Just ordered a really nice bayonet and a gas mask tin from Richard Underwood. 
Just got this through today
Took a fair bit of filing and sanding to fit though.
Just ordered a really nice bayonet and a gas mask tin from Richard Underwood.
Got these through today, super quick. Really impressed with the quality of the bayonet. Nice blued steel and lovely grain on the wood handle. Gas mask tin is nice too. Still figuring out a way to wear it without it knocking against my other kit too much.
Today I...
...Found a "Holy Grail" stash of brown battledress buttons! Stupidly cheap! 147 of the buggers!
Also found a genuine 'Lightning' zip al la parasmocks
for ~50p.
Thank you New Zealand. Thank you.
A Proud Member Of 'Team Spleen!' who play mainly at Gunman Airsoft, Tuddenham, Suffolk.
Just got a jumbo bag of patches and a new belt and buckle for my German kit.
My webley arrived today, hoping it won't chrono too hot so I can play with it on Saturday.
Why do you always carry that umbrella?
-Bad memory. Never could remember the password. Knew no Jerry would carry one. Had to prove I was an Englishman, you see.
A bridge too far
Just ordered a new front bayonet mount for my k98 as the faux cleaning rod snapped completely off.
A set of M1938 suspenders turned up out of the blue. I assume it's the set Hikishop didn't send in my last order - some 4 months ago.
Got myself a toque, zeltbahn and straps today. Decided to get my German impression finished off.
Regards,
Ralph
McV, that might be the coolest ww2 thing I've seen.
I am rediculously jealous.
Thats BEAUTIFUL, extremely jealous, i've never seen one like it!
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For those of you previously drooling over my map drafting set; here's one on eBay for far cheaper than you'd be able to buy the component parts for!
Not connected to the seller in any way: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161907893314
A Proud Member Of 'Team Spleen!' who play mainly at Gunman Airsoft, Tuddenham, Suffolk.
Got my CYMA M1A1 Thompson!
My nice splinter b fallschirmjäger smock arrived today from Richard Underwood. Quality piece of kit
Regards,
Ralph
Fliegerbluse and field cap arrived today from Mr Richard Underwood. The fliegerbluse is very smart, even the wife thought it looks good on me. Very nice.
Regards,
Ralph
Oh yes, the Luftwaffe kit is very smart. As demonstrated by these reprobates...
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
Very dapper.
Regards,
Ralph
Is it regulation for the officers to have grumpy faces while the other men smile? 
A Proud Member Of 'Team Spleen!' who play mainly at Gunman Airsoft, Tuddenham, Suffolk.
A mahooosive parcel from Hiki.... My original French M38 uniform items and a repro french M38 uniform. 
If I get a chance I will get some pics up this weekend.
A mahooosive parcel from Hiki.... My original French M38 uniform items and a repro french M38 uniform.
Very much interested in seeing that. I did fancy getting a French uniform myself a few month ago.
Regards,
Ralph
As am I, the look of WW1 issue leather pouches and repainted M15 helmet with the WW2 uniform is particularly appealing to me.
I quite like the slight obsoleteness of it all.
As am I, the look of WW1 issue leather pouches and repainted M15 helmet with the WW2 uniform is particularly appealing to me.
I quite like the slight obsoleteness of it all.
Exactly. This is what attracted me to the early war games in the first place, specially the French uniform's. Its what made me choose italy, despite the relatively up to date helmet, it had the long putties, appalling leather webbing and a terrible rifle. All of course part of the nostalgia.
