Can't write

I am finding it hard to write like I used to. I haven't really written anything in a year. Its not from lack of Ideas, my head is swirling with them, its more or less from a inability to concentrate long enough on a single Idea. I want to write something... but just cant concentrate on it long enough. Maybe I will dump some stuff here and try to get things rolling again.

Wow

My last post was in 2008!!! that was proably the last shootem up I did. I have been getting back into Civil War and have been expanding into F&I as well.

Aussie Nam

OPFOR

This was at FT-DIX NJ....Right before MED-EVAC Copters brought in the troops....dman bad form if you ask me. ( Thats Russian Camo, a Soviet Airborne rig and a chestpouch)

May???

I managed to get to WWI and it was interesting, a 15 foot section of Trench burnt down…er..up, it was a hell of a fire and it was weird that the allies were the ones mostly fighting it. Jim Marcum cemented his place in history by ripping a frame out of a German bunker while forcing the door and I was the Only Buff at morning formation.

My Back and Breast plate as well as my pike helmet are still on the way from England and John Buck is in the middle of my Matchlock.

I am selling some Airsoft weapons in order to get a new CA m15a4 CQB. Everything we do is pretty close and think woods so it should be a good weapon. I also am going to try to get my SAW out this summer as I have yet to fire it.

I am down to a 44/42 coat and 34/32 pants, which is fun because of the originals I can squeeze into. The DR. says 195 is a good weight for me so I am trying to hang around there ( Though that’s been a tough while I get used to maintaining).

Matt wants to do a day at the Army Heritage Museum in Carlisle this month and that could be fun as we haven’t done Span Am in a while.

Update

Losing weight is sort of a good news bad news thing in reenacting, Good news is that you can fit into neat original clothes (Mostly) bad news is that none of your old stuff fits, at least not well, thus my issue. My British WWI officers stuff is to horrendously large now, I just cant wear it, so with that in mind I have decided to step down as BEF Commander. I know I will probably gain most of my weight back, I did before, but I hope to keep it off. I am not getting rid of anything this time just in case.

17th and 18th Century stuff….

Well my Matchlock is on order with John Buck, scheduled to be delivered in March or April. My back and Breast and helmet are both on order from England. I picked up some shoes from Museum replicas as they were on close out and my Hat and belt should be shipped next week. I should order a new canteen and Cartridge box soon. John may be able to make my belt of charges for my 17th Century stuff ( I also ordered a priming flask from him). So we are on our way.

I also have been working on finishing off my East German and Cold War British stuff so that’s almost done.