Thanks for all of the tips guys, now I know I need to brush up on my history, better pay more attention in class! [;)]
Now that’s the spirit. One final bit of advice (that has helped me TREMENDOUSLY) is, as you are doing your next project, post in progress pictures here. You’ll get a ton of feedback from people who might help you tweak things to catch some of the more minor details that you could otherwise overlook. [Y]
That being said, what are you working on now? I’d love a peek!
right now I am working on A dio called sewer rats, have you looked at the post yet?
Ryan
I had looked at it, but for some reason I didn’t realize it was yours. Nice work!
Heh… History is one of those things you either love or hate… Personally, I didn’t care for it in school, but once I got out into the world, and started seeing some of the places I’d only read about, and actually walked on some battlefields, it took on a new meaning… As my Army career progressed, it took on even more significance, and I started getting involved with WW2 re-enacting, collecting WW2 gear & uniforms… This was especially helpful since I really had to dig into stuff to verify the authenticity of stuff I was laying out big bucks for, lol… Lotta unscrupuled “vendors” out there trying to pass of repro for real, and all I had to do was get burned ONCE…
Ryan, that was funny because I saw your diomara when I was there last summer. I took few pictures of it and it was definitely one of my favorites at the show. Here’s my proof… sorry about the photo quality. i got rid of that camera right after the show. Congrats! [Y]
It’s kind of funny, with school history lessons. You never get the true meaning/ understanding/ feeling of a historical event unless you accually go to the place where it happened, or se a re-enactment of it.
It may also be partly with the fact that the teachers are on a time-line for their lessons, and they can’t go super in-depth with a subject.
Let me tell you, if you want to fully understand a historical happening or event, nothing beats going to the site where it happened, or seeing a re-enactment, except for going into a time-machine and seeing it as the event unfolds (most likely will never happen)
[Side note- Do you think it may be possible to get a field-trip to a re-enactment or to go to a battle site?]
Check the WW2 HRS website (World War 2 Historical Re-enactment Society) and The 20th Century Tactical Studies Group… They usually have shedules of Living History events posted. Then it’s just a matter of finding the one nearest your school and getting the school to get y’all there…
There’re unit events as well, but those are battles that 're closed to the public…
Thanks. I’ll try to look into it. I’m not too sure if the school will be willing to send us off to see battle re-enactments, though. But, it’s worth a shot. (not pun intended)