Blackwatch

shane Ive been following along and I got a PM from your GML today asking if I had seen yours. OF COURSE I have! Me and Tom go a ways back in the JRS so its all cool that he reached out to me. You may want to slide that right side triglide down a bit. Which suit did you go with? Id like to pick one of those up.

personally I really like the color of the suit you have. its brighter than man I have seen.

I think that really is our go-to color

pics on screen always look odd. I would suggest taking everything outside and photographing the belt, webbing and pooches together in one picture to see the contrast. I painted all of my web gear with Dick Blick Montana Gold Olive Green paint that is recommended in the Supply list topic. I made mine from nylon webbing from Strapworks.com and three different parts of a pistol belt assembled to make one functional pistol belt. It looks like the art after I painted it all. The Dick Blick Montana Gold is an acrlylic so it does not react with the nylon.

Ok everybody, I have cought back up with this topic, and re-re read the entire thing. My thoughts so far: 1: Boots The boots other than the one pair of jacks is clearly a green boot, and in my view the rigger/ commuter boot fits this shape. This is art and it may or may not be based on a real item. Either way, its our job to get close. I own a LOT of boots, but nothing like this. 2: Holster The holster appears green in art. I have asked Carl Luhman in Star Garrison if he can make green holsters. I just had him make me a custom E11 holster ( I have a hasbro mod) and for the first time in ten years I can holster my own E11. he informs me he can make green leather holsters. 3: CRL text I see the term Olive and Olive Drab used on the glove description. All the other parts use "OLIVE" as the term.

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if it was custom sewn, that actually makes it easier. We can make it to the size we need, not an off the shelf maybe it will fit item. Ive been out of the loop for a few days, looks like we are finally about to get floors after all this time!

Hmmmm close.... I have to wonder about getting a pair of cheap boots and cutting them down to size then adding the top strip arounf the boot. I really need zippers and the commuter style boot would be perfect if I can find it in my size

Im going to use my hat just like we did in the army. A lot of guys flipped their BDU hat around, and had the suspension opened up so the hat would fit. It made a much better cushion especially if you had the sewn on ranks.

Thank you and yes I will do my best. I am working from Matt Nelsons plans that he posted elsewhere. Its my hope that Crookknight takes on these packs, but there MUST be demand for him to do them. Once I get underway with my pack, Ill post a separate WIP.

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ive been searching Ebay and Im not coming up with a "hunter bay commuter boot" Using that search term Im getting otter box phone covers and TV screens! https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=hunters+bay+commuter+boot&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=hunter+bay+commuter+boot&LH_TitleDesc=0

will do! Im sending it to myself on Email so I can work on it at work if I get some free time.

hopefully they have them in big sizes

pushing on while my wife is in the shower. I will fiberglass this when I get home to get the shape, then perfect it. It should weigh literally nothing on top of the pack.

On the point of any item that would need to be olive green the suggested Montana Gold acrylic spray paint works fine on both cloth and nylon. I made my Army harness out of three different components ( I had to stitch two belts together and they were different shades) plus the nylon strapping I used for the harness is completely different. I painted it with the Montana Gold olive green Tarrif suggested in the Army Trooper Parts list, and now its all the same shade. The same could be done to holsters or boots or any pouches that are shades off from the other components.

wow that helps! one of the new recruits here linked me the goggles and I got them on the 'bay. Yesterday I saw the new Sideshow Solo figure in armor and cape. The likeness is amazing. I may need to work some overtime for that because its a sweet figure! https://alteregocomics.com/solo-a-star-wars-story-han-solo-mudtrooper-1-6-scale-figure/?cmp_id=287406466&adg_id=9151744426&kwd=&device=c&gclid=CjwKCAjw9e3YBRBcEiwAzjCJusd-3vV8jCZxsmdiHJU6vQWFST0341prEaFu7Gf58R8tNRVgVNEJIhoCT8oQAvD_BwE

Everyone last night i spent ninety minutes heavily re writing the CRL backpack and charges description, but Im not able to edit my initial post with the proposed CRL. In an hour Im driving to my first troop in my Engineer, and Ill be gone until tommorrow night. I want to get this done right so my intent is to get to it when I return. It was a rewrite of the text , so part of the CRL proposal would be all new, not something I can peck out on my phone at the con. The charges come in several types---one has a large dumbbell end. Seems to me the size and shape of the Lloyds BBQ container is a starting point. Ill fiberglass one after I fix the flat spots on the side and see how that goes. Another type is the string of "smoke grenades" on the back I took my M18 and added a laundry freshener cap...thats the idea anyway.

isnt THAT the TRUTH! When we were hashing out the Resistance Troopers and especially the Battlefront Commandos there were some bent feelings because people went out and ordered something, just to find out that the CRL team did not agree with their initial assessment that what they bought would fill the bill. And in each of those cases there either was a different real-world example that was used by the film costume team or something that just worked better overall. additionally...the patches ARE a problem. They are no longer procurable with the initial run of 200 patches going quickly(100 uniforms, or more lie 85 uniforms and patch collectors getting the rest because three were left at the end) . That is one thing we do need, is a stable source for patches in future.

Here's my thoughts on stuffing pouches, as a ten year Legion member, past GML, past Det commander and former RL Infantry judge and with a lot of CRL experience; When you put something into a CRL, there is a percentage of GMLs worldwide who SHALL read CRL as costume REQUIREMENT Library despite its description. Ive seen it happen dozens of times. If there is no precedence for it, then I could not in good judgement add it to the CRL even as an option. The requirement is simply stuffed to appear full, not what is required to go in them. I have found in the past that keeping things as simple, clear and to the point as possible regarding CRL descriptions, and leaving it to the wearers descretion AFTER approval, is far more prudent than trying to get something without a canon source included and past the Development team and LMOs.

thats the very reason i wrote the original JRS Coverall tutorial. I wrote it first for me to remember HOW I did it, and for peoiple who are willing to try and learn, and take a hand in their own success. A few of my Velker Flight Pilots cant afford to buy the fancy WW suits, so we make our own. Ive made a bunch of suits in every color, this is FAR simpler. My intent is for the person who is NOT the sewing master to say "dammit, Im doing this! "

man that is quite the pouch layout!! Ill get mine going one of these days, I need to get the C E finished up before I do that. I cant wait to see your approval

im looking forward to your progress. On my pouches I stuffed them with whatever I had. Foam, blck and green fabric, and even a paper cardboard core off a packing tape roll. In time it will wear a "skoal ring" into the nylon....one particular item gets carried in that pocket and makes a distinctive shape.

i tend to agree, since there i a panel showing the cross draw, and that most troopers arent wearing holsters anyway. I can think of a few times in the field where we dropped our gear to make moving around (and not getting caught on stuff) easier.

Absotively! This will help a lot of people.