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Post by mrevolution on Feb 16, 2009 16:22:11 GMT -5
Mrevolution , nice pics , specially the Belle in the background , only a couple of things i see need changing , don't have the guys holding the weapons on the Tacticool carry mode , and unless he wants a bullet trough his head that doc better put down the M2 , or don't complain when a German sniper targets him , once he picked up that M2 he stop being protected by the Geneva Convention , he is now fair game. Thanks Boss, We actually have it stated in our playing rules for medics they cannot be armed, but they cannot be targetted on purpose. If they do carry a weapon they are fair game as you said.
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Post by 5thrangerinfantry on Feb 27, 2009 8:08:02 GMT -5
Mrevolution , nice pics , specially the Belle in the background , only a couple of things i see need changing , don't have the guys holding the weapons on the Tacticool carry mode , and unless he wants a bullet trough his head that doc better put down the M2 , or don't complain when a German sniper targets him , once he picked up that M2 he stop being protected by the Geneva Convention , he is now fair game. According to the Geneva Convention, medics were able to carry weapons for the defense of the wounded. He's obviously not doing that in the pic, but just thought I'd mention.....
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Post by Medic on Feb 27, 2009 16:09:12 GMT -5
5th, medics were only "allowed" (the US Gov't did not reccomend it, but officers were allowed to) to carry pistols. The Geneva Convention states that once the protected pick up a large caliber weapon (defined as assault rifles, sniper rifles, submachine guns, etc.) their protection has been compromised. They are allowed to carry pistols, but once they fire, that is considered an act harmful to the enemy, and again they sacrifice protection.
So the M2 Carbine is not a 'legal' weapon.
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Post by TommyGunner on Mar 2, 2009 1:40:46 GMT -5
Hey collision! GREAT KIT. Its nice to see a USMC kit and this one is a Shot gun kit!.
Here are a few things I would do though. First put your Jungle first aid kit at the back of your belt, this way you dont crush it when you go prone. Second I would just get rid of the Rifle belt and put on a Pistol belt instead. Most guys with shot guns didnt have riflemens belts just regular pistol belts. This was because they had no use for a riflebelt that just weighs them down when they dont even have a rifle for the ammo they are carrying in the belt.
A standard Shot gunners impression would have 2 USMC pattern Canteens (US army ones are known to be used as well) a Side arm of some sort and a magazine pouch for the side arm. Some version of first aid kit and a bayonet or Ka- bar fighting knife ( usually the Ka-Bar though )
I love the use of the correct WW1 shot gun ammo bag and thats perfect! Another acceptable bag to use would be an M3A1 gas mask bag for 44-45 those were used alot as well.
Other than the replacement of the M1923 belt with an M36 pistol belt and the movement of the Jungle first aid kit to the back of the belt (usually between the two canteens) everything else it great!!!!
TommyGunner
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Post by collisi0n on Mar 2, 2009 1:51:46 GMT -5
I do run a pistol belt usually but after seeing a pic of a shotgunner with a cartridge belt and WWI grenade vest I chose my cartridge belt because I felt like I wasn't using it enough lol
I can't put too many pouches on with my M1923 though so usually I do wear my jungle pouch in the back with the 2 canteens beside it, so hence the lack of my pistol. I may be doing a Tarawa impression in the near future so I will use the M36 belt in that one. Also, I am wearing 2x early style canteen pouches.
what you can't see is I'm also wearing a M41 pack with M910 shovel which I'll be replacing with a pick mattock.
thanks for all the tips
For my next kit I will have a KaBar, I just didn't have enough $ in time.
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Post by TommyGunner on Mar 2, 2009 3:12:47 GMT -5
Sounds like you got it all figured out then! Good job on the reasearch and I hope to see some more pics up of your imp becuase its a cool rarely seen kit and never seen in airsoft!
TommyGunner
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Post by 5thrangerinfantry on Mar 2, 2009 7:59:15 GMT -5
5th, medics were only "allowed" (the US Gov't did not reccomend it, but officers were allowed to) to carry pistols. The Geneva Convention states that once the protected pick up a large caliber weapon (defined as assault rifles, sniper rifles, submachine guns, etc.) their protection has been compromised. They are allowed to carry pistols, but once they fire, that is considered an act harmful to the enemy, and again they sacrifice protection. So the M2 Carbine is not a 'legal' weapon. I should not have over simplified, but yeah.
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Post by Paracet on Mar 3, 2009 11:42:49 GMT -5
Hi picture takers and ww2 models I have been looking through the pictures here, and im left with a thought... are all of these pics, pictures of AIRSOFTERS, or is there normal reenactor pics here as well? The reason I'm asking this is that... well simply I thought it was a airsoft forum And secondly, I truly am amazed how clean most of the uniforms here are, clean and with the folds still on them even. gritty them up just a notch, and they would all look so much better! That's just my 2 cents though... (YES! I know soldiers are supposed to keep theyre dress code, by cleaning and ironing there uniforms, I should know! But I doubt that in ww2 this was practiced as much as it looks like on these pics) I do in no way intend to offend anyone, I'm just saying that this is how I see it
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Post by spitfire740 on Mar 3, 2009 13:26:35 GMT -5
Everyone here is an airsofter (as far as I know) but there are many who are reenactors, who put up their pictures from reenactments. They are the same impressions that they use for airsofting, however. Unless they use a different impression, which is often the case.
