Preserving a uniform

[badjez]

I hear someone tried putting them out for sun, but it rained (again). Tried a sun lamp but got pattern '37 strap marks. Wife wouldn't allow use of freezer so waited until winter frosts forecast.. and lost the uniform in the fog...

Stephen.

PS- who said humidity in Qld. We haven't seen more than 30mm of rain since March. Dust is more of a problem.

[Peter Brydon]

We are very lucky here in Cheshire as we have nothing like the weather caused by Hurricane Irma but we are experiencing the tale end of Storm Aileen and if I was to give the mannequins some leave for a bit of R and R outside today, they would get very wet and might very well be blown some distance by the wind.

Concerns about the well being of the mannequins are appreciated.

Peter

[leigh kitchen]

They're not those, er, ahem, inflatable mannequins are they?
In these winds they'd be off & away like little nekkid barrage balloons

[kingsley]

I once had an incredible conversation with a uniform collector who told me how to convert female dummies (cheaper to buy) into male ones. Of course our Forum members are too young for the lurid details.

[leigh kitchen]

Now that's practical, if you're careful enough with the chainsaw

[Peter Brydon]

Having tried the conversion in the past, it is not the obvious reductions required that are the problem it is hips/waist on a female mannequin that make them unsuitable for male clothes/uniforms.

P.B.

[leigh kitchen]

Along with the far wider mouth of course.