General Apathy Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14501 Posted April 22, 2019 Nice bits and bobs you found.Thanks for posting . Hi Ron, thanks I'm happy with the finds . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14502 Posted April 22, 2019 Would love to see the finail result………. From now on I'm gonna refrain from adding puns because even I can see when it's getting too much……..hahaha Rene . Hi Rene, yes I would like to see the results as well. ! !, unfortunately it's going to be much later in the year before I start on them, so much happening this year even without it being the 75th anniversary. Here we are on the 75th anniversary when I can so clearly remember the 60th, when I joked with Jeeping friends that it was the 30th anniversary of the 30th anniversary organised by the British military vehicle group.. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14503 Posted April 22, 2019 This weekend it was taken to a MV meet, its first outing after restoration... No troubles at all, it's ready for Normandy now... Ford GPW270404- DoD 31st May 1945 . Hi Johan, look forward to seeing yourself and the guys and the Jeeps in a few short weeks time . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14504 Posted April 22, 2019 Maybe a little late but dare I make a suggestion…….. dresses.jpg Rene . Hi Rene, yep sadly you're too late but a nice suggestion anyhow, we do see a few women each year walking around in similar. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14505 Posted April 22, 2019 Nice bits and bobs you found.Thanks for posting . Hi Ron, this morning I had to nip over to my friends house to pick up the pieces I left in his trailer as I was unable to get everything into my car in one hit. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14506 Posted April 22, 2019 . Hi Ron, this morning I had to nip over to my friends house to pick up the pieces I left in his trailer as I was unable to get everything into my car in one hit. This is a pair of explosion damaged half-track bogies, B.F. Goodrich rubber, size marked, not dated that I can see, but marked half-track, a new garden ornament. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14507 Posted April 22, 2019 I recall the original front bumper of the jeep had a wooden(oak) bar/board behind it as the bumper wasnt solid. Wow! Something about jeeps I actually already knew! Amazing! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14508 Posted April 22, 2019 . Hi Ron, this morning I had to nip over to my friends house to pick up the pieces I left in his trailer as I was unable to get everything into my car in one hit. This is a pair of explosion damaged half-track bogies, B.F. Goodrich rubber, size marked, not dated that I can see, but marked half-track, a new garden ornament. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. .fullsizeoutput_173b.jpeg Fantastic garden ornament! MIkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14509 Posted April 22, 2019 Maybe a little late but dare I make a suggestion…….. dresses.jpg Rene I know that some brides used white parachute silk for wedding dresses. I've never seen any photos of dresses made with camo silk, but can't imagine that it wasn't used. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14510 Posted April 22, 2019 Would love to see the finail result………. From now on I'm gonna refrain from adding puns because even I can see when it's getting too much……..hahaha Rene Good point, Rene. Sometimes we go over board hammering out those puns. OK, got that out of my system. Should be good going punless for a few days anyway. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAST Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14511 Posted April 22, 2019 Good point, Rene. Sometimes we go over board hammering out those puns. OK, got that out of my system. Should be good going punless for a few days anyway. Mikie Yes, I think you guys nailed it. There may be too many puns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14512 Posted April 22, 2019 . Normandy Finds . . . . . . . . I was really pleased to find a small sack of these old hand cut decorative nails for oak plank doors, I need to make a couple of rustic oak plank doors to replace a couple of modern doors on the bathroom and the shower room. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 21 2019. .fullsizeoutput_1735.jpeg I also vote to looking forward to seeing the results of your handiwork. With apologies, I'll take advantage of this to make my short diversion from militaria. Found this at a flea market 2 weekends ago. The soldering iron was 2 bucks, and the blowtorch was 20. Both undated but are from the early 1920s. Part of my job is doing circuit board mods and rework, so I brought it to work and put on my soldering bench. My boss cracked up when I pulled it out when he asked me to change some 0603 size resistors on his prototype board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14513 Posted April 22, 2019 I also vote to looking forward to seeing the results of your handiwork. With apologies, I'll take advantage of this to make my short diversion from militaria. Found this at a flea market 2 weekends ago. Soldering iron.jpg The soldering iron was 2 bucks, and the blowtorch was 20. Both undated but are from the early 1920s. Part of my job is doing circuit board mods and rework, so I brought it to work and put on my soldering bench. My boss cracked up when I pulled it out when he asked me to change some 0603 size resistors on his prototype board. Hi Mikie, great blowtorch. Brings back memories of my Grandfather who was a trained electrician but was convinced he could repair anything he could get his hands on (and he often did although with the exception of some spectacular