The 2015 calendar had a "tongue-in-cheek take on the life of a soldier" as its theme. Again the company produced a behind-the-scenes video. This time the calendar was launched at the bi-annual Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEi) arms fair event. The 2014 calendar had a James Bond / 007 theme. The company also produced a behind-the-scenes video explaining how the calendar was made. ![]() It was launched at the Imperial War Museum North, in Trafford Park, Greater Manchester. The theme for the 2013 calendar was 1950s pin-up girls. The exclusive media partner for the calendar is Soldier Systems. The calendars are made in association with several other sponsors including: SureFire, Crye Precision, Soldier Systems and SmithOptics. Contentsįifty-percent of the money made from sales of the calendar and associated products goes to various UK and US military charities including Special Operations Warrior Foundation and Help for Heroes. ![]() Hot Shots Calendar is a promotional calendar featuring glamour models for the UK based arms firm Edgar Brothers, the calendar has been in existence since 2009. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.īoth comments and pings are currently closed.WikiMili Hot Shots Calendar Last updated October 23, 2020 On Tuesday, December 25th, 2012 at 21:10 and is filed under Morale. Remember, 50% of proceeds go to these charities.īig thanks to the folks behind Hot Shots – Edgar Brothers, Smith Optics Elite Division, Daniel Defense, Independent Studio Services, Crye Precision, and Magpul Industries.įollow Hot Shots on Facebook – Tags: Crye Precision, Daniel Defense, Edgar Brothers, Help for Heroes, Independent Studio Services, Magpul, Smith Elite, Surefire, Tedworth House Just visit Purchase calendars at to support Hot Shots and their charities, Help for Heroes and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. If you haven’t ordered your 2013 Hot Shots Calendar, the playing cards, or badges yet, it’s still not too late. Here are some of the recovering troops at Tedworth House, Personal Recovery Centre which is funded by Help for Heroes to help put a face on that donation. Here, we see Edgar Brothers Director, Derek Edgar presenting a cheque to Denise Mellor of Hope for Heroes for an additional £ 6,000 (GBP). 50% of the proceeds for UK sales of the Hot Shots Calendar go to Help for Heroes which runs Tedworth House, Personal Recovery Centre for wounded troops and their families. While we had a great time, ultimately, we were all there to aid Help for Heroes. She performed a couple of numbers that really showcased her talent. In addition to great company and food, we were entertained by British X-Factor 2010 finalist Ruth Lorenzo who hails from Canada. Looks like the squaddies from the local TA unit had a brilliant time. The models signed calendars for the troops in attendance and mingled with the crowd. Who could ever say ‘No’ to a 40 foot Kelly Hall? They did a great job making the place up for the party as you can see. As was said, it was at the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, England. Here, each photo is reviewed to determine what changes must be made to lighting and pose. ![]() Prior to the shoot hundreds of examples of period art were reviewed.Ī great deal of research was conducted looking for inspiration and, as always, fashions were provided by Crye Precision.Īs you can see, despite the frantic pace of shooting, Crye kept the costuming side of things quite organized.Īdditionally, SureFire served as host for some of the shoot and secured some great vehicles for use as backgrounds.Īnd, what would a military pinup calendar be without guns? There was a little bit of a twist on these pinups tho, they feature both period as well as modern weapons and equipment.Įven after all of that, thousands of photos were taken to get just the right pose for the calendar. Back in August the models, film crew, and supporting cast of sponsors and various camp followers (us included) descended upon the Los Angeles, CA area for the photo shoot. I had the opportunity to speak with models Rosie Jones, Holly Peers, India Reynolds, Emily O’Hara, Sam Cooke and Kelly Hall and I can tell you that they are all great ladies who wholeheartedly support the troops.īut before we can talk about the launch, we have to discuss the calendar itself. The models are all girls from the United Kingdom. On the evening of 14 November, 2012 Edgar Brothers hosted a launch party for the 2013 Hot Shots Calendar at the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester, UK.
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