Does anyone on /his/ do historical reenactment? I've been doing WWI for a while now and just about to start a German WWII impression. I really enjoy the hobby, especially the aspects where you aren't shooting blanks at fat rednecks 50 feet away from you.
Anyway, what kind of impressions does /his/ do?
Pic related, my WWI unit a few seconds after the gas alarm was called.
Looks pretty cool, feel free to post more pics if you want to
there's no culture for these sorts of things in my country.
>>314225
You got it. Pic related is a vignette we did of a grave detail to greet the Commonwealth soldiers marching into their trenches. Freaked a good bit of them out.
>>314266
Commence dump
>>314272
>>314279
>>314285
Us about to go over the top. Don't mind the asshole with the farb iPhone
>>314296
part 2
Bump I'm on my phone so I can't put up anymore photos
>>314300
making this my phone wallpaper.
looks really fun family.
>>314279
dat chauchat, so sexy
>>314213
How accurate is that center guy's outfit?
The striped sweater looks slightly out of place, but at the same time I could see it being accurate.
germanfag here looks nice, where do you do that? some european country I guess..
>>314382
Yeah, it's a real one too. The Canadians have a Lewis gun, they host a training session every event where they teach you how to shoot it.
Me at the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo in Belgium, with my french fusiler impression. The significantly more stylish gentleman to the right is my good chum as an aide de camp
>>314435
forgot the picture because I'm stupid.
>>314399
Nah we're actually in Pennsylvania. But we have plenty of folks who come from Europe to participate. We have French guys in our unit, there's a couple Germans who come out for the other side.
>tfw you live in the midwest
>tfw the most you can reenact in the midwest is fucking camping
>>314435
Dude, how was it?? I had friends there and they said it was like one of the biggest events they've ever seen.
>>314467
Shit was pretty great. They left the wheat to grow in the fields, and with the numbers it felt a lot more real. The first French attack was the closest to history and the moment that I've ever felt.
>>314525
There's a bunch, just depends how far you want to travel. I'll admit theres nowhere near as big of a following. ACW looks pretty dope though with the numbers involved.
I usually shave for events, because muh authenticity, it just makes me look like I'm 17
>>314559
>it just makes me look like I'm 17
Good, they need more of that to counterbalance the large number of 40 and 50 somethings with beer bellies at ACW reenactments.
>>314559
>I usually shave for events, because muh authenticity, it just makes me look like I'm 17
I got fucked up by genetics there. I can only manage wispy facial hair that doesn't even grow everywhere a beard would, but when I shave, I also look somewhere south of 18.
I suppose it would be accurate for WWI and WWII to have that in the ranks, though.
this is really cool, OP. Thanks for the dump. I would love to do some stuff like this myself when I have more free time
>>314559
Yeah I've heard that Napoleonic is basically the ACW of Europe. I might look into it, I've always wanted to do a Fusiler impression.
OP is your group at Newville, PA?
>>314636
Yup.
>>314606
Dude, WW1 is only two weekends a year. I work full time and go to school and I make out just fine.
>>314665
Coolio, I live only 2 hours away from there. WW1 was always something I wanted to reenact. But atm I'm too poorfag to afford the gear, so I'm stuck doing Civil War with overweight 50 year olds.
It's a goal, though.
>>314763
Hey dude, don't sweat the money thing. It took me years to get my kit together and we have plenty of loaner gear. Come try it out. You wanna do Allied or CP?
>>314832
I honestly don't have the time atm. Going to school and working pretty much kills any hobby time I might have. Gonna wait till I graduate and have a steady job with normal hours before I get into another big hobby. thx, though.
>>314832
I've been trying for years to make a proper German Empire uniform
>>314887
You gotta be careful with the Bosche, a lot of the units are full of fat old rednecks. I'd recommend the IR 459 or 5th Rohr if you're set on CP though.
>>314213
That's pretty cool. I watched my brother do Gettysburg as a part of our Boy Scout troop. I was too young to participate in the reenactment, but they marched like 50 miles of the Appalachian Trail in full kit (Union), from Harper's Ferry through Antietam up to Gettysburg. They were only 8th graders so they had roles such as water boys and messengers. It was so much fun to walk through the camp and take in the atmosphere. I never grew fond of hard tack though.
