Blackwatch

sorry Melissa I don't have any experience with HSP, perhaps trolling the members WIPs may give you some insight.

ive seen the 850 armor, and since Im a fan of ABS I wold go that route. I wore parts of Tripons armor and since it was fg, it left my arms full of splitners.

honestly the fabric is going to be up to the GML in your garrison. What we like , and what your GML will approve may be two different things. The Montana Gold is what we found that works to match the colors, but also don't forget that these troopers are VERY dirty. I have mud and clay rubbed into all of my gear.

Im at work in Houston this week but when I get home I can get them for you.

Hi Mike Neal is right, these are best made from webbing. I have a set of these straps, and they are made completely differently than what we see in the art. The purchase list gives links to what you need for the webbing and the hooks. I would get two hooks for the front, two *(or four, up to you) triglides and make loops on the back end to loop over the belt, making adjustments at the front with the triglides and burying the hooks on the backside of the pistol belt so they are hidden (for level 2). here's the buy list. 2'' webbing is dirt cheap- get more than you think you need.

yay! another IAT~~ I went to Mchaels and got a couple of cans of the Montana Gold Olive Green and sprayed Everything on the web gear including the belt and H strap. I painted the boots with Angelus olive green leather paint, then sprayed them and my helmet with the Montana gold. It will soak in when you spray the green, so be prepared for that. I don't like mismatch--its a huge issue with me so I made sure to paint everything to match. I kept the liners in my gloves, and yes they are THICK and WARM. To me they are slick and hard to grasp anything, which I don't remember from the gloves I had in the Army. For your suit go to Joanns and find the twill aisle. There is a green bottom weight twill there called--Army Green. Its SIMILAR TO but not the same as OG107 green, but for bulk, its close. Here is my WIP and you can see the steps I went through. The Black version (Sapper) is certainly easier with no painting involved. https://forum.specops501st.com/index.php?/topic/6018-iat-green-trooper-wip/

well done on your WIP Joseph. Im glad you found a hat that looks good AND fits, and that you are making progress. It will all be worth it in the end.

woooooooooooow!!!!

its going to be the same with the sandys they have the same/simlar style pouch. I have always found anytghing on the side of the helmet restricts movement, but love the look on my Sapper belt!

damn, a track! M3 or M16?

i just re reed the whole thing and was going to comment on the funkadelic bullets but you see it. Definitely agree with the pauldron+MP40 look.

Where do we currently stand on this? PM inbound.

i folded my collar under, stitched it to the same size, and stitched the collar extension on. as is, the collar when flipped up is too tall.

Mike I looked back at the CR:L and it states hair should appear short in length. When I was in the Army we wore BDU caps and ladies had to wear their hair in a bun if long, tucked at the back of the hat. Since we do not have a current CRL model, I would suggest she go ahead and do the build per the CRL. As you know, several changes may happen from the time we publish the CRL until the LMO ratifies it and approves for Legion use.

PLEASE NOTE: As written at the top of the first post, this topic is from January 2018 and is OUT OF DATE. To answer the question regarding the suit, no, it is completely different. The Army does not share components with the Navy other than the hat and in some cases boots. Here is the Imperial Army Purchase list

Troopers we have a development--the patches will be readily available soon! Stand by for verification.

since we dont currently HAVE a CRL for it, she can work towards becoming the CRL model. The crl we have in progres does suggest close cropped short hair, so take that into suggestion. I have posted a link in the Army Trooper section that has a list of the basic Army trooper items , and there are distinct differences for Sunber such as modified pouches for the binocs, and some different pouches, yet the links I have in the resource list would help source a lot of Sunbers suit.

thats what im seeing as well, to denote where the dome seperates from the lower half of the helmet.

thanks for the update and please keep us posted about your progress. Many of my own armor kits --as well as soft kits---took a long time.

and heres the rub. The upper panel has a Grey T bit shape, and the lower panel has a red t bit shape.

Are we going to create completely seperate CRLs, or tabbed variations?

the darker OD patch looks like what Kerry Rowntree did a while back. he used OD instead of the vibrant green.

comparing my own patches to the screen image things look fine. the shield is nice and vibrant and the dark green color looks correct compared to mine. is the left side bowing just a issue with that individual patch? mine curl p at the top edge until they are sewed down.

Certainly fair enough, not knowing the actual floss colors used. the WTF patches used a bright green, not quite emerald green for the sword shape and something near OD for the background. I contacted a maker last night and gave him your file, Ill see if I can dig through my wifes embrodiery flosses and come up with a similar color to the green sword. EDIT --for anyone who might want to try this on a home embroidery machine. My wife has Madera 1769 green floss and it is a shade darker than the sword on the patch. Standard black and white for the patch borders and cog, embroidered on olive green or dark olive green. the CRL just says "darker shade of green".

Ive contacted a vendor I have worked with in the past quite a bit, and he is looking them over now to determine what it will take to get them made by his maker that he gets product from.