"New post on my blog - Utar Star Wars ship" Topic
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Landorl | 07 Dec 2014 5:13 p.m. PST |
I have recently bought some Utar Star Wars ships, and I put up a review on my blog. Also, I put up some pictures from a Civil War Reenactment I went to earlier this year. landoatwar.blogspot.com |
firstvarty1979 | 07 Dec 2014 5:50 p.m. PST |
My vision of Civil War reenactments is always warped by my experience at the 135th Antietam and Gettysburg.
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warwell | 07 Dec 2014 7:13 p.m. PST |
Ah, I remember those battles. I was in blue for both of them. |
Landorl | 07 Dec 2014 8:19 p.m. PST |
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TKindred | 07 Dec 2014 11:34 p.m. PST |
The 125th and 135th anniversary series of reenactments set the standard, IMHO, for large events. I was fortunate to attend almost all of them. It was likely as close to the spectacle of the real thing as we will likely ever come. Especially, to my mind, the 125th anniversary of Gettysburg was insane, size-wise. The reenactment of Pickett's Charge, which was, for that event, centered upon the area of the Copse of Trees on Cemetery Ridge, was close to the actual number of troops engaged. I was AAG of an 800-man unit, and when we saw the Confederate infantry come out of the woods, it was staggering. They went from one side to the other, and the lines kept coming. Thousands of men, with officers mounted in rear, and leading on foot to the front. Those sights will live with me for all my life. |
TheBeast | 08 Dec 2014 10:06 a.m. PST |
I've been to two at Stuhr Museum in Nebraska, both rather small, but the second one, the 'field', including some fair slopes, was declared too muddy after a recent rain. Ended up being an action in the 'western town' part of the museum, and standing on the railroad platform as the forces closed on each other, the sound of guns echoing off the building walls, was a serious kick. Now, back to the ships, did you find the paint sticking well? When you mentioned 'soft' plastic, it's always a concern to me. Doug |
John the Greater | 08 Dec 2014 11:18 a.m. PST |
I was also at 135th Gettysburg & 135th Antietam. And more other reenactments than I can count. In this cycle 150th Antietam (the first one), Fredericksburg, Gettysburg and Cedar Creek stand out. Landori: Glad you enjoyed the reenactment. Keep going, we reenactors love to play to the crowd. |
ScottWashburn | 08 Dec 2014 12:02 p.m. PST |
I'll never forget the 135th Antietam. For the first scenario (which strangely was the LAST part of the battle, A.P. Hill's counterattack) we Yankees had to stage all of our forces into a long narrow valley and we pretty well filled it up. 5 or 6 thousand troops, probably. A huge mass of blue. While we were waiting, one of my company commanders came up to me and said: "I've always wondered how they got the men to advance against the enemy, but now I know. Look at this! How can we possibly lose?" The sheer spectacle must have been a powerful morale force. |
Landorl | 10 Dec 2014 8:37 a.m. PST |
TheBeast, I haven't painted them yet. I will let you know, but I don't think that it will be a problem. They are about the same level of softness as a plastic model kit. |
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