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Campaign Proposal: Porco Rosso!
raypalmer
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Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2012 - 01:28 PM UTC
Well I think it's about time I try and drum up some support for an idea

C'mon guys, just look at these:





Are you made of stone? I'm proposing a golden age of flying boats and seaplanes extravaganza. Think Schneider Trophy, think bright colours. Think Supermarine.

Resource for ideas here.
Bink123
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Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2012 - 02:13 PM UTC
I think this is a great idea.

it is an opportunity to celebrate a Golden Age.

I need to sleep on it, but I think I'll join in

ltb073
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Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2012 - 03:46 PM UTC
I would be interested in a sea plane campaign there are 2 that I have had my eye on for a while now, when do you plan on running it
JClapp
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Posted: Friday, March 09, 2012 - 06:59 AM UTC
I love that movie, I'm totally there!
given that a number of the planes in the movie are total fantasy, would the campiagn models have to adhere to ones visible in the film, or could they be any crazily painted flying boat of the interwar period, reffering to the air pirates that is?
Tomcat31
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Posted: Friday, March 09, 2012 - 10:51 AM UTC
Personally I think any float plane should be allowed
raypalmer
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Posted: Friday, March 09, 2012 - 11:24 AM UTC

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Personally I think any float plane should be allowed


Yeah I'm thinking so.

I'm thinking of starting it July 1st and ending December 31st?
lawlzw
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Posted: Friday, March 09, 2012 - 02:54 PM UTC
Yeah I'll be keen on this... will probably do the Pig's S-21
GaryKato
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Posted: Friday, March 09, 2012 - 07:40 PM UTC
If I remember right, Fine Molds makes kits of both Porco's and the American's planes. I truly love this movie although I won't be taking part in this campaign.
Tomcat31
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Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 08:17 AM UTC

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Personally I think any float plane should be allowed


Yeah I'm thinking so.

I'm thinking of starting it July 1st and ending December 31st?
Once there are 10 interested, The campaign admins will decide on approving the campaign and when it will start. Just for your information we will currently be looking at a start of around September/October time.
JClapp
#259
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Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 10:34 AM UTC

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Personally I think any float plane should be allowed


To be clear, any float plane or flying boat should be allowed.

the Curtiss is a float plane

the Savoia is a flying boat

more:http://www.robincasady.com/Anime/

edit to add: HobbyLink has the Finemolds models in stock.


raypalmer
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Posted: Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 03:52 PM UTC

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Once there are 10 interested, The campaign admins will decide on approving the campaign and when it will start. Just for your information we will currently be looking at a start of around September/October time.


Saw your bumps Allen. I leave start dates etc. in the capable hands of management.

Jonathan, I was careful to put Flyings boats and Seaplanes in my first post because I knew someone would point this out! It really sticks in my teeth too. There's a Seabee that sometimes flies around where I grew up and people would say "Oh look at that funny seaplane" and I'd have to grit my teeth.
JClapp
#259
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Posted: Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 02:04 AM UTC
fall/winter time frame sounds good to me.

small stash accumulated over years for this exact purpose-

pbhawkin
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Posted: Sunday, April 01, 2012 - 05:35 PM UTC
Hmm,
as a fan of the movie and eagerly awaiting news on if a second Proco Rosso movie will be made I think I will join.
I have a couple of planes (all in 1/144) I can make.

tinbanger
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Posted: Sunday, April 01, 2012 - 10:43 PM UTC
You can count me in!
I am already building a Supermarine Southampton for the
Kots2 campaign.
Open this build up to any float/seaplane and you should have enough entrys for a campaign
SGTJKJ
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Posted: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 - 06:20 AM UTC
Sounds great. Count me in as long as all float plane are allowed. I have a couple in the stash that are just waiting to be build. Matchbox Stranear, Tamiya Zero, Matchbox He 115.....
RedwingNev
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Posted: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - 05:35 PM UTC
I can do this - Swordfish floatplane, Spitfire floatplane conversion, Shin Meiwa......
tinbanger
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Posted: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 - 11:08 PM UTC
Where do we sign up for this?
Tomcat31
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Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2012 - 02:32 AM UTC
You can't sign up for this until there are 10 people interested in the campaign (I only count 9 so far)

Once there are enough interested and the campaign submission meets criteria a start and end date will be decided by the campaign staff and approved.

Hope this helps
tinbanger
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Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2012 - 04:21 AM UTC
Should there not be at least a tempory place for the nine to sign up for a campaign of interest until managment gives the Ok?
That way we can see how close we are to an actual campaign.
Bink123
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Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2012 - 04:29 AM UTC
I said in a post in March that I need to sleep on it (whether I'd join)

I will officially participate. I don't know what I'll do yet- maybe something scratch built, which will be a first for me.
Jessie_C
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Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2012 - 04:48 AM UTC

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Should there not be at least a tempory place for the nine to sign up for a campaign of interest until managment gives the Ok?
That way we can see how close we are to an actual campaign.


That's what this thread is for.
vanize
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Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2012 - 05:07 AM UTC
If this is a campaign for seaplanes and flying boats in general, then I am in. If it is only for very certain types depicted in the show, then probably not
cinzano
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Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2012 - 05:55 AM UTC
Well I did just purchase a Aichi M6 and an A6m2 Rufe. It would be a great excuse to bust one of them out. (I've really been interested in building a seaplane on a dolly for a long time.)

Cheers,
Fred
tinbanger
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Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2012 - 06:29 AM UTC

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Should there not be at least a tempory place for the nine to sign up for a campaign of interest until managment gives the Ok?
That way we can see how close we are to an actual campaign.


That's what this thread is for.


People post a campaign idea and then nothing!
Follow up/update/yes or no feedback would help us new at this site.
Jessie_C
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Posted: Thursday, May 03, 2012 - 07:06 AM UTC

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People post a campaign idea and then nothing!
Follow up/update/yes or no feedback would help us new at this site.


The thread is also a way to see whether the campaign idea will be popular or not. It's democracy in action at its most basic; throw out an idea and see who runs with it. Some campaigns are hugely popular right away, while others need a lot of promoting and still others whither on the vine from lack of interest.

As it happens, this one looks like it has a good chance of achieving the required level of interest. One way of making sure it does is to keep the thread busy and give people ideas.
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