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NRobinson77 β The A Team in Vietnam
Published: 2011-05-28 20:46:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 6418; Favourites: 133; Downloads: 0
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This is a piece I've been working on for ages - I think it's been about 6 months on and off. It's an idea I had a while ago about the seriousness of the A-Team's back story vs the comic nature of the show.Please don't post any "that can't be right' comments about rank or platoon. From researching this piece, I realised that there's no continuity to the history of the team - different episodes say they were in the 101st Airborne, the 1st Cavalry and the 5th Special Forces. So I just took the bits I liked best and patched it together. Also, there's no canonical reference to Murdock's real first name, but there's a informal concensus that it's James, so I went with that!
Anyway, hope you like it. I'm just glad it's finished...
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Not knocking the picture as it is nice, but as per your comments above, I do have to comment as someone who has researched this war. In the series the one thing that was always consistent was the Special Forces aspect, 1st season and the 5th season, they had the SF patch on the left shoulder signalingΒ a current unit. The 101st Airborne that Hannibal wore on the right in the 1st season signifiesΒ a prior combat unit, probably Korea since he has the service ribbon as well. He also had at least 5 straight hashes that said he had at least 2 1/2 years in combat, each on means 6 months. The 1st Cav part, that was just Cannell not doing the research. So no idea why that was ever used. It was in the 5th season as well on the right shoulder, but as SF, and that was their unit in Vietnam, only Hannibal would have a patch there. Also, there is nothing on Army uniforms that say anything about platoons. Only units via the shoulder patches.Β Hannibal would have crossed rifles on his left collar as infantry. So, that is correct. The SF didn't go to crossed arrows until after Vietnam. As I said, not a knock, and love the pic, but the information was there. Now I know where it came from. It has been used on a facebook page and when asked, the admin couldn't tell me where she got it.Β
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Impressive work!
Love your idea and implementation! <3
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This!
I love how you portrayed them, making them look younger AND totally in character... this is pure genius! Also love the old-stained-photo-style.
Everything about this is perfect!
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I'm not a specialist of the millitary thing, but i can say you did a great job with this picture. Thanks a lot!
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It's great. 
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I reallyy do love this and hate to be a pain but you spelled murdock wrong in the picture
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I really cannot believe I missed that! I look at something a hundred times and then miss a spelling mistake!
Thanks for the heads up - I've corrected it now. That'll teach me to work on stuff at 2 in the morning!
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No prob I know how ya feel
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This is...it's...it's beyond any and all things epic. With your permission, I'd like to save this picture and print it off on my schools photo printers once I get back to uni so I can hang it on my dorm wall. It's just absolutely beautiful and gorgeous and all other forms of the word MAGNIFICENT!!!
Though, and this has bugged me for some time...I'd love to know where the informal concensus that Murdock's real name is "James" came from. I hadn't heard that until I saw a preview for the movie and they mentioned "Capt James 'Howlin' Mad' Murdock" and I went, "O.O WHAT!?!?! What did you people call him!?!?!" And then it's never mentioned in the movie at all or the show or any where else...it bothers me...sorry...had to get that little rant out. I'm good now...back to praising it's awesomeness.
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Nice rant, I liked it!
I'm with you about the name - I think it was an intentional omission from the show; we were never meant to know his real first name. However, for this piece I went along with it as somebody would have known his name and it would have been added to any military reference to him. I figured that so much else about the back story was muddled and contradictory, such a small addition wouldn't matter too much...
Cheers for the feedback! Prints will be available on my new website when it's launched later this month.
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Incredible. You really pulled the looks and expressions off. I love the textures too, this is beautiful!
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Everything is done perfectly. From the faces, to the real characters showing through, you nailed it. The wear and tear on the picture is nicely done as well.
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Thanks for that. I guess those six months paid off!
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Wow, what a fantastic job! You captured their spirit brilliantly.
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Besides the show and the movie was not acurate on the outfits and the ranks anyways
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So awesome! (As usual
I love how Murdoch looks slightly mischievous, and the details are excellent.
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I think i'm in love.
I absolutley ADORE this. It shows off facial features perfectley John's looking like he is trying to make a point. The backstory you mentioned is excellent, and I now know why they were arrested, and what war crime it was. The hands are great, and I love this in general. GOOD JOB.
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Love this picture, oldredjalopy, and I love your quote, sawftmoar! From 'Rubber Biscuit', am I right?
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Ah yes, congrats for noticing!
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Thanks very much. I learned a lot about the team from doing this piece. Like you, I didn't know what the crime was either before I started. Cheers for the feedback!
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