Exhausted Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) The First Half GB September 1, 1939 - September 2, 1942 Dates: Beginning September 1, 2015 Ending March 1, 2016 Mods: None yet Howdy folks. I propose a 6 month group build to commemorate the beginning of World War II on September 1, 2015, to last until March 1, 2016. I'm also proposing, should there be adequate interest, the Second Half, beginning March 1, 2016 and leading up to 71st anniversary of V-J day, September 2, 2016. In effect, this would be like having a year long group build about World War II, except that it's divided into two GBs covering earlier and later subjects. This poll, however, is just for the first one. The First Half shall include subjects from September 1, 1939* until September 2, 1942, exactly one half of World War II. *I'm making a special exception to include subjects of all ongoing conflicts which began before September 1, 1939, such as the Italian Conquest of Ethiopia, the Sino-Japanese War and Khalkhin-Gol. There are just a few key events to provide inspiration when selecting a build: 1) Ongoing fighting in and around China and Africa 2) Invasion of Poland 3) Battle of River Plate 4) Phoney War 5) Scandanavian Campaigns 6) Invasion of the Low Countries, to include France 7) Battle of Britain 8) Japanese invasion of Indo-China 9) Channel Battles 10) Battle of the Atlantic, to include non-aligned countries, like those in the Americas, defending their territory, airspace or waters 11) Invasion of the Soviet Union 12) Japanese initiation of the Pacific War; Philipines, Malaya, Indonesia, Formosa, Pearl Harbor, etc. 13) Battles across the African Deserts and in the Mediterranean 14) Foreign fliers in Russia and China 15) Early American raids across the South Pacific 16) Japanese raids on Madagascar 17) Coral Sea 18) Midway and the Aleutian Campaign 19) Axis alliance advancing across Ukraine 20) Beginning of American strategic bombing in Europe and the Guadalcanal landings Models, or other styles of art, of all types are welcome -- any scale, any medium. Do you have the interest? Edited to fit recommended format. Edited July 19, 2015 by Exhausted Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Lovely idea but I am not sure we can get it up that early. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I'd do a September Campaign aircraft for the 1st half. Perhaps a TBM-3 for the 2nd half. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Lovely idea but I am not sure we can get it up that early. Ah, drats. Looks like this summer may be a bit crowded, but the dates really line up. The beginning of the first half is on the anniversary of the start of the war and the second half ends on the anniversary of the end of the war. You need quite a window to tackle a beast like WWII. I really don't want to needlessly over saturate the GB section. I'd do a September Campaign aircraft for the 1st half.Perhaps a TBM-3 for the 2nd half. I have some ideas myself. The Skua, Val or Aleutians P-38 for the first half, and a B-29, Lancaster, or Arado for the second half. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Litvyak Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 I could get into this with some Aleutian campaign stuff and maybe a BoB Spitfire! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Yes! I've got a ton of normal stuff to fit into this, but also a couple of odd ones, so... What about involved non-combatants, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Portugal etc. They were not actively engaged, but they played a part enforcing their airspace and were quite involved on the diplomatic front. They also received a fair bit of war material to gain favor. What about nations prior to entry? The US was in theory neutral until the end of 1941, but was actively patrolling and (selectively) enforcing its neutrality since the invasion of Poland. Just opens a few doors to some lesser seen things, don't see many Swiss P-51s or aircraft built in the US Neutrality scheme. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
White Wolf Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Great idea, and I have lots of kits in the stash that would work. It might be a bit last minute, but I hope the mods will be willing to consider making an exception to the GB period for your proposal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 Yes! :woo:/> I've got a ton of normal stuff to fit into this, but also a couple of odd ones, so... What about involved non-combatants, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, Portugal etc. They were not actively engaged, but they played a part enforcing their airspace and were quite involved on the diplomatic front. They also received a fair bit of war material to gain favor. What about nations prior to entry? The US was in theory neutral until the end of 1941, but was actively patrolling and (selectively) enforcing its neutrality since the invasion of Poland. Just opens a few doors to some lesser seen things, don't see many Swiss P-51s or aircraft built in the US Neutrality scheme. If the mods can fit it in, then non-combatants would absolutely be welcome because many of them were right at the doorstep of the belligerents and even engaged them on certain occasions. Keep in mind that it was a world war, and thus fighting to sustain colonies, even though it wasn't in the direct scope of WWII is perfectly allowed. Guys, we have to grasp the 'global' portion of global war here. With economies in ruins following the Great Depression, every nation must have felt somehow vulnerable to the fighting. In South America ships were falling to the u-boats, in central Africa the colonies became hotgrounds for countries like Britain and France to duke it out, and even Portugal opened its territory to the RAF. Because of the uncertain nature of the last world war, I'm adopting a loose interpretation here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nspreitler Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) It sounds interesting, I just picked up a Hasegawa Hurricane for a BoB Group Build, but I won't make the deadline for that one since it ends 5 Oct and I won't be home to build it until around 1 Oct. I did a to-do list of kits and I also have a Ki-27 and TBD near the top of my build list that fit the theme for this. Going to try to do the Vietnam group build as well but I tend to finish around 1 per month when I am home so this one is good for me. I have tons of late war stuff to do, possibly a FAA Hellcat or Avenger. Edited July 21, 2015 by nspreitler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Bump! Hey guys, I would appreciate a vote from you for this GB. I really want to see if the mods could fit it in, but that may depend on demand. I really feel that a WWII GB should be broken up in order to pay proper tribute to the true scope the 6 year war had. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Viperguy Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Being a Navy guy, Pacific Raids,Coral Sea, Midway sound good to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aaronw Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Guys, we have to grasp the 'global' portion of global war here. With economies in ruins following the Great Depression, every nation must have felt somehow vulnerable to the fighting. In South America ships were falling to the u-boats, in central Africa the colonies became hotgrounds for countries like Britain and France to duke it out, and even Portugal opened its territory to the RAF. Because of the uncertain nature of the last world war, I'm adopting a loose interpretation here. Cool, I was hoping you would answer this way. Like you said it was a global war and there were a lot of weird actions on the periphery that few have heard about but they make interesting model subjects. While the Sept-Mar / Apr-Sept is a neat idea, I hope you won't give up on it if the dates don't work out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CorsairMan Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I'm in and I'm thinking a Nate for the Indochina invasion and/or a wildcat for Coral Sea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share Posted July 22, 2015 I respectfully ask for your vote if you are interested in following history with a creative World War II group build! 16 to go! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rightwinger26 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 I have a GW TBM that would work, and a boat load of ships in the stash that would fit the second, maybe a Buckley class DE or Mogami! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Bump! 14 to go Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Hey guys, just made a banner to use if we get 13 more votes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 And another! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Went crazy with Gimp on this one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 I guess I'm calling this one dead. Thanks to the 13 who showed interest. I apologize that I wasn't able to deliver. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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