I'd spend the available money on starting (yet another) new project. Even though I have several projects on the go at any one time. Just now they are - ...
My understanding of the term when used in the British Army was that it referred to a soldier who owned a watch (a fairly rare event). A 'ticker' was thus a...
Movies reflect not only the time that they depict, but also the time in which they are made. Sometimes this changes the entire story line. There are few...
Dennis L. Bishop
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Jun 1, 2006 12:03 pm
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Krupp didn't often use the interrupted screw breech mechanism we are used to; they used a system with a wedge which slid in behind the shell. The Reviresco is...
Henry, You could always try the Foundry mountain men. I got one and I plan on using him as the Mad Trapper for a Mountie scenario. He also stands in as a...
Okay, So first off I did a slight look and feel change to the site which I think looks rather nice: http://www.damnedhumanrace.com/ Second I did a 1/6 scale...
Historical movies in the main, aren't. If they closely follow history, or what is percieved by the cognoscenti as history, they usually don't make money....
Was in not called Rough Riders? ... From: "Michael R. Blair" <pellinoire@...> To: <ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 8:42 AM ...
Well this depends on how disheveled you want. Cannon Fodder make a Sudan gun crew made up of 3 captured Egyptians and one Ansar. Two of the gun crew have no...
My favorite part is when Roosevelt leads a charge that no one follows. Now, that is good history! ... From: ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com...
Dennis L. Bishop
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Jun 1, 2006 10:01 pm
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THIS IS AN AUTO-SEND MESSAGE. YOU HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING WRONG!! Greetings, ColonialWars strips off attachments. If you want to send & receive attachments,...
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Jun 1, 2006 10:17 pm
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Mike: The story of the Rough Riders was very well covered by the film. The depiction of the variety of men who enlisted in the volunteer cavalry, the accuracy...
Rough Riders is the only war movie that I can remember that I didn't make editorial comments throughout. That is saying something because I am rather familiar...
Dennis L. Bishop
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Jun 1, 2006 11:39 pm
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And there you have one of the problems a film maker has to deal with - how many people today know the 1914-1918 war was called The Great War? Aside from those...
Or the Titanic. ... From: ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Philip Hall Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 12:22 PM ...
Dennis L. Bishop
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Jun 1, 2006 11:58 pm
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OTOH you have Band of Brothers, which did well for HBO and Glory, which did reasonably well at the box office. Granted, the latter did stray a bit from fact...
Jerry, Your position regarding the naming of the Great War is thoroughly logical and I totally agree. And, we are both wrong. Open before me is a book...
Or "The War to End All Wars." How ironic. ... From: ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ColonialWars@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Edgington Sent:...
Dennis L. Bishop
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Jun 2, 2006 12:47 am
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... I believe this is the same pieces used by the Japanese: http://www3.plala.or.jp/takihome/krupp.htm#12 RWM...
The use of the term "First World War" was well established by 1928, when US Secretary of State Kellogg advocated a treaty "for the renunciation of war" as...
... To my mind, the obvious solution would be to do a head-swap with a zombie: Ragged clothes + bearded head = Wild Man. There's a wonderful zombie figure...
Thanks for all the replies. I hadn't thought about a mountain man but did look thru the various old west lines. I had completeley forgotten about the egyptian...
... to put you on defaulters, so its for me bad, ticker also is for your heart and watch but dont think it was in that context << I like this definition but it...
and he turns around and calls them cowards. The men response it that they did not hear the order and beg forgiveness. Then the Indian dispatches the German...
... There is a slight difference between WW1 and the First World War. The former, like a monarch's title, implies the first in a numeric series and is usually...
... When you do - remember that you might have to add some greenstuff or similar to replace the neck that has been sawn through! Alan Hamilton Visit my...
The best way I've found to swap heads is to file the "neck" flat and drill a small hole for a short piece of brass rod. THen flatten the "neck" on the figure...
Ross....I think the pic is of the same gun. The tube length is about right and it sure looks like it. Kind of a heavy rascal so that might be why you don't see...
Chick, Defaulters is not a term I've heard used much in the British Army - but then I've only got 35 years service! As far as I can tell tell it is when you...
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