Bluestone 42 - never heard of it. Was it also a TV series ? I'll look it up. Cape Town has become a popular place to make films and adverts. It has a wide variety of different locations and I guess pretty cheap compared to many other places. We don't get to see much of what is produced sadly.
When one drives to Stellenbosch from Cape Town you cannot miss the two large "pirate ships ' built on a film set for the American series, Black Sails. I'm sure that didn't follow history too faithfully but made money and entertained lots of folk around the world.
This thread started with a discussion of how film makers tend to stray from historical accuracy when it came to badges and equipment. As a collector, I think that this is a good thing. I would hate to have any more "good"fakes around to contend with. In any event, you can only comment on the inaccuracies to other collectors. The uninitiated don't really care !
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