MartinR
MartinR
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Re: Funny but interesting question about US army gear...

Do you sew it on your gear??? And to answer the other question.... I do all my own sewing, putting on patches/badges, modifying clothes/webbing or ...

16 years ago
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Re: Today I....

Tried out my FJ impression for Hauptmann Horn. My 'M38 helmet' made from a cut down plastic Stahlhelm actually doesn't look too bad when disguised wit...

16 years ago
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Re: Which British pistol?

I got one of those cheapo M1911 springers from Airsoft World, works as both a holster filler and shoots quite well with .25s. If a .45 was good enoug...

16 years ago
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Re: G'day All

Hello and welcome. Cheers Martin

16 years ago
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Re: new recruits!

Hello and welcome. Cheers Martin

16 years ago
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Re: Panzer Impression Heer/SS

"Can anyone tell me if those are Heer or SS" I'm pretty sure they are Heer, 116th Panzer Div was operating in the vicinity of Cologne and s...

16 years ago
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Re: some agm mp40 questions

most places ive looked at say that you have to mod the ka mags As mentioned above, there are some existing threads on the the KA mags. Personally I...

16 years ago
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Re: Today I....

Dubbined my boots and played around with various poncho configurations for my zeltbahn. The bicycle troops config caused a great deal of domestic amus...

16 years ago
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Re: Your questions here

Oooer, the British are starting to look a bit elite with all the old hands joining them. Still, no-one said being an FJ was an easy option, if we c...

16 years ago
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Re: Panzer Impression Heer/SS

The training was expensive and they were considered wasted as infantry. Although in some circumstances they were used at infantry. At Arnhem the bulk...

16 years ago
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Re: Why Skulls?

Very amusing. IIRC only SS Totenkopf wore skull collar tabs though (along with concentration camp guards and panzer types). Cheers Martin

16 years ago
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Re: Full Face Mask

"Hard to explain away the 'look'" My usual excuse is 'I ran into a bush while I was out training last night', which does also happen fairly...

16 years ago
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Re: Location Pictures

It does look very good, I think I'm going to make an effort to come down for this one even though it is a long way (and sadly The Mace plus the CiA Ju...

16 years ago
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Re: Tunic buttons/ dress tunic buttons?

I am right in assuming that black plastic buttons where never actually used am i? Many modern plastics hadn't even been invented in WW2, but they did...

16 years ago
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Re: hello!!

Hello and welcome. Cheers Martin

16 years ago
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Re: Tunic buttons/ dress tunic buttons?

Ah, I missed this when I replied to the 'wanted' thread. Yes, lots of pics do seem to show unpainted buttons although I wonder if it was just that th...

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