Graham and I were talking about sets and it got me to thinking about a project we could all participate in. A Modular Dio set. I'm thinking of starting with a city scene and making a street down the center, warehouses, buildings, shops, Etc and making the whole thing Modular. What I'd like to do is start with a basic design and get input and Ideas how to create and make this thing Modular, so that as a set it's HUGE, but as individual pieces, it's small enough to store. I'm thinking about a city scene first and moving on to other Projects as we finish. Like an Airfield, a Dock/ lakefront, The Pit 3 (or whatever number they are currently on!), A Cobra Base, a Freighter, etc.

You may be thinking how can you participate in something I will be building. Well, my plan is to start the project, and using Input from you all, design how it will look, what to include, what materials work best, etc. If you want, you can donate parts, or if you have an Idea (say Outrider knows how to make cool Light posts), tell me what all parts and materials you need, I'll ship them to you and you can assemble it, (making a "how-to" as you go) and ship it back and I will incorporate it into the set. The whole process can be documented in the "how-To" section, with smaller posts for smaller individual projects (like if someone just makes a Lampost or a trash bin). This will give everyone the opportunity to learn and participate and increase the info in the "How-To" section!

We all have strong and weak areas. and some of us (Like Vader, as I just noticed) are Dio set Gods! What I want to do is pool this creativity and get a big project working. We can collaborate on certain days on MSN or get with Shane and piggy back off JoeTv! Who would be interested in this Collaborative effort? If I get enough people interested and willing to participate, I will hit Home Depot in February, as soon as I get home and rearrange my Garage to give me some work space! Any takers......?

BTW, who lives near LA or San Diego and would be interested in coming by the house and helping out?