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Jings · On audition Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 13

Folks,

can anyone advise where I'd be able to pick up large(ish) quantities of surplus/used uniforms etc?

I've been trying to find the capes used by the band (see below), but they rarely show up anywhere in surplus shops or ebay and the like.

Similarly I've been looking for the "frock coats" (as below), and I can't turn them up anywhere.

As I say Im looking for quite a few - somewhere between 50 and 100 - so buying them 1 at a time of ebay (or whatever) is no good as they so rarely appear for sale.

Does anyone know what happens to used/surplus items?

admin · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:40 pm Post subject:

MOD sales is the best place but capes are still used. Frock coats are made for individuals (2-3 per band) so they are very rarely on sales as they are only replaced when they are in a poor state of repair.
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Jings · On audition Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 13

Aaron Aardvark · Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:28 pm Post subject:

wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...............nice pic Delibulger

Were they desperate choosing you to model that? roflmao

Baaaaaaaaaaass · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:53 pm Post subject:

IF you come across my cape, gimmie a shout....
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Jimbo · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject:

you can have mine, waste of space IMHO!
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Baaaaaaaaaaass · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:41 pm Post subject:

Some tea-leaf had mine away when I was in some war or another.
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RAB · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject:

Baaaaaaaaaaass · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:52 pm Post subject:

I was in Raleigh band at the time, so nights out in Fife were few and far between. Thrrrp.
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sticky blue · Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 7:19 am Post subject:

Hide your cape's

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Jings · On audition Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 13

Baaaaaaaaaaass · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:01 pm Post subject:

Crumbs.

Best offer I've had in a while.
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Fearless · In Basic Training Joined: 11 Sep 2007 Posts: 28

So when I go through the pile of Capes our Unit now has .... and some are very old! What names do I look out for?

2nd Clarinet · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:05 pm Post subject:

bootybandy · Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:29 pm Post subject:

I've still got mine Bob.
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