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| Subject: | The problem is that people like it!!! |  |
| Date: | Mar 1, 2001 |
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Hello - here is my "Spiel",
Apparently Hitler won...
When he restored the German armed forces in the 1930's, he wanted them to
appear fearsome, professional, something other countries will look up to - a
sense of elitism. That is why almost every organization had it's own
uniform, and why the uniforms looked so "smart".
In addition, he wanted to attract people to his ideology and he does it with
fancy trinkets like various medals, fancy belt buckles, buttons, boots,
ceremonial sidearms (swords, knives, pistols) also with heroic sounding
names for the groups. With these comes an incredible (sometimes fanatical)
sense of group identity. Hitler Jugend anyone???
We modellers are suckers for details. And German uniforms are full of them.
Same thing with German AFV's, they just seem so "high-tech", so "cool".
With the S.S., since it was the official private army of the Nazi party, it
gets an extra dose of everything to make it attractive. From the simplistic
yet striking shape of it's runic symbol to the black uniforms. The combat
branch of the S.S., the Waffen-S.S. gets all the latest in German military
technology, making them perhaps the best equiped soldiers in the world
during the time period.
Yes, modellers are suckers for camoflague smocks. Admit it, it does look
more modern and a heck lot cooler than traditional German Feldgrau. Also
don't mention that "evil" looking German helmet, looks a heck lot menancing
than the flat rimmed British ones.
And sadly, the Asian market (especially the Japanese, sorry not to
specifically single a group out) are even more infatuated with anything S.S.
related. On a recent trip to Japan, I saw a specialty store selling things
ranging from fully automatic airsoft MP44 B.B. guns, German helmets made out
of heavy plastic (WITH camo covering) for youngsters to engage in mock ETO
battles to faux IRON CROSSES to decorate "war-heroes"!!!
Can't blame them, after all, they ARE thousands of miles from where it
REALLY happened. This incredible "hero-worship" of anything Nazi and S.S.
related only influences manufacturers to produce more to feed the market.
In My Honest Opinion, this is why we are facing such a disturbing trend in
modelling. Too bad, blame Adolf Hitler, but German things ARE cool. Because
Hitler intended it to be so more than 50 years ago. And we are still
attracted to it.
Sincerely,
-=Yc.W=- |
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 | Are we REALLY nuts about buying SS Figures? - Brandon R. Sutherland - Mar 1, 2001 |
| . . . Re: Are we REALLY nuts about buying SS Figures? - Hassan Howard - Mar 1, 2001 |
| . . . . . . The problem is that people like it!!! - - Mar 1, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: The problem is that people like it!!! [IMG] - Hervé CharbyCharbonneau - Mar 1, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: The problem is that people like it!!! - Halpern John - Mar 2, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yep, I agree... . - Yc. Wang - Mar 2, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Yep, I agree... . - Tim Streeter - Mar 2, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . miscellaneous thoughts before a cup of coffee... - Andrew Herbert - Mar 2, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . We are not that far away + Dead soldiers at AMPS - Hassan Howard - Mar 2, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: We are not that far away + Dead soldiers at AMPS - Christophe Jacquemont - Mar 2, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don't forget the military prisoners - Bob Lessels - Mar 4, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: The problem is that people like it!!! - Hubert, Stephane [CAR:9F65:EXCH] - Mar 2, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . Japan is a special case - Hassan Howard - Mar 1, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Japan is a special case - Bob Seaver - Mar 1, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Japan is a special case - Barry Gazso - Mar 13, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . World of doodoo - Brent McCombs - Mar 12, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: World of doodoo - William - Mar 15, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russians fought for love of country, they did not need coercion - Hassan Howard - Mar 17, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Russians fought for love of country, they did not need coercion - Gray Creager - Mar 17, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Can't blame them either... . - Yc. Wang - Mar 2, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Extended period of peace" - are we talking about Earth here? - Hassan Howard - Mar 2, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Didn't mean that... . - Yc. Wang - Mar 2, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . Products are tailored for the biggest market - Bob Lessels - Mar 4, 2001 |
| . . . . . . Re: Are we REALLY nuts about buying SS Figures? - Christophe Jacquemont - Mar 1, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . Buy, Build, Write and Post - Tim Streeter - Mar 1, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Devil's advocate - Bob Lessels - Mar 4, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Devil's advocate - Nemanja Pavlovic - Mar 21, 2001 |
| . . . How this focus perpetuates itself - Tim Streeter - Mar 2, 2001 |
| . . . . . . Re: Get a grip guys - Olve - Mar 3, 2001 |
| . . . . . . Re: How this focus perpetuates itself - Rebecca Hill - Mar 4, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . The Hobby Store Shelves and Industry Economics - Tim Streeter - Mar 4, 2001 |
| . . . Re: Are we REALLY nuts about buying SS Figures? - Brandon R. Sutherland - Mar 5, 2001 |
| . . . . . . Re: Are we REALLY nuts about buying SS Figures? - jim cosides - Mar 6, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Are we REALLY nuts about buying SS Figures? - Rebecca Hill - Mar 6, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Are we REALLY nuts about buying SS Figures? - JIM COSIDES - Mar 8, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Are we REALLY nuts about buying SS Figures? - Brent McCombs - Mar 10, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: Are we REALLY nuts about buying SS Figures? - Brent McCombs - Mar 10, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Are we REALLY nuts about buying SS Figures? - Brian J. Kelly - Mar 11, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Are we REALLY nuts about buying SS Figures? - Rhodes A. Williams - Mar 11, 2001 |
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Are we REALLY nuts about buying SS Figures? - jim cosides - Mar 13, 2001 |
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