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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: May 25, 2018, 03:56:14 pm »

Someone mentioned cotton?? 

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: May 25, 2018, 12:34:58 pm »

Yeah do you have a set of (possibly translated) uniform manuals for me? Like in a digital file... I am going to have to start thinking about getting my own shit in the near future...

If that is you interpreting my remarks as hostile towards Casper you're wrong. I know next to nothing about the entire hobby and I am starting to feel like I am lagging behind.
In that regard it is more interesting to hang out with guys like Hans and Caspar and Olaf considering they have a little more knowledge about the whole thing.

I assure you it was entirely sarcastic haha, apologies if it was misinterpreted as otherwise. My french unit down here is part of the 21e so I am well aware of how dear Casper etc can come across <3 :') . And all good, i've been in the Napoleonic scene down here for over 10 years now and many ignore people like Capser, Olaf etc ,so it's good that you're all talking as they know there stuff

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: May 25, 2018, 10:03:00 am »

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: May 24, 2018, 01:09:11 pm »

As we've discovered down under, sometimes it is for the best for all involved just to give up trying to find an amicable solution. We have had, and are currently having, a similar split within the scene here. Primarily (like your 85e project) being led by the youth. We've tried working within the established command here but it has just proved hopeless....I mean just as an example my British unit did a weird combination of 1764 and Australian army drill since the 1970's. We raised this as an issue a number of years ago and to this day the proper drill has not been implemented...meanwhile a bunch of us just went ahead and did our own thing within the unit..ordering what is probably the first batch of Kochan & Phillips wool to ever enter the country and we constructed our own Coatee's. It's hard, as no doubt you guys are experiencing, but it's better to know your doing something right. You're fighting against a very 'comfortable, petty and well established' system after all.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: May 14, 2018, 08:46:05 am »

de fucc Olaf

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: August 24, 2017, 04:29:19 am »

Dearest Olafson,

The 21eme is not required to listen to keyboard warriors. We welcome constructive criticism with pleasure face to face. Over here we strive for steadily improving our drill and impressions over time. We don't appreciate fellows with too much time on their hands and without proper manners trying to force their opinions and criticism down our throats.
Do we have small inaccuracies here and there? Certainly. We work on them and always strive to improve our impressions. We will however always carry our eagle into battle if we have it available, it means far more to us than any other reenactment unit, at least in this United Kingdom.
You may continue to complain and criticise how we do things if you wish, but I'm afraid such grievances from you will fall on deaf ears as you've sadly given yourself a poor impression. Being our own regiment means we have the liberty to operate how we please as we strive to improve our already considerable authenticity. And, more importantly, we bear the fact in mind that none of us are real soldiers. You're not really soldiers. We are everyday people taking a weekend off to socialise with friends and bring education and enjoyment to the public along the way.
So if you'd like to come over here and demonstrate your superiority or discuss drill with us face to face we welcome you to do so. We wait with baited breath. Hope we don't end up waiting as long as people have waited for Battle Cry of Freedom.

Kindest Regards

Amen Mr T, I even came back to this sad echo chamber just to say that. Vive La 21eme! <3

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: July 06, 2017, 12:57:23 pm »

pfff you don't need gloves dear Duuring, you haven't gone soft have ye ...you just kinda play hot potato with the musket as the barrel boils over xD , and as Olaf said a rag is your best friend.

We always have large Billycan's for Tea (STRAYA) but yeah....would love to see someone bring a tea/coffee boiler...would be hilarious

We usually have a plastic funnel to hand as it makes it easier too..farb but tbh if no public around don't care

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: July 06, 2017, 03:36:31 am »

Lol..the key to cleaning them is to clean them as soon as possible after action. We down here usually spend 20-30 minutes after a battle cleaning/boiling water as a unit. When cleaning don't merely pour it down but hand over touch-hole, hand on end of barrel and swish it around...we do it 2-3 times, then pour one last round of boiling water down, dry the lock and oil it and walla...all new. Though most of us use Pedersoli and the Indian models don't clean as easily

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: June 13, 2017, 04:37:18 am »

Decline to comment on how the Australasian napoleonic scene refuses to move to FB by and large....hey guess what we still have a yahoo messaging list.....

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Let's discuss: Reenacting!

« on: May 17, 2017, 10:32:36 am »

Pfffff, 'Warning: this topic has not been posted in for at least 120 days.'


So Englanistan and the Democratic Federal Peoples Republic of EurostanreichSSR fam, anyone know if Waterloo reenactment on next year?

Trying to work calendar thingy around and looking at some time between Aprilish-Junish. Have to visit family on the Isle of Man (Yes my ancestral inbred home island), but as might be easier was also just considering the Ickworth House event and sneak into the 21eme lines with an outrageously bad aussie/english/french accent... anywhom, Uk folk, suggestion of a good event with peoples the merry and many?

All depends on Masters work but thx anyway!

Yours truly,

Her Majesties Loyal Austrianalian New South Welsh man/attack chopper/non binary cannon fodder <3

~Now back to Gin and Assignments I go, adieu mon kameraden

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Who serves where?

« on: February 25, 2017, 12:52:25 am »

Polska!! haha. Australia here! There's a few reenactors still around here so hopefully they come out of the woodwork!

My Napoleonic reenactment units I'm in are the 21eme (French), NSW Corps (British) and occasionally 42nd Highlanders

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The Mess Hall / Re: 10,ooo hours played in 5 hours is MOV_HIKKUPZ a loser?

« on: January 23, 2017, 11:31:42 am »

can confirm is also illegal mexican wall jumper and a boy from argentina

10thRM RECRUITING SPAM

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Historical Reenactment / Re: ACW Re-enactment in Europe: 110th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment

« on: January 08, 2017, 08:08:39 am »

Here is a tip, always show up to reenactments on saturdays, because sundays a lot of people leave early.

same everywhere haha

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Historical Reenactment / Re: ACW Re-enactment in Europe: 110th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment

« on: December 14, 2016, 01:34:25 am »

thx for invite m8  

U guys also started/joined a ww1 french unit too, forgive me if incorrect?

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Reenactment Pictures.

« on: November 01, 2016, 08:56:03 am »

Great pictures!! Also good too see a smiling Duuring and all smiling !! Been having a bit of forced retirement from the hobby myself jealous of you guys and what we will never have here in Australia..but once again, looked like fun and great impressions chaps!!!