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Post by 34thtcflyboy on May 5, 2011 21:22:00 GMT -5
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mburch66
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Post by mburch66 on May 6, 2011 12:43:14 GMT -5
Nicely done. What part of the country were those taken in? All the area around us looks more like Sicliy unless we go into the mountains. Up pthere it is perfect for 1st Special Service Force or 10th Mountain.  |
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Post by williegford on May 6, 2011 13:22:22 GMT -5
Overall I like them alot. The feel of the photo's is outstanding. There's two critiques off the cuff I have. On the first photo, the couple of guys in the back of the column need to knock off the BOB muzzle down carry. Also, on your 1919A4 ditch the carrying handle and get cloth ammo belts instead of the disintegrating links. Well done Bill |
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Post by Ringneck on May 10, 2011 20:24:12 GMT -5
willie: Thanks! I was the photographer on alot of the shots (Blake did hte detail pictures). Yeah, the MG handle and links are things to change. That was something a guy and his dad from another unit brought in and they came last minute so they probably didn't get a chance to make a display belt or take off the handle---I know right know he's modifying a trench knife replica extinsivley before he brings it out in the field so authenticity is something those guys focus on. The muzzle down guy: For sure. This was his first event so we have to convert him from his modern military training to a WWII mindset. He's got a good attitude so I'm sure it'll all come around. BradLaGrange
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Post by JumpinJames on May 10, 2011 21:53:11 GMT -5
These are wonderful photos, especially the wounded, you don't see that much in pictures these days
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Post by MARNEPUPPY on May 11, 2011 6:26:32 GMT -5
Yeah, the MG handle and links are things to change. That was something a guy and his dad from another unit brought in and they came last minute so they probably didn't get a chance to make a display belt or take off the handle---I know right know he's modifying a trench knife replica extinsivley before he brings it out in the field so authenticity is something those guys focus on. So he spend a lot of time on custom stuff, but doestn spend time on the basics? The carry handle is only held on by one nut and bolt, assuming its GI. If its Israeli, its held on by a bolt and WINGNUT. The metallic links arent the end of the world. You occasionally see them turn up with infnatrymen in the ETO. This is from Normandy on... |
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Post by 1stofthefirst on May 11, 2011 6:42:18 GMT -5
Really nice pics! I like the way you guys get down and dirty. Too many today only want the "clean and pressed" look and think that you kind of guys aren't doing it right. I really like the way you guys get the nuances right. The way Thomas is looking at the "bodies" as the group walks past to the real happy look on the GI faces when you found the "beer" bottles. The grimace on the wounded guys face and the look of shame on the guy who had the drips in the short arm. Far too many times those kinds of things aren't communicated well in set up photos of this type. Nicely done...  |
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Post by gifromgr on May 11, 2011 9:49:18 GMT -5
Great pictures guys! I looked through the rest of the photo bucket album too. I like that there were a lot of more mundane activities shown like treating wounded, searching prisoners and answering the call of nature. All stuff that was very common, not just shooting at the enemy.
Here's a quick list of things I liked/thought were done well:
Only one NCO
HBT pants (I'm assuming over wools)
Thompson mags in pants pocket
Dog tags taped together
Using real bandages on the wounded
Carrying the wounded (especially using the rifle to do so)
And some things that I thought could be improved on:
I didn't think the guy carrying the German helmet was realistic. Helmets are heavy and infantry have to walk (don't know if there's another purpose behind this besides as a souvenir)
I don' think that the front of your pistol belt is a good place for the canteen cup. I've only ever seen that in one picture (believe its 101st guy carrying K-rats or something at Bastogne) Its also a bright shinny metal object that stands out when one is trying to blend in in the woods. Not to mention its gonna hurt when you hit the dirt and land on that thing.
Anyway, just some of my observations, take them or leave them as you wish. You guys have a great impression, thanks for sharing it. Keep up the good work.
-Kevin
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Post by 34thtcflyboy on May 11, 2011 11:43:29 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments guys. "Top" is our one and only NCO....he's a little more of a stickler than the rest of us. "Screwdriver" has the German helmet, he's still learning a lot. As for Steve's canteen cup, he bases a lot of his impression around his grandfather's stories (who is thankfully still with us) but I don't know if that's one of them or not. His coolest is the Arctic M41 his grandpa wore throughout the Bulge because he found it in a pile of M41's and thought it looked the warmest.
When we take photos we do try to get all the aspects of a GI's life in them, not just runnin' and gunnin'. Lots of personal memoirs we've read are about 75% of guys just bored out of their minds. We've even been trying to get together an "On the Line" event with NO Germans where we dig holes and live out of a foxhole for a weekend. I guess we are just kind of kooky to, I don't know, portray the dirty lives of GI's?
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mburch66
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Post by mburch66 on May 11, 2011 14:29:04 GMT -5
The "on the line" idea sounds like a blast! Or, actually, NOT a blast since there would be no Germans. Heck, I find they just mess everything up anyway.  Count me in! |
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