Saturday, May 29, 2010
Uniforms of Fictional Countries
Ruritania
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruritania
Ruritanian uniforms are influenced by Germany and Russia.
Duchy of Grand Fenwick
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Fenwick
Troops of the Duchey of Grand Fenwick wear uniforms from the 100 Years War.
Concordia
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055383/
The Leader owns the only uniform in Concordia. The small force wears odds and ends of French and Italian surplus.
Carpania
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059243/
Hussars loyal to Crown Prince Hapnick, center. General Kuhster is on the left.
Hussars loyal to Rolfe Von Stuppe, on the right.
Duchy of Strackenz
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073639/
Prince Carl Gustaf of Denmark and the Duchess Irma
Prince Carl Gustaf of Denmark is seen with Otto Von Bismark and Rudi Von Sternberg.
Movies of Micronations
http://rateyourmusic.com/lists/list_view?list_id=19590&show=25&start=100
PARADOR: "Moon Over Parador"
DUCHY OF GRAND FENWICK: "The Mouse that Roared"
FREEDONIA &; SYLVANIA: "Duck Soup"
DUCHY OF STRACKENZ: "Royal Flash"
KINGDOM OF RURITANIA: "Prisoner of Zenda"
BARONY OF VULGARIA: "Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang"
TOMANIA, BACTERIA &; OSTERLICH: "The Great Dictator"
TIJARA: "The In-Laws"
SLOVETZIA: "The Beautician and the Beast"
KARLSBERG: "The Student Prince"
EUPHRANIA: "The Slipper and the Rose"
KINGDOM OF TARONIA: "Thirty-Day Princess" (1934)
REPUBLIC OF VALVERDE: "Die Hard II"
KINGDOM OF VALESKA: "Saved By The Bell" (Three Stooges Moviette)
SAN MONIQUE: "Live and Let Die"
KINGDOM OF ZAMUNDA: "Coming to America"
JAVASU: "Princess Caraboo" (Book and Movie)
KINGDOM OF MARSHOVIA: "The Merry Widow"
REPUBLIC OF VALVERDE: "Commando"
BONAI PROVINCE, NIBIA: "Ace Ventura, When Nature Calls"
REPUBLIC OF HATAY: "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"
ISTHMUS: "License to Kill"
REPUBLIC OF ZANGARO: "The Dogs of War"
MAGUADORA: "Whoops! Apocalypse"
SAN CHRISTABEL: "Guiding Light" (Television)
REPUBLIC OF HIDALGO: "Doc Savage, Man of Bronze"
CASCARA: "Water"
CORSALINA: "La Galette du Roi"
THE KINGDOM OF MORONICA: "I'll Never Heil Again" (Three Stooges Moviette)
SHADALOO: "Streetfighter"
SAN MARCOS: "Bananas"
ESTROVIA: "A King in New York"
THE ISLAND OF HISPANIOLA: "Treasure Island"
TECALA: "Proof of Life"
SARKHAN: "The Ugly American"
POTTSYLVANIA: "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle"
KINGDOM OF KLOPSTOKIA: "Million Dollar Legs" (W.C. Fields)
GENOVIA: "The Princess Diaries" and "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement"
REPUBLIC OF GABEL: "Ghost in the Shell" (Anime)
KINGDOM OF SYLDAVIA AND REPUBLIC OF BORDURIA: "Tintin et le Lac aux Requins" (Anime)
AMBROSIA: "Billy Liar"
KINGDOM OF BARBURIA: "Snow White & the Three Stooges"
KINGDOM OF LUGASH: "Return of the Pink Panther"
BRAWANDI: "Yes, Minister" (Television)
KINGDOM OF CARPANIA: "The Great Race"
BURGUNDY: "Passport to Pimlico"
TAWAKI: "Man of the Moment"
PEPESLAVIA, DOLLARONIA &; REPĂBLICA DE LOS COCOS: "Su Excelencia"
FLORIN &; GUILDER: "The Princess Bride"
KRAKOZHIA: "The Terminal"
QUMAR: "The West Wing" (Television
Way back, when I was a 'cold war warrior' if we weren't defending ourselves from the 1st Fantasian Motor-rifle corps, we were attacking Ruritainia (apart from the time we forcibly invaded East Anglia to 'liberate' it from it's own self-declared nuclear-free UDI, but that's another story!), looking at your - hard to argue with - pictures, I wonder they weren't more of a walk-over than I remember!
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