Rode a Chaffee!
Show me a man who will jump out of an airplane, and I'll show you a man who will fight!
General James M. Gavin
CRY HAVOC AND LET LOOSE THE DOGS OF WAR
Today i went to Peak Rail and Ripley 1940s events.
Peak Rail: Excellent re-enactor displays, bugger all traders very little to do once you'd seen the good groups. 2nd Guards and Second Battle Group looked awesom (hmm a '2nd' thing there...)
Ripley: Excellent Groups, tons of traders, loads of interesting displays and all in all better value for money. !6th/5th Lancers and 16th SS (featuring our own lads Dave, CW and Keith) stood out as very good (and a 16th thing going on there)
Both good shows but Ripley better value in my opinion. For pre booked re-enactors Peak Rail was £7 quid and Ripley just £3.
"I think we are in rats' alley - Where the dead men lost their bones."
Today, yesterday and friday night, I was out at Shingle 'Operations Weekend' at Gunman Airsoft. Smaller side numbers allowed far better squad-work and improved co-operation and communication. Another major point of enjoyment was there were only two SMGs per side (1 STEN and 1 Thompson used by the two officers on the Allied side, and an MP40 and an MP44 on the Axis side), Everyone else had bolt action rifles! A .30cal team was also included on the Allied side when needed. Much WW2 airsofting goodness was had 
A Proud Member Of 'Team Spleen!' who play mainly at Gunman Airsoft, Tuddenham, Suffolk.
... sorted out my lathe's alignment, and made a part for Graeme's MG34.
Today, I had to do some decorating. 
I guess I've got off lightly over the past 5 years or so. 
Painted the kitchen ceiling and walls.
Then, when my duties were done, I polished and treated the soles of my jackboots and my lowboots, waterproofed 4 Zelts and resprayed a DAK gas mask tin back to RAL6006.
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Applied Ko-Cho-Line to all the leatherwork on my Tornister and Luftwaffe rucksack.
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
any good? I could do with working on some creaky leather on my tornister
As recommended by Kermit. I found the easiest way to apply it was with a latex-clad finger. It's certainly nice in the fact that it doesn't smell. 
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
As recommended by Kermit. I found the easiest way to apply it was with a latex-clad finger. It's certainly nice in the fact that it doesn't smell.
As recommended by Kermit. I found the easiest way to apply it was with a latex-clad finger. It's certainly nice in the fact that it doesn't smell.
Coincientally also the best way to give a suppositary.
Show me a man who will jump out of an airplane, and I'll show you a man who will fight!
General James M. Gavin
CRY HAVOC AND LET LOOSE THE DOGS OF WAR
Waterproofed two Zelts with Thompsons water seal ready for Op Sealion. lets hope they dont need it!
“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
A quick note about Thompson's - they've changed the formulation. The old was kero based, the new is water based. If you've previously waterproofed zelts with the old formulation do not try and re-proof them with the new!
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..........
A quick note about Thompson's - they've changed the formulation. The old was kero based, the new is water based. If you've previously waterproofed zelts with the old formulation do not try and re-proof them with the new!
Interesting! This was with an old 5 ltr can I've had in the garage for years, deffo kero based, it stinks! 
“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
A quick note about Thompson's - they've changed the formulation. The old was kero based, the new is water based. If you've previously waterproofed zelts with the old formulation do not try and re-proof them with the new!
Oops, too late. I did mine with the old stinky stuff a long time ago, but the new stuff is brilliant. One 5-litre can does more than 10 Zelts.
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Totally not airsoft but just back from a larp event (including mass battles)
I held my place in the shield wall despite some rather chafing armour and some vary scary/numerous opponents!
To the tune of "Mademoiselle from Armentières"
Napoleons army ran away, As you do
The guard stood firm for Frances Pride, As you do
They said the guard will stand and die
But we heard what their Colonel cried
It wasn't pretty I tell you.
Resistance is fertile
Today I, (well Wednesday actually), got my permanent contract at work, which I knew was coming, what I didn't know was coming was a 40% pay increase so I'm currently in a very good mood
Fantastic News Pete
Well done mate 
"Will you stop talking about the war!!"
"What, you started it!"
"We did NOT start it!"
"Yes you did, you invaded Poland..."
Yeah! Great news, Pete!
A Proud Member Of 'Team Spleen!' who play mainly at Gunman Airsoft, Tuddenham, Suffolk.
