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Post by magic8ball on Apr 26, 2007 12:52:08 GMT -5
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Post by click on Apr 26, 2007 13:18:10 GMT -5
Mabye we will get a HUGE influx of people wanting to be the "lucky" unit that Steve and Tom pick to portray! No for real, I am excited, but not THAT excited.
Ok....I really can't wait for them to come out.
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Post by YankeeDiv26 on Apr 26, 2007 13:54:34 GMT -5
looks like good news for ww2 airsofting. If it has any effect like band of brothers has had then we'll be sure to gain plenty of members.
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Post by KippySmi7h on Apr 26, 2007 14:07:52 GMT -5
looks like good news for ww2 airsofting. If it has any effect like band of brothers has had then we'll be sure to gain plenty of members. Yea I agree, and I'm pretty stoked about it.
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Post by wade on Apr 26, 2007 14:56:19 GMT -5
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Post by Cpl. Hicks on Apr 26, 2007 15:59:28 GMT -5
I can't wait, it hopefully will be quite good.
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Post by 2ndranger on Apr 26, 2007 16:20:37 GMT -5
Tommy gunner youll get your 12 Marines and Japs now...
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Post by spitfire740 on Apr 26, 2007 17:51:59 GMT -5
I heard about this a long, long time ago. I don't know if they will actually go through with it. There is a good possibility though. Did anybody else get that ad for Tom Hank's national World war 2 museum in new Orleans?
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Post by jmhpa on Jul 24, 2007 1:04:44 GMT -5
Now most of the people that have an eto impression will want to get a pto impression. Why do you think most reenactors portray eto impressions? Thanks to band of brothers people got to see the "fun" side to jumping out of an airplane. Now with this new show people will see the "fun" part of raiding beaches and taking jap positions. I am in no way saying that the show is bad or anything related I'm just saying that, well re-read the first sentence.
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Post by binarypunisher on Jul 24, 2007 1:17:51 GMT -5
Because ETO reenacting never existed before Band of Brothers right?
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Post by 2ndranger on Jul 24, 2007 1:19:37 GMT -5
Dont worry the PTO reenacting community will have its fair share of 10 and 13 year olds who want to be marines...and they too will have to suffer like the ETO community has...but remember...there is no Dick winters in Iwo Jima this little fact my limit the 10 and 13 year old count...but keep in mind of those 11 and 12 year olds ...*ghost-like voice* "Spielberg, speilberg! If you film the series...the 13 year olds will come..." Franz
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Post by TommyGunner on Jul 24, 2007 1:29:37 GMT -5
Oh god finnally, go USMC let it be know that those of use on the boards who presently do USMC were suporters before the wanna be's started.
Oh and I actually hope we do not see an influx of 13yr old kids, man the last thing I want is for the USMC to turn into and airborn type hystaria.
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Post by 5thrangerinfantry on Jul 24, 2007 7:32:07 GMT -5
a few will be inspired to start a USMC impression, but I dont think it will be very many. They said that flags of our fahters would do that and the price of USMC stuff would go through the roof, and it hasnt. Original stuff might go up in price, but I dont see repro stuff or PTO reenacting experiencing major growing pains anytime soon.....
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Post by Nimlas on Jul 24, 2007 7:46:27 GMT -5
Why do you think most reenactors portray eto impressions? Please do not assume it's due to BoB, thats pure ignorance. Might I remind you reenacting has been around for AGES, a long time before "the mini series" popped up on the radar. I'm personally not trading my wools for P41's anytime soon.....
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Post by odinfish on Jul 24, 2007 9:17:26 GMT -5
I'm glad more WWII dramas are being produced since it's one of the things I grew up on besides all the movies of course...series' like Combat! and Black Sheep Squadron were exceptional for their time. The same with BoB for its time.
The bad thing about the Pacific Front for WWII Airsoft imho will be the huge influx of guys that want to be US GIs. Allies will now find a complete lack of adversaries. What do you guys think?
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Post by click on Jul 24, 2007 9:34:51 GMT -5
Oh and I actually hope we do not see an influx of 13yr old kids, man the last thing I want is for the USMC to turn into and airborn type hystaria. Agreed. The last thing we need is an over enthusiastic croud of Little (or Big) people who want to be Marines. Click
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Post by 2ndranger on Jul 24, 2007 12:02:55 GMT -5
Yes nimlas reenacting has been around for a long time...but the boost of airborne which just happened to be at the same time the series came out doesnt strike you as odd?...because of these series they usually dont help reenactors who happen to do the same impression being portrayed in the series...Yes youll get a ton of men or children in the unit...but the rest of the reenacting community usually looks down upon you guys for being a "hollywood" unit.
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Post by Nimlas on Jul 24, 2007 15:40:56 GMT -5
Yes nimlas reenacting has been around for a long time...but the boost of airborne which just happened to be at the same time the series came out doesnt strike you as odd?...because of these series they usually dont help reenactors who happen to do the same impression being portrayed in the series...Yes youll get a ton of men or children in the unit...but the rest of the reenacting community usually looks down upon you guys for being a "hollywood" unit. Franz "Why do you think most reenactors portray eto impressions?" I was referring to that statement with my post..... Hence, my reply makes sense, because it sounds like he thinks that the entire hobby started after BoB was born. I understand the "Hollywood" unit part...
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Post by CharleyNovember on Jul 24, 2007 15:43:10 GMT -5
You should worry less about others perceptions and more about your own desire to portray who you wish to portray. I agree that more movie or series about the war are great.....I enjoy watching them most of the time if they are entertaining or moving in the portrayals of the war. There are some notable exceptions. Anything named Windtalkers, SS Doom Trooper or Pearl Harbor comes to mind but by and large I enjoy the hollywood exploits as shown on the big and not so big screen. I hope there are some people that become interested in the PTO and if neccessary I will put together and IJA or IJ Marine impression to give them something to shoot at.
