3 months seems an awful long time to wait, were they held in customs most of that time ?
I have no idea... there was no tracking available.
Arrived today
Osprey men at arms series
British Army 1939 -45 the far east
third in a set which i now have all of (first two being the desert/med and NWE)
However i think if Yith and I copied the image of chindits doing river crossing as an impression we'd get very scratched up and possibly arrested.
I'll have to consult the CiA team.. i heard they were rehearsing this loadout at D-Day.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
However I think if Yith and I copied the image of chindits doing river crossing as an impression we'd get very scratched up and possibly arrested.
Ah yes... I know the pic...
This one?
In that the correct way to wear your trousers is rolled up and strapped to your backpack...
Thank god I actually have some authentic chindit underwear... 
heh
although most of them appear to be 'going comando'
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Aha, I'm finding the Chindit loadout very tempting now.... 
OMG, they don't have piranhas over there do they? 
Urgh! Please move that pic to Helga's private forum only. 
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Wheres my private forum, obviously I'm missing out on prime letching time here 
Yeah, there's some "lost" photos from the w/e on there too......
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Sniff they've gone into the CiA room 101 or at least thats what was said on the forum 
guessing my private forum is in there too, either that or it took gadges instructions on camoufalge and concealment to that nth level and I can't see it
Che, Carl and I hid in the tent, i've seen some great and terrible things in my time but the human mind can only take so much....
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Over a 100 Pages to a topic I started.... I feel so loved
Postman brought this round today:
One genuine US Army M1917 War Hat....need a new liner though. Not sure where to get it....probably from Paul Schipper at schipperfabrik.com
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Woww , nice lid !!
Would look good with Cornflakes in it !! 
Over a 100 Pages to a topic I started.... I feel so loved
Its a damn fine topic!
I've recently gone and created one on our chindit group forum... so far its just me posting on it... lol
My Tanker Jacket arrived this morning - nice and warm
If you dont mind me asking please what make/supplier of tanker did you go for as i believe there are a couple-some good some not so good
Thanks
MkIII turtle helmet and a couple of original US M43 jkts.
My Tanker Jacket arrived this morning - nice and warm
They're great, aren't they. I'm looking to rebadge mine for the winter F&O game.
Yup - i need to change the SSI from the attached 5th to 6th armoured
My Tanker Jacket arrived this morning - nice and warm
If you dont mind me asking please what make/supplier of tanker did you go for as I believe there are a couple-some good some not so good
Thanks
probably someone will moan on my choice of supplier 
but i got the jacket from Barry in HK
My Tanker Jacket arrived this morning - nice and warm
If you dont mind me asking please what make/supplier of tanker did you go for as I believe there are a couple-some good some not so good
Thanks
probably someone will moan on my choice of supplier
Ok,thanks.
Reason i asked is SOF have(or used to)2 types-1 for something like £30-£40 and the other that is around £75 and just wondered what the difference in price was all about.
Thanks
hmm SOF...they has their good n bad points-expense being the bad but then they're in business and if they happen to offer a good and effective website that makes things easy and have a good sales turnaround then maybe its up to the others to compete????
Wartime recipes sure thing Helgs. I remember reading how one woman extemporaised when an extra guest turned up to dinner one time-she made an extra portion of fish with some cardboard(!!!!) coating it in batter too and with breadcrumbs and sat down with that...
One popular wartime dish was corndog mash (corn beef hash), my late Dad told me about collecting dock leaves and nettles for the family meal. Also after war he had a pet rabbit called Rupert. He was in ossie and laid in bed, Mum and Dad come to see him in one of the rare visiting times, he asks how is Rupert only to find 'we've eaten him, and he was tough...' 
yup quite something...
Spam-can't go wrong with that either-Great Uncle Fred on leave from 2/4 KOYLI (just before embarkation to North Africa), visiting Great Grandma being treated to a Sunday tea (Helgs will know what I mean being a Yorkshire lass), only to say' Oh bleedin hell spam!!!!!' (that being a regular in the cookhouse but considered quite a treat in Luddenfoot!)
I shall put a few receipts up for everyones delectation in due course...
Bubble and Squeak !
I also know a recipe for "Mock Goose" , made with red lentils and breadcumbs which is quite a palatable if Vegan choice !
