After a slight mix-up with an order from Trident Military I now have Soviet M35, M40 and subdued collar insignia, three pairs of rifle troops collar i...

I'm afraid I can't make this one as it clashes with another event. Cheers Martin

"Your knowledge of the area sounds as though it may be of great use to us Max." Danke. I spent much of my time in Luftwaffe ground control ...

At least if the Luftwaffe navigates we won't end up spending the entire war sitting in port in millions of Reichsmarks worth of useless battleship. B...

I have overheard the guards in other sections of the camp discussing the British Volksturm , the 'Home Guard'. It seems that in many cases these soldi...

Hello and welcome, as above, Brit Commando is essentially just normal British uniform, possibly with a different hat or two. Hopefully see you at Cr...

"yeah, I am gonna type up reports on you! you, possibly, Germans but maybe civilian folks you... grrrr" Please do. Any chance of knocking u...

I think CWs post probably sums up what to expect Yes, CWs post is just what I meant. I think that is clear enough for people. Cheers Martin

I must confess that in the course of several weekenders, I have never had recourse to a 'towel'. Baby wipes and antiseptic gel. Longer camping holida...

Oh sure. Some games (even the more 'blatty' ones) I've hardly fired a shot all day. I just think there is a difference between the possibility of an e...

This is my 'Fathers Day' treat Cheers Martin

OK, a pistol or a rifle. My Lee Enfield mags take between 12 and 20 depending how worn the feed tube is. So 2 or 3 mags with 10 rounds apiece?? I sl...

I have some experience of preparing maps, albeit more for military operations than cross country marches (terrain and critical feature analysis). I st...

Mud will generally dry to a light tan and is a lot easier to get off than paint! I'm just putting a hessian cover under a brown net on mine. Cheers ...

In the main forum, the alarming prospect of having to forge ID papers etc has been mentioned. Does anyone have the slightest idea of how to do this?...

Hello and welcome. Cheers Martin

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Ah, some pictures. -- attachment is not available -- Tim + pipe. -- attachment is not available -- Camp. the mighty bren gun in the foreground. No...

The minimum is belt, cross straps and a pair of universal pouches. Personally I'd add a water bottle and carrier too. For the whole hog you'll also n...

Thanks Tim. Cheers Martin