ferrissteve1
Private
- Joined
- Oct 5, 2018
OK, before I even start I know this will likely receive some fairly harsh scorning, but after having perused all 63 previous pages of postings I didn't see anything quite like this topic. I've been a Civil War enthusiast since I was a kid, however, the interest waned in my 20's and picked up again last fall. Life has a way of doing that. BUT my big question is the following: I'm looking to put together a 'Man with No Name' impression that I could attend events as. I know that historically this was NOT an actual individual (I understand that), but at the same time with interest waning and recruitment numbers down would it not add to the overall experience for spectators? I've not seen it done before or even really mentioned...might it be a way to bring more people to events and perhaps interest into the hobby?
Again I understand that this will likely be seen as the epitome of farb, cosplay, cowboy/gunslinger, fantasy etc....but those elements aside if I were a spectator and I saw someone with a GOOD ensemble 'kit' representing a fictional character I would not only give him/her the props they deserve but possibly ask for a picture as well. It also doesn't hurt that the time frame in which the character is featured is during the War. So again while not historically correct in the traditional manner it still would fit within the time period the event was replicating, the 1860's. And lastly, I don't half a** my collection so this would be as close to screen accurate as I can presently get, so the quality of the impression (despite fictional) would be a good one.
Again I understand that this will likely be seen as the epitome of farb, cosplay, cowboy/gunslinger, fantasy etc....but those elements aside if I were a spectator and I saw someone with a GOOD ensemble 'kit' representing a fictional character I would not only give him/her the props they deserve but possibly ask for a picture as well. It also doesn't hurt that the time frame in which the character is featured is during the War. So again while not historically correct in the traditional manner it still would fit within the time period the event was replicating, the 1860's. And lastly, I don't half a** my collection so this would be as close to screen accurate as I can presently get, so the quality of the impression (despite fictional) would be a good one.