...Am going crazy with boredom at work. 
Went and saw the doctor, to be told I'm "still not well" and given another sick note for 3 more weeks. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing! 
When I want your opinion - I'll tell you what it is!
re-sprayed my yank para helmet .the 506th decals are gone...... bridge burnt. ( the green paint was wayyyyyy lighter than on the lid 
)
Rewired my shoot and scoot .30cal, so that the mag autowinder was no longer 'auto' but through a push button switch at the back. Can now wind independently of shooting. Rewired the battery unit for the winder to the outside underneath of the gun housing for ease of change. (9V battery being used rather than 4 x AA batteries.) Which makes the winder turn over a bit faster.
Oh and the obligatory foot/sock in the 1st pic
oooh and i ordered a 60mm diameter mild steel tube, 1500mm long. Guess away....
Giant double ended pyro for Airsoft railroad gun "Big Bertha"?
Oh and those pics look mint, I can't wait to lug that bas***d round Wales. Dibs on the ammo box not the tripod haha.
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
haha guess again!
You are carrying the tripod alex! lol! it aint that heavy! 
I thought as much...yeh I'm not worried about the weight can't wait for this!
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
the tripod is only ally tube, not heavy at all
Making repro's for our Waltham Abbey display, though I'm starting to loose the will to live with scanning and printing so have quit for now.
They look Great Helga 
Ta Del, they ain't perfect but they're better than nothing, readable, hopefully will add to the display planned . As the originals are rather aged and yellowed (and then some) and obviously I had to attempt to remove that (couldn't remove the creases from the front (there part of the scan not the repro 
) but means they can be man handled on a display and I won't cry if they get wet
had a shave with my new period single blade safety razor. surprisingly good .
Why does that bring visions of you walking around wtih lots of bits off loo roll stuck to your face ?
no not one bit diane, ( well, one small nick, but that was done with a modern gillettte when i noticed a a stay brisle on my neck. )
You can keep your period shaving, last time I used one of those I bled like a stuck pig.
hehe, i just dont shave! although it does make me undescimilar to a yard brush at times!
Today I packed my gear for the weekend!
Started working on my SMLE
I got quite a bit done and then at 21:55 last night the chisel slipped... eeekk
3 hours later in casualty the doctor superglued the deep 20mm gash I have on the middle finger of my left hand.
When I started this I just knew that something like this would happen... I'm a right clutz!
Anyway I can drive still and the doctor said it should heal up quite quickly, so my plans for the weekend have not changed... Though mag changes may be more awkward...
3 hours later in casualty the doctor superglued the deep 20mm gash I have on the middle finger of my left hand.
Try and keep your finger reasonably straight mate, that glue is great but doesn't like bending, it won't heal as quick.
Show me a man who will jump out of an airplane, and I'll show you a man who will fight!
General James M. GavinCRY HAVOC AND LET LOOSE THE DOGS OF WAR
you see........ i make this joinery stuff look easy. what you dont see is the 20 years of cuts,and enough stitches to make a few hundred tapestrys. ( yith, always have a bottle of mitre mate and a tin of the activator handy for just such incidents. oh, and sharpen your chisels, less injuries with sharp gear )
Mitre mate???
My sharpening stone was right next to where I was working and was being used...
Alex, yeah I'm trying not to bend it. I've noticed the most pain comes from rubbing the index finger on it, so I now have an odd lump of lint and micropore tape on the side of my finger acting as a spacer to stop the rubbing. It seems to be working.
