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Post by wirbelwind on Sept 14, 2016 20:40:51 GMT -5
Get some better Y-straps with correct hooks. ATF sells acceptable ones for $50.
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Post by brzeczyszczykiewicz on Sept 22, 2016 14:50:50 GMT -5
Get some better Y-straps with correct hooks. ATF sells acceptable ones for $50. Can you pinpoint what's wrong with the hooks? Because all my friends (who don't do Airsoft but reenact) have no problems with them. If you do, I'd like to know why. They are not the incorrect square hooks as you might expect, I'll upload some pics next week when I get my insignia on my tunic.
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Post by aldrich on Sept 25, 2016 22:09:43 GMT -5
The hooks you have there are based on the hooks used on postwar czech y straps. This is because in the early days of reenacting, reenactors used to convert czech y straps into German y straps. Many of the first reproductions were based off of these conversions rather than originals, and since then, many of the new reproductions just copy the early reproductions rather than the originals without realizing the older reproductions are incorrect. The czech y straps, in turn, had their hooks based off the German WWII lightweight y straps used by the luftwaffe. So they are correct WWII hooks, they just wouldn't be used on that type of y strap. (Note: some late war y straps did use the lightweight style hooks, as they were easy to stamp out of metal, but the most common by far throughout the war were the non-lightweight hooks.) Original belt hooks: Luftwaffe Y strap: Postwar czech y strap that was commonly used in conversions: At the Front has the non-lightweight hooks available in their hardware section: www.atthefrontshop.com/product_p/ghwys2pc.htm
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Post by brzeczyszczykiewicz on Oct 8, 2016 5:46:37 GMT -5
I found out just a couple of mins after my comment. Will replace them, thanks.
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Post by hunterj on Dec 5, 2016 23:13:58 GMT -5
Here is my friend's and I impression - Italian Blackshirt, eastern front, 63rd Tagliamento "M" Battaglione impression. We've got a little more to go. Here is us wearing without our wool tunics as commonly seen when it was warmer on the russian steppes. We're both holding our Carcano Cavalry Carbines, real steel not airsoft as we were about to attend a blank fire.
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Post by stuka on Dec 6, 2016 1:34:54 GMT -5
Where did you get the helmets?
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Post by hunterj on Dec 6, 2016 9:24:11 GMT -5
stuka they were refurbished from a guy in Italy, m1enrico. The insignia is that of the blackshirts around 1939/40-43.
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Post by hunterj on Jan 3, 2017 9:32:23 GMT -5
My brother's and mine Italian 63rd Tagliamento "M" Battaglione Blackshirt impression for the Russian Front (ARMIR and CSIR). All that is missing is the correct boots, slings, and airsoft guns. Getting close! Here is the uniform with the Fez. Left Side view: right side view: Lastly, ready to charge - Savoia!
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Post by luftwelle93 on Jan 6, 2017 16:41:24 GMT -5
Not often Italian impressions are presented here and its great to finally see one more recently.The Carcano's are surely a wonder to use and have.
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Post by thrawn on Jan 31, 2017 13:06:10 GMT -5
Check my Panzertruppen impression. Ye, a bit random staff o got on me, but i `m not in to 100% recreation)
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Post by hunterj on Mar 1, 2017 10:48:03 GMT -5
A picture of my Italian unit and a friend from the East after a game this last weekend. Still got a handful of small details to improve, getting very very close!
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Post by stuka on Mar 15, 2017 4:17:12 GMT -5
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