There has just been a 'lively' discussion regarding this dealer on another respected militaria-collecting forum. Suffice to say that the same...
Welcome to the Forum Steve. I've had a lifelong fascination with 'derelict WW2 buildings' ( as a friend once unkindly described it ) and have...
Militaria collecting of any kind is a rewarding hobby, but as time goes by it's got harder and harder as items become scarcer. Fortunately,...
It can't have made a big impression on me - I don't remember it at all ! o_O
Still musing on the fate of this Pathfinder Lancaster and its' crews.... On 27-28 January, 1944, 'J-Johnnie' flew to Berlin in the hands of F/O...
Bennett is an interesting personality - a perfectionist who wouldn't ask anyone to do what he hadn't done himself ( and would often demonstrate...
O'Donovan was - inevitably - nicknamed 'GOD' in Path Finder Force. There were many unsung heroes in PFF ( John Searby was another ) but this isn't...
The Raus item is excellent !
Please don't take this as definitive, and I'll be happy to be shown to be wrong, but... My own view is that Aeromodels just seemed to 'fade away'...
:D ! I just saw this on the BBC News site and thought - Great ! Must post a link on the WW2 Forum before Gordon does ! :cool: i should've...
Brings back memories of looking at that box through the local model shop window. Revell kits were considered rather 'exotic' in the UK at the...
Just chipping in here to say that After The Battle have recently published 'The V-Weapons - Then & Now' ( ISBN 9 781870 067 997 ) which is a...
That sounds like an interesting project, DL - I look forward to seeing photos ! :cool:
The 'search' function is always a good idea IMO. I often resurrect old threads - we've had some very knowledgable members here over the years who...
I've bought several very good items from AKM. But only face-to-face at militaria fairs. I'm not singling out this dealer - decades of experience...
R.I.P. Murray. The now-legendary Hunt/Walker F1 commentary team will never be surpassed. MW was a true gentleman, and a great enthusiast who...
It's a little-known fact that Fuhrer Directive #16 specifically mentions Perth & Kinross as a key Luftwaffe target..... ( Note : Only kidding ! :p )
Struggling against Lockdown Boredom, just watched an ancient British movie on TV called 'Violent Playground' (1958). A small-time criminal (...
The Fuhrer would surely have approved of the Vegan Restaurant.....:)
More info, courtesy of Theo Boiten's 'Nachtjagd War Diaries'. 17/18 December was a 'black night' for RAF Bomber Command ; more than one in every...