I also live about an hour from Perryville, Kentucky and there's a fun US Civil War reenactment there. There was a big cavalry charge I believe. That's really impressive to hear and see in person.
>>315213
50 mile March in full kit sounds amazing. What unit does this?
>>314437
You need to stop lifting or eat something anon. You look like a skeletal.
I would love to but sadly, I'm not white.
A spic in a WWI reenactment would seem out of place.
WW1 is becoming more and more my favorite war to study. There's just something about the aesthetic that's the stuff out of nightmares. Particularly the German stormtrooper uniform.
>>315533
Just say your a colonial
I've always wondered how reenactments work, exactly.
Do you have some sort of loose script as to who falls in a firefight or something? If not, how do you know if you've been "hit" or whatever.
Are the battles made to be completely historically accurate, or is it like war games in which either side could win?
>MFW Ermine Street Guard
Ha! I have used this site as well. I was a Waffen SS soldier fighting the Soviets in Leningrad. That battle-site is fucking amazing. Very cool anon.
>>315533
>mfw my great-great grandfather earned his American citizenship as a spic fighting for the US in WWI.
We still have pictures of him in uniform and his medals. He took a bullet in the Argonne.
Granted, guy was the whitest looking Mexican i've seen, but there were plenty of Hispanics fighting in WWI.
>>315564
Yeah this, our Zouave unit is really tight. Lots of Mexicans, Chinese and black bros do that impression since the French army had colonies everywhere.
>>315572
>How do you know if you're shot?
It's basically an honor system but you'll know. For instance, if you're running between cover and four Germans open up on you, you're dead. If a machine gun opens up on you, you're dead. Most guys get "killed" from grenades, which are basically easter eggs filled with black powder and baking soda. You'll have that shit all over you and then you're dead.
Again, an honor system. But it's really looked down upon if you don't take your hits.
>Historically accurate or war games
Depends on the event and scenario. Most public events operate on a script, so like this group of Germans will attack this line of Americans here and then shit will hit the fan until the tanks arrive at this point. A lot of Civil War and RevWar reenactors take this event further and replicate the exact movements of the units they portray, usually on the battlegrounds they took place one. It's pretty cool when you see it.
Most WW1 events are "tactical events", meaning that there's a general decided upon scenario and time frame then it's just war games. We have a command structure up to the brigade level and we try and outmaneuver and fuck up the enemy.
>>314437
That's sweet
>>315515
But muh authenticity
Nah I'm skinny as fuck. Fighting for Napoleon really burns those calories. But yeah, reenactment is a fun hobby I not the most accurate thing in the world due to inherent issues. Attempted to convince a room of PhDs is wasn't a bunch of prancing larping faggots.
>>314213
On a scale from 1 for complete fantasy to 10 for accuracy that goes to the point of injury, how drunk do people get while doing this?
>>317285
80% are alcoholics. An event in Poland had to be postponed because the majority were over the limit to use firearms
>>317304
>not letting a horde of drunk Polacks fix bayonets and have glorious charge
Does anyone here do any medieval reenactments? Not LARPing but I guess it would be something more along the lines of SCA or HEMA?
Trying to put together a 12th century French knight ATM because I'm tired of all the dumb vikingaboo shit at a fantasy LARP
>>317285
There's always booze at the front. The French were really fond of this shitty red wine called pinard so we always have that around, some of the guys even have canteens full of it. There's also alot of brandy, which we typically drink before going over the top.
>>317342
Try this out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Nations_(Medieval_Tournament)
Also, OP is back so I'm dumping more photos.
>>317585
>>317604
These are good.
>>315533
What kind of spic? Easily you can be a colonial troop from France/UK or a turk
>mfw want to reenact a vieille garde
>too dark and handsome
pain is unbearable
>>317736
>too dark
Any decent unit would take you dude, don't be silly. I reenact Waffen SS and we have lots of Hispanics and Asians in our units. Nobody bats an eye at racial stuff, but you better watch your ass if you gear is farb!
