I really enjoy your Channel .I enjoy how you show how you can order certain items to create the specific Joe of yours chosen. And are definitely like your British Brigade that your designing for the movie Zulu .That is one of my favorite movies of all time. Keep up the good work and always stay a kid at heart. Doug. U.S.A
There's a great series of books that will help you..."British battledress" its the men at arms series, you need 37 to 61 by Mike Chappell Great references for you there. Great vid mate
Hi, I've just come across your video/channel. The "desert rats" were the 7th armoured division (red jerboa on black background) and the 8th army was the overall forces involved in the battle of el Alamein. My grandad was an 8th army royal engineers sapper and I have one of his original 8th army epaulet slides.
The wrappings are short puttees gaiters are a hardened material held on with straps, ie, jungle warfare and sailors ..hope that helps buddy, also doubtful the desert army would use a Thompson drum..took ages to load and liable to jam, and pouches were rectangular...😊
Thanks that a lot of help I am planning on exchanging the pouches I thought they didn’t use drum but does look cool lol Thanks all that info helps Appreciate it loads
In 1942, the 7th Armoured Division, famously known as the 'Desert Rats' (distinguished by their red jerboa insignia), was part of the XIII Corps of the 8th Army. In military organization, an Army Corps typically consists of multiple divisions, along with supporting units, and commands two or more divisions. Several corps, usually three but not always, combine to form an army.
Your very welcome Regarding the jumper staying warm during the cold desert evenings, nights, and early mornings, soldiers often wore battle dress blouses or jumpers. The sharp temperature drop in deserts at night is caused by the lack of cloud cover, which allows heat to escape quickly. Also in tropical climates, British soldiers were issued "hose tops", short woollen garments that covered the upper calves and overlapped with standard-issue grey socks. This design was practical and economical. Unlike long socks, which required more material and would have to be entirely replaced when worn out, hose tops allowed only the socks to be replaced, saving material in the long run. Officers could privately purchase long socks.
Regarding gaiters, they appear to be long puttees, which extend from the knee down to the boots. In contrast, short puttees, covering just the top of the boot and the ankle, and anklets were both commonly used during the North African campaign. Interestingly, British soldiers were not actually issued gaiters; they were provided with anklets. Gaiters offer extensive protection, covering more of the lower leg, while anklets are smaller and provide support primarily around the ankle. Its amazing how accurate the Action Man 1937 pattern webbing is to the original, it may be worth checking out the fitting instructions for the original webbing on a website called khaki webb which has them as PDFs.
Great video. They look excellent. I'm collecting anything that looks desert now for 8th army stuff. I think Palitoy really missed a trick by not creating these sets. Strange considering they did afrika korps.
Shoulder flashes... The lower badge is 8th Army (The Desert Rats), the higher badge is I think a brigade that included a regiment from Hampshire? I think the higher badge is a regimental badge, part of the bigger army.
Ha! I like the 8th Army belt buckle. It's Action Man, so why not just make something up! Loved my action man stories when I was a kid... Digging trenches for them to fight in, dens in the rockery, zip wires from my bedroom window into the garden... Super-soldiers, divorced from reality, but heroes created, from Zulu and A Bridge Too Far, from James Bond, the Guns of Navarone, The Eagle Has Landed, The Man Who Would Be King - the masculine honourable no-nonsense paradigm of the age. My Action Men were the heroes I aspired to be. The goodies were really the goodies... and the baddies...? I never had enough Action Men to have proper baddies... There was one guy in the goodies squad that would get killed off early on so that he could be re-dressed in the German uniform, and get repeatedly killed as an un-named Fritz when there was a need for a close-in kill, or some hand-to hand... But the baddies were mainly a far-away threat... hit from distance, or slow character studies of men who are waiting... maybe thinking of home. Super-soldiers, of course, but all with the limits of experience, but limitless imagination of a kid who doesn't really yet understand reality.
