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Window Shopping is free.....
GI on the Rt certainly looks the part and typifies the US infantryman nice pic.
Not sure on the Garand S/A's but the venerable Lee Enfieds could ingest a fair bit of crud before failing to function what I reckon did cost soldiers their lives with the 303 was the ubiquitous rim...
I would not warrant any alarm at the grouping of the Indian ammo if I remember my use of it there was a profound expectation of click - bangs most rounds with copious amounts of smoke and confetti...
Turn sound up those Merlin's sound beautiful.......
Massive Fly Past Of 16 Spitfires And 4 Hurricanes At Duxford 4K - YouTube
Those chaps RCS look like MACSOG which explains their firepower requirements, however I did also see that they went out with VC weapons as well to confuse them (the VC) into thinking they were in a...
Possibly they decided to delete the waisted front sight ears as a manufacturing sequence the rear sight hatching or dimpling was for reflection becoming an issue against the aperture from sunlight...
So for my interest is this cracking of the stock due to the recoil surfaces of the rifle becoming compressed over the years and constant use so that the rear action tang moves rearward and starts...
As Jim has said a cobbled item along with Sapper740 notations as well I seem to recall conversations here on rifles that had been stamped DP which meant exactly that that they were beyond economical...
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Ah! the good old RAF types always having the rivalry with those attached to terra firma as old as Methuselah this one, on a serious note deep down I think the fly boys respected their earth...
So the big build turned out to be a total faff up missing a complete sprue of parts along with the ring section for the lower turret I'm bl**dy p*ssed, of all the 000's of kits made and sent...
So VK45.02 is basically finished bar the tracks which the kit supplied ones are absolute sh*te and anyone buying this Hobby Boss kit may as well get an aftermarket set like I have (In the post...
Caption states ~ "Panther crew members pose in front of their tank, which they have parked precariously on top of a rock".
Date & location of pic not stated.
Wonder what the commanding officer...
That AFV suspiciously looks like a knocked out Panther judging by the wire roll behind the GI on the Rt of the flag standing plus you can just also make out behind his head the spare road wheel some...
Bit more progress on VK45.02 the turret basket was quite the fiddly challenge had a few tile monster moments.
Pretty happy so far it took time as I let the small parts set o/night to ensure they...
Yes he is a bit of a bane in my room most times jumps up whilst I'm typing something causing keyboard chaos, of course it's not his fault by the look I get !
For the 303's as far as I know what I have;
L - R ~ No.4 rifle sight adjustment tool, No.1 MkIII sight adjustment tool.
Yeah they're a bit dusty dont really touch them much as you can see think...
wa HASAG, Hugo Schneider AG, Abteilung Lampenfabrik – Leipzig, Germany. Found on ammunition headstamps and cannon shell cases
G, GB or GBF
Greenwood and Batley, Leeds, UK. This company manufactured Ammunition from an early stage, finally ceasing production in the late 1950s.
They had a filling factory at Abbey Wood and...
If it's POF ammo then be advised I used '67 POF MkVII and it was like a black powder flintlock click -------- bang -------- confetti & smoke out the muzzle -------- where did that go.
I had so many...
Not sure if that's the shell case at 14:00 just to the Rt of the front sight (Or pic error) who ever they are slinging lead at is up high, possibly sniper!!!
That line unless there are vehicles...
Sometimes the difference between a loss or win is the decision made on the spot.
I remember reading a comment in my military quotations book and it went like this ~ a commander was in contact with...
My good wife brought me a small display case for my completed models I used a flash as its a little dark inside.
I may put in some battery LED's but these tend to be a bluish tinged light which...
Get outa there fast Mark, seriously hope your back asap get well bloke.
Well done there is an unbelievable amount on the work of the coach to bring it all together countless hours behind the scenes, congrats to all.