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Those of you who have Rhodie Painted your pews...

EvilMonkee said:
Never understood the fascination with the Rhodesian Armed Forces, afterall they did represent a racist apartheid state.
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That is an immense simplification of a far more nuanced and complex situation.  The policy of gradually increasing representation of non-whites in line with educational and economic development would probably have resulted in an eventual transition to majority rule as opposition to the policy decreased, with a much better outcome for everyone than what actually transpired in both Zimbabwe and the majority of other sub-Saharan African nations. The utter disaster that was and is Zimbabwe could have been avoided.  Unfortunately, the  rush to hand over power In former African colonies has been anything but a success.

Before anyone calls me a racist or a fascist or anything similar, I am moderately left wing and very definitely not racist.  
 

 
Tommikka said:
I am a major fan of wooden accessories, sadly my SLR is in black, but my AKs are wooden.  They have all given me great pleasure, but I will not take out my AKs again for personal reasons which I will touch on below.
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Very eloquent, I'm almost embarassed to admit that the though of you liking wood made me chuckle... I'll grow up eventually.

 
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Cannonfodder said:
 Thinking about it whitewashing probably isn't the right word, maybe forget would be better. The loadout in question was nowhere near reenactment levels of stitch counting but I would think the OG tunic and coal scuttle helmet with spread eagle printed on the side would clearly be WW2 German to anyone who's picked up a history book or seen a war film would be able to tell what it's supposed to be.
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Yes, you would think that the swastikas would be something of a giveaway.

 
Lyndication said:
I mean one kid not recognising a Nazi outfit on sight isn't whitewashing tbf. Most people just have a rough vibe but couldn't tell you how to identify Pea Dot.

I think living history/reenactment is one thing and Airsoft is another. If we're this serious about avoiding pop culture conflation and accurately representing a horrific and barbaric period of history, maybe the right place for it isn't with some guy in a pirate outfit against a team of people in hoodies with scuba tank pistols innit.

It's like asking for an Adolf Hitler skin in Fortnite otherwise kids might forget about him.
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At one site where I used to marshal, a chap who became somewhat notorious in parts of the airsoft community started attending in full Waffen SS combat gear with the eagle and swastika badge and lightning rune collar tabs, accompanied by his young half-Japanese son in full HJ gear with a swastika armband.  We persuaded the site owner to make them cover up or remove the Nazi emblems.  After his first appearance, a bit of research revealed that he wasn't just playing at being a Nazi.  He finally got the message that he wasn't wanted  and never came back.  As this was many years ago now, I am content to say that his lunch always had added ingredients.

 
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Tbf if there's any colour scheme it should be okay to call awful and ugly, it's Baby Poop Camo.

Like, Rhodesians hated it. It didn't really work. They just had no access to other paint because of the universal sanctions on them.

It's hard to claim it has taste or artistic merit like.

 
Who'd of thunked a post asking for two paint colours would cause political debate though 😂

 
Lyndication said:
Tbf if there's any colour scheme it should be okay to call awful and ugly, it's Baby Poop Camo.

Like, Rhodesians hated it. It didn't really work. They just had no access to other paint because of the universal sanctions on them.

It's hard to claim it has taste or artistic merit like.
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Think of the poor souls that painted their rifles in UCP. Grim.

 
Colin Allen said:
At one site where I used to marshal, a chap who became somewhat notorious in parts of the airsoft community started attending in full Waffen SS combat gear with the eagle and swastika badge and lightning rune collar tabs, accompanied by his young half-Japanese son in full HJ gear with a swastika armband.  We persuaded the site owner to make them cover up or remove the Nazi emblems.  After his first appearance, a bit of research revealed that he wasn't just playing at being a Nazi.  He finally got the message that he wasn't wanted  and never came back.  As this was many years ago now, I am content to say that his lunch always had added ingredients.
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I know exactly who this is referring to LOL

 
Tackle said:
I think you're referring to the "tech(🤣)" previously known as:

THE HAND OF M 

Although I don't remember him ever wearing nazi kit ?
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Correct. I never saw him wearing nazi kit either, but it strikes me as the kind of thing he'd do. From what I remember it would fit his political views too

 
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Colin Allen said:
I have just seen an old post from you on another forum that mentions the individual :).
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Don't be a cock tease, we need links for those that don't know. 

Licking cumstain gossip doesn't cut the mustard nowadays.

 
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