Joker
Joker
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Re: Home Guard

-- attachment is not available -- Watching for FJ nuns, with what looks like a P17 rifle (not a P14 as no brass id disc visible ?) Colour - -- at...

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard

Few useful/interesting ref. pics - -- attachment is not available -- Printed titles, and the bayonet cover still on the fixed bayonet ! -- attac...

16 years ago
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Re: Soviet females !

The one with the pigtails, no issues > pigtails = reins, yee-ha ! The other one looks like a stunt double for the 'Bride of Chucky' !

16 years ago
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Re: References for British Loadouts

Whilst searching for reference pics to (try to) mock-up a denim BD jacket, I found this web-site - Apologies if it's been posted before but I was ...

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard

Unrelated, but ....................... -- attachment is not available -- " I say, darling, it says in this Action Hobbies catalogue that they ...

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard

-- attachment is not available -- I must get this finished for the next event ..............................

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard

Oh... just saw that aparently from "January 1941 regimental shoulder flashes began to appear"...

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard

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...

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard

Heh, HG actually had their own special rain cape... not sure they got the standard groundsheet... Why do you need outer wear? Just wear a jumper unde...

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard

Whilst doing some background research I found this clip, amongst others, of what appears to be Glasgow HG, 1941-42 > They look like a bunch o...

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard

As I'm struggling to find a suitably large enough period greatcoat, would a gas cape/groundsheet be appropriate 'outerwear', and a 1950's 'green' ok o...

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard

Nice pic Tam for me then ! And if you've lost your thistle (it's an age thing ! ) -

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard

And just to confuse matters they all have tams... lol. Lol - I wasn't going to mention that .....................

16 years ago
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Re: Home Guard

Whilst doing some background research I found this clip, amongst others, of what appears to be Glasgow HG, 1941-42 >

16 years ago
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Re: Your questions here

Quite! I look forward to Broadsword's poking with a rubber implement... We've got back to the dressing as a Nun thing again, haven't we ................

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Re: Your questions here

.................. Fair enough, I'll just have to avoid being pitchforked by an irate farmer then .......... That's just a 'normal' day in Herefords...

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Re: Your questions here

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Re: The Scottish contingent

Sounds right enough ................

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