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Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - MARCvSVIBIvSMAvRINvS - 10-22-2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62R-EEsiJ_E
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Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - jvrjenivs - 10-22-2010
Terrible.
Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - M. Demetrius - 10-22-2010
Sure are a lot of them, though. Wish we could gather such a large group in one place.
Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - Vindex - 10-22-2010
I like the Rupert Bear trousers...
Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - Narukami - 10-23-2010
Hollywood Romans at their best ... so to speak.
:?
Narukami
Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - Cunicula - 10-23-2010
Why are they all wearing little white ankle socks?
They look like the unusually hairy chorus line from a 1950s musical!
Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - jvrjenivs - 10-23-2010
Quote:Why are they all wearing little white ankle socks?
They look like the unusually hairy chorus line from a 1950s musical!
Cause they're Italian re-enactors of the 'gruppo storica romana' or likewise organisations with a holywoodish view on ancient Rome...
Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - MARCvSVIBIvSMAvRINvS - 10-23-2010
Of course there is contemporary information on Roman soldiers wearing socks, propbably goat hair or wool, but whether or not they were white is not certain.
M.VIB.M.
Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - Cunicula - 10-23-2010
Matching white ones, though?
Bless!
=:o)
Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - M. Demetrius - 10-23-2010
Well, you want your socks to match as much as the next guy, so...whaddya expect ?? :lol: Simpler on laundry day. Pick any two and you're done.
Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - jkaler48 - 10-23-2010
LOTS of Bracers in evidence also. And everyone wearing the Hollywood style red cape (cloak). On a more serious note it shows the impracticability of officers carrying tiny Parmas in the front lines. Not much protection and makes you stand out as a missile target.
Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - Titus Martius - 10-24-2010
Quote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62R-EEsiJ_E
M.VIB.M.
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Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - richsc - 10-24-2010
Is that a ferret on the signifier?
Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - MARCvSVIBIvSMAvRINvS - 10-24-2010
Ad Titus Martius... though the effort of some groups is commendable, the use of the Trooper helmet is not.
This helmet should be officially forbidden.
M.VIB.M.
Re: Sheer horror... A Trooper helmet collection... - Titus Martius - 10-24-2010
Quote:Ad Titus Martius... though the effort of some groups is commendable, the use of the Trooper helmet is not.
This helmet should be officially forbidden.
M.VIB.M.
That smilie I posted above expresses my "I am not sure I like what I see in that video" face. :wink:
I was very dissapointed with historical accuracy of some Italian groups when I saw them in Natale di Roma this year...