Hi Darren. I’ve worn that 37 pattern webbing when I was in the army cadets and I’ve found a video that I think best describes how it goes together. The water bottle is secured by the same long strap after passing behind the ammo pouch. Hope this helps. ruclips.net/video/uNQFG_7Hy8I/видео.htmlsi=XfmxzQBIcZuUi7Oi
The desert rats were generally eventually all the 8th army really, however my grandad was 7th armoured brigade in North Africa and they were the original desert rats...
The officer would have webbing but with holster, pistol ammo pouch, and binocular pouch attached. Cap is fine for all officer ranks. And yes, its gets blerry freezing in the desert at night. ruclips.net/video/tU6aJCcbt2E/видео.html
Do you 3D print all the weapons Thompson , Bren , etc .? Never seen them in any outfit ? ….. Why do I do I keep doing this ! … spent time writing out a message, posting it then you answer the very same question later in the video !!! 😂
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I love what you have here! Great figures and great subject matter! I like the jumper best for the officer.
Thank you I appreciate that comment
Your exactly what I'm looking for from one kit basher to another.
Thank you for the show. I subscribed.
Excellent content!
Thank you I appreciate you subscribing and watching 🙏🏻
I really enjoy your Channel .I enjoy how you show how you can order certain items to create the specific Joe of yours chosen. And are definitely like your British Brigade that your designing for the movie Zulu .That is one of my favorite movies of all time. Keep up the good work and always stay a kid at heart. Doug. U.S.A
Thank you Doug I appreciate that I’ll be doing a video on 24th foot Zulu soldiers where I continue to with them very soon
I’m loving all your 3d printed items. Quite professional. Keep up the good work.
I’ll do some more videos on it soo James thank you
I reckon your choices are spot on, the brown jumper looks great. Look forward to the next video.
Thank I appreciate that , yep I got a few bits to finish off
Wow, those look really good.
More to come I have some finishing touches for next episode
Thanks so much
There's a great series of books that will help you..."British battledress" its the men at arms series, you need 37 to 61 by Mike Chappell
Great references for you there.
Great vid mate
Brilliant thanks I appreciate you watching and the info 🙏🏻
Just brought thank you
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The brown jumper looks great.
Thanks mate
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Hi, I've just come across your video/channel. The "desert rats" were the 7th armoured division (red jerboa on black background) and the 8th army was the overall forces involved in the battle of el Alamein. My grandad was an 8th army royal engineers sapper and I have one of his original 8th army epaulet slides.
Wow thanks I’ve read that now , how lovely to have that
Thanks for watching please consider subscribing
The wrappings are short puttees gaiters are a hardened material held on with straps, ie, jungle warfare and sailors ..hope that helps buddy, also doubtful the desert army would use a Thompson drum..took ages to load and liable to jam, and pouches were rectangular...😊
Thanks that a lot of help I am planning on exchanging the pouches
I thought they didn’t use drum but does look cool lol
Thanks all that info helps
Appreciate it loads
@@ACTIONFAN-ky1ty so cool, i agree. Imagine a 20s gangster with a drum tommy....hell yeah..😎🤣
I saw a suit actually
@@ACTIONFAN-ky1ty hard to make a trilby tho. 🤣🤣
In 1942, the 7th Armoured Division, famously known as the 'Desert Rats' (distinguished by their red jerboa insignia), was part of the XIII Corps of the 8th Army. In military organization, an Army Corps typically consists of multiple divisions, along with supporting units, and commands two or more divisions. Several corps, usually three but not always, combine to form an army.
Brilliant thank you
Your very welcome
Regarding the jumper staying warm during the cold desert evenings, nights, and early mornings, soldiers often wore battle dress blouses or jumpers. The sharp temperature drop in deserts at night is caused by the lack of cloud cover, which allows heat to escape quickly.
