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Great, definitely bigger than the one on the page.

Thank you!

Does anybody have any experiences with helmet liners from panther store? I know czechs are really good with leather, but they have only one picture on their website. Price is ok and i am also looking to buy rivets and chinstrap at the same time, so i can spare some money with shipping for other equi...

This is what i was looking for!

Thank you!

Generic infantry

I'm targeting at cca 40'-42' for upwards i'll aquire m43

Hello everybody, I've received M40 tunic and now i'm looking for some help with insignia. I am going for enlisted man, so nothing special. What kind of breast eagle should i apply? BEVO on fieldgray backing or BEVO on dark green backing? and of course what kind of collar tabs should i apply? Generic...

Like you said, different techniques where used back then. I will definitely try different paper type, more blur and we'll see what result will be.

That is why i also posted source file, so anybody can adjust label to his needs.

So, recently i bought few packs of unfiltered cigarettes (yes, they still produce them) to repack them with period boxes. I'm sure most of us DIY guys came across labels floating around the internet, you can also find label for Eckstein no5 cigarettes. I printed that label and was kind of shocked ho...

I assume that "L 54719" number presents feldpost number, if that is so: Feldpoststempel 1939-1945: 54719 (FELDPOSTMARKEN) Verwender: Postamt | Verwendung als: Aufgabestempel, Tagesstempel 12.3.1943-7.9.1943 5. Batterie leichte Flak-Abteilung 718 o; 1.11.1944 nicht verwendet, 23.12.1944 5. ...

Only soaking is usually used when you want to stretch something.

Boil it a bit, it works with clothes...

Thank you kiler for your post, very interesting!

keep us updated

Thank you for your explanation!

Everything is in order now, i contacted the seller and im getting a new pair

Hello everybody, First i should explain that i dont have any experience with sewing insignia. My friend asked me to do insignia sewing for him, so i was preparing bevo eagle and litzen. I had no problem with a breast patch, came out nicely, but while i was doing collar patches i had this weird feeli...

Not german ones, yug. partisan "pilotka" style caps, for lining etc.

Well i only have to age pockets from a repro to restore an original jacket, which i am going to use for a partisan display(i am also a collector).

Nothing will go to waste, I'm going to use rest of it for making caps, patching of my other repro stuff etc.

Thank you for your input

Sorry for bringing this thread back from the dead. Couple of a days ago I received an original hbt tunic which is in really bad condition; missing lower pockets, missing upper pocket flaps,well used and torn in some places. It is going to be mine restoration project over this winter. So to get back ...