Yes, US size 13, or UK size 12 - they do not make them any larger than that! (Surely.) Whilst the uppers are in very good condition, the soles have ...

I will never recognise your SS rank! Yes, the boots just fit, but only with my thinnest socks and no comfy insoles like I wear in all my other sho...

I feel the same way, Battleaxe.

How come when i recommend wearing jackboots in the bath no-one takes me seriously.... Ah, whenever you open your mouth we all think "It's that...

Why thank you, Frauline!

Good grief!! It's a one-man army!

Everyone I know who's got one says how good they are, Guy - but mine was dead as a dodo when I got it. I p/x'ed it for my P38 Walther.

Woo! Hoo! My East German jackboots arrived today, from North Carolina - bit of a strange route, I know! And they actually fit.

Well, it had me fooled. Looks great, sir!

Yes Kermit, you can have one; I, on the other hand, will tuck my flowing locks up into my helmet!

Steiner Drybrush - dip brushtips gently in pait, wipe most of it off, and then lightly brush against object Colourwash - Water the paint down and s...

Well, I started work on my shell tonite - been rubbing away with wet n dry 240, and gave it a bit of white emulsion. Gotta say that burnt ochre looks...

Great work mate.

Thanks for the explanations. Ich bin ein N00b!

Here are a couple of good articles from the Gross Deutschland re-enactor site on helmet paint jobs. http://www.hostingphpbb.com/forum/...

For the "ostfront" look drybrush or colourwash with good old household matt white emulsion , and then wash most of it off. It'll help with t...

For me, Cross of Iron is one of the few films I can watch again and again - it stands the test of time very well, unlike some other war films. The op...

Hmm.... good value for money, certainly. I know Stubblehopper (I think it was) said he had a wooden one which looked great - until he bought one of H...