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Proposal: Hot Out of the Molds Campaign
MichaelSatin
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Posted: Friday, December 26, 2014 - 11:51 PM UTC
Well, Christmas and Chanukah are over and New Years is just ahead. All this reminded me of an ongoing campaign idea I had last year but never put out there.

We've all been there. You're tooling along on your latest project and a holiday or birthday comes around. You unwrap your gift from your significant other (or whoever) and WHAM! It's that brand new kit that you've always wanted of your favorite subject! Forget whatever you're working on, this new one is a bench-clearer. You want to start on it RIGHT NOW! How would you all feel about a campaign to cover that situation?

I'm proposing a Hot Out of the Molds campaign for just this situation. It would be a kind of standing campaign (like Hanger Queen) that would run from January to December each year. The rules would be pretty simple: the kit must be unstarted (remember, it's supposed to be a brand new kit) and must have been released no more than six months prior to you starting your build. Separate build logs would be encouraged because you're sort of a trail-blazer here. You're building the kit because you love it so much that you can't wait. Therefore you're giving others a first look at how a new kit builds up from the point of view of someone who (probably) knows the subject.

I would envision this as a cross site campaign covering all subjects but I'm proposing it on AeroScale because that is where I have authority to fool around with ideas.

What does everyone think? I know it's less than a week before New Years but it runs all year, so you have time to join, build, and move on. Comments below!

Michael
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Posted: Saturday, December 27, 2014 - 02:00 AM UTC
I think it's a wonderful idea for a campaign Michael, but if the rule states it can only have been released for no more than six months, I'll have to pass.
Everything I build is 1/48 scale in aircraft and 1/24 scale in cars.....and all the new stuff comes with a price tag of $40.00 to over $100.00 and that's too much for my budget.

I still like the idea though.
MichaelSatin
Staff MemberGroup Build Administrator
AEROSCALE
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Colorado, United States
Joined: January 19, 2008
KitMaker: 3,909 posts
Auto Modeler: 2 posts
Posted: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 - 10:40 PM UTC
OK, I'm going for it. The Official campaign thread is here. Go here to check out the rules and sign up. Should be fun!

Happy new year and new kits!

Michael
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