General Apathy Posted March 26, 2019 Share #14251 Posted March 26, 2019 Ken, Unless the shoebox is even more extensive than I can imagine, where did you get 300 jump jackets? . Hi Erick, sorry I forgot to mention that the Shoebox and the film / store stocks were two different entities, I actually stopped collecting for the shoebox in the late 80s, simply ran out of space to store and show it. The film / store collection didn't start until June 1996. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 26 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted March 26, 2019 Share #14252 Posted March 26, 2019 They were in his kitchen cupboard. Mikie . Hi Mikie, well you were almost clairvoyant with that comment, back in the 80's I had one of those large American double door fridge / freezers which broke down, when it did it was moved out into the garage waiting for disposal, during that wait for disposal it became storage for various small spares for the Jeep. . . . . . . . so cupboard guess was quite close. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 26 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted March 26, 2019 Share #14253 Posted March 26, 2019 . Hi Erick, do you want to hear the funny thing, well funny for me, or more correctly should I say beneficial for me . . . . . . . At the beginning of production I supplied as I said three hundred M-43 style jackets and pants for the Foy woods and Bastogne episodes, when the guys came to start preparing the suits for those episodes the ' cupboards were bare ' as the nursery rhyme goes. The three hundred suits had disappeared out the wardrobe department, I had to re-order a further three hundred sets in double quick time, which I managed to do. Another funny experience was the requirement for several hundred pieces of equipment that I used to buy from a warehouse in the depths of France. As I already had other stocks sat in my motor I had a choice either plan # A drive two hundred miles to my depot and unload, then another hundred miles back to Dover ferry port with an empty vehicle. Or plan # B drive to Dover saving time and money, and call into the UK customs and declare all the cartons of equipment already in my motor before leaving the UK, so I went with plan # B and the customs said that was fine they were happy enough about that. Now here's the shortened version of the return, approaching Calais the Douane ( customs ) were doing a roadside check of vehicles, I got a tug and asked for the paperwork for all the items I had on board. I explained which boxes I had invoice paperwork for, and that the other boxes were already in the motor and I had cleared them with English customs in Dover before sailing for France. At which the customs officer waggled his index finger across the front of my face and stated in French ' yes Monsieur, but you are NO LONGER in England ' and started to search the motor. Upon which he let out a loud yell when he spotted several .45 Cal 1911 pistols and magazines behind the front seats, his colleagues all raced over and surrounded the motor, at which I am shouting that they are all fake pistols and made of rubber for film work, when he found that he could bend them he was happier. I pulled out my folder of photographs I had taken at the studios, when they saw one of the extras who was laughing at the camera with all his stomach hanging out and blood soaked clothing, all the weapons were forgotten and so was the paperwork and invoices, as they turned the last page they wished me Bon Voyage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Now to get back through the UK customs . . . . . . . thankfully all went smoothly. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 26 2019. . Hi Ken, great story.....one that couldn't happen today anymore, I'm afraid. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted March 26, 2019 Share #14254 Posted March 26, 2019 . Rupert exposed . . . . . . . this is a photograph of one of my other ' Rupert's ' opened and displaying the details and the chute attached to him. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 25 2019. .fullsizeoutput_1487.jpeg Hi Ken, do you happen to know if this is one of the Ruperts that was actually dropped during the night of june 5th/6th? Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted March 26, 2019 Share #14255 Posted March 26, 2019 Hi Ken, great story.....one that couldn't happen today anymore, I'm afraid. Rene . Hi Rene, thanks, pleased you enjoyed the story . . . . . . . . I went to the photographers today to explain how a few of the items need to be laid out and the pertinent points to be shown. As he hasn't completed all the images yet I won't get a copy of everything until he finishes. so apologies for the quality of this image it was captured from his computer screen on my phone camera and enlarged afterwards. these are all original pieces, the following image will be Band of Brothers pieces Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 26 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted March 26, 2019 Share #14256 Posted March 26, 2019 . Hi Rene, thanks, pleased you enjoyed the story . . . . . . . . Apologies for the quality of this image it was captured from the photographers computer screen on my phone camera and enlarged afterwards. these are all Band of Brothers pieces Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 26 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted March 26, 2019 Share #14257 Posted March 26, 2019 Hi Ken, do you happen to know if this is one of the Ruperts that was actually dropped during the night of june 5th/6th? Rene . Hi Rene, thanks for the question, no this was another one of the unopened ones I had, I needed to open it and display for an event I displayed at. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 26 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted March 26, 2019 Share #14258 Posted March 26, 2019 . Hi Rene, thanks, pleased you enjoyed the story . . . . . . . . I went to the photographers today to explain how a few of the items need to be laid out and the pertinent points to be shown. As he hasn't completed all the images yet I won't get a copy of everything until he finishes. so apologies for the quality of this image it was captured from his computer screen on my phone camera and enlarged afterwards. these are all original pieces, the following image will be Band of Brothers pieces Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 26 2019. .fullsizeoutput_14dc.jpeg Great pieces, Ken. Is that a camo'd M42 to the left? Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted March 26, 2019 Share #14259 Posted March 26, 2019 . Hi Erick, do you want to hear the funny thing, well funny for me, or more correctly should I say beneficial for me . . . . . . . At the beginning of production I supplied as I said three hundred M-43 style jackets and pants for the Foy woods and Bastogne episodes, when the guys came to start preparing the suits for those episodes the ' cupboards were bare ' as the nursery rhyme goes. The three hundred suits had disappeared out the wardrobe department, I had to re-order a further three hundred sets in double quick time, which I managed to do. Another funny experience was the requirement for several hundred pieces of equipment that I used to buy from a warehouse in the depths of France. As I already had other stocks sat in my motor I had a choice either plan # A drive two hundred miles to my depot and unload, then another hundred miles back to Dover ferry port with an empty vehicle. Or plan # B drive to Dover saving time and money, and call into the UK customs and declare all the cartons of equipment already in my motor before leaving the UK, so I went with plan # B and the customs said that was fine they were happy enough about that. Now here's the shortened version of the return, approaching Calais the Douane ( customs ) were doing a roadside check of vehicles, I got a tug and asked for the paperwork for all the items I had on board. I explained which boxes I had invoice paperwork for, and that the other boxes were already in the motor and I had cleared them with English customs in Dover before sailing for France. At which the customs officer waggled his index finger across the front of my face and stated in French ' yes Monsieur, but you are NO LONGER in England ' and started to search the motor. Upon which he let out a loud yell when he spotted several .45 Cal 1911 pistols and magazines behind the front seats, his colleagues all raced over and surrounded the motor, at which I am shouting that they are all fake pistols and made of rubber for film work, when he found that he could bend them he was happier. I pulled out my folder of photographs I had taken at the studios, when they saw one of the extras who was laughing at the camera with all his stomach hanging out and blood soaked clothing, all the weapons were forgotten and so was the paperwork and invoices, as they turned the last page they wished me Bon Voyage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Now to get back through the UK customs . . . . . . . thankfully all went smoothly. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 26 2019. . Love to have seen the look on the Customs official when he discovered the cache of arms! If they ever do a behind the scenes look at BoB, you have to include that story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted March 26, 2019 Share #14260 Posted March 26, 2019 Great pieces, Ken. Is that a camo'd M42 to the left? Rene . Hi Rene, yes its a named camo suit, the guy was actually wearing it at the time it was sprayed . Not his but the helmet below is an airborne medics without any white surrounds. The one on the right is also a named suit, I showed a photograph a few pages back of the 508 gentleman I bought it off. The one front left only has a possible laundry number in it no name. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 26 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted March 27, 2019 Share #14261 Posted March 27, 2019 It is very strange that whenever I notice Band of Brothers on my TV guide, or find it while channel surfing, it always seems to be the same episodes I've seen before. So I have seen a couple of episodes 3 or 4 times, and the rest never. Guess I need to buy the DVDs someday. Problem is that I already have a pile of DVDs that I never seem to get around to ever watching. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted March 27, 2019 Share #14262 Posted March 27, 2019 I just HAD to know more about Rupert so I wouldn't be such a big dummy about him. Fascinating little dudes. Found this site that has some good info. A couple of the links don't seem to work for me but hopefully they will for you. https://web.archive.org/web/20100326052243/http://home.att.net/~1.elliott/paratrooperdummyhistorysite.html Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtRGFRANK Posted March 27, 2019 Share #14263 Posted March 27, 2019 . Hi Peter. heres another shot of the jacket labelled upon ready for the auction, an original call sheet to be auctioned along with the jacket and trousers, and a set of Lt bars which hadn't been sewn to the jacket before it was damaged on the sleeve below the 101 patch, theres also a missing small corner of the lower left pocket torn off. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 25 2019. .fullsizeoutput_1491.jpeg can't believe you will sell that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted March 27, 2019 Share #14264 Posted March 27, 2019 Amazing auction you're going to have Ken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted March 27, 2019 Share #14265 Posted March 27, 2019 . Hi Erick, do you want to hear the funny thing, well funny for me, or more correctly should I say beneficial for me . . . . . . . At the beginning of production I supplied as I said three hundred M-43 style jackets and pants for the Foy woods and Bastogne episodes, when the guys came to start preparing the suits for those episodes the ' cupboards were bare ' as the nursery rhyme goes. The three hundred suits had disappeared out the wardrobe department, I had to re-order a further three hundred sets in double quick time, which I managed to do. Another funny experience was the requirement for several hundred pieces of equipment that I used to buy from a warehouse in the depths of France. As I already had other stocks sat in my motor I had a choice either plan # A drive two hundred miles to my depot and unload, then another hundred miles back to Dover ferry port with an empty vehicle. Or plan # B drive to Dover saving time and money, and call into the UK customs and declare all the cartons of equipment already in my motor before leaving the UK, so I went with plan # B and the customs said that was fine they were happy enough about that. Now here's the shortened version of the return, approaching Calais the Douane ( customs ) were doing a roadside check of vehicles, I got a tug and asked for the paperwork for all the items I had on board. I explained which boxes I had invoice paperwork for, and that the other boxes were