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Weekend Madness III - COMPLETED see pg1 for pics

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  • From: Vernon, BC, Canada
Weekend Madness III - COMPLETED see pg1 for pics
Posted by razordws on Sunday, September 5, 2010 11:07 PM

Hi all, I've hosted a Weekend Madness GB the last two years and had a lot of fun. 

This years build will be held the weekend of November 13th and 14th 2010 but please see the rules below as there is some flexibility for those who can't build that specific weekend.

Here is a link to the last Weekend Madness GB

Here are the rules:

Open to everyone

Any model type (armor, aircraft, ship, auto, rail, fantasy, figures, etc.)

Any scale

Out of the box or AM - your choice 

Cross over builds with other Group Builds are allowed

Must be completely unstarted (sniffing the styrene is okay but no snipping parts off and cleaning them up - if you've previously snipped the parts off the sprue thats okay but as of now no touchy!)

Must post pics at the start of the unbuilt model

Must post pics of the finished model at the deadline - if you don't quite finish by the deadline you Must still post pics of the currrent state of the model at the deadline.

Post as many pics of the progress along the way as you can

Since everyone's schedule and responsibilities differ there is no official start time.  However, the build will be limited to 48 hours, preferably over the Friday/Saturday/Sunday of the chosen weekend.  So, if you start at 5:00pm on Friday you must finish by 5:00pm on Sunday.  If you don't start until 11:00pm on Friday you have until 11:00pm on Sunday.

For those who want to participate but whose weekends don't fall on the traditional Sat-Sun or, if you can't build on that specific weekend, you are welcome to participate either the weekend before or after or anywhere in between, just keep to the same time frame (48 hrs) and as close to the designated weekend that you can.  Anything outside of the week before or the week after the designated weekend would not be encouraged.

HAVE FUN!!!

This years Weekend Madness GB badge:

Large:

Small:

The previous Weekend Madness Badges:

Dave

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Posted by razordws on Sunday, September 5, 2010 11:08 PM

Cast of participants:

razordws:  1/72 Dragon Sherman M4A3 (76) W  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 22


kermit:  1/48 Trumpeter Mig 15  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 19

Week 2 - 1/72 Italeri F-86  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 28


Julez72:  1/48 Tamiya Staff Car  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 23


bobbaily:  1/25 AMT 1949 Mercury  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 18


firesmacker:  1/72 Tamiya P-51D Mustang  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 21

Week 2  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 28


Nick: 1/25 Revell Chevy Impala Police Car  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 16

Week 2  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 28


bondoman:  1/72 Anigrand XF-12 Rainbow  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 29

stikpusher: 1/35 Tamiya KV-1  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 22


Konigwolf13:  Hasegawa Fw190A egg plane FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 24

& 1/200 Dragon B-52H  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 25


Kugai:  1/144 Revell B-2  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 25


lewbud:  1/72 Mach 2 X-13  STARTED!Propeller

dupes:  1/72 Trumpeter M1A1 Abrams w/Mine Plow  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 23


p38jl:  1/48 Revell/Monogram P-38 FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 26

Week 2 AMT Monkeys vehicle FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 28

Railfan 233:  HO Athern Ready-to-rebuild bulkhead flatcar  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 21


dioramator:  1/48 Tamiya Panther G  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 22


KJ200:  1/72 Tamiya F4D-1 Skyray  STARTED!Propeller

hutchhd:  1:48 Tamiya FW-190  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 21


invertman: 1/72 UM marder lll ausf h  STARTED!Propeller

Aaronw:  1/76 Airfix RAF Emergency set  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 28


M1 A1 A2 Tanker: 1/35 Tamiya Sd.Kfz 222  STARTED!Propeller

taxtp:  1/43 Heller Williams FW-11  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 20


Supressionfire:  1/144 DML 38(t)  FINISHED!Bow DownBow DownBow Down  page 21


MrSquid2U:  Scratchbuild 6 wheeler  STARTED!Propeller

Dave

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  • From: Netherlands
Posted by kermit on Sunday, September 5, 2010 11:16 PM

Count me in!Big Smile Was just too late for the last one and would love to have a go at a weekend build. Not sure what yet. Probably a simple revell kit in 1/72.

Richard

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Sir Winston Churchill

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Posted by Julez72 on Sunday, September 5, 2010 11:27 PM

I'm keen Dave, count me in as wellYes

 

 

 

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Posted by hedorah59 on Monday, September 6, 2010 1:08 AM

Count me as interested, I will have to clear it with the boss first. Big Smile

Kirk

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Posted by razordws on Monday, September 6, 2010 1:10 AM

Richard, Julez, glad to have you aboard.  Hopefully a few more will show some interest.

Dave

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Posted by razordws on Monday, September 6, 2010 1:15 AM

Kirk, welcome aboard too.  (Conditional on the boss' approval that is Wink)

Dave

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Posted by Julez72 on Monday, September 6, 2010 6:19 AM

I have a US army staff car in my stash, Tamiya 1/48... i'll more than likely do that one...

