Fresh blanco on my Brit webbing and polish or dubbin on 6 pairs of boots.
aka Stigroadie
AFRA
better by design
"Truth is a shining goddess, always veiled, always distant, never wholly approachable, but worthy of all the devotion of which the human spirit is capable. "
Assembled my Garand finally. Still needs a bit of fiddling to get the wood to stop splitting but it's looking presentable. next step make some magazines.
went down to Sabre sales for the first time 
,like being a kid in a candy store,could have spent twice as much without thinking too hard.nice people nice place,has to be seen to be believed there's so much there.already making a list for next month,a german great coat a brit one too etc etc... just dont tell the wife 
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
Finished off my helmet in time for the Patton Stalled game 
went down to Sabre sales for the first time
I had palpitations my first time..
I still can't believe the amount of crap you have to sort through, and it still annoys me slightly, that you are somehow made to feel privileged to be there.
No matter how rare the stuff is these days, its still a shop..
'Non adepto demens. Adepto etiam'
War does not show who is right, only who is left..
went down to Sabre sales for the first time
I had palpitations my first time..
I still can't believe the amount of crap you have to sort through, and it still annoys me slightly, that you are somehow made to feel privileged to be there.
No matter how rare the stuff is these days, its still a shop..Sorry you feel that way. That is not the way I like to be treated when I go anywhere, and I certainly never treat people like that when I'm working there. As for it being "still" a shop - it's more than that to those of us who've grown up with it, it has never felt like work in fact, more a continuation of a hobby. Sadly, it's got less than two years left before it closes it's doors, and it'll leave a big hole.
I am sorry if I have offended you in any way, and I am sure if I had have dealt with you,'nice chap' things may have been different.. But to simplify things, shall we say... Nick's phone manner (as an example) leaves a lot to be desired..
'Non adepto demens. Adepto etiam'
War does not show who is right, only who is left..
Looking forward to meeting you soon.. I am at Worthing tomorrow if you can make it.. If not see you at the Corridor of death next month...
'Non adepto demens. Adepto etiam'
War does not show who is right, only who is left..
Finished off my helmet in time for the Patton Stalled game
Oooh, I really like that one! Is it sandtexture?
Yes it is, textured it myself using a thin film of araldite then sand. When dry I applied the paint, mesh and coat hanger wire band and fixtures then repainted.
Finished off my helmet in time for the Patton Stalled game
Oooh, I really like that one! Is it sandtexture?
Yes it is, textured it myself using a thin film of araldite then sand. When dry I applied the paint, mesh and coat hanger wire band and fixtures then repainted.
must say it looks really good ,looking at mine now all shiny and new and thinking i must do something about it.
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
chicken wired my helmet.. much better ,put a lanyard loop on my m10 revolver and re-blued my mp40
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
I was awakened by the postie this morning with a long box containing the G43 woodwork I bought off the 'Bay a couple of weeks ago- didn't even know it had been shipped!
Quite pleased with the quality (it's a handmade repro stock) though I'm deliberating on whether to go ahead with my original idea or to change donor guns...
Ooh! What are you doing about the metalwork?
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
More power to ya! I'm sure some people on here (i.e. ones who know what they're talking about - i.e. not me!) will have some good ideas which might help you out.
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
Corked!
Wow, that is the biggest Scotch egg I've ever seen! Bring it along to Patton, and we can all have a bite. 
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
That's got a lot of cork on it.
Love the colour? Is it for the 198th "Canary" division?
DAMN IT!
annnnnd 'Paint helmet' goes on the list.
Stop makign my list longer. 
I hadn't rubbed off all the loose cork when I took that but it is still quite "corky", but the texture looks okay with a coat of paint on it. Not happy with the shade of OD I have so it's off to get some Humbrol 155 now.
That looks pretty good!
Yes the shade could be nicer...
Phew, that's better. I must admit I had a "WTF" moment when I saw the first pic!