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Post by 5thrangerinfantry on Jul 26, 2007 15:45:49 GMT -5
The bad thing about the Pacific Front for WWII Airsoft imho will be the huge influx of guys that want to be US GIs. Allies will now find a complete lack of adversaries. Mike PTO reenactors already face that. There will be little to no influx at all.....
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Post by KRaddatz on Jul 27, 2007 0:19:34 GMT -5
The bad thing about the Pacific Front for WWII Airsoft imho will be the huge influx of guys that want to be US GIs. Allies will now find a complete lack of adversaries. Mike well in asia i bet its the opposite! j.k
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Post by neoptolemus on Jul 27, 2007 0:57:42 GMT -5
"Anything named Windtalkers, SS Doom Trooper or Pearl Harbor comes to mind"
THANK YOU for mentioned SS Doom Trooper, the greatest movie of all time!
I don't do PTO, but I imagine this series would only help the WW2 airsoft scene. For starters, there are already so few reenactors/players that even people interested by Hollywood would be invaluable. It's great to be able to say, "I got into the hobby because I have a deep interest in military history with a strong emphasis on the accurate portrayal of varying combat units based in extensive personal research and significant monetary investment" but not everyone can say that. At this point in the hobby, we need more induction, less exclusion. We can worry about new recruits after they're on board.
Also, I think the number of PTO Axis are so low that this could only help.
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Post by theriseandfall on Aug 8, 2007 2:08:02 GMT -5
You should worry less about others perceptions and more about your own desire to portray who you wish to portray. Most intelligent sentence in this thread. I totally agree. As i've stated in other threads, our particular hobby is much to small to be Exclusive and elitist about who joins us. We all appreciate WWII history and airsoft, and ya "Hollywood" has brought about some people who share our particular interests to different degrees, but the best position would be the more the merrier. If some more PTO axis gets put together, I'll for sure do a marine Impression. I've already wanted to for a while, but really I'd like to do a lot of different impressions period. Please don't let this turn into little cliques of "we were this first" type things.
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Post by Lev on Aug 16, 2007 10:39:33 GMT -5
At least now we'll have some USMC guys to add to the legions of paratroopers
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Post by jmhpa on Aug 19, 2007 3:19:01 GMT -5
Yes nimlas reenacting has been around for a long time...but the boost of airborne which just happened to be at the same time the series came out doesnt strike you as odd?...because of these series they usually dont help reenactors who happen to do the same impression being portrayed in the series...Yes youll get a ton of men or children in the unit...but the rest of the reenacting community usually looks down upon you guys for being a "hollywood" unit. Franz "Why do you think most reenactors portray eto impressions?" I was referring to that statement with my post..... Hence, my reply makes sense, because it sounds like he thinks that the entire hobby started after BoB was born. I understand the "Hollywood" unit part... JESUS CHRIST!!! Either I wrote something wrong or everyone else misinterpreted my point. I NEVER meant to cause such a debate and/or trouble. Oh, and no, I don't think that the entire hobby started after BoB was born. P.S. Don't think of me as an ignorant. It's not my fault that you missunderstood what I meant...Nimlas
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Post by rkrueger on Aug 19, 2007 8:30:51 GMT -5
I have seen it alopt on this forums, it takes a just a few words to get mis read and everyone gets there own version.........
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Post by p51 on Sept 17, 2007 23:45:01 GMT -5
Well, "Flags of our Fathers" or "The Great Raid," didn't do much for PTO re-enacting, now did it? And those were pretty well done films about the PTO. I think in the end, there's just too much interest in the ETO side of the war and I can't imagine that will ever change. People just like the German stuff too much. Besides, VERY few people want to be the Japanese side for events. Yes, there are people who do PTO and do it well, there's just isn't too darned many of them. That being said, there was a very impressive Iwo Jima event in Texas in 2005 that I wish I'd gone to. Check out these photographs of it! www.pbase.com/vernix/iwo_jima_doss_texas&page=all www.nimitz-museum.org/living_history.htmWhen I was still in the Army, I was offered a Platoon Leader position in "Windtalkers" but didn't have the leave time to go to the shoot. I'm glad I had no part in it after I saw the movie.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Sept 18, 2007 20:42:11 GMT -5
Honestly PTO would in fact be a better theater to reenact with airsoft weapons then ETO due to the closer combat and more intense battles with typically no quarter drawn.
I suspect it's the lack of comfort relating to the Bushido spirit of sacrifice and the fact that the uniforms and equipment are not as cool that would keep OPFOR numbers too low. Pitty as I think a PTO game would be cool.
Bunkers, bangalores, Night attacks and Banzai attacks. I'm all over it. I always seem to end up OPFOR so a IJN impression would be fine.
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Post by YankeeDiv26 on Sept 18, 2007 21:22:09 GMT -5
Also I think what makes people do ETO more is that its just plain ol' more popular and the US is more like europe than the PTO in most places. PTO will probably never be as popular, but a guy can hope cant he? Hopefully this upcoming film won't break my heard for more PTO reenactors, it still hurts after "flags of our fathers" didn't do much like a lot of the other pto movies. Back on subject.... Any new news for "The Pacific"
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Post by gunfreak on Sept 19, 2007 7:27:11 GMT -5
The reason I'm drawn to ETO is thats it's just closer to home. I know the places were the battles were fought. you never much more then an hour or two away with plane from most of europe.
the whole battle for islands arn't my thing. I still love flags of our fathers/letters from iwo jima.
I guess WW2 for us europeans is kinda like ACW for you americans. you can just travel around looknig at old battle fields ect.
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