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Post by Spitfire on Mar 3, 2009 16:30:46 GMT -5
Ya I see, but still... they are still way to clean. Don't get me wrong, I understand that people have paid a lot of money for their impression kits, some of them are almost 100% original, real issue items as well, so ruining them by getting them dirty isn't very tempting. But at least those with reproduction uniforms and webbing's should dare getting them rolled over in the mud.
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Post by collisi0n on Mar 3, 2009 17:59:05 GMT -5
all my uniforms are 100% repro except my helmet which repros don't exist. I don't like using original gear because it's 1. worn down 2. faded and 3. kind of disrespectful in the fact that it's like it's 60 years old and now it being you for a bunch of kids using plastic bb guns (Just an opinion) TommyGunner: That's a cool kit, what do you mean by B/1/1?
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Post by 5thrangerbat on Mar 3, 2009 18:48:35 GMT -5
You could do the process of "making a worn" look on your repro stuff like SPR and BoB. ATF gives tips on how to do it i think.
But i just like it the way my stuff is.
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Post by blitz on Mar 3, 2009 18:50:17 GMT -5
You could do the process of "making a worn" look on your repro stuff like SPR and BoB. ATF gives tips on how to do it i think. But i just like it the way my stuff is. Where? I've never seen it..
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Post by TommyGunner on Mar 3, 2009 18:53:58 GMT -5
all my uniforms are 100% repro except my helmet which repros don't exist. I don't like using original gear because it's 1. worn down 2. faded and 3. kind of disrespectful in the fact that it's like it's 60 years old and now it being you for a bunch of kids using plastic bb guns (Just an opinion) TommyGunner: That's a cool kit, what do you mean by B/1/1? B/1/1 Stand for the Marine unit that the soldier is with. B stands for the Company, 1 stands for Regiment, 1 stands for Battaion and then the Division number comes after it. So B/1/1 1st Div, Stands for B company 1st regiment, 1st battlion, 1st Marine Div. TommyGunner
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Post by redjoshman on Mar 5, 2009 21:29:23 GMT -5
Switch around the battaliona and regiment ie K/3/5 would be K company, 3rd Bn, 5th marines.
Like the shotgun impression with the cartrige belt, you can fit 2 or 3 shotgun rounds in pocket on the belt. Remember most guys with shotguns were not issued them as there primary but were issued or took them from the company or battalion weapons pool and used them for the needed mission so the most common way to carry rounds would be in your pockets or in the bag you had on hand (the one exception was a maj. who I'm blanking on his name right now who landed on Tarawa with his trench shotgun and the smaller shotgun ammunition pouch on a pistol belt)
-Josh
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Post by jmhpa on Mar 5, 2009 21:42:44 GMT -5
Jeff (Capt. Zak) looks like he died from a heart attack due to the lack of blood...
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Post by jmhpa on Mar 9, 2009 14:48:53 GMT -5
I'm sorry, I didn't make it clear enough, lack of blood on the ground, him ,etc... it looks like he had a stroke and fell down...
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Post by Gordak on Mar 9, 2009 17:31:46 GMT -5
Can't you guys see?... He tripped over the BAR
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Post by spitfire740 on Mar 9, 2009 19:24:39 GMT -5
Who put that trench there??!!
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Post by TommyGunner on Apr 12, 2009 15:15:01 GMT -5
redjoshman
Very very very nice impressions!
There are only 4 things that I would add and change and they are minor.
Do you happen to have a pair of P-41 suspenders? if so for your Guaddalcanal kit have them on with your Thompson kit. Early in the war alot of guys wore them but as the war went on you see less and less marines wearing the P-41 suspenders.
For both kis I would get rid of the .45 and holster. Most guys with thomspons did not have them and it seems that side arms were most common with higher ranking men and heavy weapons crews. Even then the heavy weapons crews have more M1 Carbines than side arms.
I also love the use of the khaki USMC shirt which is great to wear for your early way kit. I dont know if you have one but also throw a P-41 jacket into the kit as well.
Everything else is great though and you have both kits very well put together with all the correct peices of equipment. Keep up the great work!
TommyGunner
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Post by redjoshman on Apr 12, 2009 15:38:06 GMT -5
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Post by troyluginbill on Apr 14, 2009 23:38:03 GMT -5
redjoshman looking good.
I like the pics you put up for reference. There were some neat things to note in those. 1. The use of the drum mag landing and changing to stick mags after the drum emptied. 2. As time progresses the burlap and rope rigs on the helmets for expedited camo. 3. you finally found me a reference for a usmc weapons carrier! Been looking for a pic of one of those for a while. Now if I can find one already unloaded.
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Apr 25, 2009 19:59:20 GMT -5
Hey hairy apple, cool shots. Is that a real steel M1 Garand?
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Post by hairy apple on Apr 25, 2009 20:00:54 GMT -5
Thanks, I really love the one of my face and the one of the garand and my hands. The other two are pretty cool but not as good I think. Yeah, it's a real garand.
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Apr 25, 2009 20:28:47 GMT -5
Cool, do you own it or is it a loaner.
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Post by hairy apple on Apr 26, 2009 0:33:56 GMT -5
I own it.
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Post by waldo on May 17, 2009 23:18:32 GMT -5
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Post by deacon on May 18, 2009 1:05:46 GMT -5
Huh, I guess I've never noticed that. I actually made that net, took me about an hour. It turned out pretty good, if I don't say so myself. Ill see about finding my 1/4 inch net before Jump to destiny. Thanks for your input, by the way.
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Post by waldo on May 18, 2009 10:28:51 GMT -5
Research my man, research. Ya can't learn it all in a day. P.S. If you cannot locate a net going with no net is just as accurate. Nick
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