Hello all!
Registered members of the Forum are invited to participate in the "Shelf Queen 2025" Group Build!
The Group Build starts on Wednesday, 15 January 2025, and finishes on Sunday, 15 June 2025, giving participants a five month build timeframe.
In the spirit participation and encouragement, there will be no prizes. The idea here is to come together as a WW1 modelling community and finally get to that "Ornamentum Reginae" that we all have in our stashes (you know the one? or ones?!)
Different to previous group builds, I will be running the build logs for this one on the "Under Construction" board, instead of creating a new board elsewhere on the site. That should maximise exposure and participation in the group build. Finished builds can then be posted under the "Completed Models" section. This is the first time we've tried it this way so we'll see how it runs
Group Build Rules:1. The group build is open to all registered members of the forum. Members from all skill levels are encouraged to enter.
2. Your entry may be an aircraft, artillery, armour, vehicle, figure, ship or a diorama.
3. The model must represent a WW1 subject operational during the period 1914-1918.
4. Any scale smaller than 1/1 scale is permitted.
5. Any building medium is permitted.
6. You can enter as many times as you like.
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Choose any "Shelf Queen", i.e. a started model that has been languishing on your "shelf of doom". The only rule is that it must already be part of your existing model "stash". The model may be started, or unstarted . The idea here is to build and finish something that has been either part started and since relegated back to the shelf, or a kit that has been a twinkle in your eye as a project in your stash for quite a while. I'm using the honour system here, so please don't go and buy a brand new kit for the group build.
8. Add your selected subject as a response to this thread; that way I can track who has entered and what has been entered (helps me compile the summary of the Group Build at the end).
9.
A build log should be started as a new topic on the "Under Construction" board. Please prefix your build log with the title "Shelf Queen 2025 GB". For example, if you were building a 1/48 Fokker Dr1, the title of your build log should read "Shelf Queen 2025 GB - Fokker Dr1". That way we can easily track which threads relate to the Group Build and which do not.
10.
Please include in your build log some initial photos of the kit in its current state (started or unstarted). Progress update photos should be added to your build log.
11.
Once your model is completed, please also post it under the "Completed Models" board, again utilising the group build prefix as above but with the term "completed" added into the title, i.e. "Shelf Queen 2025 GB - Completed Fokker Dr1". Please also ensure you link your build log to the completed models post.
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Start date is 15 January 2025 and the GB will run for five months, closing at the end of 15 June 2025.I know there's a few rules here, but hopefully nothing too complicated. Do let me know if there are any questions or clarifications needed.
I will pin this thread for the duration of the group build, and add to this thread at the completion of the group build with a summary post of the final completions.
Many thanks, and build on!
Cheers,
Brad C
