editor Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 A bunch of high school students in Arizona spent three years and $23,000 building a civil war diorama for the Texas Military Forces Museum in Austin. When it was delivered, the museum had it destroyed. Strange way to say "thanks."Full story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 A bunch of high school students in Arizona spent three years and $23,000 building a civil war diorama for the Texas Military Forces Museum in Austin. When it was delivered, the museum had it destroyed. Strange way to say "thanks."Full storySheesh...you have to wonder about people sometimes. So I guess the museum's options were:1.) Display, or2.) DestroyCouldn't they have just sent it back?? lol... Interesting that they had based their "historically inaccurate" diorama on the museum director's own book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Sheesh...you have to wonder about people sometimes. So I guess the museum's options were:1.) Display, or2.) DestroyCouldn't they have just sent it back?? lol... Interesting that they had based their "historically inaccurate" diorama on the museum director's own bookThat would mean his book is incorrect. Nice job Mr.Hunt, here's your sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Hunt should be relieved of his duties. Also Rodriguez for turning a deaf ear, what an outrage!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Does anyone know how "inaccurate" it was? Perhaps it was so horribly wrong that any sane person would have been compelled to take an axe to it. For instance, do we know for a fact that the soldiers weren't suspended in jars of urine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkieEric Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Does anyone know how "inaccurate" it was? Perhaps it was so horribly wrong that any sane person would have been compelled to take an axe to it. For instance, do we know for a fact that the soldiers weren't suspended in jars of urine?LOL, that'd be an interesting piece of "art"... Looking at the original work, how inaccurate could it possibly be? Did they have the little guys on the wrong side? Is the boat headed the wrong way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Not too much detail in the picture, but even if there were leprechauns fighting, Hunt should have been more thoughtful about his actions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Another picture of it. What is this? A bunch of bodies on the ground? This looks worse than a second grade science fair project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 That's after the dismantling - it doesn't look nearly as torn up as i imagined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDeb Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Another picture of it. What is this? A bunch of bodies on the ground? This looks worse than a second grade science fair project.That photo was taken after the "dismantling."it doesn't look nearly as torn up as i imaginedCreating, painting and placing the figures was probably the most time-consuming part of the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnote Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Seems that Mr. Hunt should have to put it back together...from the photos I think it could be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Seems that Mr. Hunt should have to put it back together...from the photos I think it could be done.Surely, the kids and the school have a BEFORE picture for reference, and for when they take Mr. Hunt to court over this matter. I see it as willful destruction of property. I guess it just depends on how the work was given or loaned to the Museum. I hope Mr. Hunt just sends it back to them, he doesn't deserve it now. Mr. Hunt should get the "Jackass of The Year" honor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 (edited) If the above accounts are correct, Hunt needs to suffer from the effects of his decision. He ought to at least lose his job. Edited February 15, 2008 by VicMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Not too much detail in the picture, but even if there were leprechauns fighting, Hunt should have been more thoughtful about his actions... I don't know about the historical inaccuracies, but anyone who's been to Brownsville or elsewhere in the RGV know that the mountains painted in the background are just *slightly* geographically inaccurate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark F. Barnes Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Well just got response from the Governor's office, if that's what you want to call it. See attachment, guess we will have to take it up a notch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pineda Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 YOUTUBE.COM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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