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    Jack needs to beg steal and borrow...

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    Good news jack...so can we have a revised list please...so i dont have to stand you in front of 120 die hard cold unshaven grunts in the middle of Bastogne town square and say get that off thats not right...get those off they are not right......so all you are left with is your pants and socks..... :shake:

     

    our uniform advisors are TOUGH you know...strict attention to detail and all that :-o

     

    Regards

     

    Lloyd

    Jack needs to beg steal and borrow...

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    Thanks Chappers.............5 button jumper will be fine

     

    Jack so what does that leave us to get ?

     

    Also Jack this carbine better not have a bayonet lug on it...... :| the units uniform adviosr (ME !!!.......:-)....................) will have a fit :roll:

     

    i do have a spare type 2 barrel band to replace it if it has provided we can get the front sight off............... :shake:

     

    wants list update required please

     

    regards

     

    Lloyd

    Bastogne March on december 16th

    in Future events and meetings

    Posted

    Right here is the law

     

    1/ Jack is coming.....because it will be a life changing experience

    2/ He approached me and told me he wanted to come !

    3/ Lloyd sorts it all out.....with the unit c/o everybody happy

    4/ Jack tries to get out of it by claiming he actually HAS NO KIT at all

    5/ Worldwide kit search begins for Jack akin to Live -Aid

    6/ Jack claims temporary insanity and forgetting all about avctually wanting to come at all

    7/ excuses of Left the kettle on/getting hair done/ dinner in the oven/its cold/what shall i wear and my hairs still in curlers..vehemently denied

    8/ More excuses follow as Jack actually realises there is a 25km march

    9/ Lloyd curtly cuts short Jack saying it actually will be FUN !!!

    10/ Can hear Jack crying from here...and i am 200 miles away...:-)

    11/ Lloyd assures Jack that driver of half -track is not blind and needs a guide

    12/ All Half tracks will be secure so no one needs to look after them while you all go for a little walk in the snowy Belgian countryside

    13/ NEXT !!!!!

     

    14/ Jack youre bloody coming..GET USED TO IT MAN....and NO wimping out now

     

    ITS TOO BLOODY LATE

     

    PS 15/ Lloyd has already subverted ALL other HVMF forum members to tell Jack the same thing via mind bending moon beams.....

     

    Regards

     

    Lloyd

    Photos

    in I may be stupid, but......

    Posted

    What !!! Brunette !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-D

     

    Nice polecat by the way in the pic

     

    we have 1 polecat Hob....Bandit he is lovely and a superb show condition "sandy" Jill ...shadow

     

    Regards

     

    Lloyd

    A FRAME JEEP

    in I may be stupid, but......

    Posted

    OK here goes...IT IS NOT ILLEGAL......:-) only stipulation "plod" has is that the jeep has a cable attached braking system attached to the existing brake circuit of the Jeep so that you can have rear wheel braking...

     

    we have A framed our jeeps THOUSANDS of miles......with no problems

     

    also dont forget to disconnect the speedo.... :?

     

    of course there is another way to do it LEGALLY

     

    have someone sit in the driver seat of the jeep whilst its being towed.... :shake:

     

    Regards

     

    Lloyd

    Jack needs to beg steal and borrow...

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    Flippinn Heck Jack....what HAVE you got ?

     

    Guys/Girls better do some serious boogying to get Jack sorted ?

     

    We only have TWO WEEKS

     

    i feel a new TV reality show coming on....in the Changing rooms vein

     

    called "GET JACK SORTED"

     

    I will call Trinny and Susannah..........................:-)

     

    Clock is ticking

     

    Regards

     

    LLoyd ( Bazooka Team Member of Team Desobry ...C Co 20th Armored Infantry Battalion..... 10th Armored (Tiger) Division ...... in a foxhole on the Bastogne -Noville Highway December 17th 1944 )

    Jack needs to beg steal and borrow...

    in Other Chatter

    Posted

    Righto mate...you OAPs can sleep in the nice warm billet if you like !!! leaving us hardcore re enactors.... :-D to live history.:-)

     

    You will need mate

     

    M43 jacket with or without pile liner

    M1936 Woollen overcoat or M1938 Mackinaw (NO PONCHOS)

    Wool trousers (dark or light shade mustards)

    Wool shirt

    Double buckle boots (preffered) or at a push Service shoes and Leggings

    OD T shirts/vests

    Wool scarf..(not a pink fluffy wooly one ) :shake:

    Web gear for weapon( You will be a private so M1 Garand preferred)Carbine optional

    Cartridge belt or pistol belt (for carbine)

    Mag pouches

    Canteen and cover Light or dark OD as its late war

    First aid pouch

    Fighting knife M3 or private purchase

    M1936 suspenders and Musette bag (No M1928 Doughboy)

    M1938 wirecutters and pouch (optional)

    M1943 folding shovel and Cover

     

    Sleeping bag and OD Duffel bag

    Woollen blankets

    Shelter half (optional) ....to make "hobo" roll with blankets in lieu of pack

    Personal kit (at your own discretion)

     

    This about covers it mate let me know if you need any further help.

     

    The time period we are portraying is December 17th 1944 in the fateful 2 days between the first german attacks and the time the 101st Airborne was sent to re enforce the town.

     

    The 10th Armored Division covered and held all points eastwards to Bastogne with such ferocity that it blunted the nazi spearheads and stopped them in their tracks with scratch blocking teams Desobry/Cherry and O Hara.

     

    So much so they were immortalised as the Stone of Bastogne...but unfortunatley the 101st airborne being the more famous unit claimed all the glory.

     

    We are going to set about changing peoples perception of the 10th armored division

     

     

    and with 9 half tracks and 120 CORRECTLY dressed armored infantryman we hope to bring the town to a standstill.....:-)

     

    Its being done with the auspices of the 10th armored verterans association......

     

    SO LETS JUST GO.....

     

    regards

     

    Lloyd

     

    Restoration of Dodge WC52

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    Bodge my old mate..i think you are right....the man "upstairs" really tried my patience with that "piece of sh)........... :shake: sorry most authentic WW2 jeep you will ever see ...hundreds spent on restoration......blah blah blah...... :cry:

     

     

    Just cant shake it.....might also be considering a M43 Ambulance for the missus so the Dodge bug aint gone yet..... :-D

     

    Regards

     

    Lloyd

    Restoration of Dodge WC52

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    Great Job Nick....i also have been there and done that with my old (ex) WC52 which was originally a WC55 GMC serial number 81529098 .A total strip down and rebuild before i sold it for a Jeep.... :shake:

     

    which incidentally i also had to strip down and restore after being sold a "pup".. :?

     

    Keep up the good work mate

     

    Regards

     

    Lloyd

    Bastogne March on december 16th

    in Future events and meetings

    Posted

    Joris..which website did you go on..the Dutch ACES website ?

     

    Jack its on from the 17th to 20th December the weekend before xmas....what do you need to know ?

     

    See if i can help...its gonna be HUGE

     

    and Joris..yes N I N E Half tracks...full of armored infantry..3 Jeeps and 2 GMCs

     

    and thats only our lot/:-)

     

    Regards

     

    Lloyd

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