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lol np, glad to be of help Getting HOLD of said lightweights ("TML") now, *THERE's* the trick, they're gradually starting to get as rare as 68-Pattern kit! :evil:

ok, maybe I'm being fik (ahem... "thick" ), or maybe it's the bus driver in me, but I can't wrap my head around this concept, but how the hell DO you downrate an LGV to 7.5 tonne general licence specs, and what are the limitations on loading, once you've accomplished this?! Ta muchly for as best a one-syllable word(s) explanation for this 'ere fiko

"Trousers, Mans, Lightweight" ()the thin olive trousers with a single thigh pocket on the right, which are again being issued, this time without the thigh pocket, in some regiments) were introduced sometime in the early 1970s; the OG trousers seen before were more than likely the heavier 60 pattern "Trousers, Combat", later inaccurately known as "Denims". As Gazzaw mentioned, lightweights had a habit of melting when exposed to high temperature - like that of a molotov cocktail in the Troubles, hence an early NI instruction requiring the use of combat trousers instead, when out and about over there. http://www.practicalairsoft.co.uk/cwp/uniform-clothing.html Hope that helps

Dave, mate, I *toldja* not to call him naughty names!

Wrong arm Good try though :rofl:

Thanks We're rather chuffed, as you might imagine... although we suspect next year's gonna be a right fight to get the award again - we appear to have encouraged a load of folks to, how can I put it, rethink their displays a tad? Heh, thought you might be :-D Enjoy the weather while it lasts - sunshine, showers, thunder, and of course lightning, for tomorrow

All things being well, I should be there, too

managed to get a couple of photos on my own, but relied on one of the MM team to take two of the following... The Future of Parking Controls.... Collecting the award for Best Living History Display :yay::-D OK, so now we've nicked him for breathing in a public place, where should I stick this microphone, Dave? The award We'd like to thank the Judges for their obvious good taste :thanx: Seriously, thanks to everyone there for making us so welcome, it was, for me, an excellent first introduction to MM (David made it last year, I was working), and to cap it all, I got the worst sunburn I've had in bleedin' years! Who said "What Summer?!" :rofl:

those licence-free (actually they're "Licence exempt") radios are "PMR446" specification, and are only putting out half a watt. If you want more range, either go for CB radio (more expensive, 40 channels, no licence required anymore), or as you mentioned above, Mobile phones (remember to have a phone operator in the car who's not driving!); the other two alternatives are PBR (Private Business Radio), which you're unlikely to qualify for, or Amateur Radio, where there's a Technical & Regulations knowledge-test-based licence requirement. Oh yeah - you CAN get out of range problems with mobile phones - it's called "passing outside the service area", but with Vodafone, I'll agree that's fairly unlikely - they've been around long enough to have good coverage for most of the country on voice, if not data, coverage. Hope the above helps

Seems I may be there as well - I'm on Jury Service (no, I couldn't bleedin' get out of it!) for a fortnight from Monday, so unless they ding me for a long jury trial, all being well, I'll be there

Chieftan MBT?

Yeah... interesting that they ask you in the Call-Up papers though, innit :evil: Typical "left hand, right hand", thing by the sound of it :rofl:

I'll do me level best, mate, but it's not solely down to me, y'know, there'll be eleven other - ahem - people on them there benches with me too, remember, and I don't even know if it'll be a sequestered Jury or not (which'll pee my boss right off should that happen, lol)

Got the date noted, but may not be able to attend - I'm on Jury Service from the tenth :argh:

One of the best museums (to be positive here, rather than negative ) would be the National Army Museum in Chelsea. Been there a few times, excellent each time. Well worth a visit, and they DO know their stuff National Army Museum Royal Hospital Road Chelsea London SW3 4HT

mate, count yer blessings that you're on Days. I'm on nights, and will have the bloody planes overhead as I'm trying to sleep :argh:

Bloody working all weekend, dammit Days off are Monday & Tuesday. Sorry, mate

:shocked: Picture me somewhat gobsmacked!:rofl:

Bloody hell, Mark - does Jon know? If not, are you gonna be telling him? Whenever I mentioned W&P to him last year the air turned blue, and his immediately frothing spit resembled fire from a chain gun :evil:

Update - successful first use of this firm: Gowen Militaria did everything right: The kit matched the website description to a "T", the stated size was correct, they kept me informed on the orders progress, charged the correct prices, included the right kit in the package, and correctly descibed it on the customs declaration form (green international mailing sticky). The only bug bear was HMRC import duty Oh well, at least it came via the post office - had it come via Parcel Farce I woulda been spitting HM Copper & Lead :evil: I recommend these lads - well worth your time in looking for the Sov and DDR (Ostdeutsch ) Stuff there Once again: Their web site is at: http://www.gowenmilitaria.com/ Snailmail address listed as: Gowen Militaria 1404 Ragsdale Road Greenville, NC 27858 ph: 252-830-5353

heh, I can imagine the after-action de-briefing in the mess after the exercise... "Things were a tad tense there, I kid you not, lads. I lost four stone in two seconds type tense, know what I mean? Whose shout is it now?"

Wise move, mate

Blimey - Iremember the RVD, and the masses (well, a fair few anyhow) of puffer bottles that went with it :evil: IIRC, the RVD enzyme kit (those puffer bottles) had shelf lifes. They weren't in and of themselves danerous, but they could be pretty foul and insidious on the nasal passages (they stunk to high heaven if I recall right). Personally, I wouldn't even open them myself - I don't remember/know enough about the damn things to render good advice. Be very careful, might be a good idea to seek specialist hazmat advice on that one, mate. CANCEL the above - found something - "Capsules, Residual Vapour Detector (RVD)" http://www.dstan.mod.uk/data/68/195/00000200.pdf RIGHT CLICK and save as, it's a PDF file.

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