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Subject: Rorke's Drfit as you've never seen it before! Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:10 am
I think you all will appreciate this latest short film about Rorke's Drift: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
SRB1965
Posts : 869 Join date : 2017-05-13 Age : 55 Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
Subject: Re: Rorke's Drfit as you've never seen it before! Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:36 am
Probably more accurate than the Endfield/Baker film of some years ago......(though I didn't have the sound turned on).
There must have been an awful lot of work gone into it.
ciroferrara
Posts : 224 Join date : 2010-10-07 Age : 29 Location : exeter
Subject: Re: Rorke's Drfit as you've never seen it before! Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:37 am
Very good!! Just what I needed too set me up for work :)
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7660 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Rorke's Drfit as you've never seen it before! Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:10 am
Having a couple of Lego mad grandsons I can really appreciate the amount of work that went into this. Brilliantly done.
Julian Whybra
Posts : 2382 Join date : 2011-09-12
Subject: Re: Rorke's Drfit as you've never seen it before! Wed Jul 29, 2020 9:30 am
Frank Better not show it to them! They'll be demanding a set!
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7660 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Rorke's Drfit as you've never seen it before! Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:10 am
To late. Ive sent them some drawings and plans of RD. My daughter in law tells me there is now frenzied activity. Ive just had a txt thats asked that as they dont have soldiers can they use star wars troopers. Oh boy this one is going to have legs.
SRB1965
Posts : 869 Join date : 2017-05-13 Age : 55 Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
Subject: Re: Rorke's Drfit as you've never seen it before! Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:23 am
Frank Allewell wrote:
. Ive just had a txt thats asked that as they dont have soldiers can they use star wars troopers.
Yeah that will be fine - fling in few Dinosaurs, penguins and some Unicorns.....and they will be laughing.....
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7660 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Rorke's Drfit as you've never seen it before! Wed Jul 29, 2020 10:29 am
Funny you should say that Simon.....................
Julian Whybra
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Subject: Re: Rorke's Drfit as you've never seen it before! Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:23 pm
My son just told me he's tracked down the company that made the figures (not Lego). The figs. cost £15 each! A helmet £1.50. Your grandsons will have to save up their pocket money Frank...or stick with the starship troopers and unicorns..
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7660 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Rorke's Drfit as you've never seen it before! Wed Jul 29, 2020 1:58 pm
Im reliably informed that Chard has now been designated as T Rex.
SRB1965
Posts : 869 Join date : 2017-05-13 Age : 55 Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
Subject: Re: Rorke's Drfit as you've never seen it before! Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:36 am
Julian Whybra wrote:
My son just told me he's tracked down the company that made the figures (not Lego). The figs. cost £15 each! A helmet £1.50. Your grandsons will have to save up their pocket money Frank...or stick with the starship troopers and unicorns..
Hi Julian,
I have been a wargamer and figure collector for most of life (I must get out more or get more friends), though I've never collected 'lego' type figures (I've converted some for the kids) but I have seen a lot of these 'conversions' made and sold on places like e-bay - they started off being made by individuals for fun but then the idea grew, into more commercial ventures.
Obviously 3D printers have been a right asset to people.
You can now get all manner of historical, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter figures.
They sell as you say between £4 and £15 or so each - some even more.
ta
Simon
SRB1965
Posts : 869 Join date : 2017-05-13 Age : 55 Location : Uttoxeter - the last place God made and he couldn't be bothered to finish it.....
Subject: Re: Rorke's Drfit as you've never seen it before! Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:38 am
Frank Allewell wrote:
Im reliably informed that Chard has now been designated as T Rex.
Now Frank, if you were to sell off the contents of your wine cellar - you could probably buy them a real Chard.....
Frank Allewell
Posts : 7660 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 73 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: Rorke's Drfit as you've never seen it before! Thu Jul 30, 2020 9:46 am
Hey...... priorities mate.
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