already in the motor and I had cleared them with English customs in Dover before sailing for France. At which the customs officer waggled his index finger across the front of my face and stated in French ' yes Monsieur, but you are NO LONGER in England ' and started to search the motor. Upon which he let out a loud yell when he spotted several .45 Cal 1911 pistols and magazines behind the front seats, his colleagues all raced over and surrounded the motor, at which I am shouting that they are all fake pistols and made of rubber for film work, when he found that he could bend them he was happier. I pulled out my folder of photographs I had taken at the studios, when they saw one of the extras who was laughing at the camera with all his stomach hanging out and blood soaked clothing, all the weapons were forgotten and so was the paperwork and invoices, as they turned the last page they wished me Bon Voyage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Now to get back through the UK customs . . . . . . . thankfully all went smoothly. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 26 2019. . Oh boy! Another story for your memoir! Hope you plan to work on that once all this auction stuff is over. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted March 28, 2019 Share #14266 Posted March 28, 2019 can't believe you will sell that! . Hi Robert, thanks and sadly there are many things that maybe I should keep, and making that choice would mean keeping most of the stuff thereby defeating the object. The camouflaged jump suit, plus the other two suits which have more possibility of having been used in Normandy than the reproduction suit made for the television series, so it will go to someone with more interest in it than me. Another photograph I captured off the photographers screen with my phone camera, quality not good but it emphasises the choice of stuff that I would have too choose from to keep. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 28 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted March 28, 2019 Share #14267 Posted March 28, 2019 Amazing auction you're going to have Ken! . Hi Peter, thanks, a few of the helmets in the forthcoming auction. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 28 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted March 28, 2019 Share #14268 Posted March 28, 2019 Oh boy! Another story for your memoir! Hope you plan to work on that once all this auction stuff is over. Mikie . Hi Mikie, a new chapter being enacted each day and as yet just happily consigned to memory rather than paper. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 28 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted March 28, 2019 Share #14269 Posted March 28, 2019 Who do you think you are kiddin' mister Hitler................................ I'm not a stamp collector but the moment I found out (a little late, actually) that British Royal Mail had issued some stamps to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the comedy Dad's Army I had to have a set. I don't know if it ever aired in the U.S. but since British comedy is a recurring topic in this thread I think I might be excused for posting them here For those who are not familiar with the series, Dad's Army is about the British Home Guard at the time when a German invasion of England was a real threat. The Home Guard consisted out of volunteers who weren't qualified (usually because of age) to serve in the regular army. The Home Guard guarded coastal places (in this case the fictional seaside resort Walmington on Sea) and other important places like airfields. This series was one of my first experiences of British comedy when I was a younger lad (way back, I know….) and I've always liked it ever since even though it's not as 'sharp' as for instance Fawlty Towers or Blackadder. The stamps show the main characters with the catchphrases they became famous for. I've also added an episode from YouTube so you can see for yourself (it's got Dutch subtitles but this was the best in sound and vision I could find). Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted March 28, 2019 Share #14270 Posted March 28, 2019 . Hi Robert, thanks and sadly there are many things that maybe I should keep, and making that choice would mean keeping most of the stuff thereby defeating the object. The camouflaged jump suit, plus the other two suits which have more possibility of having been used in Normandy than the reproduction suit made for the television series, so it will go to someone with more interest in it than me. Another photograph I captured off the photographers screen with my phone camera, quality not good but it emphasises the choice of stuff that I would have too choose from to keep. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 28 2019 .fullsizeoutput_14c3.jpeg Looking sharp………….. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted March 28, 2019 Share #14271 Posted March 28, 2019 Looking sharp………….. Rene . Hi Rene, another pointed remark from you, hahhaaaaa, I suppose Mikie will have to cut in on this. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 28 2019 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted March 29, 2019 Share #14272 Posted March 29, 2019 I would love to have a sheet of those stamps for my war room framed ! owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted March 29, 2019 Share #14273 Posted March 29, 2019 . Hi Rene, another pointed remark from you, hahhaaaaa, I suppose Mikie will have to cut in on this. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 28 2019 . I thought about making a comment but decided not to take a stab at it. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted March 29, 2019 Share #14274 Posted March 29, 2019 I thought about making a comment but decided not to take a stab at it. Mikie . Hi Mikie, did you just come here to take a stab at it or to make cutting remarks ? Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 29 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted March 29, 2019 Share #14275 Posted March 29, 2019 . From the Shoebox . . . . . . . . to the auction house this is a really nice officers field raincoat, unused as far as I can see, and has cutters tags inside stating ' sample ' its a QM label inside the coat without date or details. apologies I didn't have enough space to show the full length of the raincoat. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, March 29 2019 . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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