Weapons display 'themes'

M ELEY · 28th November 2017, 03:56 PM

Thank you Jim, Richard, and Fernando for your comments. Jim, I can always get you with a pirate theme, my commodore!

Yes, gents, I will dump the old camera and get something better. soon!

fernando · 28th November 2017, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by M ELEY

... I will dump the old camera and get something better. soon!

Ah, don't make up your mind before considering this local promotion

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fernando · 28th November 2017, 06:14 PM

Jokes apart Mark, it takes some willpower to collect things in a thematic manner. When i started with coins, within a blink of an eye i found myself dealing with the most unrelated bundle of specimens that one can imagine. So i got rid of coins and went into old weapons; suddenly all types, not just one theme. Glad i got rid of the Ethnos but still, a hole mess of a collection; to call it eclectic would be far too presumptious. Meaning that, if i tried to set up a thematic display, i would have to revolve the all current disposition and chose among a thousand curious kept in cabinets to get at something like a ... would be theme display

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Jim McDougall · 28th November 2017, 09:10 PM

Thanks Mark!!! All photography stuff aside, all I see is how amazing your themes and displays are, and as I say, I can see how your novels have such dimension as you really SEE these amazing items of nautical history in your words.
I guess that's why I'm not too observant when it comes to photos here

Personally, I'm about as adept with a camera as I am with this magic box and my Fisher-Price keyboard!

M ELEY · 30th November 2017, 05:15 AM

Thank you, gentlemen. I'm actually having better luck taking pics with my wife's cellphone, so perhaps my skills will soon improve! Fernando, I still bet you could shoot a few pics of your rapiers (of which you have greats!) positioned just so with an old fencing/dueling manual, etc, etc. In any case, I do see your point when it comes to broader collections. I also started out broad, sold off my ethno pieces and suddenly aimed for the maritime stuff. Luckily, with early naval, as Jim has pointed out before, you get a lot of leeway!

fernando · 30th November 2017, 03:46 PM

Well Captain ... you've asked for it

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You may take a pick, i mean, pick a theme. If you manage to set one up, you may take the dog (Serafim) for free

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fernando · 30th November 2017, 03:50 PM

And ...

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fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Well Captain ... you've asked for it . You may take a pick, i mean, pick a theme. If you manage to set one up, you may take the dog (Serafim) for free . . Attached Images

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28th November 2017, 03:56 PM	#1
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,204	Thank you Jim, Richard, and Fernando for your comments. Jim, I can always get you with a pirate theme, my commodore! Yes, gents, I will dump the old camera and get something better. soon!

28th November 2017, 06:14 PM	#3
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Jokes apart Mark, it takes some willpower to collect things in a thematic manner. When i started with coins, within a blink of an eye i found myself dealing with the most unrelated bundle of specimens that one can imagine. So i got rid of coins and went into old weapons; suddenly all types, not just one theme. Glad i got rid of the Ethnos but still, a hole mess of a collection; to call it eclectic would be far too presumptious. Meaning that, if i tried to set up a thematic display, i would have to revolve the all current disposition and chose among a thousand curious kept in cabinets to get at something like a ... would be theme display .

28th November 2017, 09:10 PM	#4
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,669	Thanks Mark!!! All photography stuff aside, all I see is how amazing your themes and displays are, and as I say, I can see how your novels have such dimension as you really SEE these amazing items of nautical history in your words. I guess that's why I'm not too observant when it comes to photos here Personally, I'm about as adept with a camera as I am with this magic box and my Fisher-Price keyboard!

30th November 2017, 05:15 AM	#5
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,204	Thank you, gentlemen. I'm actually having better luck taking pics with my wife's cellphone, so perhaps my skills will soon improve! Fernando, I still bet you could shoot a few pics of your rapiers (of which you have greats!) positioned just so with an old fencing/dueling manual, etc, etc. In any case, I do see your point when it comes to broader collections. I also started out broad, sold off my ethno pieces and suddenly aimed for the maritime stuff. Luckily, with early naval, as Jim has pointed out before, you get a lot of leeway!