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And I know that Sigfried Wolter is a not a designer, he is a publisher, and I doubt that Revell wouldn't like someone to talk about Airfix on their site, just as much as a designer or publisher would like to hear about other competitors in their thread, just try to be respectful of that fact.
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I wanna try something. I want to run another repaint contest that is open to everybody. I'd like to use a plane/vehicle that is simpler, without a lot of bumps and curves to have to line up graphics on, but that also has tons of paint schemes. I thought of possibly a simple box truck, that could be everything from an ambulance to a U-Haul truck, and everything in between. Anybody else have any suggestions?
Requirements: - Model needs to be as few pages as possible, so not very complicated. - Model subject needs to be relatively simple, without a lot of curves or add-ons that would require lining up graphics. - Needs to have a lot of possibilities for paint schemes. -Doesn't need to be an airplane. |
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Dear Aaron:
How about an 18 wheeler I want one in canon ball exdpress? Enjoy, Miles
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Hmm. That's an idea. I need to replace my Werner Freightliner model anyway (it wasn't paper)
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A semi trailer would be a good suggestion, between the intermodal crowd and OTR guys there's plenty of options for people to try their hand at.
The ultimate simple model would be a shipping container... 20, 40, 45, 48, 53, and 57-foot (I think) varieties are out there. I have seen several former ambulances (box-on-Ford-F350-chassis type) used for private businesses, think "plumbing emergencies our specialty", landscapers, etc. Tour and charter busses come to mind, as do custom motor homes and RVs. (maybe not too much interest, I'm just typing what the random brain cells fire off) Back to shipping containers: Many of them have been turned into mobile offices, storage units, and even homes. (The home variant perhaps wouldn't quite lend itself to a recolor, though.) Sprinter-type delivery vans might be an option. Be interesting to see what comes up and how they get recolored!
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Heh-
Somewhere I have (almost) generic rear, side and front views of a Gillig low-floor shuttle bus that I drew up when I redid the pre-trip inspection sheets for work (Avis car rental at the airport). I'll pass those along to you if you want to rework them them (and if I can find them), there is apparently a large transit modeling community.
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Sounds cool! What about a fire truck? Some of them are pretty boxy and there are all kinds of different paint schemes.
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Can I suggest some Star Wars models that I'd like to see made.
TIE Fighter variants - there's a lot of the ships from the movies but rarely do we see any from the expanded universe. Star Destroyer variants - as per TIE Fighters, some of the expanded universe star destroyers would be great to see Auxiliary Ships - I see a lot of brilliant auxiliary ship designs by Fractalsponge (e.g. Altor replenishment ship), and I'd love to have some of those supporting the fleet of star destroyers in a diorama. I will probably have to bite the bullet and design some myself but anyone know of any of these out there already?
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The problem with Star Wars ships is they are owned by a company with an entire kennel of rabid lawyers ready to bite anybody who even thinks of trying to profit off of something they own. And if I can't sell a model, it has to really spark an interest in me to devote time and energy to designing and building it. I've already done the one Star Wars ship that I fell in love with.
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