| sotek486 | 27 Jan 2014 1:56 p.m. PST |
Just finished this little side project up over the weekend: (http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2014/01/german-checkpoint.html)
Regards, Jay |
| Black Guardian | 27 Jan 2014 2:05 p.m. PST |
Looks very nice, but I´d redo the sign. It says "Hält", but it should say "Halt" (i.e. "stop") – the additional points over the A changes both the pronounciation and the meaning of the word. Halt! = Stop
Hält, as used in "er/sie/es hält" = "he/she/it is stopping" ;) |
| Cherno | 27 Jan 2014 2:40 p.m. PST |
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| sotek486 | 27 Jan 2014 3:36 p.m. PST |
Thanks Black Guardian … ironically the two dots above the a are burned into the sign … so I thought it was legit ;-) I'll be fixing that ASAP! :-) |
| StarfuryXL5 | 27 Jan 2014 5:15 p.m. PST |
The only thing worse than apostrophe abuse is umlaut abuse. Just say nö.  |
| StarfuryXL5 | 27 Jan 2014 5:16 p.m. PST |
It is a nice checkpoint, though. |
| sotek486 | 27 Jan 2014 5:17 p.m. PST |
lol … I'll never use another umlaut in my life again ;-) |
| thosmoss | 27 Jan 2014 7:57 p.m. PST |
I don't think that tank is going to read the sign … |
| Black Guardian | 28 Jan 2014 3:26 a.m. PST |
Interestingly enough, "nö" is a legil phrase in colloquial german and actually does mean "no" :D But we really do have a difficult language that makes no sense for any foreigner ^^ |
| GOTHIC LINE MINIATURES | 28 Jan 2014 9:51 a.m. PST |
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| sotek486 | 28 Jan 2014 2:26 p.m. PST |
"But we really do have a difficult language that makes no sense for any foreigner ^^" I hear ya there … although I imagine English is daunting to anyone who hasn't grown up with it ;-) Thanks all! |
| tuscaloosa | 28 Jan 2014 5:51 p.m. PST |
to be precise, Halt = 2d person imperative
Hält = 3rd person singular Did you make the pole yourself, or is it a cast mini? Looks very nice. And, speaking of the difference between English and German, there is no simple modern English equivalent for the German word for this kind of pole barrier: Schlagbaum. So German takes the score in this case for simpler, faster language. |
| sotek486 | 29 Jan 2014 10:23 a.m. PST |
Thanks tuscaloosa! The set is from 4Ground – product link: link The base I used is from Rendra. I used a 40mm round for the shack, and the large oval for the road (cut down the long sides to fit in with the road). |
| Brownbear | 19 Feb 2014 12:52 p.m. PST |
Imho it isn't an Umlaut but just the nails to fix the board to the pole |
