Either a 5 space or 6 space brooch bar, depending on how wide your chest & shoulders are. I'm not sure what you mean by "dry bar" as they are pretty standard and generic 🤔

It depends. Overlapped can take a couple of days. I tend to do it in stages as I normally have a few sets going at a time. But if you're doing them side by side, no reason why you can't do it in a day - allowing time for mistakes, which I still make, here and there. Good luck 👍

Thanks for the nice comments. Clasps should go near the bottom, and when there are several they simply just stack from the bottom, upwards 👍

@@JesterRlP thanks this is what I've found before as it seems different for a CFM. 'The correct position is in the middle of the ribband. Not down low like the clasps on the service medals. [quote=“AP1358 Ch 8”] 0832. Mounting. …Bars and clasps are to be affixed so that they are equidistant from the top and bottom of the riband'

@@Kylethompson-y2z in that case, it's probably correct. As you probably know, Army Dress Regs don't cover CFMs. I don't think it would matter too much, so I'd recommend going with what you found 👍

@@JesterRlP thanks mate, wanted to ask because you may have seen more than me and I've seen them mounted all manner of ways 🫣 Thanks again for the great series of videos and the replies 👍

I have absolutely no idea! My first thought would be to approach those individuals who offer the service - or to Google pictures of said medals to try and reverse-engineer the process?

@@JesterRlP Well, historically German, Austrian, and Russian empires went back and forth with their styles when they were giving them out to each other's officials and soldiery. And I've seen an old British bar with an Order of St. Anne on it in this presented mounting style, rather than the Russian one. But the only modern examples I've seen are for North Convoy veterans and they seem to go about it on an individual basis (one on a straight ribbon suspension, another keeping the Russian pentagonal suspension), and one Russian bar with a Former Yugoslavia NATO medal in the mix on a Russian-style mount. Most relevant use case might be with the Danish style, since that's the same as the Russian, except with a wider ribbon, and they're more integrated with other western powers. As to why they use a style the same as the Russians, I have no idea. Might be something related to the Napoleonic Wars, the same as why half of European countries' guards units use the collar bars German soldiers are always shown using.

Appreciated, cheers 👍 yes the pandemic & working from home had a lot to answer for! As you'll know, it's a very time consuming process as it is - throw in several hours of video editing, and it literally eats up any spare time one may have!

@@JesterRlP Yes, very true

@@louisebirch4244 it's pelmet hessian covered in black sheet cotton. Check out this vid which shows it all: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a569oXyueK6UldEsi=pcrT8C3U7P0h4gPO

@@JesterRlP Thank you for this information every time i get a sample its not that stiff. would it be possible to send a link to the right type please so i ca buy the correct one

​@@louisebirch4244sure.... www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305109515807?_skw=Pelmet+hessian&itmmeta=01J87JZBR1JYCKMB3H6GPC6GSJ&hash=item4709f1be1f:g:0cwAAOSw2oNm7USI&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKkKQGMdL6PLAnV4FLCaGH52HutZV%2FR94zQKvaz9hQ5LYbNGVDzUYR2NJbYtHLqYpAI8VEIMjKdfEcQcdqi3Nnf6IAoIL4bQW5Fp5nHQ3IIhAGUnpUOaS5U85ZORcUuMXbJ1URZNVNWtx%2F58PDxyaGDhXMZqjcArgo1eZUrIbzoB3VZcQjp0Lq9K1uGKWMOo99j09fj6QzDmnGTPfMD%2FNWOxRgGy6rPlGLhv1iHceLiktAjw8EY98nkJ3KdiNGxeSiMGlEg5WgpZ%2FTv62ciwISztpVCknWsIwtfZUhnvSs3DsQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4y8_fLBZA

@@JesterRlP That's brilliant thank you for all your help I have just ordered a sample :-)

@@louisebirch4244 hi, check out my new vid - this deals with clasps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a569oXyueK6UldEsi=pcrT8C3U7P0h4gPO

@@JesterRlP Thanks that is brilliant

Hi Tom - thank you 😊 Yeah the loop of thread around whatever hangs the medal, is a bit of a lottery - it's not supposed to keep it rigid. If it's a ring fixing like the Jubilee or NATO medals, it will move a lot. A solid fixing such as LSGC or General Service Medal will be a lot steadier. I put blu-tac between the back of the medal and board to stop them "swinging" too much. Hope that helps?

