakia

 

Bulgaria

 

Hungary

 

Romania

 

 

NATO Forces:-

 

Norway

 

Great Britain

 

Belgium

 

Denmark

 

Luxembourg

 

Netherlands

 

Italy

 

Greece

 

Turkey

 

Portugal

 

West Germany

 

Iceland

 

Forces from Canada and USA based in the aforementioned countries.

 

France

 

NATO Vs Warsaw Pact  

 

#9 - Please do not leave comments in the Gallery thread but rather put them in the relevant subject thread. This keeps the Gallery thread cleaner and easier for the host to use when forming the end of GB poll.

Edited March 22, 2017 by Col.