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Weekend Madness 2013?
Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, October 31, 2013 2:12 PM

It's getting near that time of year again. Is anybody gonna get this annual semi tradition going?

 

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Posted by gunner_chris on Thursday, October 31, 2013 3:05 PM

I think you just did :)

I've never participated but sounds interesting.

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, November 8, 2013 2:16 PM

Well, it is fun... try and get a kit built completely within a 48 hour time period....

Anybody? Bueller...? Bueller...? Bueller...

 

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

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Posted by Bish on Friday, November 8, 2013 3:06 PM

I haven't taken part in one of these before, always been to scared of not doing a good enough job. But I am a little tempted. Would have to be a simple OOB build without a dio, so would probably be one of my Star Wars kits.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

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Posted by subfixer on Friday, November 8, 2013 3:17 PM

Well, in order for me to do one in that amount of time it would have to be a Snap-Tite.

I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, November 8, 2013 6:27 PM

Yes, this is the time to turn back the clock and pull out those old kits from the stash. Nothing fancy for painting. Simple monotone or two tone schemes are in order. I have built  a Tamiya KV-1, Academy M151A1C, and nearly completed an Academy F-16A Thunderbird in the time constraints.

 

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

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

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Posted by Cadet Chuck on Friday, November 8, 2013 8:50 PM

Nah- it always takes me a month or two or more to complete a nice model- and I am a retired geezer with plenty of time to spend.

Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

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Posted by stikpusher on Friday, November 8, 2013 9:14 PM

 

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

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

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Posted by Eagle90 on Friday, November 8, 2013 10:30 PM

Hey Stik,

I could be talked into this pretty quickly......o.k., you talked me into it!  (Told you!)

How does this work anyway?  Which weekend?  Sorry for being so naive.  

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Posted by GMorrison on Friday, November 8, 2013 11:24 PM

Yes

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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Posted by stikpusher on Saturday, November 9, 2013 11:03 AM

I am thinking the weekend before Thanksgiving, Nov 22, 23, 24.

 

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Posted by Eagle90 on Saturday, November 9, 2013 12:40 PM

That should be doable.  Sure, sounds good!

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Posted by gunner_chris on Saturday, November 9, 2013 2:06 PM

Any scale any subject?

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Posted by stikpusher on Saturday, November 9, 2013 4:19 PM

Correct... any scale, any subject, the only common theme is gettng it done in a 48 hour timespan...

 

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

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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Posted by gunner_chris on Saturday, November 9, 2013 5:42 PM

I am in

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Posted by pyrman64 on Saturday, November 9, 2013 6:03 PM

Well, I did it last year.....of course, it took me 3-4 tries Sad

I'm in....Huh?

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Posted by Eagle90 on Saturday, November 9, 2013 10:12 PM

Hey stikpusher,

Want to make sure this will qualify for the GB.  Had my wife pick it out!

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Posted by Eagle90 on Saturday, November 9, 2013 10:14 PM

Do the Weekend Madness builds have a badge?

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Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, November 10, 2013 1:22 AM

Ok, it sounds like we have a small group here, enough to make this a go here.

Eagle, the badges have always been Calvin & Hobbes themed, if you look on my banner at the ones that I have participated in. I will need someone to come up with one if possible. I only have MS Paint on my computer, and that is not good for creating GB badges.

And yes Eagle, that kit qualifies. ANY kit qualifies!!! Any subject, any scale. Just choose wisely.

 

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

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

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Posted by GMorrison on Sunday, November 10, 2013 1:46 AM

Calvin and Hobbes was Razors deal. Come up with a new idea Carlos. Like Pogo or Bloom County.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, November 10, 2013 6:45 AM

Stik, have you tried this one.

www.getpaint.net/index.html

I have been using it for a while though I still need to practice to make more than basic badges. I think the Steel Cats badge was done on this, so it can produce good badges.

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Posted by gunner_chris on Sunday, November 10, 2013 9:08 AM

I use that one too.

Works well and for a great price - free!

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Posted by pyrman64 on Sunday, November 10, 2013 10:11 AM

GMorrison

Calvin and Hobbes was Razors deal. Come up with a new idea Carlos. Like Pogo or Bloom County.

If you don't mind my 2 cents, I'm rather partial to Bloom County Whistling

Greg H

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Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, November 10, 2013 11:45 AM

Oh I loved Bloom County as well... but is there any charecter there that evokes the spirit of this type of frenzied build as Calvin? Tradition after all ;-)

 

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

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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Posted by rustygunns on Sunday, November 10, 2013 12:11 PM

sounds like a fun project....48 hours thou?  it'll take me that long to figure out what kit I'd want to build. Would the commander figure from my 1/35 M41 count?  lets see  glue 2 arms on and paint, hmm  maybe doable

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Posted by gunner_chris on Sunday, November 10, 2013 2:36 PM

I know the specific rules haven't been posted yet, but will it be likely similar to last years?  48hrs from when you start over the specified weekend?

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Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, November 10, 2013 5:46 PM

Correct

 

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 68GT on Thursday, November 14, 2013 7:42 PM

Is there a date picked out or did I miss it?  I never did one of these before but was just looking at a blue Skyraider to build.

Figured it would be a fun change up.

On Ed's bench, ???

  

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, November 14, 2013 8:09 PM

Next weekend is the start date, November 22nd, but the end date is gonna be a floater since not everybody will have next weekend available.

 

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

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

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Posted by 68GT on Friday, November 15, 2013 6:42 PM

I'll have to see what my daughters basketball schedule is.

On Ed's bench, ???

  

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