failures, hahaha). I have the torch he used all his life and that saw action in shed roof repairs at my parents house. I fired it up a couple of years ago and it works a treat but it is mostly the memories of my Grandfather that keep me from letting it go. (Wish I hadn't polished it, though) Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14514 Posted April 22, 2019 Hi Mikie, great blowtorch. Brings back memories of my Grandfather who was a trained electrician but was convinced he could repair anything he could get his hands on (and he often did although with the exception of some spectacular failures, hahaha). I have the torch he used all his life and that saw action in shed roof repairs at my parents house. I fired it up a couple of years ago and it works a treat but it is mostly the memories of my Grandfather that keep me from letting it go. (Wish I hadn't polished it, though) SAM_6648.jpg Rene Well, see! Something else we have in common besides history, stroopwaffels and cheese. My Granddad was a jack of all trades, a gifted carpenter, machinist (he worked making gun parts and artillery shell casings at Savage Arms during the war), electrician, and electronics tech (he also worked making electronics at Bendix during the war). He had his own radio repair business. Despite having his only child in the US Army, and himself working in critical war industries, the government confiscated all his radio gear soon after Pearl Harbor. I have a very old volt meter of his as my remembrance of Grandpa Dominic. Sadly, he passed away just as I was getting old enough to have appreciated all he could have taught me. I am glad to see that you keep the blow torch in his memory. I have not yet tried to fire mine up, though it all seems to be in working order. Explosions can be fun, but not when you are in the middle of one. Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
517th Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14515 Posted April 22, 2019 . Hi Ron, this morning I had to nip over to my friends house to pick up the pieces I left in his trailer as I was unable to get everything into my car in one hit. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. .fullsizeoutput_173a.jpeg Hello Mr Landing: So you are still looking and collecting then,amazing to see that there's still stuff out there,very nice..517th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14516 Posted April 22, 2019 Hello Mr Landing: So you are still looking and collecting then,amazing to see that there's still stuff out there,very nice..517th . Hi Evans, good to hear from you again, so you're still lurking here hahhaaa, PM me your email address stuff to catch up on. Enjoying the chase now rather than the ownership . . . . . . . . bought three of these unissued US blankets along with the Jeep stuff I have been buying. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14517 Posted April 22, 2019 . Enjoying the chase now rather than the ownership . . . . . . . . bought three of these unissued US blankets along with the recent Jeep stuff I have been buying. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14518 Posted April 22, 2019 . Enjoying the chase now rather than the ownership . . . . . . . . bought three of these unissued US blankets along with the Jeep stuff I have been buying. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14519 Posted April 22, 2019 . Enjoying the chase now rather than the ownership . . . . . . . . bought three of these unissued US blankets along with the Jeep stuff I have been buying. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14520 Posted April 22, 2019 . Enjoying the chase now rather than the ownership . . . . . . . . bought three of these unissued US blankets along with the Jeep stuff I have been buying. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14521 Posted April 22, 2019 . Last one in the yard . . . . . . . . not for sale. Peter bought GMC trucks from this sales-yard thirty years ago when there was a field full of them recently released from the French army, this is the last one in the yard and one he won't part with . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 22, 2019 Share #14522 Posted April 22, 2019 . Last one in the yard . . . . . . . . not for sale. Peter bought GMC trucks from this sales-yard thirty years ago when there was a field full of them recently released from the French army, this is the last one in the yard and one he won't part with . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. .IMG_3333.JPG Wow! That would make a fantastic garden ornament! Mikie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 23, 2019 Share #14523 Posted April 23, 2019 . Hi Ron, this morning I had to nip over to my friends house to pick up the pieces I left in his trailer as I was unable to get everything into my car in one hit. This is a pair of explosion damaged half-track bogies, B.F. Goodrich rubber, size marked, not dated that I can see, but marked half-track, a new garden ornament. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 22 2019. .fullsizeoutput_173b.jpeg Some interesting and very nice finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 23, 2019 Share #14524 Posted April 23, 2019 Great stuff from the Normandy country side Ken. Are those barrels German? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 23, 2019 Share #14525 Posted April 23, 2019 Wow! That would make a fantastic garden ornament! Mikie . Hi Mikie, sadly they don't last long if left outdoors, these old trucks and Jeeps need dry storage and air flow if possible to keep moisture and condensation at bay. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 23 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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