>>317610
>>317861
The brits even have mortars.
>>317868
Mass causality scenario.
>>317891
>luke, i am your father
Looks neat I guess.
My main gripe with reenactors is that there's to many fat people around. It just looks silly when half that roman company is either fat and bespectacled
>>318086
You just have to find the right groups. The quality groups tend to have less fatties, also "tactials" are better than airshows. I'm doing an event next weekend with a 24hr immersion. We'll be sleeping in trenches in the cold, I can bet that there will be no fatties there.
Cool photos OP. Try adding some filters or effects to get a proper ww1 look.
>>318513
Newville, PA. Right outside of Harrisburg
>>318521
Someone should bring an authenthic camera from the time period. Imagine seeing your own face on of these photos.
>>318548
Not OP but I made an attempt just for fun.
I think I made it a little too blurry though, going to have another go later.
>>314435
My dad's really big into reenactment and was there. Heard the Russians were pretty crazy.
>>314435
My dad's really big into reenactment and was there. Saw the pictures and it looked really cool.
>>314389
Many french soldiers wore non-issued clothes, especially during the 1914-1915 winter and in early 1915.
However:
a) although the pattern doesn't seem absurd, the fact that it is (or at least seems to be) cotton (instead of wool) and the high collar make it appear as quite unrealistic
b)the uniforms, adrian helmets (first issued in september 1915) and gas masks make it obvious that they are reenacting a period during which very few soldiers still had to wear non-issued clothes (as they had yet been provided with appropriate attire for winter/trenches conditions).
>>318669
The Russians are always crazy. We have a Russian unit in the French Battalion, they're fucking nuts. Always drunk, always randomly zerg rushing the Bosche. Once a few of them got hammered and were somehow able to capture the German CO and XO. I have no idea how they did it.
>>318642
keep this up man it is great.
and op keep posting i am loving these.
>larping/sca shit allowed on /his/
it's over, just delete the board
>>318717
The collar is purposely put up to avoid chemical burn.
...This is very much a guys' things, isn't it..
Would a grill be able to join up, if only as a nurse or sandwich lady?
>>319401
No, you could do Soviet or partisan if WW2 interests you.
>>319401
If you're in the States I know many people have colonial village reenactments.
>>319401
>>319410
he is correct.
This hobby gives the impression that history is nothing more than history of war.
''doc, is anon gonna make it?''
''im afraid not.. he's got a severe case of the gay.''
>>319446
>be me
>doing international politics reenactment
>we are set in 1560 A.D.
>send my harshly worded response to French
>my message arrives a month later
>wait for their response
>turns out delivery guy got gutted by bandits just outside of Paris
>write a more vulgar letter to express my displeasure with their attitude
would be kind of boring tbqh
>>319450
"We need to amputate."
>>319401
Yeah, we have a group of ladies who do a nurses impression. If you want to fight I'd recommend WW2 Soviet or Civil War.
>>319475
>Tornitzer
Not being snarky, but do you mean "Tornister"? Like so? http://www.dererstezug.com/packingatornister.htm
Soviet backpacks were kinda cool desu senpai
I used to do WWII German, but all the closet neos kinda got to me.
>>319495
I'll admit I do have a fondness for nurses, what nation are we talking?
I did do Napoleonic for a while as a private, which blooded my tooth, but these days WWI is my area of interest
>>319497
Yep, my spelling is fucked today.
Soviet backpack lookss pretty cool, like it'd be easy to make and bring. Might try my hand at sewing one..
What is a good place for historically accurate clothing? Any period will do.
>>314435
I recognise your Aide de camp buddy from across the battlefield
British 5/60th here
60th Rifles Best rifles
>>319538
>Might try my hand at sewing one..
You might be able to sew one, but finding the proper materials might be an issue. If I can give any unsolicited advice, I'd suggest that you meet up with a unit first, as most units have standards of gear, and often loaner stuff, or extra stuff that they will sell/lend to a newbie.
