Ian Dunn

Happy New Year!!! Have a look at the site below I have found it quite usefull http://www.dingocroft.co.uk/Rec_Lubes.htm Ian

I agree with you on the support side I think they were actualy more comfortable than boots highleg(the first ones anyway) Ian

http://www.surplusandoutdoors.com/ishop/877/shopscr1317.html have a look at the above address Ian

Hi again Paul Putties are lengths of material(similar toWW2 uniforms) brown in colour 42 inches long 4 1/2 inches wide and a long (57 inches)1 inch wide tape attached to one end where the tape is fixed the main part is sewn to form a v shape the puttie is wraped around the leg (half on top of Boot DMS) on the right leg it would be wound clockwise so that the v at the end is pointing to the rear then the tape is wound round on top and wraped around itself to finish. you realy need to see it done to get the right idea Ian

Hi Paul I think (99% sure) the footware was Boots DMS and Putties were the ones used at this time I was in the TA's in the Aldershot area from 1977 and we did not get Boots High Leg until about 1980 Also it might depend on when in the 70's you are representing as in the early 70's trousers lightweight were not issued and most units still had Denims. Hope this helps Ian

Hi all can you help? One of our members in the Cornwall area MVT has a very nice K9 at the moment it is fitted with a recovery crane (non military) he is hoping to re-build the K9 the the original GS version we need info on measurments of the body,hood sticks and canvas can anyone help with detailed info - photos and dimensions Thanks Ian

Hi Paul I was in the TA for 21 years and they were the best we had in that time. I went to Malvern last Nov but it was the first time i had been and i found it difficult to find anything! I have only had the Land Rover for a year and it is almost how i want it (i am trying to re-create the setting as it was with my first TA unit,6/7 Queens, but as i cant remember the brigade numbers i have marked it up as A Coy 3 Queens who we worked quite closely with. I am also having trouble getting a cam net , you seem to be able to get the new type net and the old hessien type but you try getting the 'string and plastic' type and the right size (9m x9m) for the right price!! Ian

and all the way down here!!!!

I put the question mark in as this is what we knew them by. I am trying to get a set of the old (first run) DPM combats This was the type that had the liner and were quite heavy but almost indistructable. size is the worst bit 6 feet tall jacket size XXL waist 42 inches can anyone help or point me in the right direction Thanks Ian

The best i found was 'Porrige'!! oatmeal buiscits mixed with condensed milk (only from a tube ) and a little water !! worst was Chiken Supreme :cry:

Can anyone help??? I have restored my 109 GS and marked it for 3 Queens inf (1980) I am trying to get bits and pieces from that era, one of the bits i am hoping to obtain is either a one man 24hr Rat Pack or a 10 man 24hr Rat Pack Has anyone any ideas??? :?: All the best Ian

Or you could always set light to the plastic and get heat and light at the same time?? :twisted: Ian

Hi To All My name is Ian I live in Bodmin Cornwall I have been a member of the MVT for 1 1/2 yrs I would like a WW11 vehicle but the best i can do at the moment is a 1979 109 GS Land Rover This was bought (without seeing first hand) i only saw photos taken by my brother I collected it from Wokingham (Berks) and drove home to Cornwall with no trouble at all. lucky or what!!