@@JesterRlP thanks so much for taking the time to reply. Yes, that helps thanks. I’d love to see another video from you if you were willing to do one.

​@@Tom-bt2osyes I'll be doing a miniature medal mounting video very soon. If you haven't already, suggest subscribing so you'll see it when I've posted it 👍 thanks again.

You can just use the double sided tape which will hold it firmly enough 👍

@@JesterRlPbrilliant, thank you

Apologies I've not been getting notified on comments for some reason. Are you still in need of assistance?

Id recommend Windsor medals as he does swing mount both full size and miniatures

Hi .sorry for the delayed response. For some reason I've not had some of these comments notified for some reason. The reason I haven't covered swing mounting yet is because of two things - one being nobody's asked me to do them that way for some time. Secondly, swing mount is usually done at public expense by the unit tailor so there's very little demand for it.

Try this www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266132536060?itmmeta=01HREYDSMMRVV7VRJVQH0HMTCP&hash=item3df6bc3afc:g:qPIAAOSwNZVkDcPD&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4Ec9dyp6AbPWV5i%2FEO5wQlht4mi4yAi6CqbNt6IV%2B0Iuqy21LoqbfC06ORwdDB9QMOYLObfajW0175ugEXzNHxgfBDt6IniVs9JEH%2FlvNnuaX3OTuR51XiDUISyVJ42U71hMxzL4g9xR%2By8tD5Q99yWTGuTvx1iyXe4BdvcQGVkY%2F6iQcFcyzm8x6n7m1f%2Bwx2MtFat%2F8oGvUgY6bRjzwjEvywmzSyL%2FeND7iY49rBX4ccdhhhL%2BZhxgPm39lRE6%2ByNT6ZcIHlKCzCNi8g27QrJgndVN%2BeoTo2xLV4bYjVyV%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR66at97DYw

@JesterRlP That's great thank you. I have only just started out and everything is all new to me I'm in the reserves and like you decided to save money and do them myself😀

Hi Mandy, Yeah sure... The order is as follows: 39-45 Star Burma Star Defence Medal 39-45 War Medal Long Service & Good Conduct Medal

@@JesterRlPthat’s fantastic thank you ever so much. Now I just need to watch your video to mount them on the bar properly My dad would have loved KZbin Mandy 👍

Yes it is 👍

Hello... It's all in the videos. Should also be in the description? www.messdress.com

At least 6 inches 👍

Six inches would be fine. Cut the board to 45mm in height and as wide as the brooch 👍

@@JesterRlP Thank you very much! I’m going to use your method to mount my Great Great Grandpa’s medals and miniatures from WW1.

The tape is only really there to hold things in place until stitched, so its longevity is nothing to worry about too much 👍

Miniatures remain side by side + it's normally only the brooch bars which go up to 10. I managed to source a 12-space brooch bar on eBay for one set I did. It looks a bit "Kenny Everett" but that's the method! On the other hand, miniatures are a private thing, so if you want to overlap them, that's up to you. Bit finicky though 😉

Cheers mate. I’ve got a set of 12 to mount and the max I can find is a 10 bar. I’ll probably look at doing side by side however I’m wondering how the brooch bar would be fixed to the board?

Just standard black cotton sheet. But if you have an old pair of black trousers, you can also cut those up and use that instead.

@@JesterRlP I bought an A4 sized piece of felt, is that too thick?

Hi, I just usually pick up the type you get at a stationery shop. The thinner the better (avoid the 3M stuff as it's far too thick / heavy duty).

There's two ways you can do this.... 1. Use a smaller board and a 5 space clasp overlapping the medals. 2. Put the medal ribbons side by side as close together as possible. There will be a small overlap at each edge of the board, but instead of feeding the ribbons through the slot in the brooch, just tack them down and put the brooch in position over the top and stitch it in the usual places as well as several stitches through the slot and top edge of the brooch to hold it in place properly. Hope that makes sense.

