PlaStix Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Hi Pawel. Thank you - good to see you here! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Some inspiration from last weekend.. I'll be thinking outside the box for this one.. South Cheshire Militaire Show - 22/02/15 by Totallyrad.co.uk, on Flickr South Cheshire Militaire Show - 22/02/15 by Totallyrad.co.uk, on Flickr South Cheshire Militaire Show - 22/02/15 by Totallyrad.co.uk, on Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I'll let you lot, my betters, thrash out the arguments about base size and elements contained therein. I would be lenient and say 36 sq in max, [6x6, 4x9 etc] would be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I think in this case less is more , well more or less 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shermaniac Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Come on Guys, Get Real - when you 'signed up' for this the base was 6x6, then the Ah, Yes but brigade want to change everything. So, Good on ya Mish for sticking to the original concept. BTW - 12x12 & 6x24 is actually 4 times the area The base is 6"x6" why not live with that fact and find a way to accommodate the possibilities. Not everything can be manipulated to suit your own agenda's Take of the blinkers and look 'outside the box' that you've made for yourselves and embrace the alternatives. Go the extra step and build something totally alien from your normal model making existence - it can be liberating too! This all sounds a bit corporate buzzword but you never know, you may actually learn (teach yourself) something new? Of course, someone will try and build an inverted pyramid with a 6" square base to display a 1/16th Car or Tank or a 1/48th Superfortress (or suchlike) 'coz the base needed is 3 feet square. That person is only fooling themselves I'm afraid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Couple questions for clarity: 1.) Is any dimension acceptable, just as long as the area is not over 36 square inches? For example, 5"x7" and 4"x8". 2.) Does two lone figures with no vehicle qualify, and conversely, two vehicles with no figures? regards, Jack Sorry Jack I keep meaning to go back and clarify that in my first post. You are correct in part any number of figures, a combination of figures and vehicles but I'm not to sure about a number of vehicles on their own. I think we need to discuss that point. Hi Mish and Stix and all of you. You can add me in as well.I have never did a vignette so now i can try Cheers Pawel You're added Pawel and welcome. I think in this case less is more , well more or less That's the message I have been trying to get across. Come on Guys, Get Real - when you 'signed up' for this the base was 6x6, then the Ah, Yes but brigade want to change everything. So, Good on ya Mish for sticking to the original concept. BTW - 12x12 & 6x24 is actually 4 times the area The base is 6"x6" why not live with that fact and find a way to accommodate the possibilities. Not everything can be manipulated to suit your own agenda's Take of the blinkers and look 'outside the box' that you've made for yourselves and embrace the alternatives. Go the extra step and build something totally alien from your normal model making existence - it can be liberating too! This all sounds a bit corporate buzzword but you never know, you may actually learn (teach yourself) something new? Of course, someone will try and build an inverted pyramid with a 6" square base to display a 1/16th Car or Tank or a 1/48th Superfortress (or suchlike) 'coz the base needed is 3 feet square. That person is only fooling themselves I'm afraid. A bit more forthright than I would put it but essentially Sermaniac is putting the same point across that I have being trying to. Vignettes as suppose to be small a part of. Think of taking a small bit of a larger diorama and presenting it to your audience so that it tells a story or part of the story in it's own right. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I go with the main flow on this one. Only suggested a square foot areal to get a ship in 1/350 scale like a destroyer into this. That was my original intend to build a Tamiya Fletcher destroyer. I figure something else out to build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shermaniac Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Sorry if my comments seemed a bit forcefull but this is potentially a great GB. This one, I think, needs to happen. Mish, does this quality as an STGB? The Single Type being the base dimension...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 No problem at all from my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 I go with the main flow on this one. Only suggested a square foot areal to get a ship in 1/350 scale like a destroyer into this. That was my original intend to build a Tamiya Fletcher destroyer. I figure something else out to build. Henrik, I'm not sure how you can have a vignette with just one ship. I puzzled. Sorry if my comments seemed a bit forcefull but this is potentially a great GB. This one, I think, needs to happen. Mish, does this quality as an STGB? The Single Type being the base dimension...... This subject in no way constitutes the criteria for a STGB even stretching the rules just a little. