WWII Militaria

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 07-31-2006, 17:23

Originally Posted by Mount Suribachi

I don't care how many people are into it, I still find it disturbing. Sure, all 12,000 aren't nazi-wannabees, but Capo & PJ show the disturbing mind-set of some nazi-fetishists.

Well, you're deffinetly entitled to your opinion, but you haven't swayed me.

**English assassin** · 07-31-2006, 18:26

Wow AoM that's easily the winner of the years worst typo award. Glad we sorted it though.

As the proud owner of a 1959 Daimler Ferret scout car I come across a lot of militaria being advertised in my continual quest for spare parts (usually oil seals

). And whereas it is OBVIOUSLY perfectly normal to own a military vehicle, I've never seen why anyone would want to collect NAAFI teaspoons or what have you. I'll tell you want, the people you meet at militaria shows are bloody odd. And the ones who dress up in uniforms are plain scary.

Most of it I guess is just horses for courses, but Nazi stuff I am afraid I just don't get at all.

(In case you are wondering why I bought an armoured car, the answer I alwasy give is that I got sick of being cut up on my motorbike and wanted something with a bit more road presence. The real answer is that they are quite cheap and good fun, if you like a bit of spannering. Its even been on a picket line, and we have "Official RMT Picket" posters in one of the equipment bins. You can't do that with a medal.)

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 07-31-2006, 21:07

I have USA medals too. I could care less what you guys say, but thanks for your opinions.

And English that sounds fun!

**English assassin** · 08-01-2006, 09:40

Originally Posted by Alexanderofmacedon

I have USA medals too. I could care less what you guys say, but thanks for your opinions.

And English that sounds fun!

It is until the gearbox dumps 4 gallons of SAE30 in the fighting compartment. Still you never know when knowing how to change a 1/4 tonne gearbox will come in handy...

Makes a change from desk work anyway.

**Alexanderofmacedon** · 08-01-2006, 15:31

I wanted to get a Panzer or halftrack to drive to school with, but Panzer's take up two and a half gallons of fuel PER MILE!!!

I decided to ask if the football couch would let me land a Stuka on the football field...

...didn't work out

**English assassin** · 08-01-2006, 17:15

The thing with a tank is there is not much you can do with it. May I recomend a combat engineer tractor? http://www.witham-sv.com/infopage.php?ID=484&Overide=1 £9500 for all that is an absolute bargain.

I tell you if I had a spare barn I'd get one tomorrow.

Oh look, a ferret just like mine. Tatty like mine too.http://www.milweb.net/classifieds/classpics/27366.jpg

**Big King Sanctaphrax** · 08-01-2006, 17:26

Why were you on a RMT picket, if you don't mind me asking? Worked in transport before you got into Law?

**English assassin** · 08-01-2006, 18:05

My brother is a train driver, and he borrowed it. He wasn't actually on strike himself (drivers are in ASLEF not the RMT) but obviously no driving was going to happen that day since the rest of the railway was on strike. The drivers generally take in cards or a football and amuse themselves while the spartists in the RMT get cold on the picket line. So anyway, he took the ferret in for the other drivers to have a play driving around in the carpark, and after a bit the RMT lads came over and asked for armoured support in the class war, and the rest is history.

**Pannonian** · 08-01-2006, 18:32

Originally Posted by English assassin

The thing with a tank is there is not much you can do with it. May I recomend a combat engineer tractor? http://www.witham-sv.com/infopage.php?ID=484&Overide=1 £9500 for all that is an absolute bargain.

I tell you if I had a spare barn I'd get one tomorrow.

Why not have a tank and a tractor, all in one?

The Bob Semple
http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/n...ewzealand.html