Thank you! Yes you start mounting from the right, but in order to gauge where the bottom edges should be, you take a traditional 36mm medal such as LSGC, OSM, GSM, Iraq medal - and lay it half over the board, half overhanging. That's your bottom medal line right there. All the others' bottom edges should then meet that line 👍

@JesterRlP Thank you so much for replying so quick and with excellent D&G, out of all the tutorials I've seen, you are the best IMO, I just enjoy the way you break every detail down for ease of your viewers, may I ask about the Buckram? I can't find anywhere in the net his to make a Buckram board, I can purchase Buckram but what is it stuck to please?

@@kellyway3564 buckram is also known as pelmet hessian - can normally find it knocking around on ebay. It's basically cut to size, you then wrap black fabric (sheet cotton) around it, trim it at the edges and tack with fabric glue before attaching the ribbons.

@@JesterRlP Thank you for your endless stream of help 🤗

45mm

Another Question how do you make your buckram stiffer, it doesn’t seem thick enough

@@TheCarpyTraveller only by using a different type. It's a bit of a lottery, but to be honest I've used all types, and it's the brooch bar on the back which gives it its sturdiness.

Good luck 🤞

Is the pelmet hessian single stiff that you use?

@@TheCarpyTraveller yes

Just tack it in place with a small blob of fabric glue. You're going to stitch over it anyway, so it just needs to be tacked in place until then. I'd advise against double sided at this stage - it makes it far more difficult to punch through with a needle.

It is yes. You can buy it in strips from messdress.com - I got a whole sheet since I do loads, from ebay.

Do you have a link to the seller please

@@TheCarpyTraveller I ordered it ages ago - comes by the metre, I doubt you'd want that much You can get everything you need from messdress.com it's all in the vids. Have a look at my other vids, there's one called 'introduction' which tells you everything you need and where to get it from.

www.messdress.com

Yes the ribbons are supposed to be equally spaced / overlapped with at least ⅓ of the ribbon visible. That means of course, that a 38mm ribbon next to a 32mm ribbon will result in a 3mm difference in spacing between the medals (in some cases) but as the medals are all different sizes anyway (and indeed some are crosses), it won't make too much difference.

@@JesterRlP is that in the manual?

@@medic9544 yes it's in the regs. At least ⅓ ribbon exposed, evenly spaced 👍

Ah yes I see what you mean now 😂 Yes, some will actually sit side by side (such as Jubilee / Coronation) as they're smaller.

Erm, they aren't overlapped 🤔

Yeah I've dunked the Iraq medal in the dip before, brings it up nice. Could always use an eraser if unsure but no problems to date. Good luck 👍

@JesterRlP thanks for the answer and a very fast one too.

It's in the intro video linked to this clip.... Cheapest place to buy all medal spares (Inc ribbon rolls) is www.messdress.com

Thank you, once again great videos

Forgot to ask, do you have a guide to mounting miniatures? Those are tricky

Not yet so try using a written tutorial instead - link here: www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/the-diy-guide-for-mounting-your-own-medals-miniatures.177400/

Sorry for the delayed response. I'd cut at least 8 inches off to make sure you have enough to do this method of mounting 👍

Hi it's in the vid... Allow 8 hours (Inc quick lunch break, but can be done in just over 6 as mine was :-)

@@JesterRlP brilliant, many thanks for the rapid-reply

Hi Mark... Just for Men, the H35 I think? Medium brown. Good luck 👍

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I've just flicked through it... It's the right way around the whole time 🤷🏻‍♂️

Look at 38’15” and 41’30” for example? But a brilliant video. I am using it to remount my medals as our trailor is awful and I reckon i can do a better job myself. Staying with my Dads miniatures first as a practice and go from there. So far, so good (I think). Thank you for uploading 👌👌

@@mercedes_and_more aaaah yes! Yeah the campaign medals do tend to swivel around a bit... until you stitch them into place. Especially the GSMs. Long as they're facing the right way when you fix them 😉 I still can't believe I got as far as the jubilees before I noticed I'd forgotten the clasps on the ACSM and LSGC 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

@@JesterRlP you are but a mere human 😂😂