But..... I may be able to use this one as a template and machine a few from aluminium if anyone here is interested (lol!). Got a few commission pieces to sort out first like a GE M134 for a client in the US.
I have a Cyma M1A1, a 1928 receiver drawing, a milling machine and a block of aluminium. What I'm lacking is the confidence I can do a decent job of it.
P40 Battle Dress from Panther Store 
A 3rd hand TM M14 (with two careful previous owners).
A 'Russian' (Czech) Ssh40 helmet and assorted D rings from Epic.
Cheers
Martin
"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" Helmuth von Moltke
Toys: AGM MP40, Cyma M1A1, TM M14/G43/SVT40, TM VSR/K98, SnS No. 4, ASG Sten, Ppsh.
Arnhem3,Gumrak,Campoleone
Book "Island of Fire". My birthday present. Er... apart from the German flysheet that's on its way... 
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Swiss Zeltbahn pole set and pegs and bag for a fiver
This month, German leather belt, Lufty buckle, FJ splinter smock, water bottle and demo bag all arrived. Just ordered a small block of Ally to make my PPsh/MP40 mag adaptor.
Armoury: AGM MP40, AGM Sten MkII, K98K/vsr and Maruzen P38.
cybergun mauser l96 bolt action sniper rifle ,going to be squeezed into enfield no4 clothing so no spitting needed
armoury
m1a1 Thompson,sten mk2,mp40,stg44,sterling,mk2 bren gun,lee Enfield no4 mk1,Mauser Kar98, Walther ppk,smith and Weston m10 and Mauser m712
Give me a big enough hammer and a place to stand and I could fix the world.
i'll kill a man in a fair fight or if i think he's going to start a fair fight or over a woman or.......
a problem shared is a problem halved ,but an advantage shared is no advantage at all
if a job's not worth doing then its certainly not worth doing well
New boots turned up. Lucky that he had a pair in my size - otherwise it would have been a 6 to 8 week wait! Quality is absolutely superb, and my worries about dropping 175 quid on a pair of boots have been assuaged by knowing that If I look after them, they'll last a bloody long time!
Behold the shiny newness...
When we were a Kingdom it was run by a King
When we were an Empire it was run by an Empress
Now we're a country we're run by a..........
Very nice boots.
My Russian M43 uniform just arrived from Hong Kong, excellent kit, although my wife says I still don't look like Jude Law in 'Enemy at the Gates'. Oh well, you can't have everything.
Cheers
Martin
"Mistakes in the initial deployment cannot be rectified" Helmuth von Moltke
Toys: AGM MP40, Cyma M1A1, TM M14/G43/SVT40, TM VSR/K98, SnS No. 4, ASG Sten, Ppsh.
Arnhem3,Gumrak,Campoleone
New boots turned up.
Arse. That's it, I'm giving in. Want, want, want.
Can you give an idea on sizing? I'm a size 9 and I can buy any size 9 shoe in the UK and it fits. Are they like for like with your normal size?
Those are 44's, basically UK 10's. Sizing is exactly what i'd expect. Slightly tight over the foot for me (but i have fat feet 
), but given breaking in they'll loosen up a bit. a UK 9 would be a European size 43 IIRC.
When we were a Kingdom it was run by a King
When we were an Empire it was run by an Empress
Now we're a country we're run by a..........
Very nice boots.
My Russian M43 uniform just arrived from Hong Kong, excellent kit, although my wife says I still don't look like Jude Law in 'Enemy at the Gates'. Oh well, you can't have everything.
Cheers
Martin
As long as you don't smell like a WW2 Ruskie, I dont see what her problem with that is!
When we were a Kingdom it was run by a King
When we were an Empire it was run by an Empress
Now we're a country we're run by a..........
Some of the stuff I picked up this week -
WE colt 1911
My fieldwerks M3 knife finally has a scabbard!
M1928 Thompson with real wood kit and sling (it's off soaking in rust stain removers), note the weird sling mounts, they are original though.
M1A1 with SOF strap (looks Russian in colour)
M1928 Thompson with real wood kit and sling (it's off soaking in rust stain removers), note the weird sling mounts, they are original though.
I've seen that setup described as "Anglicised" - A setup used by British forces to make moving from slung (barrel down) to shooting from the hip easier.
Just ordered an M1928 upper receiver, barrel and compensator set, half price this weekend!
http://www.ima-usa.com/product_info.php ... ts_id/1461
A big step towards a more genuine 1928. Now for the woodwork...
Did you order the forward grip from them, too?
I got mine from there, and a complete butt from here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0703848199
When I placed my IMAUSA order, I ordered 2 vertical and 1 horizontal. They both fit the same grip mount (on the real steel at least), so I thought I'd give myself some choice.
Someone at the Chatham fair had pistol grips last time I was there (September). I asked, and he only had the pistol grips. I can't remember if they were M1A1 or M1928, though.
Type 2 cable backpack reel, the folding type. Been looking for one for 3 years now!
When we were a Kingdom it was run by a King
When we were an Empire it was run by an Empress
Now we're a country we're run by a..........
1930s Scho-Ka-Kola tin (maybe)
This is one of the so-called "hybrid" versions, that combines aspects of pre-war civilian cans and the first post-war versions. The can boffins can't decide what the production date is.
A Zib MG42 + parts
Lt. Morris Schaffer: "Second rate punk," eh?
Major John Smith: Sorry. All I could think of on the spur of the moment.
Lt. Morris Schaffer: Thanks, that makes it even worse.
Yey another blummin' British camp bed!
This time another officers cot bed, in near pristine/mint condition, perfect canvas, with carry bag - £25
And also an original copy of; "1942, Military engineering, Volume IV, Part I: Demolitions", complete with two copies of all original Amendments tucked in the back, along with some un-used 'Army Form W.4012 B.'
I like things that go BOOM.
A Proud Member Of 'Team Spleen!' who play mainly at Gunman Airsoft, Tuddenham, Suffolk.
