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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Videos: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message Icon:                             Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by James N.[/i] [br]While digging in my underwear drawer where I keep old T-shirts, I was reminded of a "custom" I've observed on probably all the productions I ever worked on - namely the [i]production T-shirt[/i]. Usually there is ONE "official" design, apparantly made available near the end of the production by the company for members of the crew. Since [i]Mohicans[/i] was such a long-drawn-out affair, there seem to have been several, mostly "unofficial" created by groups working within the film. Here are some I still have: [b]Image Insert:[/b][br][img]http://www.mohicanpress.com/messageboard/../uploads/James N/201171918042_IM000576.JPG[/img][br][size=1] 51.67KB[/size=1] [b]Image Insert:[/b][br][img]http://www.mohicanpress.com/messageboard/../uploads/James N/2011719184145_IM000582.JPG[/img][br][size=1] 62.88 KB[/size=1] The white one at left, though it's from [i]Glory[/i], illustrates one use these might be put. The "biggest" scene in that movie occurrs when the [i]54th Mass. Rgt.[/i] marches through "Boston" ( Savannah, Ga. actually ) and off to war. Rather than PAY the several hundred civillian extras for their time, the scene was scheduled for a Saturday, and the local radio station Z-102, whose call letters appear on the shirt, promoted the "opportunity" for those interested who wanted to appear in the movie to present themselves early in the morning to be dressed in period civillian costumes. Their "pay" - being in this scene, AND - one of these lovely shirts! That's what it means when it says [i]"I did it for Glory"[/i]. [b]Image Insert:[/b][br][img]http://www.mohicanpress.com/messageboard/../uploads/James N/201171918126_IM000580.JPG[/img][br][size=1] 67.5KB[/size=1] Our [i]Core Military Group[/i], representing the [i]35th Rgt. of Foot[/i] made this design for ourselves, designed by one of the younger members and "approved" by CAPTAIN Dale Dye - that's why it's so cliche [i]Gung Ho[/i]-looking. In case you can't tell, it's a cross made by a Brown Bess musket superimposed over a Serjeant's halberd, along with a bayonet and belt axe ( NOT a tomahawk! ), all topped by an [i]Indian[/i] skull - note the dangling scalp lock - and the motto [i]God Save the King[/i]! On back was [i]"The Last of the Mohicans".[/i] There were several orders made for these with a local Ashville company, most of them in a light gray; I still have one ( in back ), plus the niftier black version. [b]Image Insert:[/b][br][img]http://www.mohicanpress.com/messageboard/../uploads/James N/2011719182248_IM000583.JPG[/img][br][size=1] 56.52KB[/size=1] Not to be outdone, the reenactors who portrayed the Highlanders came up with the GREEN one, complete with Royal cypher, Scottish broadsword, dirk, and pistol, surrounded by: [i]42nd Highland Regiment of Foot - The Black Watch[/i]. Though I didn't have an opportunity to buy one, [i]Magua's Huron Core[/i] made one too, a yellow shirt if I remember right. Any of these that survive would surely rate as one of the rarer "artifacts" from the film! [/quote]    Upload an Image File From Your PC For Insertion in Your Post    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature. Check here to subscribe to this topic.