Thinking longterm and looking ahead to a theme for 2017
Posted: September 14th, 2016, 11:03 pm
At the risk of a lynchmob descending on me ... I thought I would start a topic and throw a few suggestions for what could be a theme for 2017 out into the open.
I remember from last November when the concept of the "London" theme was being discussed in conjunction with the Naval one, it was agreed that London would be kept as an option, but not as a definite for 2017, until other ideas had been considered, so here are a selection and some ideas to start you all off... your thoughts and ideas would be useful.
So:
1. The London concept carried forward from last year..
2. Films - ie you build a model or dio etc to depict something in a film
3. two-seaters - anything that had or has two seats
4. Silver - anything that has or is predominantly silver or any other colour we select - red and/or yellow are other good ones for this idea
5. Rescue and Recovery - planes, vehicles, helicopters - military or cilivian used for rescue and emergency
6. Animals - not just the dinosaurs but anything that bears the name of an animal - panther, tiger tanks etc etc
7. First and Last - the first and/or last ones of anything that were made or put into production
8. F F F the three F's (things that came First, travelled the Furthest or were Fastest in some capacity)
9. Rivals - eg Hood/Bismarck; and or any pair of planes, tanks etc from opposing and rival sides
I will leave my ideas there.
But Whatever is decided, and whenever it is finalised; finding old kits can be a challenge, and with Telford around the corner, it could provide a good opportunity to find bargains, and give each of us the inspiration to bounce ideas and help others find suitable kits and accessories without resorting to expensive mail order companies - but it does require us to be super ultra organised
I remember from last November when the concept of the "London" theme was being discussed in conjunction with the Naval one, it was agreed that London would be kept as an option, but not as a definite for 2017, until other ideas had been considered, so here are a selection and some ideas to start you all off... your thoughts and ideas would be useful.
So:
1. The London concept carried forward from last year..
2. Films - ie you build a model or dio etc to depict something in a film
3. two-seaters - anything that had or has two seats
4. Silver - anything that has or is predominantly silver or any other colour we select - red and/or yellow are other good ones for this idea
5. Rescue and Recovery - planes, vehicles, helicopters - military or cilivian used for rescue and emergency
6. Animals - not just the dinosaurs but anything that bears the name of an animal - panther, tiger tanks etc etc
7. First and Last - the first and/or last ones of anything that were made or put into production
8. F F F the three F's (things that came First, travelled the Furthest or were Fastest in some capacity)
9. Rivals - eg Hood/Bismarck; and or any pair of planes, tanks etc from opposing and rival sides
I will leave my ideas there.
But Whatever is decided, and whenever it is finalised; finding old kits can be a challenge, and with Telford around the corner, it could provide a good opportunity to find bargains, and give each of us the inspiration to bounce ideas and help others find suitable kits and accessories without resorting to expensive mail order companies - but it does require us to be super ultra organised