Two things I would suggest, Blanco and sort out the chin strap? I'm not yet decided on blanco. From what I read a lot of Poles didn't bother with it....
regrettably there is a massive difference at times between what things state on paper and the reality. *on paper* boots were never bulled, brasses 'a...
Not quite what i was suggesting. The airsoft shooting ranges and displays have always been 'tacticool' ones, like inflatbale CQb arenas manned by guy...
Thats a fair point Ranj I wonder if having a WWII airsoft / this forum stand at a big show like detling could win over some of the living history typ...
Yep. I've had a good read of the relevant sections, damp the webbing first seems to be the first thing and most sensible of the options THEN apply wit...
Cant recommend daves blanco website enough. definitely worth a read through before you attack your webbing.
I was going to grumble about blanco then realised its a canadian unit and they didnt all use it.
Deffo, having been in North Africa in february it was freezing at night. And yeah, thats why you dont wear undies with kilts... hot enough with all t...
Ok, look at pics and you'll be struggling to find one pic of guys in denims for every 50 or so of guys in serge.
As said you need to look at pics of the unit to know exactly how they set their webbing up. Units then as now had SOPs (probably not called that then...
I found a thread under Axis, about what to wear under pea/cammo, including cut-down wool tunics. Of course most European armies had lightweight Summe...
It's not heavy but if you consider in jungle warfare you want to be carrying as little weight as possible.. a few ounces of rope is a few ounces of fo...
yeah i've never seen a hard and fast answer. Given that most of the ones i've seen for sale are the thicker type and that the army still use the thic...
Normal toggle ropes are about an inch to an inch and half in diameter and you can 'toggle' a number together to make a long rope, a rope ladder, a rop...
Excellent thread. While we've all lost interest in open days to a degree, i attend them for work and *years ago* you'd get players (at least one or t...
Yeah i'd be loathe to take someones 'for profit' memoires as an example of common practice. Daft argument there Gadge, if not disrespectful. Of cou...
Yeah i'd be loathe to take someones 'for profit' memoires as an example of common practice. Otherwise we'd all 'milligan' it and just wear boots for ...
Equally it seems odd to notice the germans didnt have them as unless they were actually checking everyones kit it would be hard to tell. The german m...