TonyW

Add my name to the list pleas Dennis. The Battle of Khalkhin Gol hardly ever gets a mention anywhere and something related would be my contribution.

I'm in. I can see this one gaining more participants than the Muscle Car GB proposal. Lump the two together somehow and it would be unbeatable. Diluted somewhat, but the Twins GB was as broad as you can get and look at how many votes that one got!

Count me in, the idea is tailor made for me. Seeing all the immediate interest shown in having another go does make me wonder how it failed this time. The enthusiasm is there but we are always going to be overwhelmed by numbers. I can't see a way around this other than getting a slot similar to the Mustang GB from a few years back. If things don't change, we will fail next year exactly as we did this one.

Sounds like a good plan. I've got some other GB loose ends to sort out first though, a couple via the KUTA method and a few in the Tamiya GB. A week or so should do it. Once they are out of the way, I'll be dangerous. After the faffing about trying to decide what was and wasn't a Muscle Car, it might be an idea to corral things a bit for simplicitys sake. How about we limit things to a more narrow subject? Mopar? Hot Rod? Drag Racer? It might also be worth taking the discussion over to the Car Forum

Bitter and twisted? Me? Nahhh. My bottom lip always sticks this far out and I do tend to cry a lot. Anyway, you lot enjoy your GBs, I've a kitten to deal with.

Just saying, that's all... ....slowly walks off into the sunset, is that a tear on his cheek? .

I was thinking more Kitchen Liquidizer but a heavy enough wing would do the trick. The poor little thing is looking at me with such appealing eyes. He tilts his head slightly as if he's wondering why nobody is helping him. Vote Muscle.

Vote Muscle Car or the kitten gets it.

The idea of Group Builds as I see it is to build a kit of some sort alongside others of the same persuasion. A bit like meeting your mates in a pub and having an evening together. Yes, you can twist things a bit and squint sideways and join in another Group Build. You will no doubt be made welcome but no matter how welcome you are, it won't be the same as your own GB. It's the feeling of togetherness that makes it a GB. If that wasn't the case, you might as well just fire up a build over on the main part of the site and have done with it. I really like the GBs, as opposed to the Bee Gees. They get me building far more models that acting alone. In the past I've got loads built during the Airfix, FROG, Matchbox and especially the Ford Mustang GBs. The Mustang GB was a cracker. Not exactly oversubscribed but it was a pleasure to take part. It really did seem to be like a pub gig rather than a stadium one. Something similar was what I was hoping for with the Muscle Car GB. I guess the politicking and backstabbing in the GB run up is all part of the fun of the things. It's a shame there have to be losers, especially after battling through the selection process to get your GB into the bunfight in the first place. Tony.

When in doubt, vote Muscle.

Well, the knives and clubs are really out and in use in the runup to the deadline. The billionaires at the top of the tree are mocking the rest of us lower down by piling up even more votes despite being guaranteed a GB slot. Bunfights mimicking real life in action. There are those that seem so far behind, they can't make up the lost ground. Then there's the middle ground where the real savage fighting is going on. For what it's worth, I would like to see three middle ground diverse GBs make the cut. The Muscle Car GB (No kidding!), the Space GB and the Ground Forces GB. I thought the Ground Forces one was a natural, but it looks like a helping hand is needed. The other two are minority groups in this crowd but I really do think including them would add to the overall Group Builds for next year. Use your votes as you see fit, but please keep in mind the three I've mentioned. Thanks Tony.

It looks like this one is doomed going by the distance that would need to be made up. That's a shame as the idea opened the doors to so many different ideas. Bunfights are brutal. Going into full Vulture mode after a split seconds commiserations, could I make a shameless bid for a vote transfer to the Muscle Car GB. We are not far behind this GB as it sits this morning and we need all the help we can get. Thanks, in anticipation. Tony.

I've just posted a begging/pleading note over at the Bunfight for next years GBs. We need all the help we can get. We are right in the middle ground, hovering at the cuttoff. I'm starting to get a feeling for how it must be to be in an under represented minority group Here's the begging letter... I'm about to transfer my votes to the current top six contenders, plus of course keeping my Muscle Car GB vote in place. Why give yet more votes to those that have already walked it? A purely selfish reason. With those GB's already completely unassailable getting yet another vote, a few of the participants could transfer their votes to the struggling Muscle Car GB without it causing them any concerns whatsoever. It would make the four wheeled contingent so happy, and at no cost at all. Please. (Add violin background track at this point) Tony.

I'm about to transfer my votes to the current top six contenders, plus of course keeping my Muscle Car GB vote in place. The two seater GB is way out in front and certain to go through. Why give yet more votes to those that have already walked it? A purely selfish reason. With those GB's already completely unassailable getting yet another vote, a few of the participants could transfer their votes to the struggling Muscle Car GB without it causing them any concerns whatsoever. It would make the four wheeled contingent so happy, and at no cost at all. Please. (Add violin background track at this point) Tony.

I'm about to transfer my votes to the current top six contenders, plus of course keeping my Muscle Car GB vote in place. Why give yet more votes to those that have already walked it? A purely selfish reason. With those GB's already completely unassailable getting yet another vote, a few of the participants could transfer their votes to the struggling Muscle Car GB without it causing them any concerns whatsoever. It would make the four wheeled contingent so happy, and at no cost at all. Please. (Add violin background track at this point) Tony.