Also in tropical climates, British soldiers were issued "hose tops", short woollen garments that covered the upper calves and overlapped with standard-issue grey socks. This design was practical and economical. Unlike long socks, which required more material and would have to be entirely replaced when worn out, hose tops allowed only the socks to be replaced, saving material in the long run. Officers could privately purchase long socks.
Regarding gaiters, they appear to be long puttees, which extend from the knee down to the boots. In contrast, short puttees, covering just the top of the boot and the ankle, and anklets were both commonly used during the North African campaign.
Interestingly, British soldiers were not actually issued gaiters; they were provided with anklets. Gaiters offer extensive protection, covering more of the lower leg, while anklets are smaller and provide support primarily around the ankle.
Its amazing how accurate the Action Man 1937 pattern webbing is to the original, it may be worth checking out the fitting instructions for the original webbing on a website called khaki webb which has them as PDFs.
Oh does it I’ll look
Great video. They look excellent. I'm collecting anything that looks desert now for 8th army stuff. I think Palitoy really missed a trick by not creating these sets. Strange considering they did afrika korps.
Exactly and thanks , don’t forget to show me yours when you start
Shoulder flashes... The lower badge is 8th Army (The Desert Rats), the higher badge is I think a brigade that included a regiment from Hampshire?
I think the higher badge is a regimental badge, part of the bigger army.
Ha! I like the 8th Army belt buckle. It's Action Man, so why not just make something up!
Loved my action man stories when I was a kid... Digging trenches for them to fight in, dens in the rockery, zip wires from my bedroom window into the garden...
Super-soldiers, divorced from reality, but heroes created, from Zulu and A Bridge Too Far, from James Bond, the Guns of Navarone, The Eagle Has Landed, The Man Who Would Be King - the masculine honourable no-nonsense paradigm of the age.
My Action Men were the heroes I aspired to be. The goodies were really the goodies... and the baddies...? I never had enough Action Men to have proper baddies...
There was one guy in the goodies squad that would get killed off early on so that he could be re-dressed in the German uniform, and get repeatedly killed as an un-named Fritz when there was a need for a close-in kill, or some hand-to hand...
But the baddies were mainly a far-away threat... hit from distance, or slow character studies of men who are waiting... maybe thinking of home.
Super-soldiers, of course, but all with the limits of experience, but limitless imagination of a kid who doesn't really yet understand reality.
Thanks for information and watching
The yellow and blue sheild do u mean is Hampshire
Thompson drums are early war, and I would imagine it's harder to source a bag for the drums.
Oh right brilliant thanks , I wonder what kinda of ammo pouches would be needed
Never seen one tbh
Hi Darren. I’ve worn that 37 pattern webbing when I was in the army cadets and I’ve found a video that I think best describes how it goes together. The water bottle is secured by the same long strap after passing behind the ammo pouch. Hope this helps.
ruclips.net/video/uNQFG_7Hy8I/видео.htmlsi=XfmxzQBIcZuUi7Oi
O mate brilliant thank you so much
The desert rats were generally eventually all the 8th army really, however my grandad was 7th armoured brigade in North Africa and they were the original desert rats...
Wow awesome thanks, big love to your grandad
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The officer would have webbing but with holster, pistol ammo pouch, and binocular pouch attached. Cap is fine for all officer ranks. And yes, its gets blerry freezing in the desert at night. ruclips.net/video/tU6aJCcbt2E/видео.html
Thank you so much
Do you 3D print all the weapons Thompson , Bren , etc .? Never seen them in any outfit ? ….. Why do I do I keep doing this ! … spent time writing out a message, posting it then you answer the very same question later in the video !!! 😂
So far I’ve just printed the Thompson but I do have files for others
Lmao don’t worry , I like hearing from you guys , it always amazes me people are watching me lol
Thank you
I thought the idea of a Bren Gun was interesting for your 8th Army collection 👍
Belt is the wrong way around....belt folds inwards and belt locks in,not clip in..
Oh of course on the inside I see that now you point it out, locks in not clips ? I know buckle isn’t the right kind, I had al sort of issues
Thanks