Source: have wasted money on improper gear before
>>319538
For the Allies its a Canadian unit, here's their website : http://www.camcbluebirds.ca/
They're out of Canada but have members all over the country.
Germans have the Rotes Kreuz, but there's like three of them and they're kind of weird. They don't have a website.
>>319765
Pic related, the cool shit you'll be doing.
Anyone here know where I can find a good Federal ACW unit in the Northeast?
>>319593
No way man! I recognise you I'm sure, I'll have to give you a tap on the shoulder next time I see you.
Aren't you the handsome face of the Amherst event banner picture?
>>318669
>>319145
The stereotype of Russian drinking is extremely true in reenactment, they were constantly hammered, and many went onto the field so drunk they could barely stay in formation and keep their muskets upright. The Belgian police delivered a couple back to the camp I believe in the mornings.
>>320133
Yeah, actual Russians in a Russian French Fusiler unit. We had one Russian in our unit who went to visit his friends, he vanished and turned up wasted two days later.
>>320026
Aye that'd be me!
You going to Amherst? It'll be a fucking blast mate.
Posting more Napoleonic because why not.
>>320408
I'm going to try and make it, not sure if I can though.
I assume you're going to BoTN?
We should have a Reenactment General on /his/, it's pretty history focused.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_historical_reenactment_groups
Czechs and Slovaks seem to be into it. Nothing in Austria though, and all the German ones seem to do mediaeval stuff. Will I never be able to die in the trenches for Franz Josef?
>>320494
That's the most inaccurate thing I've ever seen, so many of the smaller groups are missing from that. I'd see if I could help you, but I'd imagine all the groups websites would be in German. A lot of reenactment groups are run by grognards anyway, who aren't great at embracing technology, so I wouldn't place too many bets on finding a website or something online.
tl:dr see you if you can find a living history fayre or some shit, go to it, and hope there's a ww1 group there of any kind, and they can point you in the right direction.
>>320494
>Czechs and Slovaks seem to be into it.
>Czechs and Slovaks are autistic enough to update wikipedia with their bumfuck nowhere clubs
fixed 4u
>>320475
You should try and get an invite for your group for Whittington Castle in March (If you haven't got one already)
Going to be a good event, siegeing the castle, scaling the walls with ladders and ropes.
I think the group will, not sure yet though, without getting into politics we had a shit time at it last year.
Re-enactment general should happen
>>315905
thank you for thr explaination
I've always wondered how do you determine who goes down / who stays up during a fight?
>>314296
I think it is pretty hilarious that he has an iphone
>>320494
Yeah, there's one Austro-Hungarian unit and it's like four old rednecks who share a trench with the Germans. Sorry bro.
>>314213
Any English guys know of any good WW1 or medieval(basically anything from the romans to the 1400s) reenactment groups, having trouble finding any in my area. I live nearish Southampton and there doesn't seem to be much around.
>>324387
Not feeling Napoleonic? Bear with me I'll have an ask around
>>324888
How do you guys deal with all the firearm restrictions over there? I thought semi-auto's are banned. Like how does a WW2 American impression work?
Reenacting WW1 doesn't seem acceptable yet in the UK because we all literally have somebody in our family that died in it. I'm sure there are WW1 reenactments around but the most popular reenactments are English Civil War, Medieval, Viking Age, Napoleonic and Roman.
>>325099
A musket needs a full shotgun certificate, and an explosives license for the black powder.
A lot of ww2 reenactors use blank firers, because it's just easier, but it's actually not the most difficult thing in the world to get a section 5 firearm license, because the police actually accept that reenactment is a valid reason for it.
Maybe they think that even terrorists won't be so uncool to associate with us.
>>326475
Interesting, I live in a blue state and we have legal provisions for reenactors too. It's nice to be a protected class lol.
Anybody from germany here, who is doing reenactment?
>>330108
I know there is a really big group from all over Germany that does the Black Brunswickers, camped next to them at Waterloo 200. Really nice guys who love to drink.
>>330108
I thought you guys only did American Indian living histories.
Is reenactment a form of larp?
I do American Revolution. My most comfortable set of clothes is my kit
