Campaigns & Group Builds

African Nations - Land, Sea, Air or Elephant Plan would be for something in an armed service of one of the African nations; or foreign nations in conflict on the African continent. Land of the rising sun Looking for people interested in doing a Imperial Japanese Navy/Imperial Japanese Army campaign. Any scale, any subject as long as it was used by Japan between 1868 and 1945! Forgotten Wars Group Build From a “forgotten war” during the Cold War era (1945-1991) - a war that did not have direct participation from the US or the Soviet Union (Korea, Vietnam, and Afghanistan are out, for example Finished Campaigns Archive This is where completed campaigns and their campaign topics get archived. Inaugural Railway Campaign Since this is the inaugural campaign, the rules are pretty flexible - anything railroad related. Huey Heaven Campaign Build a Huey or one of the UH-1 off shoots, any scale, military, civilian or coast guard types welcome. Made in France - multi-genre Anything made in France. Can be a military subject in a different countries armed forces. All genres welcome. IDF 75 Campaign This will be for any and all IDF subjects, from 1948 to the present, across the various sites: figures, ships, vehicles, armor, or aircraft. If you can find a railroad subject that fits, go for it! I’m suggesting a start date of September 26th, 2022, which is the Jewish New Year, and it will run for a year to cover the anniversary. Steffen Arndt Memorial Welcome to the campaign honoring our friend, Steffen Arndt, a frequent and much appreciated contributor to AeroScale who, sadly, passed away recently. Steffen was an aficionado of The One True Scale, 1/48. Hangar Queen XII This campaign is for all those planes that didn’t make it over the finish line, or that sit upon the “shelf of doom”. Lost To The Deep The idea is to honor those ships, aircraft, or vehicles, either military or civilian, that were lost in either an accident or through combat actions. Wheels of the Union Jack and Tricolore A tribute to the manufacturers from the Commonwealth nations and from France. Cars, trucks, motorcycles, construction and agricultural machinery in all manner of shapes and sizes (and levels of “uniqueness” shall we say) have been designed and produced under these flags. There have been plenty of kits released over the years, drag one out of the stash and join in as we pay tribute to the highlights, successes, champions, failures and disasters from this list. Burnin’ Coal 2021 Model any ship, any scale, as long as it burned coal. If it was a coal burning ship that later converted, it should be modeled when it was still a coal burner. T-54/T-55 Campaign Any T-54/T-55/Type 59/Type 69, any scale, any timeframe. Railroad Structures Railroad-oriented structures, civilian or military themes. Any scale/country/era. The 80th Anniversary of The Guadalcanal Campaign [August 7, 2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the Guadalcanal Campaign, or Operation Watchtower by the American forces. This campaign was fought between 7 August, 1942 to 9 February, 1943, on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific Theater of World War II. This group build will commemorate this anniversary to include any subject, any scale as long as it was involved in the Guadalcanal Campaign. There are a lot of subjects for this one!] Centurions: Fist of the Empire Any scale, any time, any variant (even paper panzers) just so long as it’s in the service of a country other than the United Kingdom. T-34/85 campaign Any kit, any scale, any type (gun (no small bore ie 76), arv or bunker) and any era are welcomed. Yes, even partially (less then 25% say) started. Thinking about running 1 March to 1 April in case your building the Miniart interior kit for example. Help & Support Have a question about either starting up a group build/campaign, an ongoing campaign or other group build related issues? Post them here. Naval Air Campaign This campaign is about Naval Air, any aircraft assigned to a Navy in recognition of the 80th anniversary of one of the most important years for naval aviation. Land or carrier based, any era or nationality, any scale, as long as it belongs to a Naval or Marine unit. Staging Area Campaigns / Group builds are in this forum. Read the guidelines. 8 Wheelers from 1965 - to Present Any 8 wheeled military vehicle from any nation and any arm of the Military. Sci-Fi & Alternative History VIII This campaign covers everything that is in the Sci-Fi universe or the alternative history. Hot Out of the Molds 2022 This is the 2022 version of the popular Hot Out of the Molds group build. It is open to all modeling genres and scales. Model must be from a kit released in 2021 or 2022. Upgrades and aftermarket allowed. Tell us about your new kit, how it looks in the box, how it goes together, how happy you are with it! The campaign will run from 1 January, 2021 to 1 January, 2023. Best tank that never was This campaign is all about those “more than a sketch on an envelope” concepts that for whatever reason failed to make the final hurdle to standard-issue equipment. Bulgarian WWII Campaign Group Build Description: This campaign is about equipment, used by the Bulgarian Army in WWII. Lifting the Fog of War: Command and Control This build is dedicated to all the resources a commander has available to help penetrate that fog. The modern term for all of this is C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence) which according to the US DoD also encompasses Recce and Surveillance. I figure this should open things up nice and wide for build options. WWI / Wingnut Wings This campaign can include any model from World War I, not just aircraft and not just Wingnut Wings kits. Micro Machines Campaign You can build anything from artillery to just general armor, vehicles and guns! Trumpeter Mk VII Any Trumpeter Kit. Any Scale. No started kits. Any aftermarket additions are allowed. Dios are welcome but not essential. Scratch building and personal touches most welcome. Tank Destroyers 2 Campaign All types of Tank Destroyers, particularly those used during WW2 and can be found on the game World of Tanks or more historically accurate sources of information. Unfinished Business 2021 Unfinished builds from this years campaign… Made in Ukraine Someone listed all the companies that we use that are based in Ukraine. So, how about a campaign of models from all those companies? Twin Engine Fighters Any twin-engine fighter, any scale, any time period. This is broadly conceived so something like a Ju-88 night fighter would be fine. Great Canadian Campaign Anyone up for a Canadian armed forces campaign? Past and present. Lose rules being build anything used or made by the Canadian army. Armor, aircraft, ships and submarines. Curvy Tanks Any tank, any era, making heavy use of armor castings, i.e. curvy contours. The more castings the better. A4 Base (2021) Build a mini diorama in the scale of 1/72 and or smaller. The dio dimensions must be the paper sizes of either A4 or A5 or A6. Siege of Malta Combatants on either side involved in the Siege of Malta, June '40 to November '42. Star Wars Alt Camo Schemes The Star Wars Alternative Camo scheme is here !!! 3 tone, 2 tone, splinter, digital, block cam, etc. for Star Wars vehicles. Wow you’ve got a great figure! Has there been a figure campaign before? Maybe keep it simple as any build that is about a figure, any scale, any time period?