* whispers * SoF
I couldn't be arsed to source stuff from all over the place so took the easy option!
In which case the commando insignia are probably 3" dia, instead of 2 1/2" dia. It is possible to trim them to the right size (2 1/2" dia).
Meh, what's half an inch? Couldn't you just stand a bit further away? 
Yes, they will trim to 2½", just. But why are they 3" then?
cos SOF got it wrong.
And size does matter
And size does matter
It does if you are 2½" (I'm guessing 
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lol... it just looks a bit odd with the wide black border on it...
Pegasus repro Para Helmet... thanks to TaffPara! 
Missed out on a German canteen. Complete with cover, strap and backerlite cup. Not very well listed in the proper Ebay section. £3.99 
Damn not being able to acces the internet at work when the auction was finishing.
Missed out on a German canteen. Complete with cover, strap and backerlite cup. Not very well listed in the proper Ebay section. £3.99
i've a 'sniper' if u want m8
Nice big package arrived from Anthony (reicht stuff) from Militaria-net 
Sturm M40 Tunic
Sturm M43 trousers
Splinter Zeltbahn
Splinter Helmet Cover
obergefriter stripes
Heer Panzergrenadier collar tabs
EKII Ribbon
Tunic Belt hooks
Got a great deal from Anthony, and it is all top quality stuff. Everything is the right size and fits perfectly too!
Lots of insignia sewing to do now 
“I wanted to come to the Volga at a specific location at a specific city. By chance it carries the name of Stalin himself. So don’t think I marched there for this reason – it could carry another name – but because there is a very important goal... this goal I wanted to take – and you know – we are very modest, we have it already."
Adolf Hitler, November 1942
"Comrades, Red Army men, commanders and political workers, men and women guerrillas! It is on your perseverance, staunchness, fighting skill and readiness to discharge your duty to the country that the defeat of the German-fascist army and the liberation of the Soviet land from the Hitlerite invaders depend! We can and must clear the Soviet land of Hitlerite vermin."
Joseph Stalin, November 1942
Another book delivery:
"Feldbluse - the German Soldiers Tunic 1933-1945"
"German Radio Sets 1935-1945"
"German Automatic Weapons of World War II"
"Waffen SS Uniforms and Insignia"
Time to sort out the bloody library. Again.
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..........
just gota sling for my mp40,its a bit stiff so me thinks a bit of oiling and stretching is in order. also got some birchwood casey aluminium black to give my mp40 that antique look, it has come out pretty good but cant get pics up as they are too big and i have no idea how to resize them
jay
right got it sorted.
right got it sorted.
Wow Jay. That looks great. What have you used to spray it up??? Is it the Humbrol metal range that you can polish up????
That looks great 
though will you not cry when you get it mucky after all that effort top job
I've acquired blue hands stupid cheap rubber gloves 
Wow Jay. That looks great. What have you used to spray it up??? Is it the Humbrol metal range that you can polish up????
i sand blasted all the original paint off then give it two coats of the aluminium black, then gently rub with a bit of scotch brite.after putting the black on it comes up as dark brown which looked crap so i thought i would get rid of it with scotchbrite and hey presto.
jay
Wow Jay. That looks great. What have you used to spray it up??? Is it the Humbrol metal range that you can polish up????
i sand blasted all the original paint off then give it two coats of the aluminium black, then gently rub with a bit of scotch brite.after putting the black on it comes up as dark brown which looked crap so i thought i would get rid of it with scotchbrite and hey presto.
Whats Scotchbrite???Some kind of polish? Have you highlighted an areas with a differnet shade or is that really how it comes up just by polishing??? Have you sealed the paint in with anything when you were finished???? Questions, questions, questions
jay
scotchbrite is like wire wool but made of fibre's instead of wire so its a bit easier on your finish. there are no highlighted areas as the scotchbrite takes care of that when you rub over it. the aluminium black is not like paint but like gun blue so it goes on as a thin coat which i think is much better than the build up you get from paint. it comes in liquid form and is applied using a sponge,left for a minute as the chemical reacts on the metal, then washed off with cold water.
jay
Ordered on Friday and arrived this morning:-
Luftwaffe Oberleutnant collar patches
Luftwaffe Oberleutnant shoulder boards
Luftwaffe Officers chest eagle
all from Nicholas Morigi
