MartinR
MartinR
@martinr
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Joined: Jun 17, 2010
Last seen: Apr 6, 2023
Topics: 115 / Replies: 2751
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Re: Today I....

Sold all my kit kept my guns time to move on Sorry to see you go Marsha. Cheers Martin

12 years ago
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Re: Today I....

Thanks Russell, perhaps one day.... Anyway, I had a fairly productive maintenance day today. Screwed the front of my K98 on (it kept falling off as t...

12 years ago
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Re: Today I....

Today I got my Truppenfahhrad in reasonable order. -- attachment is not available -- I finally go the front brakes working OK and replaced the leaki...

12 years ago
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Re: Para Bike

Actually the best theory I heard was that the next bridge west of Arnhem could have been taken by just 1 Sherman. The troops guarding it had apparentl...

12 years ago
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Re: LARP weapons section

Your LARP weapons really are awesome. I think a lot of people (well, me for sure) would appreciate some pointers on how to make the German e-tool. I b...

12 years ago
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Re: Para Bike

I did read an interesting article about the Parabike and it's absence from Arnhem. The theory is that if they had the bikes, they would have gotten to...

12 years ago
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Re: Soviet scouts

The scouts attempt to infiltrate the rear areas whilst the rest carry out recces of the forward German positions. It would mainly be for the first par...

12 years ago
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Re: Question

Does anyone think this sub section is potentially divisive? Well, in the sense that it is a seperate section which replicates both the discussions w...

12 years ago
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Re: ALL night airsoft animal?

A 24/36 hour 'game' is fine as long as there is somewhere safe to sleep, but 36 hours of running and gunning no thanks. I dont think any of us have th...

12 years ago
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Re: Soviet scouts

I don't have a problem with a specific scout role, although I'd be wary of over-complicating things with a ton more special rules. Most people can bar...

12 years ago
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Re: Normandy Day 21st June Combat South Woodland Site

You'll have to pay the £10 deposit to get on the list. OK, permission obtained and money sent. FJ please, I'll be coming down on Friday night. Chee...

12 years ago
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Re: best time!

I wouldn't rule out December or January, some of the best games I've been to have been then. The real problem months are summer, particularly July/Au...

12 years ago
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Re: German Chat

Yes, sadly German is a bottomless pit of kit. I have four different pairs of wool German trousers alone! At least for many things you can get away wit...

12 years ago
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Re: The Two Types

Well I was certainly in my RTR beret some of the time, but lack the impressive moustache. Cheers Martin

12 years ago
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Re: On squirrels and immersion and WW2 airsoft

Rain gently patting off the top of my helmet. I think the rain did a bit more than patter down as I ended up pouring about a pint of water out of eac...

12 years ago
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Re: Today I....

Today I made a start on repainting my Truppenfahrrad. I also had fun parading around the house in my bodged up Leutnants uniform and adjusting the b...

12 years ago
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Re: Axis or Allies?

wrt the poll list, iirc there is a limit to the number of categories you can have (maximum of nine?), but 'SS Heer' should be changed to just SS as th...

12 years ago
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Re: Normandy Day 21st June Combat South Woodland Site

Right, now Messina has gone belly up, this one looks like a possibility. I haven't worn my FJ kit since last year, so FJ seems like an obvious choice....

12 years ago
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Re: Hockwerk 1945

Based on what Josh said yesterday, another Cold War game seems more likely. However, best to wait and see. Cheers Martin

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