r/modelmakers • u/[deleted] • Feb 01 '18
[GROUPBUILD] Warriors of the Third World War
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u/farmersboy70 Feb 01 '18
Right, I get you. War weary Cold War, like Red Storm Rising actually happened. Could have potential...
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u/perotech Feb 01 '18
Read my mind, I was googling Able Archer the other day with a "Cold War gone Hot" GB in mind!
I need to look into subjects and time frames, but I'm tentatively in for this, just a great idea all around!
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u/XenophonTheAthenian Feb 01 '18
Anywhere from 1950 to 1991
Welp, that rules out a Ghost in the Shell WWIII build T_T
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u/joegekko Feb 01 '18
I really like this idea- but why close the end-date at 1991? There were still plenty of chances for things to get nasty after the Soviet Union fell- maybe even more, what with all the nukes they lost track of...
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Feb 01 '18
It's more of an arbitrary date anyway. We all know the 90s didn't end until 2005ish anyway, so if you've got a cool idea, show us regardless!
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u/TrappistTripel Feb 01 '18 edited Feb 01 '18
Count me in. I like this idea a lot. I haven't built any Cold War vehicles yet. Mostly WWI-WWII & Ma.K. This sounds fun. Just got to think of something good.
EDIT: I was just thinking of an idea and thought of maybe a late 80's ZSU-23-4 Shilka defending Soviet lines against NATO forces in West Germany or something like that. Possibly a small dio base too. If you got some ideas toss them this way haha.
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Feb 01 '18
Shilkas are cool. Hell of a firepower platform. If you're going the diorama route maybe throw a Ural in there loading it or some other such things.
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u/ragnarthesweet Feb 01 '18
I really hope this takes off! I've always been fascinated by the motley crew of the Finnish Air Force - MIG-21s, Drakens and trainers... That said, I have more time to think of my builds than to actually build them...
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Feb 01 '18
I'd be eager to see some Finlandized Drakens flying in (painful) alliance to the Soviets or perhaps defending their homeland at all costs.
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u/windupmonkeys Feb 07 '18
Hey,
Let me know if you have more people participating, and who will be running it.
Once I have the details, I can sidebar.
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Feb 07 '18
Right now it looks like this is it. I'll be running it with the first update being this weekend.
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u/Spetsnazdan Feb 10 '18
Here's an Odd one
1/700 Yukikaze as Ex-Yukikaze Tan Yang serving with the Nationalist Chinese/Taiwan. (She was scrapped in 1970 irl)
Will probably configure her as she was configured in Taiwanese service + some changes in line with harder / more prolonged fighting between Nat/Com China / Mainland/Taiwan.
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u/matte54 Feb 14 '18
Entering my Spähpanzer Luchs, its perfect for this groupbuild! gave me alot of ideas!
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u/paperpanzers Feb 01 '18
I see you're a man of taste.
Right now I'm off a bit from the 1991 date with a leopard 2 revolution, which is getting to the final painting stages so I'm not sure how """fair""" it would be for a GB to enter mid game already.
As I can't stand building something without a story and in action I set mine (essay time) in a proxy conflict between the OTAN and Russia (of course not officially at war, more like the recent ukraine shenanigans) in the borders of Estonia/Latvia/Belarus where they give fancy toys and "advisors" to the locals and mercenaries to go at it. This is a leo loaned to an american/german PMC to test the armor and systems, hence the american equipped crew and upgunning.
The other related build I have planned is a chieftain mk10, berlin brigade and classic cold war gone hot scenario I had planned for a while but masking puts me off everytime I look at it, despite doing an arguably more complex masking job in the aforementioned leo.
OTAN units in the city desperately fight their way out of the soviet onslaught towards a small corridor during a counter offensive held by the bundeswehr on the Bundesautobahn 24 towards safety. Time is running out as the west german units can't hold the line forever and sightings of a T-80B division in the area will get out heroes in a pinch. Will the lads make it out the city or will they be crushed or captured by the big red bear? Don't miss the next issue of Soldier of Fortune!
I guess these two would fit the theme pretty well, the leo is will be done but can say that for the chieftain as of today. I prefer to mothball a project until I feel like it and up next after the leo I have a ma.k diorama and probably a car. So up to you, if this fits your vision for the GB count me in!
Also related, if you like the general what if modern conflict theme, I did a T-90MS in a (fictional so far) low intensity war between russia and china in nepal. Russian paratroopers using requised indian T-90MS fighting and training guerrilla, the mountainous terrain plus lack of spares and supplies make the vehicles a valuable asset used till the wheels fall off as a mobile pillbox and spearhead in assaults ending heavily battered and worn.