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Bursting into loud laughter during Gladiator's opening scenes...

Jorit

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Well, Patton and other older movies had that accuracy problem also but I was really speaking of Private Ryan one because one of the Tigers that show up in the movie haves the wheels of a T-34!!!!!!

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John Fisher

You're supposed to watch these movies through 'beer goggles'!

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If an unfriendly power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war.

-- "A Nation at Risk" (1983)

Technically not history, but I always get steaming hot monkey miffed when some buffoon says '... a Soyuz rocket docked with the international space station ISS today...'

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If all else fails, a complete pig-headed refusal to see facts in the face will see us through. - General Melchett

Did I just write 'steaming hot monkey miffed'?

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If all else fails, a complete pig-headed refusal to see facts in the face will see us through. - General Melchett

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They did that for the Tigers in Kelly's Heroes as well.

Battle of Britain springs to mind and the Spanish Me109's with Merlin engines.

Rob

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IPMS Fine Waterline Special Interest Group

Curious indeed that detail, Rob. More curious and not sure if you are aware of that is the fact that some of the Spitfires that took part in that film were in fact former Portuguese Air Force Spitfires which were long out of service and went to Britain to make the film. Sadly we didn't kept a single one for our Museums and the only one in existence here in Portugal is in fact a 1/1 model!!!!!!!!

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John Fisher

You are also a history fan, when someone can wake you up in the middle of the night, and ask for the comparative characteristics of different T-34 tank series... or for a frontline on that and that day... or for a career of a particular capital ship or officer.... or an exact timeline and description of a particular military operation...

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Hmm, I wouldn't be an History fan in that particular moment but I am sure the person asking me would know in first hand my Genghis Khan side!!!

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"Build few and build fast,
Each one better than the last"
John Fisher

Yeah, but my girl curses sometimes that I speak at sleep about historical topics.....

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1:350 HMS Diana 1794 - nearly released
Further kits in preparation.

thats awesome!

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;o)
Its also true... She recorded a bit... how I was muttering about how the russian navy should have acted in russo-japanese war....

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Distributor of Very Fire, Snowman, Milania Master Korabel, Falkonet, Microdisign in EU
1:350 HMS Diana 1794 - nearly released
Further kits in preparation.

You need your meds adjusted.

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If an unfriendly power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war.

-- "A Nation at Risk" (1983)

I know ;o)

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Distributor of Very Fire, Snowman, Milania Master Korabel, Falkonet, Microdisign in EU
1:350 HMS Diana 1794 - nearly released
Further kits in preparation.

Change from Ambien to Lunesta.

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If an unfriendly power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war.

-- "A Nation at Risk" (1983)

I just guess I shall work more, job is the best drug ;o)

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Distributor of Very Fire, Snowman, Milania Master Korabel, Falkonet, Microdisign in EU
1:350 HMS Diana 1794 - nearly released
Further kits in preparation.

Tell her at least what you're saying is educational.

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Well, I dont think she wants to be educated in history ;o) I hope she will not revenge and start telling me about molecular simulations on supercomputers in the night! ;o)

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Model kit manufacturer and distributor: https://b2b.modellbaudienst.de
Distributor of Very Fire, Snowman, Milania Master Korabel, Falkonet, Microdisign in EU
1:350 HMS Diana 1794 - nearly released
Further kits in preparation.

all i'm saying is it could be worse, i've heard stories where people have discovered they were being cheated on by their spouse talking in their sleep...

...so she should be glad that all you have to talk about is history!

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