Tony B

I am having a bit of a gloat. I've finally managed to find a GSTP watch, from a local boot sale this morning. It is a Swiss made Recta, black face with Radium hands and figures, complete with the leather strap and T pices. Working nicley and has never been touched. The only issue is the snap on back plate is sligtly bowed in and a bit losse, so will get a real expert to deal with that. The markings are the Broad Arrow G.S.T.P. from 1939/45. GPST stands for Genral Service Time Pice, or Tempary Pattern , or Trade Pattern, take your choice. The question is (Clive? Oh Font of all numbers) The numbers on the outside of the case are F, possibly 0 or leter O , genuine looking poor strike, 22166. Inside the cse, presumably the movment number , is 621242, very clean strike. Is the outside number traceable?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peasholm_Park Must be a place to visit.

Welcome, in, I'm collecting the wriggly tin now. :-D

Welcome in Terry.

I've a photo of it somewhere. I'll dig it out. :-D

Welcome in.

If it the man I think it is, he has also put a V12 Jaguar engine, In a Massey 35 tractor. The clutch had to be weackened, as it kept trying to climb over the back wheels at idle! When asked WHY? his reply was, 'Seemed like a good idea'.

Reading you 5x5 , that's 500 cokes and 499 pints of beer plus 1 x glass of wine for Rosie at the club house bar tonight. You can by pass the requirments by posting pictures of any models you may have! :-D

And the magazine! They also did a flyer for shops, if you could hold of them, then stick on bedroom wall. I learnt a lot from the history on the plans.http://www.airfixmodelworld.com/

Anything that *** Herbie can do! I can do better!!

Suprisingly, we did not all grow up to be homicidal mamiacs!

First , the German Arado 234 Blitz jet bomber made two ariel recon flights of the Normandy beaches, the only two the German's ever managed. That was not detected by radar or visual means. Second , wood was probably the only material readily available, it dosen't need sophistacted machinery to work it. Third the jet engines at the time had very low emdurance, the reduced drag of the flying wing configuration increases endurance. There was also the theory that a flying wing was easier to fly,so hopefully a reduction in training time, a vital consideration to the 3rd Reich at that period. So intresting design, but nothing to do with modern tactical ideas. As an aside the German's had some very sophisticted aeronautical gear, including a three metere wind tunnel that was disgused as a barn. The roof elevated whem the tunnel was in use. A lot of kit was taken by the allies, Concorde was designed using a German WW2 wind tunnel. There was a Luftwaffer marked overhead crane at one establishment I know. May well still be there.

What about insuring at an agreed value?

With all the other posts today. Anyone remember the Buffalo and Jeep? Then you also had Action Man, and the value of some of that stuff now!!

.22 knocked them apart to quickly!

WHAT do you mean WAS? If I'd grown up do you think I'd be running two Dodges and have a flat more like a Quatermasters stores? :-D

I geting to old for all these parties! But Happy Birthday!

Partly, I also had 1:1 scale guns and bunkers to play in. That and local stories started me wanting to know more.

Ahh the joys of Condor! :-D Southend are now doing flights to Channel Islands and London city.

http://originalmetalsigns.co.uk/about.php They do like thier Land Rovers as well!

Ah Mon V! Happy days'A? Nothing like Mary Ann Special, you can stuff the Randalls rubish!

If your planning to go from the deep south, what about the Condor Fast Ferry from Poole? They are making resonable offers at the moment.

And the Romans! 2/6, (37.5 p to you babes in arms) for the 1/72 soldiers. American Civil War, 8th Army and Africa Corp. The 8th Army had a pair of Vickers guns the Africa Corp had Pak 37. Many fortification fell to a well aimed earth clod.

Hi Trveor! Been there many times with MMVG. Can I pm you? Would love to bring my WC54 down for photos.

A lot of mine fell to heavy bombardment of .177. (Great fun though:D )