chevpol Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 (edited) Trying a new idea out for my displays this year, what you all think? Mark Edited February 8, 2011 by chevpol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Sorry mate, but the first thing that came to mind was. Special Forces Dinner photo. :-D I'll remeber to take my pills honest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Sorry mate, but the first thing that came to mind was. Special Forces Dinner photo. :-D I'll remeber to take my pills honest! that isnt what I thought when I posted the photo!!!! Something along the lines of "take us to your leader!!!! Mark Think I will post this as a caption contest as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Maybe... A little thought on background? :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 the idea is a display of the different uniform styles from 1949-1995 for my Regiment display. This will be one side of the trailer, whilst the other side will have a weapons display Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Would look OK with idot boards, perhaps against a camo net background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airportable Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Mark, that a damn good idea. Will make it easy for folks to tell the difference between 68 ptn. 84/85's etc. etc. Is that the 60 ptn. you picked up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Would look OK with idot boards, perhaps against a camo net background? thats what I was thinking of Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markheliops Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Good idea Mark - maybe with period weapons and documents, FMT600 etc. Or stood by a bar - as they all seem legless!!! (sorry - couldn't resist!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 How about including a hat or helmet with each one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Not a bad idea. Some of these maybe useful. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/full-size-male-mannequin-ideal-costume-helmet-/230581957255?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item35afc17287 You could go complete get up then, trouser boots, webbing weapons and give the complete picture. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob8066 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Once to goverment has cut the MOD budget this is probably what the forces will look like. :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretfixer Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Mark, If it dosent work out, you can always JACKET all in!................:-X Sorry, couldnt resist it!.............:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Looks to be a good idea,......esp with idiot boards explaining insignia etc. Maybe's one thing to think about is drilling some holes in feet of display stands to accept metal 'tie down pegs',..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Looks to be a good idea,......esp with idiot boards explaining insignia etc. Maybe's one thing to think about is drilling some holes in feet of display stands to accept metal 'tie down pegs',..... Here's a little-known insignia for you to consider. In 1980 it was decreed that all German Colloquialists and above (I was a Linguist) were to identify themselves as such on ex Spearpoint for the benefit of the media. We were each issued with a strip of six Bundeswehr cockades (google "Bundeswehr cockade", select Images and see a roundel in yellow / red / black, about life size. I'd give you a link but it's many many lines long and garbage and I dunno if it would work. See other images of them worn on Jap caps etc: you'll see they are mounted on a square of drab material and mounted as a diamond) for us to sew onto combat jackets, shirts, overalls or jumpers, whatever the user predicted would be what he would be wearing on Spearpoint. I still have one, rather battered and tattered, that was repeatedly removed from an item of worn-out clothing and sewn onto its replacement. It was worn by us on the left sleeve, right above the combat jacket left-hand sleeve pocket mounted square, not diamond. Equivalent spot on other clothing. Still wearing it when I got out in 1989 because no formal instruction had ever been given to remove it and when orderly officers asked about it on guard mount, that's what I told them and none of them ever thought to dig deeper. I certainly never did. It wasn't often a squaddy got the chance to vary his uniform officially, so the opportunity was never wasted. (It was not authoried for wear on Number 2s, I hasten to point out.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Here's a little-known insignia for you to consider. In 1980 it was decreed that all German Colloquialists and above (I was a Linguist) were to identify themselves as such on ex Spearpoint for the benefit of the media. We were each issued with a strip of six Bundeswehr cockades (google "Bundeswehr cockade", select Images and see a roundel in yellow / red / black, about life size. I'd give you a link but it's many many lines long and garbage and I dunno if it would work. See other images of them worn on Jap caps etc: you'll see they are mounted on a square of drab material and mounted as a diamond) for us to sew onto combat jackets, shirts, overalls or jumpers, whatever the user predicted would be what he would be wearing on Spearpoint. I still have one, rather battered and tattered, that was repeatedly removed from an item of worn-out clothing and sewn onto its replacement. It was worn by us on the left sleeve, right above the combat jacket left-hand sleeve pocket mounted square, not diamond. Equivalent spot on other clothing. Still wearing it when I got out in 1989 because no formal instruction had ever been given to remove it and when orderly officers asked about it on guard mount, that's what I told them and none of them ever thought to dig deeper. I certainly never did. It wasn't often a squaddy got the chance to vary his uniform officially, so the opportunity was never wasted. (It was not authoried for wear on Number 2s, I hasten to point out.) Nice first hand infomation,..........that certainly would not be found in 'official', and comtempory reference books. ..........................and I'll bet if you wore kit with insignia as such, there would be an outpouring of,.................'it wasn't worn like that', type stuff, by the so-called experts.:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 there would be an outpouring of,.................'it wasn't worn like that', type stuff, by the so-called experts.:cool2: No problem. The only squaddies who even knew it existed where those who wore it and their immediate colleagues. The question would have to be, "What do you think that is? Why do you think you should wear that? Get it off." And, yes, I'd have great delight in putting them back in their box. Then there's the Freedom of Paderborn badge, only issued to a dozen 15th/19th Hussars in 1982. Pull up a sandbag. Paderborn's local recce regiment, Panzeraufklärungsabteilung 7 was to be awarded the freedom of Paderborn in a cermony on Sennelager Training Area in July 1982. They thought it would be nice if the parade included some of the regiment's comrades in arms. As Paderborn's BAOR recce regiment, 15/19H were invited to sent a selection of CVR(T)s to participate. I was volunteered to command the B Squadron Samaritan. ... Oh look, my research shows I already told this story on the Army Rumour Service: http://www.arrse.co.uk/intelligence-cell/155702-medals-you-shouldnt-wouldnt-wear-3.html Saves me typing it all out again. WARNING: The words "Army Rumour Service" and "political correctness" do not belong on the same page. Think before visiting Arrse in the presence of anyone who might be offended. ;o) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Can (sort of) relate to the 'that wasn't worn like that', folk........... well from a reenacting point, anyways.:-) In the dim and distant I use to portray Canadian OR Italy 1943,...after extensive research, via archives in Canada,..and unit historys, i discovered that they DIDN'T blanco their webbing,.........(in fact they use to leave it in salt water for as long as to bleach it down even more,)..........only to run into a'button/stitch counter at very first event. :yawn:.........after he had gone on for a while,..........making himself look stupid, I hasten to add,.......I informed him, chapter and verse where his infomation was WRONG; Moral here was/is, if I'd NOT done the research and just accepted his outpourings,........I'd have been doing a real dis-service to those guys who wore the kit for real. Oh and the Arrse site.............:whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer nut Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Mark Sod the uniforms, mow that grass :nut: LOL Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaglehurst Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 MarkSod the uniforms, mow that grass :nut: LOL Jon C'mon Jon - everyone knows that British DPM is fundamentally flawed in short grass.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy Gee Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Cool display Mark, good idea;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mash Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Still wearing it when I got out in 1989 because no formal instruction had ever been given to remove it and when orderly officers asked about it on guard mount, that's what I told them and none of them ever thought to dig deeper. I certainly never did. Still being issued and worn now, a mate of mine was issued it in 2008 after completing language courses/tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevpol Posted April 3, 2011 Author Share Posted April 3, 2011 Ok folks, here is the developement of my uniform display, 2 ideas, see what you think Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airportable Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 It's comming on a treat Mark. I think it will get quite a lot of intrest from the public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer nut Posted April 5, 2011 Share Posted April 5, 2011 Im bored when do you two want to visit????????????????????????????????????????? I mean im realy bored, im going pyscotic at home!!! Ta Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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