 

 

 

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Posted by bobbaily on Monday, September 6, 2010 7:24 AM

Dave-are crossovers, i.e., a kit that we are building for another GB,  allowed?  If so and the weekend isn't Thanksgiving weekend, I might be up for another attempt.

Thanks

Bob

 

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Posted by firesmacker on Monday, September 6, 2010 9:25 AM

As usual, I'm in. My son turns 4 next week and I was going to buy him some Snap-Tite kits. We can do this together.

Regards,

Jeff

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Posted by razordws on Monday, September 6, 2010 10:56 AM

Bob, I copied and pasted the rules from last year.  Crossover builds are more than welcome.

Jeff, welcome aboard.  Great to see you're giving your son an early start in the hobby.  Propeller

Dave

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Posted by kermit on Monday, September 6, 2010 11:11 AM

Dave,

Performed some pondering work over what kit to choose from (kinda hard with only three braincells...Clown) and decided on Revell of Germany's P47D-30 in 1/72, one of their better newer molds. Please put me down for that oneSmile

Richard

"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." - Sir Winston Churchill

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Posted by StreetFightingMan on Monday, September 6, 2010 11:55 AM

This sounds really cool! I'm a Junior in High School, so obviously my homework, essays, and projects come first on the weekends, but if I don't have anything going on that weekend, (I won't know until a few days before), I would love to get in on this! I've been looking for an excuse to try 1/72 scale armor, so I'll probably do a Tiger in that scale. One question: Is there going to be a badge for this, or something for my page so that I can show off that I built something in 48 hours?

-Mike

On the Bench: 1/48 Eduard Avia B-534 Series IV, Cyber Hobby Messerschmidt Bf-109 E-4

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Posted by razordws on Monday, September 6, 2010 12:19 PM

Richard:  Updated the list with your choice.  There is lots of time to ponder though so feel free to change it if necessary.

SFM:  Welcome aboard.  There will indeed be a badge.  I was perusing my Calvin and Hobes collection last night to scout out a suitable selection.  Cool

Dave

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Posted by bondoman on Monday, September 6, 2010 12:20 PM

But of course, love to!

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Posted by razordws on Monday, September 6, 2010 12:21 PM

Woohoo!!!  Bill is here!  Cool

Dave

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Posted by Daywalker on Monday, September 6, 2010 4:53 PM

Oh boy...

Can't miss this one!  Sign me up Dave.

Frank 

 

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Posted by stikpusher on Monday, September 6, 2010 6:24 PM

OK I am game..when will it be?I have a 1/350 USS Chicago SSN by Dragon.

 

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Posted by razordws on Monday, September 6, 2010 7:35 PM

Frank, Stikpusher,  welcome back guys. 

Dave

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Posted by razordws on Monday, September 6, 2010 7:45 PM

As for the date, I'm looking at the calendar and I'm thinking the weekend of November 13th and 14th.  Veteran's Day/Remembrance Day holiday is the Thursday before and this may give some people an opportunity to get an early start if they need to.  What do you all think?  This will also give people some time to get their stuff (paint decals etc.) together before the build.

Dave

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Posted by bondoman on Monday, September 6, 2010 10:06 PM

I can't do it that weekend, but I could be a later gator.

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Posted by Konigwolf13 on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 8:48 AM

Count me in again pleaseYes

Kit unknown yet, will let you know closer to the date

Andrew

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Posted by razordws on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 7:12 PM

Andrew, welcome back. 

Bill, and all, the weekend of November 20th and 21st is open too so let me know what works best.

Dave

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Posted by firesmacker on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 8:00 PM

Me and Nick can go with whatever weekend.

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Posted by Konigwolf13 on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 7:14 AM

Mid to late November would be great as the missus should of finished all her uni assignments for the year by then.

Andrew

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Posted by bobbaily on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 11:51 AM

Dave-I'm good with both weekend choices.

Bob

 

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Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 4:14 PM

Anythign after mid November works for me!Geeked

 

F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

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Posted by oddmanrush on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 4:18 PM

Hi, I did last years Weekend Madness build....well, I failed basically....took me a week Embarrassed. I really wanna try again but I'm not sure if I have the time [snark!] But seriously, I'm in 3 other GB's at the moment. Since it doesn't start until late November, can you put me down as 'tentative'? I had tons of fun last time and I'd hate to miss out but I don't want to bite off more than I can chew...

Jon

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Posted by Daywalker on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 10:44 PM

Dave- I am working the weekend of the 20th and 21st, so that is no good for me.  But, I am off the weekend of the 13th and 14th.

Frank 

 

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Posted by Kugai on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 11:16 PM

Pencil me in for this one.  The big thing it'll depend on is which weekend, since November usually has at least one busy weekend for me besides Thanksgiving. Let me know how much leeway there will be for "not-quite-weekend-but-48-hour" entries so I can plan more details as we get closer to the date.

As for subject, the crossover GB idea's out at this point ( the only other GB I'm signed up for involves mecha, no way to do a decent job in 48 hours ), so I'll plan on a simple1:72 or 1:144 plane kit.

By the way, I hope you stick with the Calvin theme for the badge.

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