Yith
@yith
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Joined: Jun 17, 2011
Topics: 392 / Replies: 10838
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Re: How do you apply Blanco?

I usually just dunk it for a while in warm water... I suspect that does the same thing.

18 years ago
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Re: Oddballs fecking tank.

lol... it was car that had already been put for scrap. Shaun used to hire them of the scrap guys on the site for £20 a day. (plus an extra £20 if h...

18 years ago
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Re: Oddballs fecking tank.

Are you sure that was an accident? Matt, is a decent fella. Ben, IMHO is a bit of a bellend... Heh... dunno but everyone was quite shocked...

18 years ago
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Re: Oddballs fecking tank.

even he did some VERY stupid things... Including running over a car whilst people were in it. Luckily it was Matt and Ben of Stirling in the car... ...

18 years ago
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Re: Latest Acquisitions

No I know who its from... its from someone I've been dealing with on ebay... He put a return address on the envelope

18 years ago
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Re: Latest Acquisitions

An empty envelope Yup... that's right, today I received a 1st class letter with nothing in it. Its not even wartime dated... lol

18 years ago
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Re: Summer wear

I see what you mean... fair enough.

18 years ago
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Re: Operation Husky... what will we go as!

Actually as far as I can see it wasn't that rare for units to have a mix of equipment in Sicily, even within a section. I'm not sure about airborne, b...

18 years ago
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Re: Operation Husky... what will we go as!

Heh... yup, don't worry guys! Personally I think I will be in un-blancoed webbing as I'll have it by then, actually it may be blancoed in sand colou...

18 years ago
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Re: Summer wear

The trousers are British 49 pattern...

18 years ago
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Re: The Kit Pic Thread

er... that looks like guzzi

18 years ago
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Re: No 2 Commando Kit guide

Okay... me and Gadge had a chat about this... We'd like to go with what Dan is suggesting and recommend you snip off the "No2" from the insi...

18 years ago
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Re: Latest Acquisitions

woolen commando cap- although I'm blowed if I can work out how to sort it out, it appers that I may have to unstitch one end then roll it up? NOOOOOO...

18 years ago
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Re: Black Webbing Shock!!!

They also use binocular cases instead of utility pouches... ffs

18 years ago
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Re: Operation Husky... what will we go as!

K.. I think Gadge has the Major tabs. BTW... looking through my new book it looks like unblancoed webbing is the order of the day for Sicily... lol

18 years ago
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Re: Operation Husky... what will we go as!

Sounds fine to me... want to borrow my insignia? BTW, I found out at the Staffs Museum that the cap badge for officers should be bronze... (I think ...

18 years ago
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Re: Battery connectors

Except that the way the genders are done on the small batts is the opposite to the large ones... I can't remember which is which way around though.

18 years ago
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