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Syonan Reflections (Part 2): How to build an ‘Army’

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by Alvin Lee

I have been crazy about plastic models of German Armored Fighting Vehicles (AFV) since primary three. But I loved the small plastic German soldiers even more, in particular their uniform and equipment variations. It was every boy’s dream to own a German WW2 helmet (the predecessor to the modern PASGT shaped helmet). In… »

Syonan Reflections (Part 1): Who We Are

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by Alvin Lee
“Excuse me. Where did you get this uniform from?” This is perhaps the most asked question we get. Nope. We are not a vendor at Beach Road’s buzzing army market. We are a sub-culture of collectors of original and reproduction World War Two militaria
If the word “militaria” is new to your ears, then… »

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