[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Anyone else here a reenactor? (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 8/29/2007 6:49:59 AM EDT
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Army WWII TX 36th inf. here and there WWII marine |
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I am as well... started in 86 and did Civil War for a while. Now involved in WW1 living history. Alng the way I ended up with a career in museum education and running a blacksmith shop. 318th Infantry, 80th Division AEF |
| Started WWII Airborne, but have had no time with school. And, frankly, been out of shape for a while now (mostly related to school) and I couldn't bring myself to put on a uniform even if it is reenacting right now. When I lose some more weight and get back into shape, I may look for infantry (WWII) around my area. There are too many Airborne reenactors right now. |
We actually have a guy in our unit that used to be in the Trekie thing. He said the politics and many of the arguments are all the same. 
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I think one of the many unique things about reenacting is the folks with vehicles that restore them back to original condition. I absolutely enjoy seeing all the hard to find weapons, uniforms and vehicles. One day I hope to add a jeep to my immpression. |
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Please DON'T put SCA and historical reenactment in the same sentence. The SCA is to history what dancing is to architecture. |
I've watched some of those three gun cowboy shoots. We have a pretty good little 1880's town at our local range. Pretty damn cool! |
Mr Manzana? Had any Floating Corn in Paris? Mostly 18th Century, F&I and Rev for me. Dabble in Civil War. Did the Vietnam thing for a couple years. I grew up during the Bicentennial, spent summer vacation at Friendship Indiana. My earliest memories are from rendevous and events |
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British Redcoat, 1777. HM 40th Regt. of Foot, Light Company  Yours truly, second from right. Making the world safe for legal government and civil order.  No fat guys here....  Flushing out the rebels.....  Look at them Yankees run! 
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PSYWAR 1-0 is truly the badassest (is that a word?) native reenactor around. VERY convincing.... 
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Was thinking you were another Tukahoe, sorry for the confusion. |
2nd VA- GREAT group. You should give them a try. 
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Hey, I didn't steal a De Lorean with a flux capacitor and join forces with Teddy Roosevelt to fight Hitler's son Jorge when he invaded Mars just to remain ignorant about how many freaking wars we'll fight on/over the moon. Also, this Friday at 1:50 pm, take two steps to the left and be ready to duck. Just sayin'. |
I swear we don't dress like that anymore! 
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tell me you didn't actually shove a feather through your nose |
Yep, Double septum piercing, |
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Pvt Gray Butternuts Lead Teamster & #1 or #2 rammer Danville Artillery ANV (Army of Northern Virginia), CSA now on detached service in Confederate Arizona. Actually, I'd love to find a battery out here - no luck yet. http://www.danvilleartillery.org/ Live firing the cannon is pretty cool too  ETA - I pwn all your pg 3 re-enactments wh00t
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I do WW2. I'm not attached to a unit and I've only done the so-called 'living history'. So, I do whatever time period that fancies me as long as its WW2 U.S. Army (no airborne either). I am interested in the 34th ID, though. Wish I could find a group around my area.
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I had enough acting as a Marine for 14 years until I was too broken to play anymore and got out. Are most reenactors former military types? I enjoy the whole vehicle thing and totally get dressing up but the whole drilling in the rain thing is a bit odd to me. There is a group in Tooele that rebuilds tanks I'd love to hook up with them and volunteer to be a shop sweeper or something just to help out. |
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Thunder21: Where's your meatcan pouch,soldier? Badshovelhead: Almost all of the guys in my CW company are veterans. I'm one of the few that is not. It's not that we think drilling in the rain is fun, but events only last a day or so, and are planned far in advance. We can either huddle in our dogtents and whine, or get out and do some drilling for the few spectators who were willing to pay to watch us. We didn't melt. Most of us thought it was better than the usual 90+ degrees under a blazing sun in a wool uniform  I have a few WW2 vehicles, and it is really cool to get involved in a large-scale reenactment with them. Last summer, I had the unique experience of idling in my Weapons Carrier, with a load of infantrymen in back, as an armored column of at least 5 tanks, and 8 halftracks roared past me on the dusty road, as P47 Thunderbolts roared over at low level . This year, My '44 Willys jeep and I were involved in filming a movie as groundcrewmen on a B17. An original vehicle makes the reenacting experience so much better.Here's the CW me: 
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Ekie: Tons of photos of "Thunder over Michigan 2006" on the Yankee airforce site: http://www.yankeeairmuseum.org-look in the phot gallery section. There is even a great one of my Weapons Carrier that I had not seen until tonight. I'd post it, but it really doesn't belong to me. |