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  1. Davep

    Mother Lode of Vintage Magazines

    Ever wanted to have acess to a library of over 180 copies of YANK Magazines? Or complete sets of Newspapers for the entire war? Or how about all of the war time copies of LIFE Magazine, page after page in color? But that's not all. How about over 75 issues of Der Adler, full an complete copies...
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    Richard Todd Passes

    British Actor and Veteran Richard Todd Passes at 90 - R.I.P - 12/4/2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EA81bri20g http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4B3p7jGd0Zq4aPNoQDpaqp5ensA
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    Mail Call

    A lot of WW2 reenactments are tactical battles which focus on combat tactics and weapons. So our unit had decided to expand the experience for our members by staging "mail calls", with what we think is a pretty authentic first attempt. All the envelopes are actual WW2 era vmail and letter...
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    Marching Through History

    Here are some pictures from our attendance at "Marching through History" http://picasaweb.google.com/442ndrct/MTH2009#slideshow Is everything period correct? - No We were trying to create as much of the feeling of World War II for those who came by and visited our encampment.
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    reasonable places for woman's vintage clothing

    My Wife are going to a 1940's World Era event. I'm set, but she needs some places and ideas. We found this place as a start which has a lot of dresses when you search vintage 1940 http://www.etsy.com/ But we would be interested in other suggestions and recommendations. We live in...
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    World War II Camps - California

    There are going to be several Allied and Axis units of the CHG plus some independant units at the "Marching Through History" Event, Coming in October http://www.marchingthruhistory.com/
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  8. Davep

    Movie Stars of War World II

    Reenactors like the total experience, it not just about guns and shooting. We learn all about those times. Here are just nine photos of some of the most popular female movie stars of their time. I know there are tons, but they are the first nine I learning or in some case re-learning about...
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  9. Davep

    WW2 Helmets

    Can you tell if any of these are WW2 proper liners?
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    Vintage WW2 Mustaches

    Defining what is and what isn't a vintage WW2 mustache is easy. What is difficult to impossible to regulate in a hobby is something without a benchmark. But you ask a very good question; how do you regulate facial hair standards in a hobby? We have a guy in our unit, who comes out once a...
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  11. Davep

    Vintage Writing Paper & Envelopes

    I working on a mail call project, I able to make custom V-Mail recreations. Now I was to make handwritten letters. What I'm stuck on is what sort of paper should I be looking for?
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    Fountain Pens - Top Ten Lists

    I'm see a lot of fountain pens out there. What would a Top Ten List look like?
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    Ink Bottle vs. Cartridges

    Any difference or advantage/disadvantages, in using one or the other or changing back and forth?
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    Authenticity in the Vintage World?

    I was wondering for those who do vintage image and clothing, how does the creater community look at the authenticity of the total image. What are the major areas which the community expects to see as authentic versus those areas which one can cut corners.
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    New Movie: Red Tail

    I know there are a lot of aviator fans. So you maybe not only interested in this George Lucas Movie being filmed. But also some of the beautiful high resolution shots. All the video makes reference to Milovice which is a small town in Czech Republic. With a little tracking I found a bunch of...
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    New CHG Unit - AVG: Flying Tigers

    The CHG approved a new unit : American Volunteer Group-Flying Tigers http://sites.google.com/a/chgww2.net/avg/
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    West Coast Regional #1

    This past November was the unveiling of the first annual West Coast Regional. This event had over 300 reenactors form California, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona; plus tons of armor. The Germans had a Panzer III and and Hetzer, four Halftracks, plus other vehicles. The Americans had four...
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