| Cacique Caribe | 26 Sep 2008 9:07 a.m. PST |
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| Plynkes | 26 Sep 2008 9:32 a.m. PST |
Uh, no. They are from the American International Pictures costume department, circa 1975. |
 Doms Decals  | 26 Sep 2008 9:40 a.m. PST |
Come on Pol – everyone knows that if Hollywood has one fault, it's being overly obsessed with getting uniforms and other historical details absolutely spot on…. |
| Plynkes | 26 Sep 2008 9:42 a.m. PST |
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| Plynkes | 26 Sep 2008 9:44 a.m. PST |
Dom, he didn't ask if they were accurate depictions or not. He asked if they were really 1916 U-Boat uniforms. The answer to that is "probably not." |
| Plynkes | 26 Sep 2008 9:44 a.m. PST |
I think I'm turning into Allen. |
| Cacique Caribe | 26 Sep 2008 9:49 a.m. PST |
"he didn't ask if they were accurate depictions or not" Ok. What if I had asked that? :) CC |
| Doms Decals | 26 Sep 2008 10:03 a.m. PST |
They look WW2 vintage to me. As does the sub for that matter…. |
| Plynkes | 26 Sep 2008 10:16 a.m. PST |
The lower ranks are at least wearing Kaiserliche Marine sailor hats, rather than the WWII Kriegsmarine hats the figures that Brigade sell to go with their Great War U-Boat are sporting. They at least look okay to me. Don't really get much more than a fleeting glance of the officers uniforms in that clip. A while since I saw the film myself. The officers you see in photos tend to look a bit more smart (collar and tie rather than those white woolly jerseys), but they were usually in or near port when pics were taken. Submariners aren't really known for adhering much to uniform regulations once out on a cruise. |
| Cacique Caribe | 20 Dec 2008 4:23 p.m. PST |
I've still got my eye on that WW1 Brigade U-Boat: link CC |
| andygamer | 27 Dec 2008 8:10 a.m. PST |
Shouldn't they look alot like the WW2 uniforms?
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| Cacique Caribe | 05 May 2010 9:17 p.m. PST |
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| The Shadow | 05 May 2010 11:19 p.m. PST |
>>Come on Pol – everyone knows that if Hollywood has one fault, it's being overly obsessed with getting uniforms and other historical details absolutely spot on….<< tch tch….such sarcasm. |
| Pyrate Captain | 12 May 2010 7:34 p.m. PST |
CC, You're picture is spot-on. The U-Boat leathers in gray commonly worn by engineering rates is a direct descendant of Kaiserliche Marine leather uniforms of WWI in black leather. the DD hats would have been worn as well, as the schiffe, or boat cap is a product of the early 1940s. Even Gunther Prein's crew still wore the round cap when they sunk Royal Oak in 39. All you need is a head swap on WWII figures. As an inexpensive reference you could try Osprey's UBOAT CREWS 1914-1945. |
| Cacique Caribe | 12 May 2010 7:56 p.m. PST |
You da man, Pyrate! Thanks. Dan |
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