Enzo the Magnificent Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 to the final Blitzbuild for 2020. The Christmas Blitzenbuild will run from Saturday 26 December to midnight on Monday 28 December. It fits nicely around the Christmas recovery period. Although the GB runs for three days, you don't actually get three days to finish your model. You get 24 hours! This can be done in two ways: 1. The Superhero Option Complete your model in a single 24 hour time slot. 2. The Sidekick Option Complete your model in two 12 hour slots, seperated by no more than 12 hours. Still pretty heroic, if you ask me. You can start on the Saturday and finish on the Sunday or start on the Sunday and finish on the Monday. 3. The Great Escape Option You may have family staying past Christmas. You can escape them by building in timed mini sections over the days but not exceeding the 24 hours. This still gives to time to attend roll calls as though nothing has happened. It would be good practice to provide a photo of time at start and finish of each section. Start a WIP thread with a start photo showing the time, ( a mobile phone/tablet screen/computer screen will suffice), then as many progress pics as you want (but at least six) and finally a finish photo again showing the time. Bonus kudos points will be given for uniqueness of the clock, the on-plate presentation of the meals to be consumed and other things like great music videos etc. All the while remembering this is a family friendly forum ... 25% Rule: This is a short GB intended to showcase speed building skills with an unstarted kit. Therefore, the 25% rule is suspended for this GB. All kits must be unstarted, although removal of main components from the runners is acceptable. All the other usual GB rules apply, the most important being to have fun. It's The Law! 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinK Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, Enzo Matrix said: The Christmas Blitzenbuild will run from Saturday 26 December to midnight on Monday 28 August. A longer Christmas than usual! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Well, like most people I suspect, family commitments on those days are now gone, so I'm in. Got my local club Group Build due for the 4th Jan so might try a shot at that. Its the Revell 1/32 VW Beetle open to all adaptations.... 🤔 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Can't play this year as I am away for the week, with the whippet, in deepest Shropshire. No internet, phone signal or anything - good luck to all who do have a dabble, and I look forward to being astonished at the quality in the gallery upon my return. A shame, as I had an Anigrand Lippisch Li.P.13B lined up - it'll have to wait its turn. On the other hand a change of tier for the Black Country might mean I have to stay at home for the duration - every cloud has a silver lining! 😀 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 10 minutes ago, Jinxman said: A shame, as I had an Anigrand Lippisch Li.P.13B lined up - it'll have to wait its turn. There'll be another Blitzbuild along at the end of May. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Hmmm, I might be able to build my Vampire in between sessions of farm-working.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Despite started builds littering various GBs, can't resist a Blitzenbuild GB, so something easy and straightforward, naturally Unicraft comes immediately to mind, what can possibly go wrong Good luck everyone Cheers Pat 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Got a 1/200 Vulcan lined up for this, I've printed some decals which should have dried overnight, just need to do the last few bits with them before this starts. I'm planning to do it in anti flash white, which is much quicker than painting camouflage, and it'll be either a Blue Steel Vulcan from 617 Sqn with the three pale red lightning bolts on the tail, or a conventional bomber with my favourite anti flash Sqn markings from 9 Sqn with a big bat on the tail (also the scheme on my latest completed Vulcan, XM601) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 I’ve got 1/48 Spitfires, Fw190s and Me109s coming out my ears so should really build one of them....though, I think an X-wing or small scale U-boat is more doable.... Im in 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olmec Head Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 I have possibilities around an Airfix 1/72 Spitfire 22 or a 1/72 Tiger Moth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Glad this starts on Boxing day and not the one before, as this will be my third Blizbuild of the year. I practiced with a Matchbox P12E and then a proper one with a Matchbox Walrus diorama including dinghy and downed spitfire. For this build I will be doing the simplest of kits - a Baynes Bat by Jach models. At least it doesn’t need rigging ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Adrian Hills said: Glad this starts on Boxing day It doesn't. It starts on Saturday 26. It finishes on Boxing Day, Monday 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Glad this starts on Boxing day and not the one before, as this will be my third Blizbuild of the year. I practiced with a Matchbox P12E and then a proper one with a Matchbox Walrus diorama including dinghy and downed spitfire. For this build I will be doing the simplest of kits - a Baynes Bat by Jach models. At least it doesn’t need rigging ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Now really confused. I thought Boxing Day was always 26th December. Anyway, I am clear the build starts 26th and finishes 28th 😊 Again, you are much appreciated Mr Matrix 🤗 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 31 minutes ago, Adrian Hills said: Now really confused. I thought Boxing Day was always 26th December. Boxing Day is a secular public holiday. As such, a public holiday cannot fall on a weekend so Boxing Day is the next weekday after Christmas Day. Christmas Day is also a public holiday, so if it falls on a weekend, the next weekday is Christmas Bank Holiday and the day after that is Boxing Day. On the other hand, 26 December is always St Stephen's Day. That's when Wenceslas got his favourite pizza. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 My partner has had to put up with a lot of my plastic modelling this year. So to preserve good relations with her over the Christmas period I will be building this un-complicated aircraft. For painting I have some lovely Xtracrylic so hopefully it will go smoothly 🙂 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Adrian Hills said: For painting I have some lovely Xtracrylic so hopefully it will go smoothly Xtracrylix Dark Earth and Dark Green is excellent paint. The yellow is nowhere near as good. It is very thin with little to no covering power. It might be worth getting a rattle can of a suitable yellow from your local car shop and using that to get the cover before overspraying with the Xtracrylix. I fiat that Fiat Broom Yellow does quite well. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Hills Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Thanks for info on yellows Enzo. I think I used Xtracrylic for my P12E build earlier in the year and remember it laid down nicely. Will experiment ahead of build 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Had a trawl through the meagre stash only two contenders for a quick build are an Italeri Mig 29 or Frog's old Beaufighter neither which get me exited so I'll pop into the LMS in the morning there's a kit I have in mind which is cheap 'n cheerful and 1/48 which is in stock and will be fun with the old airbrush. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 18 hours ago, Adrian Hills said: My partner has had to put up with a lot of my plastic modelling this year. So to preserve good relations with her over the Christmas period I will be building this un-complicated aircraft. For painting I have some lovely Xtracrylic so hopefully it will go smoothly 🙂 Photo etch and yellow paint on a Blitzbuild! I doff my cap to you sir, 😀 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 I think I can partake in this GB, as I don't go back to base until the 29th. I'm currently working from "Stash B" in my mother's house, where I used to live until I left home (well, D'uh! 😛). You know what I mean. Whisper it, but "Stash B" is as big as "Stash A". Anyway, I may plump for one of the Tamiya 1/100 aircraft series, such as the Lightning F.6 or Ilyushin 28. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Good luck everyone & Merry Christmas - Steve 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
depressed lemur Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Due to family limitations we are having Christmas tomorrow, so I am glad for the extension. no idea what to build yet but 24 hours option is a go. Have fun guys 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Hopefully kicking off my build 12:01am on the 27th. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 I will either be doing mine tomorrow or the day after. I have to work tomorrow so if I start then it will have to be in two sittings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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