Scots Soldiers on Exercise in Kenya

Howard of Effingham · February 16, 2015, 05:55:04 AM

some interesting photos of the 2nd Battalion 'Royal Highland Fusiliers', RRS and the Mercian Regt on exercise in Kenya very recently.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-31480396

worth a look for 1/35 modelling ideas.

Captain Canada · February 16, 2015, 10:27:35 AM

Nice pics and an interesting scenario. Must have been exciting for the troops to train in such an atypical environment

Weaver · February 16, 2015, 12:48:22 PM

The piper photo gave me an idea: you have a totally alien, far-future sci-fi after-the-battle diorama, where nothing is familiar, not the terrain, not the plants, not the uniforms, not the equipment, nothing, except.... the guy playing the bagpipes....

rickshaw · February 16, 2015, 05:11:56 PM

Quote from: Weaver on February 16, 2015, 12:48:22 PM
The piper photo gave me an idea: you have a totally alien, far-future sci-fi after-the-battle diorama, where nothing is familiar, not the terrain, not the plants, not the uniforms, not the equipment, nothing, except.... the guy playing the bagpipes....

Dressed, full ceremonial fig, of course!

ennobee · February 16, 2015, 07:56:39 PM

Somewhere I still have a picture from the French navy. It shows a Breton sailor in parade uniform playing a (Breton style) bagpipe while standing on the bow of a French nuclear submarine. Apparently the ship was based in Saint Malo and this was their way of announcing "We're back".

So yea... Ideas for a diorama? A space marine playing the pipes on top of the hatch of his drop ship?

rickshaw · February 16, 2015, 11:39:44 PM

Recall signal perhaps?

zenrat · February 17, 2015, 12:17:45 AM

Did Scotty ever get to play the pipes on Star Trek?

rickshaw · February 17, 2015, 02:07:39 AM

Quote from: zenrat on February 17, 2015, 12:17:45 AM
Did Scotty ever get to play the pipes on Star Trek?

As he wasn't a Scot in real I think they would have over-dubbed it, if he had.

zenrat · February 17, 2015, 02:11:52 AM

I know that but they had Mr Sulu running round with a Katana at one point and Chekov doing a Cossack dance.

PR19_Kit · February 17, 2015, 02:21:46 AM

Quote from: zenrat on February 17, 2015, 12:17:45 AM
Did Scotty ever get to play the pipes on Star Trek?

Apparently he did, playing 'Amazing Grace' on the pipes on the occasion of Mr. Spocks funeral.

Weaver · February 17, 2015, 03:34:08 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on February 17, 2015, 02:21:46 AM
Apparently he did, playing 'Amazing Grace' on the pipes on the occasion of Mr. Spocks funeral.

Yep - the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtQUePN5y40

Thorvic · February 17, 2015, 04:25:13 AM

Quote from: zenrat on February 17, 2015, 02:11:52 AM
I know that but they had Mr Sulu running round with a Katana at one point and Chekov doing a Cossack dance.

I thought that was a Rapier and more Errol Flynn than Kurasawa

zenrat · February 18, 2015, 01:26:22 AM

You may well be right. It's a long time since I did the run through the entire Original Series.

Spock's funeral and the uniform would make that pic from ST3 - The Search for Spock. An odd numbered film and therefore not one of the good ones.

Gondor · February 18, 2015, 01:44:59 AM

Quote from: zenrat on February 18, 2015, 01:26:22 AM
You may well be right. It's a long time since I did the run through the entire Original Series.

Spock's funeral and the uniform would make that pic from ST3 - The Search for Spock. An odd numbered film and therefore not one of the good ones.

Actually its "The Wrath of Kahn". "The Search for Spock" was to find Spock's body!

Gondor

zenrat · February 18, 2015, 02:04:17 AM

I also haven't done a run through the movies for a while.

Yes, I remember now, TWoK finishes with Spock's funeral and his body being shot off to the genesis planet inside a modified photon torpedo.