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 My apologies for raising the question in the first place. I'll just keep stum the next time. And for this time, I will have to think about what to do, what to do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Of course this GB is subject to a vote for next year but regardless of whether it gets through or not I'm still keen on giving my vignette a go. A little in advance but I want to plan ahead; does anyone know a good quality manufacturer of a 1/72, 1/76, HO, 1/87 scale highland cow? Doesn't necessarily have to be pre-painted. I've learnt of Schleich through some searches but think they are larger scales (1/48?). I don't think Prieser have a highland cow in their catalogue. Thanks in advance for any info Cheers Aaron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 http://www.preiserfiguren.de/download.php?file=055%20-%2016325-16400.pdfPreiser have this. No Highland cattle but sheep herd, horses, a really reluctant Donkey and other farm animals 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 http://www.preiserfiguren.de/download.php?file=015%20-%2010010-10316.pdfsome animals in this cat too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milktrip Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I note that Pegasus hobbies and airfix also do / did a farm animals set. Could use a 'normal' cow from these or the Prieser as you mention Henrik and ginger it up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 http://www.preiserfiguren.de/download.php?file=060%20-%2016500-15885.pdf Awesome military figures in 1/87 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 http://www.preiserfiguren.de/download.php?file=175%20-%2072400-72552.pdf Their 1/72 military figures incl a couple of animal sets 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) Is 28mm considered 1/72 scale? If so, I've found these: http://war-bases.co.uk/figurines/highland http://www.langleymodels.co.uk/shop/sh000001.pl?REFPAGE=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2elangleymodels%2eco%2euk%2fshop%2fsh000001%2epl%3fREFPAGE%3dhttp%253a%252f%252fwww%252elangleymodels%252eco%252euk%252fshop%252fss000001%252epl%253fpage%253dsearch%2526PR%253d%252d1%2526TB%253dA%2526SS%253dhighland%2520cow%2526ACTION%253dquick%2520search%26WD%3dcow%26PN%3dOnline_Catalogue_OO_Zoo_Animals__enclosures_and_Circus__43%252ehtml%2523aCIR9_2fusa2&WD=cow&PN=HO_OO_Artitec_Kits_Painted%2ehtml%23aF68p#aF68p regards, Jack edit - appears 1/72 is associated with 20mm, so the second product I had posted would fit better, they are 1/76 scale. Edited February 28, 2015 by JackG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 On another note, I too am fine with the base size. Plenty ideas within the current stash. Only reason I spoke out was to explain why I didn't think this was one for everyone. There was one particular comment where they were ready to label, with negatives, anyone that thought there was nothing for them here. That really rubbed me the wrong way. Granted, I don't know them personally, maybe that was stated only in jest, so lesson learned on my part. Thinking outside the box - yes, that really could be applied to anyone joining any group build that has a theme outside of their comfort zone. In fact, given the size of membership of Britmodeller (almost 15k), and the ratio of people that do actually participate in group builds, there is a lot of potential for thinking outside the box. regards, Jack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 http://www.preiserfiguren.de/showpage.php?Katalogdownload&SiteID=94All Preiser cataloges available for download, a lot of high quality stuff for almost every scale of liking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) I might do something in 1/87 scale.. for this. Have collected a more or less complete US M1 Abrams tank Battalion only need to get the scout Platoon of M2 Bradley's to complete it. Still have to build and paint most of the vehicles. 120+ just in the HQ Company alone. plus four tank companies. I'm a sucker for Roco minitanks in general. Have a idea of a small Vietnam vignette with a M35 2½ ammo truck and a Bell AH-1G http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/roco-minitanks-571-35a2-ammo-truck-87-137839534 http://www.toymarkt.de/RocoBellCobra1.JPG Edited February 28, 2015 by hgbn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 You play with them too, Henrik? Cold War Commander, perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 (edited) No, but I have considered doing it My battalion all started by reading a special issue of a armour magazine, Not wheels and tracks but a german covering the originazion of us army in Europe during the cold war. http://www.dmkf.dk/Filer_manualer/Camo/TB%2043-0209%20color%20marking.pdf TB 43-0209 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TECHNICAL BULLETIN COLOR, MARKING, AND CAMOUFLAGE PAINTING OF MILITARY VEHICLES, CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited. This copy is a reprint which includes current pages from Change 1. If anyone is interested in the official issued painting instructions for NATO 3 color camouflage for all us vehicles 407 pages mostly drawings Edited February 28, 2015 by hgbn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgbn Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Fahrzeug Profile was the name of the magazine, still have it somewhere probably hiding together with a stash of Roco Minitanks cataloges most likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Hi all. Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far. It's great that this will be in the vote for next year. Some of the comments about 'thinking outside the box' got me thinking and I might have an idea which could enable me to build one of my usual builds but possibly even in 1/32! I need to do a bit of thinking and measuring first before I reveal anything! And no - I'm not going to use the 'updside-down pyramid' method or have anything overhanging outside the area of the base! Now wheres my ruler and that..............? Kind regards, Stix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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