Gah, we are back on the nuns theme again. (And this is 1941 not 1943. Still, a battle between the WHGA and jerry nuns does sound appealing, especi...

I think Joker is living up to his name....

re the greatcoat, are the '50's pattern ones acceptable (not just for this but for other events) ? Yes of course. Mine is an adapted French one. What...

Ah, St Lo then. Yeh, that was my point - the idea is cool but practically often mitigates against.

oh, and 5 bb's in my pocket At the "The Eagle has Landed" game I did send a couple of bods off on a perimeter patrol of the camp with ten r...

@ Yith - yes, it's not the same is it. @ Stu - Well, no airsoft site or WW2 game is going to let players turn up with their own pyro launching kit...

HSE=Health and Safety Executive. No need to delve into the legislation - the experts have already done the graft, and graft it was too. BTW, the ther...

Should it be that HG don't wear full BD (serge or denim) for the event, with only the Regular forces having anything like full, proper kit ? Thus givi...

Yes, the HG have very restricted ammunition as it is needed by the regular army. However, should an emergency be announced then there is an establishe...

Firing propelled pyro directly isn't OK here and isn't a sensible option anyway. Heh, you aren't even supposed to throw pyro at anyone - the instructi...

Chaps are quite welcome to take the angle that suits them, that is what 'inclusiveness' is. Some love dressing up, some love guns, some love history, ...

I'll comment on the extraordinary ears on the bottom pic.

Well it is 1940, so you wouldn't expect the HG badges... I think they came in during 1st half 1941, so could be around for our event. I think my point...

Stonehouse Home Guard (not a million miles away from our location) Glasgow Home Guard - Oct 1940 (note complete absence of arm badges other than the ...