Genesis Thread

Open for all interested in fleshing out ideas for this campaign/group build.

Campaign: "Under The Sun" (North Africa - WW II)
Leader: Vlady
Status: suggested/evolving
Dates: 15 September 2003 - 1 February 2004
Rules: The campaign is open to aircraft and armor modelers. Any model representing armored vehicles or aircraft that saw service during the fighting in North Africa (WW II) is eligible.
Categories/Classes:
1. Armor - Out-of-the-Box. No aftermarket parts allowed. Small details like stretching sprue for antennas and grab handles is allowed.
2. Armor - Modified. Aftermarket, kitbashed, and scratchbuilds are allowed in this category.
3. Aircraft - Out-of-the-Box. No aftermarket parts allowed.
4. Aircraft - Modified. Aftermarket, kitbashed, and scratchbuilds are allowed in this category.
5. Dioramas. Aircraft, armor, and figures are allowed here. OOB or Modified as stated above is eligible for this category.
Awards: None at this time
Participants (by Callsign):
Desert-Fox
Vlady
Marty
Phantom_Major
SS-74
PorkChop
Venom
Plasticbattle
Sabre5Delta
USMC0321
airwarrior
AaronW
pipesmoker

Updated 8/14/03 - Gunnie

I think this may be interesting. Count me in.

I am in.

hey, if there is no leader for this one, i can take it,

I'll come up with a figure of some sort (probably 120MM or bigger, but maybe 1/35) for this campaign

so if i am the leader, i should start write down the rules and regs?

Sure - spell some out and ask for feedback.

Gunnie

Hey
I' m also interessed, but I'm a rookie of the site..so what I have to do?Someone can tell me the rules?
I' m also on the Barbarossa compaign, there are the same rules?
Regards

Vlad:
My suggestion is for a figures category, real simple... single figure/2-figure Vignette any scale, any subject(from N. Afica of course). If it's possible and if there is interest.

Have you checked "her´s" avatar??
I would like to join in on this campaign as well, but I will hold off for "definate" entry when starting and finishing dates are announced. I am already underway with Barborossa, have committed to the tank destoyer campaign and the trench artillery campaign. Dont want to bite off more than I can chew!

Count me in as a "definite probable" - the start and end dates will be the deciding factor for me, but this sounds like a good campaign for a newbie to cut his teeth on.

Well, guys in the rules were both armor and aircraft categories but i will add figures too if more will be interested. the numbver of categories is 5 for the moment but probably there'll be 7 with the figures. I am writing the rules and i allready sent a first version of them to gunnie. The starting data that i thought of is the 15th of September(when i start school) and the ending one to be the 1st of February.

P.S. And Phantom, i'm not a girl. I am a boy and i can prove this. Why is everybody calling me a girl? I got a mail from a fellow around(no names) a few month ago and i was asked if i am a girl. This is weird. I think the aliens are with us

Its your call sign Vlad. I think some people are reading it V-lady and seeing the word lady assume your female.

Thought the same thing at first.

Well, it should be clear for everybody. It is Vlady in one word and I am a male.

no problem. now lets return to our campaing. as long as gunnie didn't replayed to my e-mail, i will post the rules and regs here.

The name of the campaing will be simple “Under The Sun”,
The stating date will be the 15th of September and the ending date will be the 1st of February.


The Rules And Regs:

This campaing is going to be both an aircraft and armor campaing so everybody on the site can sign in. Any models representing a armor vehicles or plane that actually took part in the North Africa Campaing can be used.

There will be 5 categories:
1. Armor kit built out-of-box. This is a armor vehicle with no aftermarket parts; however, stretched sprue antennas and grab rails are allowed. This is to give people with limited budgets or experience an equal opportunity to participate.
2. Armor kit modified. This is a armored vehicle with any aftermarket accessories or scratch built items added. Kit bashed entries fit this category.
3. Aircraft kits out-of-box. This is a aircraft kit with no aftermarket parts.
4. Aircraft kits modified and scratch build kits. In this category planes with aftermarket accessories or scratch build items added. Fully scratch build models fit in this category.
5. Dioaramas. In this category will fit aircraft, armor, figures and diorama accessories. In this category any OOB or scratch build is allowed.

Any suggestions are welcome and the ones who want to take part please tell me.

And for PorkChop, i will think about the figure stuff, but i will need to see that somebody else is interested.

Hey vlady, I might enter, but will have to see. I think you ought to include a figure section as well. While I will most likly do an armor piece for this campaing I think its good to have options.

USMC0321

well, the figure ones will fit in the diorama category, because building only a figure would not be fare for the other members who will build armor and planes and dioramas. so if u want a figure u can put it in a dio ansamble.

oooohhhh.......north africa campaign campaign......I like.....maybe a 1/72.....panzer IV,or,if I have money,a 1/35 one.....

well, i decided to change the campaing name to "Under the Sun"

I'm in, but just a thought, you might want to add an unarmored catagory or specify that the armor catagory includes soft skins as well as armor. We wouldn't want to leave out the LRDG and SAS vehicles. The tough part for me will be choosing only 1 or 2 things to build (or going seriously over my Sept model budget).

well, in the armor category fits any kind of vehicles