Duty Calls

06/11/2023

Large tees now sold out. Other sizes still available!

If you would like to save on postage, I can bring along to Stoneleigh in January.

Happy to post in the UK or overseas 🙂

03/11/2023

27/10/2023

Testing some footlocker setups. Enlisted personnel were expected to live out of a duffle bag when overseas however, some of us don’t always wish to portray an officer. It’s nice to show the history and life of enlisted WACs too! (Items are mostly original with a handful of repros such as socks, t-shirt, gum and tooth brush.)

25/10/2023

Original Army Nurse Corps beige summer uniform - the revised pattern.

In 1943, a revised beige service uniform was introduced. The same pattern as for the olive-drab uniform. Like on the previous version, the sleeves were trimmed with maroon braid and the epaulettes had a maroon piping. A maroon tie also replaced the black tie worn with the previous version of the summer uniform.

The beige dress uniform was worn with a matching beige visored cap or an overseas style cap with maroon piping. Later, the nurses were provided with a beige garrison cap with gold-black officer's piping.

I was rather lucky to have found my hat with it’s original rain cover, both made by Knox of New York.

24/10/2023

Some of the smaller, more personal items collected over the years. I tend to do a footlocker display at most events and including some of these original items really adds to the authenticity of the setup.
It’s so easy to buy reproduction items these days but you can often find originals at the same price, if not less.

11/10/2023

Some more snaps from the Battle Of Britain airshow at Duxford. Looking forward to the 'Flying Finale' this weekend. The final airshow of the season.

08/10/2023

Ft. Des Moines t-shirts are back in! After the trial run of our take on the design sold out, I’m pleased to say that we will be continuing to produce the t-shirts.

A project that has been going on behind the scenes for a while as there were none to be found in the UK or Europe.

Details to be announced in the coming weeks. 😊

08/10/2023

A flight nurse scenario put together by friends with their original stretcher at this years The Victory Show. Photograph by the excellent WARTOG 📷

The Victory Show 2023 by WARTOG.

06/10/2023

A WAC maintenance scenario on a GMC 353 at this years Great Central Railway event back in June. You’ll usually find ‘Ground Pounder’ the GMC over with the Red Ball Express 🔴

04/10/2023

A set of flight nurse and ACW snaps from the recent Battle Of Britain airshow at Duxford. Photographs by the fantastic SyrensStudio 📷

05/09/2023

• Join the WAC! •
This was our first display portraying a WAC recruitment scenario at The Victory Show in Cosby, Leicestershire over the weekend. We attended alongside Darby's Rangers LHA. I took quite a bit of my personal collection along with me to try and show some of the smaller, lesser-known details. A fantastic weekend all-round. 🇺🇸