Latest Acquisitions

M43 jacket (Danish I believe)
M36 suspenders
M1 Belgian helmet and liner with net
M1910 water bottle set
All from Platoon in Bury

Colt .45 web set
35th Div patch
Od 1942 spray paint
M1 helmet inner headband
Canvas chinstrap
All from SOF

Just need some mustards, Thompson mag bag and leggings
Oh yes and some rough out boots
Recession.......what recession lol

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Excellent, Cadaceus. Sounds like you should get yourself booked in for Devil's Hill, mate!

I'd love too but working away from home all week so will need some "home front" comforts at the weekend
I promised the missus some nylons and candy bars so who knows what will come my way lol
Cad

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Ah, understood, old chum. Must keep things happy at home, first!

Next time though........next time

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1939 dated mkii tommy helmet shell (£9.50)
1938 dated civvie gasmask in cardboard box with white cotton carry bag ( £5)

just need the early war paint cloour for the helmet.

http://www.icomsps.co.uk/colour_chart.htm

Colour BS 381C 499. I'm sure I read that on a thread on this very forum. I got some mixed at an auto paintshop.

Plasti-kote do a 'crackle finish' series; consisting of a range of base colours, and a range of "crackle layer" top colours. Their Brown Base is a very close match to an original helmet (in very good condition) I borrowed, it's what I've been using and is avaliable from most DIY stores (I got mine from B&Q for ~£7 a 500ml can). The standard Plasti-kote range of browns are either too light or too dark.

B+Q cant do that colour.... and everywhere else wants just over £20 for a litre. that added to the £9.50 i paid for the shell means its more expensive than buying the painted one the guy had on his stall

B+Q cant do that colour.... and everywhere else wants just over £20 for a litre. that added to the £9.50 i paid for the shell means its more expensive than buying the painted one the guy had on his stall

Eh? I didn't say B&Q'll mix it for you!
Re-read my post...

re read mine,,,, i didnt say you did say that. no one did. ranj gave me a paint code, i rang 3 places that mix paint. B+Q are the cheapest, but cant do BS codes. the other places want over £20 for a litre. not paying it. yorkshireman.

scratch that...... found a place that will do me a litre for £12.70. is it satin finish?

re read mine,,,, i didnt say you did say that. no one did. ranj gave me a paint code, i rang 3 places that mix paint. B+Q are the cheapest, but cant do BS codes. the other places want over £20 for a litre. not paying it. yorkshireman.

heh, fair doos.
Just, what with me mentioning getting paint from B&Q, and then you replying saying "B+Q cant do that colour...." straight off, just made it look very apparent that it was a direct reply to my post, rather than a totally separate open statement. Hence my confusion.

Yeah, pretty much a satin finish. Quite a 'sheen' without being shiney.

A reproduction MkIII compass for £6.50!
It's not one of the cheap ones (I've got one of those sitting next to it right now), and this one is very nicely detailed and machined (but alas with a few little errors/oddities).

scratch that...... found a place that will do me a litre for £12.70. is it satin finish?

You'll find you can paint a lot of helemts with a litre. Might be worth picking up scratty looking shells when you see them, giving them a nice paint job and having them on hand for the next dunkirk game that comes along. In fact there were 3 brand new and unpainted Mk2 shells on sale at the antiques market at Elsecar, £7.50 each. Never seen that before. We speculated they may be some sort of copy because they felt a little light, but why would anyone make such a thing?

there were more than that at elsecar antiques and collectors fair if you looked hard ranj...... at least one other 1939 dated shell.i ran out of cash and there was no ATM machine or i would have had it. also a mint un-issued MK7 ressi case for £20. i will be going again .

plus, that service brown paint is correct for wooden and steel ammo boxes etc, so it will get used.

scratch that...... found a place that will do me a litre for £12.70. is it satin finish?

You'll find you can paint a lot of helemts with a litre. Might be worth picking up scratty looking shells when you see them, giving them a nice paint job and having them on hand for the next dunkirk game that comes along. In fact there were 3 brand new and unpainted Mk2 shells on sale at the antiques market at Elsecar, £7.50 each. Never seen that before. We speculated they may be some sort of copy because they felt a little light, but why would anyone make such a thing?

Could be WW2 manufacturer for civil defence? I've heard stories of mild steel copies made for civil defence making use using old press dies that were too worn for making combat helmets (mild steel being softer than the alloy used for combat helments to press, and so a worn die could press few more thousand helmets). Liners vary but they could take the army liner and many might have been refitted with them at a later date. It might be an old wives tale but it makes sense, make use of what you have rather than come up with something new. Apparently not that common as a vast majority got recycled post war to make cars and other export goods.

Well, they'd be ideal for airsofting what with balistic protection not being a factor.

any non- combat /military issue helmets, i.e. those for home front civilian authority use ( with the exception of the police and fire brigade etc) we stamped with three holes in a triangle near the chin strap bales to designate non manganese steel construction. its possible... but unlikely.

Pair of Mustards
US Leggings
Thompson Mag Bag

And a Civilian Gas Mask for the Missus (not for her exactly but for the group she runs for the Stroke Association)

Impression all done now except for roughout boots that Santa is gonna bring me (if I'm a good boy)
but will wear modern desert boots for now

Cad