tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post8577530564484066037..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Models¹OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56457791373161291182023-03-02T03:08:03.623-08:002023-03-02T03:08:03.623-08:00Ah yes, I read that wrong. Sorry, StB.Ah yes, I read that wrong. Sorry, StB.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57252294362252015432023-03-01T20:03:35.061-08:002023-03-01T20:03:35.061-08:00I never said the Nissen hut wasn't British, I ...I never said the Nissen hut wasn't British, I just wrote a clumsy sentence. But the Nissen was the father of the Quonset.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-28692693399316822452023-03-01T06:39:24.892-08:002023-03-01T06:39:24.892-08:00They certainly did!They certainly did!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80223838284376199382023-03-01T06:39:12.413-08:002023-03-01T06:39:12.413-08:00I did not know that. Of course, Wellington was a r...I did not know that. Of course, Wellington was a real guy.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64334581785219188422023-03-01T06:37:59.141-08:002023-03-01T06:37:59.141-08:00Hey, beats living in a tent!Hey, beats living in a tent!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43764665503906439532023-03-01T06:37:03.073-08:002023-03-01T06:37:03.073-08:00Nope, check your sources, you have the derivation ...Nope, check your sources, you have the derivation backwards. Nissen hut was developed by the Brits in WWI, the Quonset hut is American.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2764026984167078682023-02-28T21:11:01.531-08:002023-02-28T21:11:01.531-08:00Those dioramas took an immense amount of talent, a...Those dioramas took an immense amount of talent, and patience.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51562102835730715632023-02-28T21:05:56.533-08:002023-02-28T21:05:56.533-08:00The guy at the top. Man, he looks a lot like Horat...The guy at the top. Man, he looks a lot like Horatio Hornblower's brother in law!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10529226029506817812023-02-28T21:04:03.106-08:002023-02-28T21:04:03.106-08:00Wouldn't those have been Nissen huts? The Quo...Wouldn't those have been Nissen huts? The Quonset hut was evolved from the Nissen, but, being American, was larger.SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26983997036031542422023-02-28T19:31:24.367-08:002023-02-28T19:31:24.367-08:00Before one scorns, the Univ of ND had "tempor...Before one scorns, the Univ of ND had "temporary" Quonset huts built in WW2 were kept as married student housing into the early 1980's (the "Tin Huts"). Ugly, awkward inside, but safe, warm, and inexpensive. Allowing to them to afford an education.<br />Don McCollorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18028324869570493102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91557661059664019342023-02-28T16:12:18.377-08:002023-02-28T16:12:18.377-08:00Seeing those old Quonset huts would be awesome!Seeing those old Quonset huts would be awesome!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40027957613383776752023-02-28T14:13:17.145-08:002023-02-28T14:13:17.145-08:00Crusty Old TV Tech here. So, where is the Lion...Crusty Old TV Tech here. So, where is the Lion's Butt on that diorama? :-)<br />You know, if I knew in 1983 what I know now, I would have spent more of my limited off-duty time whilst TDY in Blighty around the IWM and the museums you mentioned. Learning a lot from this Waterloo thread, keep it up!<br /><br />As it was, I got to go through a real live leftover WW2 ready room "Quonset hut" at RAF Woodbridge (or was it Bentwaters, they merge together in me old noggin). Most of the buildings on those former WW2 RAF bases were like that, little time capsules sort of hidden in nooks and crannies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18032000232663359142023-02-28T07:51:02.256-08:002023-02-28T07:51:02.256-08:00Same here, can't get enough.Same here, can't get enough.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48809707797420105202023-02-28T07:21:23.617-08:002023-02-28T07:21:23.617-08:00These things ... I can spend hours looking at the...These things ... I can spend hours looking at them. The stories they tell, the art and craft and patience, all draw me into a different world. A static form of theater, I suppose, and storytelling. htomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10079911355302503367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19882022167180108622023-02-28T06:28:23.986-08:002023-02-28T06:28:23.986-08:00Which makes me feel pretty good! Thanks Rob.Which makes me feel pretty good! Thanks Rob.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-62342224790819906702023-02-28T06:17:15.492-08:002023-02-28T06:17:15.492-08:00I sit here learning more and more about a battle f...I sit here learning more and more about a battle fought over 200 years ago in a place I've never been and enjoying it! Thanks.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74096786066223197702023-02-28T05:52:28.346-08:002023-02-28T05:52:28.346-08:00Got a lot of that going on today. Nothing worse th...Got a lot of that going on today. Nothing worse than skewed perceptions based on ideology.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34497725801102706372023-02-28T05:51:39.304-08:002023-02-28T05:51:39.304-08:00Those links should keep you busy for a little whil...Those links should keep you busy for a little while. 😎OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82945066401414647642023-02-28T05:34:34.458-08:002023-02-28T05:34:34.458-08:00Sarge -Thanks for sharing. These sorts of thing a...Sarge -Thanks for sharing. These sorts of thing always fascinate me (although I would never have the patience to make such a thing). Sort back through maps for my Old English project, it is amazing how much seeing locations or terrain makes a difference (and how much we have forgotten about that in the modern world where everything is a flat electronic map and done by car or airplane).<br /><br />Ultimately, we all have a slightly different view of events on how we experience it. Those of great heart can accept their part and the fact that their part might not have been what they thought it was; others insist events conform themselves to their perceptions.Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17726773382400862582023-02-28T04:00:44.471-08:002023-02-28T04:00:44.471-08:00You Shall Not PASS! Seems that was the theme back ...You Shall Not PASS! Seems that was the theme back in 1815 also (apologies to Hollywood/Tolkien). Hmmmm.....more links to peruse, thanks Sarge.Nylon12noreply@blogger.com