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Post by gunfreak on Sept 15, 2007 12:32:41 GMT -5
I guy who looked at my pic said it was a bit airbornism, in that I had the cammo scarf, scrims, knife on leg and shoulder pads. and asked if I had seen pics of real airborne with all of this on. and I think I have, but can't find any, do you have pics of real airborne packed with this airborne stuff. or is this some reenacting thing that we in the modern world do, but didn't happen in the real war
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Post by 2nd Bat on Sept 15, 2007 13:05:06 GMT -5
You look absolutely spot on. All of the details are legitimate. Not universal of course (nothing was) but quite common and consistently done. All will of course look better with a little wear (especially the gloves!) The knife on the leg along with a number of other items like Hawkins mines were quite common and reflected in numerous pictures.
Looking good!
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Post by gunfreak on Sept 15, 2007 13:31:30 GMT -5
thanks for the feed back.
yeah the gloves need some wear the are abit glowing
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Post by click on Sept 15, 2007 14:37:37 GMT -5
You look good to me. But one technical thing about the picture, are you able to take pics outside at all like at your field for example? The lighting in your house (or where ever you are) kind of makes the pic look a bit drab.
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Post by gunfreak on Sept 15, 2007 14:48:24 GMT -5
yeah, the colors on the M42 gets all wrong with the flash. just that there is an hour+ to the club game eria with car, and I don't have a car.
I live in the city. can't just go out and take pics. well I can but the cops will shoot me
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Post by Red on Sept 15, 2007 16:55:58 GMT -5
Well... One of my main comments would be that you should get a Hip holster rather then a shoulder one. The shoulder holsters are not as common as reenactors like to make them out to be. The hip holster was MUCH more common. Camo scarf you can get away with, It was much more commonly done in Holland as they had time to cut the chute compared to Normandy when you hit the ground and are trying to get out as fast as possible. Scrim wasn't always used but it was common to see in the 101st. Hope that helps.
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Post by polak on Sept 16, 2007 0:13:27 GMT -5
Just roll around in the dirt for a few hours, or go prone and crawl around in your backyard. Get messy. Then you'll fit right in.
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Post by YankeeDiv26 on Sept 18, 2007 13:48:14 GMT -5
I agree with what red said, I'd rather see more airborne with hip holsters than shoulder holsters, especially because shoulder holsters were the exception. The scarf was also typically cut more holland too. I really dont know where I stand on the knife with a leg strap theory, to me it seems just plain annoying (and kinda dumb) to have a knife on your boot. Its less comfortable, and not even any more practical trying to unsheath a knife on your boot vs. a knife on your belt. It also wasn't the knife you would use if your lines are stuck either. Everythings accurate, but taking off or moving 1 or 2 of the items might look a little more like a regular paratrooper.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Sept 18, 2007 20:28:21 GMT -5
Knives on the ankle during the jumps was very very de rigour at the time. Frankly they usually ended up back up on the belt after the jump since they got in the way of pulling your boots on and off. The scarves was also common at all jumps though at Normandy I suspect very few were from the jumpers actual chute since as mentioned that night was so hectic. Also a lot of the chutes at Normandy were still white. In the first few days following the jump many of the paratroopers passing through other jump scenes cut sections of parachute to use for a variety of things.
The scarves are quite comfortable and of course look "Jaunty and debonair" I think it adds a lot to the look.
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Post by Jager.Drü on Sept 18, 2007 20:58:19 GMT -5
Also the Germans would cut sections on US chutes, showing that they killed them.
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Post by YankeeDiv26 on Sept 18, 2007 21:16:47 GMT -5
lol, or the germans would cut sections off US chutes they merely stumbled upon, pretending that they killed them. I too think most GI's cut scarves off of chutes other than their own, there were obviously plenty around and on the eve of D-Day,getting a cool looking silk scarf wouldn't be my first priority.
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Post by Adler69 on Sept 18, 2007 21:46:17 GMT -5
Fallschirmjager would cut US chutes to make scarves , mainly because it was against their regs to cut sections of their own chutes to make scarves , also some FJs would make covers for their helmets out of US camo chutes. Another reason FJs would collect US chutes was to make fake drop zones and trick the Allies into dropping supplies to them, that is the reason why during Market Garden , allied planes where told to ignore signs and markers on the ground .
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