snapper_city Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) Hi Fellow BM'ersWith the Obsolete GB now going on and seeing lots of simple old kits being entered has got me thinking. Boring bit of background, I normally build 1:48 - 1:32 things with wings or rotors and 1:35 AFV's with all kinds of upgrades as my main modelling diet. However every now and then really feel like doing a nice simple build. Very minor after market additions, maybe seatbelts or a set of decals but that's all.So I was wondering who would be interested in a cheap GB? Surely most of us have at least one cheap kit in the stash? The sort of between builds kit selection.Basic Rules: Kit must cost no more than £10. (or foreign equivalent) Kits bought many years ago for less than the upper price limit are included. Any Scale or Genre No After Market parts (The only exception will be decals but preferably kit options.) Scratch building and spares box allowed What do people think? I'm very open to adjustments or rules as long as they follow the basic nature of the idea above.CheersMark Edited December 3, 2013 by snapper_city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hythe Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Interesting idea, but how about an even lower threshold? £5 max purchase price, no aftermarket, but spares box and scratching allowed...? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted September 12, 2013 Author Share Posted September 12, 2013 Interesting idea but doesn't that rule out a lot of 1:72 stuff like Airfix Hawks & spitfires etc? Unless the kit is 2nd hand or bought donkeys years back. I like the idea of no upgrades but spares box & scratching allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Neu- Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Couple of problems (though I like the concept alot.) #1 what about for us foreign people with funny coloured paper? #2 under a tenner basically rules out alot of scales and genres. You probably won't get any ship builders, and anything over 72nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpiomikey Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Could be interesting. Currency conversion could be fun though. 15GBP is equal to just under 30NZD. Stuffs expensive in lil ol NZ too. Cheapest airfix kits i can pick up are around 12.99 (5GBPish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hythe Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Who says it has to be new - this could be about the joy of picking up a crazy bargain in the charity shop or on eBay... I once picked up a 1/48 Monogram Invader for under a fiver, stupidly just missed out on a brand new Tamiya B-52 for 99p! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I am all in for this build. There are all sort of kits available from Revell that are new that would qualify and then there is trolling the tables at shows or bargin bins. Possibilities are rampant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 I know currency conversions etc can be seen as issues but it's really not about the cost. Yes you cant enter something that is lots of money but is generally cheap in the modelling sphere of things. I'm trying to include as many interests as possible and understand some genre's and scales will be harder to include than others. Ship builders for example. I don't have a massive knowledge in the area but do understand that that ship builders have less subjects and kits available than aircraft builders. A lot of these can be a large cost outlay with the after market costing sometimes more than the price of the kit. So my question would be what do maritime builders build for a 'nice quick fun build'? something like this Trumpeter 1/700 HMS Warspite 1915 maybe? Yes she is nearly £20 but in the grand scheme of things a nice cheap kit that wouldn't take half a year to complete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 I'll bump the numbers up, one I could even finish too I reckon £15 tops and a foreign equivalent rather than the actual exchange rate or that wouldn't be fair. Any scale, any genre, £15 tops..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Séan Pádraig Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Our club had an under a tenner competition a while back and it was very effective at getting most of the club building and despite the price limit the selection of finished models covered a wide rane of subjects... What about prices adjusted for inflation... so people have stashes going back to l,s,d, and may have a 1/24th Airfix Stuka bought for £8 back in 1970... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Our club had an under a tenner competition a while back and it was very effective at getting most of the club building and despite the price limit the selection of finished models covered a wide rane of subjects... What about prices adjusted for inflation... so people have stashes going back to l,s,d, and may have a 1/24th Airfix Stuka bought for £8 back in 1970... This is half the reason behind the idea I think. After chatting to quite a few modellers now I have heard the same thing quite a few times. I don't enter GB's because I probably wont get it finished in time or my mind will always wander mid build and I haven't finished anything in ages. We all remember being a kid and knocking out a build in a day or two. I know those days are long gone and we can't reverse our technical abilities. For example take our one and only hairy stick to a build. Personally my hairy stick collection has evolved with my needs and the thought of not airbrushing a build in favour of hand painting isn't an option. But a simple cheap kit no matter what paint scheme with a touch of scratch building maybe will always be in my eyes a quick easy build to keep the modelling juices flowing. A nice manageable project where you can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel before you even open the box. On the subject of I bought this kit back when my passport photo was black and white for this much I'm not really sure. I don't see why not because with all the bargain bin searches and ebay trawling to be had I'm sure there must be some absolute gems to be had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Interesting idea, real back to basics if you exclude all the AM. Count me in on the proviso it doesn't clash with Harrier II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hythe Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 We could always do a sliding scale on the price limit - e.g. Aircraft up to £[10], cars probably the same, AFVs up to £[15] and ships up to say £[20]... Besides, with a year or so's notice, half of the fun of this GB could be hunting for that outrageous bargain that you know is out there somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paganpete Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Sounds good - we could call it the 'austerity' build (or the Yorkshire build). I would go for it (being tight and all). Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Couple of problems (though I like the concept alot.) #2 under a tenner basically rules out alot of scales and genres. You probably won't get any ship builders, and anything over 72nd Hey I don't know, I picked up a Heller Jeanne d'Arc Helicopter carrier in 1/400 for £2.50 as well as a 1/48 Hercules with drones for £1 Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimJ Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Sounds like a good idea. I've got loads of kits that cost less than a tenner, ranging from the usual 1/72 aircraft and 1/76 armour up to 1/32 aircraft and 1/24 cars.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 More than happy with this idea...a lot of my eBay early purchases were well cheap...however I think they should be built using just the kit and no AM...a bit of 'true' modelling. Good challenge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 I could be interested, the only thing putting me off is the massively high standards of everyone elses builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hythe Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 I could be interested, the only thing putting me off is the massively high standards of everyone elses builds. That's alright, mine won't be! Though perhaps we should give bonus points to those who don't use any equipment that cost them more than a tenner, either! Brush painting all round! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 That's alright, mine won't be! Though perhaps we should give bonus points to those who don't use any equipment that cost them more than a tenner, either! Brush painting all round! Thanks Hythe. I remember brush painting from when I was a kid. And the obligatory poly cement finger print on the canopy also. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted September 14, 2013 Author Share Posted September 14, 2013 We could always do a sliding scale on the price limit - e.g. Aircraft up to £[10], cars probably the same, AFVs up to £[15] and ships up to say £[20]... Besides, with a year or so's notice, half of the fun of this GB could be hunting for that outrageous bargain that you know is out there somewhere! We could have differing price limits for different subject types if required but I quite like the idea of a standard for everyone to try and work to. More than happy with this idea...a lot of my eBay early purchases were well cheap...however I think they should be built using just the kit and no AM...a bit of 'true' modelling. Good challenge! I really like the idea of no after market parts. Just scratching and bits from the spares box. Keep it simple and fun. I could be interested, the only thing putting me off is the massively high standards of everyone elses builds. Yes there are some Michelangelo's on the forum but most of us human. Even with the price limitation possibly ruling out some subjects I truly feel this could be a GB for everyone... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Time dependent (loads on in the first half of 2014) I would be in for this. I have loads of ebay bargains, and the same from shows (if it isn't a bargain I generally don't buy it) so I would be stuck for choice. Count one vote here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filler Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 This is a fantastic idea for a GB. I'm a 48er and I've picked up a few under a tenner kits off eBay. Surely there are opportunities to pick up ships and tanks and cars for bargain prices now and then? Apart from setting a figure that the kit must have been purchased for, what about other components? Say paint, should it have a budget that forces us to use what we already have or do a bit of paint mixing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted September 14, 2013 Author Share Posted September 14, 2013 Apart from setting a figure that the kit must have been purchased for, what about other components? Say paint, should it have a budget that forces us to use what we already have or do a bit of paint mixing? I would say consumables are not included as we are all different. I might only have a small collection of paints etc when the next guy has every colour of every paint manufacturer. Otherwise we would be calling it the Starter Kit GB. I think there is no real levelling of playing fields to be had here. Its how you use it at the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 don't forget if you shop around you can get some really good stuff for a tenner I paid £9 for an Edward 190 a8 r2 weekend but I think that may require 4 years not 4 months but the big h have the hase 190 A3 for a tenner as well both 48th and good modern kits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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