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Re: The Colonial Era
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Wed, 3 Sep 2003 15:07:40 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Kenneth Tam wrote:
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Oh dear oh dear oh dear.
First it’s Richie Dulin with the confounded French Navy, and now His
Majesty’s forces must deal with out own unhappy colonists! I say, it’s
getting to be a dangerous time to be a pro-Britain LEGO colony -- it really
is!
I very much appreciate the... hmm... irregular look of your American
regulars -- they convey a certain sense of organized rabble which I think is
often forgotten by the movies! That’s not by way of criticism, I should say
-- I like the edginess of that ill-shaven guy with the blue rag-hat and the
pistol... well, as much as I can like any enemies of the crown :-D!
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i agree with Mr Tam here. what hollywood generally forgets is that the majority
of the american army during this period was made up of everyday people who
volunteered for their state’s respective militia. even during the war, there
werent really any american “regulars”. i think you have done a good job of
conveying that image. :-)
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I’ll look forward to seeing more. Oh, by the way, have you considered a
variety of uniform facings -- I think the officer’s coat might serve you hero
rather well... let me find the link here...
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=162434
And if you’re doing a lot of stick-on uniforms, you might want to get into
even more custom attire -- special uniforms by regiment and so on...
Anyway, I very much look forward to new pics. Of course, Brickley’s Cove will
have to strengthen it’s infantry presence with this new threat. Since we’re
in 1806(ish) we’ll only be repsonding 30 years too late -- not too bad, I
suppose... ;-)
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Mr Tam, my fleet (even the unposted ships) is always standing by in case the
need to assist another british colony ever arises! we can provide armed escorts
and fire support if a landing be on the books! ;-) in these troubled times, the
pro british must stick together, to dissuade any others from following suitand
rising up! yr humble servant
thanks
steve
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| Ahh Mr. Rowe, good to have your support! (...) Indeed it was the case -- just as the redcoats often faded to orange and brown on campaign, and so forth. War was never so neatly dressed as it was in the paintings of the time, and the film of today. (...) (21 years ago, 3-Sep-03, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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| Oh dear oh dear oh dear. First it's Richie Dulin with the confounded French Navy, and now His Majesty's forces must deal with out own unhappy colonists! I say, it's getting to be a dangerous time to be a pro-Britain LEGO colony -- it really is! I (...) (21 years ago, 2-Sep-03, to lugnet.pirates, FTX)
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