Gadge
Gadge
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Joined: Sep 12, 2006
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Re: brit battle dress

haha thanks for the info gadge! once apon a time i got advice frm you when (or u still might be) an editor of A.I magazine so the KD is that just th...

16 years ago
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Re: Peaked Caps

I think the RMP slashed thepea of their caps too so that might help widen your search and @ simon... cheers for the info on how its done it had always...

16 years ago
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Re: brit battle dress

TBH KD is far more appropriate than denims if you want to do Brit paras The airborne wore a mix of KD and BD in North Africa while training for Husk...

16 years ago
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Re: Plane Green Windprrof smock

No not really. Airborne forces wore battledress with the denison smock over it (very early paras had tan/green step in smocks liek early war german o...

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard Group?

Indeed.. in a year or two we'll have to retire the airborne look for re-enacting and move towards TA and HG!

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard Group?

Gadge, check out the HG set on this page...

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard Group?

I dunno, whats the crew of a Heinkell 111, four, five? Be a credible enough game with eight to ten pilots and 20 home guard/policemen/farmers with p...

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard Group?

This is my grandads homeguard unit. Note they are pretty well equipped.

16 years ago
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Re: Today is Arnhem Day.

Depends how literal you're going to be. The *approach ramp* of arnhem bridge was about 200 metres long and Frosts battalion only secured the one end...

16 years ago
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Re: British Denim BD

No, just the rank really. The fact that the rank will be in black and green is probably a signifier enough. IIRC whats far more common than a brassa...

16 years ago
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Re: Today is Arnhem Day.

Approprate, poignent and excellent pics, thanks for sharing Arthur. We have talked about PBI doing a similar trip next year to commemorate.

16 years ago
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Re: British Denim BD

I seen to recall rank on denims is also supposed to be put on on a brassard or armband or occasionally fastend on with press studs. The rank on my KD...

16 years ago
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Re: British Denim BD

Attaching insignia to denim BD is wrong anyway. It should only ever have rank (if that) on it. Denims were work wear not battledress, they were pus...

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard Group?

Yep, everyone knows that Albert Steptoe fought in the FIRST World War! That would ruin everything for me and, force me to commit suicide due to the t...

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard Group?

Well we thought given the hostility to the concept of a Spanish Civil War game as it 'wasnt wwii' a VBCW game woudl be less popular. Personally I'd ...

16 years ago
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Re: Joining Airsoft

Ahem, PBI We're pretty organised and as much a re-enacting group as an airsoft society and have about 30 odd members, thats more than most blank fir...

16 years ago
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