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This year’s WARAG Show in Somerset, England, included these three vehicles in a convoy which might have moved through France after the Normandy landings in 1944.

MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info WARAG 2025 John Norris

A Scammell “Pioner” recovery vehicle as used during WWII. This example has the REME regimental colors on the left wheel arch and the badge indicating the 2nd Armoured Brigade on the right wheel arch.

Museums The Wight Stuff: The Wight Military & Heritage Museum John Norris

This Jeep is kitted out with Vickers “K” light machine guns to represent a French Special Air Service unit.

MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info Back with a bang!: Britain’s Dig for Victory Show makes a welcome return John Norris

Militaria Collecting 101 It’s always time for tea!John Norris

A carnival atmosphere spread through the Jersey crowds, just as it would have done 80 years ago on the occasion of the original Liberation.

Militaria Collecting 101 The last liberation: Channel Islands celebrate 80th anniversary in style John Norris

A very good rendition of a Stug III created from an FV 432 APC and is shown here with the unit badge for the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler Division.

Military Vehicles by Type The STUG III: The last in the line of tracked AFVs, and a Wermacht battlehorse John Norris

The Tank Museum features this memorial depicting a typical tank crew from WWII.

Militaria Collecting 101 Visiting the historic Dorset Trail: Part II John Norris

These realistic-looking busts from John LeRoi Mannequins are supplied to museums and collectors, who use them to display some of their acquisitions as a range of headdress.

Militaria Collecting 101 Boots on the ground at the Malvern Military Show John Norris

This Bedford RLHZ military fire truck is part of the Ashdown Camp Collection in England, the site which hosts the Wartime in the Vale Show.

MV 101: Military Vehicle Hobby Info All hail the ‘Green Goddess’ Bedford RLHZ military fire truck John Norris

Unidentified Home Guard Platoon showing the range of ages from NCOs with WWI medal ribbons to young adolescents.

Militaria Collectibles Hometown Heroes: Collecting Britain’s Home Guard John Norris

The memorial to American troops in WWII who left Weymouth for Omaha Beach in June 1944.

Militaria Collecting 101 Tracking history on the Dorset Trail John Norris

My wife Elizabeth in her WVS uniform, holding a basketful of Home Front memorabilia from her collection at a re-enactment weekend.

Having a spring ‘clear-out’ is a must for militaria collectors John Norris