Author Topic: Wargamer & Re-enactor? (Read 17279 times)

Katsuhiko JiNNai · « **Reply #30 on:** June 19, 2014, 09:34:37 PM »

Quote from: Conquistador on June 19, 2014, 08:48:22 PM

I see that re-enactors have the same 'issues' that war gamers have - factionalism.

Sigh, human nature is so predictable...

Gracias,

Glenn

Yes, seem factionalism is a plague for all hobbies.

Captain Blood · « **Reply #31 on:** June 19, 2014, 10:24:40 PM »

For humanity, I think you'll find

Amalric · « **Reply #32 on:** June 19, 2014, 11:11:16 PM »

Guilty
At various times in my youth I did;
Carolingian
Landsknechte
WW1 Bavarian 2nd Chevauleger
WW2 FJ

Quote from: Katsuhiko JiNNai on June 19, 2014, 05:59:30 PM

...and what type of re-enactors are you?...

Farbs...

Mainstream...

Progressive....

Well, at various points in time I was all of the above, but was mainly somewhere between Mainstream and ~~Authenti-Nazi~~ Progressive.

HerbyF · « **Reply #33 on:** June 20, 2014, 09:00:56 AM »

I too am guilty of participating in recreation groups. Was a long time member of the SCA here on the Left coast of the USA. As a student & scholar of the history of dance was active in medieval, renesaunce, Regency, & Victorian ballroom groups. Also attended a number of black powder groups. Went to North/South Skirmish Assoc. in my Chasseurs d Afrique uniform, pretending to be a French observer. Went to some rondevous & 46er(Mexican/American war) events. Now just throw on my pirating gear to hang out & carouse with the brotherhood of the coast. And occationally attend a Steampunk Ball.

former user · « **Reply #34 on:** June 20, 2014, 10:42:39 AM »

guilty, although I have to point out that I was not able to do both at the same time. So my active 5 years meant that wargaming was entirely on ice during that period.

if a faction is needed, I would take mainstream, although I had diversions into both extremes:

I found the progressives extremely tiring in their pursue of "authenticity", as well as too inconsistent to follow through and leaving certain unreconstructable portions blank (like a museum does), but instead forcing an interpretation and defending it to the last drop of blood....
sounds familiar?....
The farbs on the other hand were cheerful and fun and very enjoyable, but occasionally overstretched with their inflation of nobility and lack of subject representation - everyone hast to be at least a knight or damsel....

all in all, an experience I wouldn't want to miss in my life...

Blackwolf · « **Reply #35 on:** June 20, 2014, 09:15:52 PM »

Well...Acting,yes another ex thespian

And I have a fascination with the 1940/50s which extends to my clothes; drunken Irish poet is how one friend describes me; and my car(well one of them...) a Morris Minor van.I have the worlds largest collect of fusty tweeds and cords

I always wear wind up wrist watches,oxbloods on the feet,of course the SCA won't have me,their creativity does not extend to middle aged fogey circa 1956

PS and John Betjeman is god and Angela Thirkell his angel.

Blackwolf · « **Reply #36 on:** June 20, 2014, 10:37:38 PM »

Yellow. Whilst I do admire rockabilly,60s garage punk is more my thing.And I'd be happy to assist

Better get back on topic

Katsuhiko JiNNai · « **Reply #37 on:** June 21, 2014, 11:39:37 AM »

I want to see more pictures of you my proud re-enactors

Here more of mine:

Knight Hospitaller from XII century (about 1180-1206)

and a roman praetorian from I century (about 80 A.D.), however I'm selling the roman equipment because I'm concentrating only on medieval reenactment

here the website of the roman group I was member:
http://www.cisalpina.net/

Mad Doc Morris · « **Reply #38 on:** June 21, 2014, 12:57:19 PM »

Quote from: Katsuhiko JiNNai on June 21, 2014, 11:39:37 AM

I want to see more pictures of you my proud re-enactors

Photos of me posing in tight Medieval dress were the reason I stopped wearing it.

Also, you look way more professional than anything I could manage…

Btw, a cordial "pax vobiscum" to a fellow Hospitaller! Back in the day I tried my hand at a Hospitaller impression (if not up to 'modern standards' and yours in particular) and still, after I got rid of it, one of my favourite topics. Way cooler than your ubiquitous Templars, of course.

Katsuhiko JiNNai · « **Reply #39 on:** June 21, 2014, 01:11:19 PM »

Quote from: Mad Doc Morris on June 21, 2014, 12:57:19 PM

Photos of me posing in tight Medieval dress were the reason I stopped wearing it.
Also, you look way more professional than anything I could manage…

Btw, a cordial "pax vobiscum" to a fellow Hospitaller! Back in the day I tried my hand at a Hospitaller impression (if not up to 'modern standards' and yours in particular) and still, after I got rid of it, one of my favourite topics. Way cooler than your ubiquitous Templars, of course.

Finally another XIII century re-enactor too (see my first pictures in the topic)

Hospitallers, especially from XII century are an hard choice, because we know really little about them, and the sources are few.
I know about some excellent french re-enactors that have done another version of hospitallers, but without black tunic over the armor, and the "civil clothes" have not white greek cross over the tunic too. But they are not sure of anything too and still many doubts about how (and especially IF) really these hospitallers wore that damned black (or was brown?) tunic with or without hood over the armor

So most of the progressive re-enactors prefer to avoid the hospitallers, too uncertain for an historically accurate reconstruction.

http://www.guerriersma.com/contenu/reconstitutions/hopital/hospitaliermili/hospitaliermili.htm
http://www.guerriersma.com/contenu/reconstitutions/hopital/Frere_clerc/frere_clerc.htm