Sounds like a good day and thanks for the images, Mike. And the setting so much in keeping – just like the Seven Valley Railway stations where you could easily be back in the 1940s.
I am always amazed at the effort that people will go to in order to appear in period costume, whether it be civilian or military. They all seem to try so hard to get it exactly right. Especially the military blokes, some of whom have every bit of kit, either in replica or original form, worn by those they are imitating. And as far as the latter are concerned, it's often the more glamorous uniforms which appear: American, German and some British, the latter very often officers who wear good quality material, probably RAF and preferably in tropical kit! Not too many in scratchy, British, other rank uniform – which, as one or two other members of this Forum will join me in remembering, was hell in hot weather!
It always strikes me that the most realistic re-enactments are those of civilians or of the various branches of Civil Defence. It's a question of age. For example, the Home Guard blokes, whether 17 or 70, always look totally realistic, as do the women in their lovely summer dresses and the civilian men in their suits and trilbies. However, seeing a 60-year-old US Ranger with a paunch, laden down with every weapon and other bit of kit under the sun and ready to hit the Normandy beaches, only looks about 98% right to me - but good luck to him and all the others anyway!
Chris
once again i say hats off to the bclm they are doing a wonderful job of preserving their historical buildings and of course we have more to come during the next couple of years..they had a vision all those years ago and it has not ended yet...cant wait..
