Now while it might seem logical to just continue number the customs where the original line dropped off, it's been working well so far, the main idea here is to include as many top-notch customs as possible from other kitbashers/customizers, not just TGB.
For example Koppensvelle is going to send his Pegasus to TGB for possible production and since the Pegasus is a BB proper (not a LB) it just doesn't seem logical to number him #117.
Here are some of the ideas that TGB & myself have bounced around:
1. Continue numbering the Custom Beasts as they are produced.
As simple and wonderful as that my sound, there are obvious problems with simply continuing the BB/LB numbering system.
First off, it is generally agreed that the Custom's should be at least somewhat segregated from the "official" BB's/LB's as to not confuse anyone and to show all members/fans that we want include more than just TGB's or Koppensvelle's customs into the fandom. (Although a certain criteria will have to be met for inclusion, but that's still up in the air as well).
2. Have a separate list for the Custom Beasts (CB):
The logic here is that we have BB's (#'s 1-76), then we have LB's (#'s 77-112), so now we can have CB's which would be numbered starting at c1. With "c" of course standing for "custom".
TGB has suggested that the CB list should be similar to what the BB/LB system followed; i.e. #'s c1-c76 should be custom BB's and #'s 77-infinity should be LB's, maybe with the possible inclusion of a "Special" BB #0.
3. Expand the guide to include Integers instead of being limited to only Real numbers
For those of you who were just terribly confused by what that means, it's basically suggesting that instead of going forward numerically, (1,2,3,...), we go backwards, (0, -1,-2,...). Although TGB has mentioned to me that there might be some techincal difficulties with the guide refusing to accept negative numbers so this idea probably won't work.
Those are the main ideas that are on the table as of now, but nothing is set in stone of course. So if anybody has any ideas by all means, spit 'em out!
Edited by Artimus Prime, 04 February 2005 - 09:45 AM.