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Post by theshape on Oct 16, 2014 11:54:52 GMT -5
Hey all, im new to this sport and forum. I want to get together a German kit. I was doing research of what id like my uniform to look like and came across this. I like it very much. What do yall think? imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/150x100q90/538/fFlEXI.png[/IMG][/URL] I know the german uniform sterotype of them being a dark gray is just that a sterotype. You see it in games, movies, etc. But the tunic this guy is wearing does seem to be a bit darker then most i see for sell. Its not gray. The color looks correct. Its just darker. Is this acceptable? If it is where can i find one like this? And id this a m40? Also the trousers. Im not up to date on camo names. Any help here would be aappreciated. Thnk you very much.
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Post by theshape on Oct 16, 2014 11:59:29 GMT -5
Okay my picture didnt work. Lets try photobucket instead. Sorry!
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Post by LϟϟAH1944 on Oct 16, 2014 13:52:43 GMT -5
Tunic is standard feldgrau. All regular fieldgear. Don't go with oak trousers, very rare in HBT, and non-HBT was field made.
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Post by theshape on Oct 16, 2014 16:11:50 GMT -5
This is from hiki The colors do not look similar. Or am i crazy?
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Post by volkssturm on Oct 16, 2014 20:08:17 GMT -5
Keep in mind that there was a lot of variation in color. Different manufacturers and different batches of material varied quite a bit.
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Post by theshape on Oct 16, 2014 20:16:52 GMT -5
Keep in mind that there was a lot of variation in color. Different manufacturers and different batches of material varied quite a bit. Yeah thats what im having a hard time with. I have my heart set on a more gray look. But im not finding any. I found a stone gray. But it looks like what youd see in the movies or a game. Was Stone gray really used?
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Post by insterburger on Oct 16, 2014 20:21:08 GMT -5
Volksturm is right, don't obsess over the color, the "Feldgrau" was all over the place, depending on dye lots, fabric content, etc., etc., etc.
And as far as the trousers, trust LSSAH1944-- he knows as much about SS gear and uniforms as anyone I know.
PS-- Graham: Speaking of your expertise, how common would it have been to see Dot44 trousers with a standard feldgrau wool tunic and oak helmet cover? That's my loaner SS impression. Didn't really put much thought into it, just got what I could get for ridiculously cheap when I saw it, doing my best not to get any fantasy items (i.e. dot44 helmet cover). Just wondering.
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Post by LϟϟAH1944 on Oct 16, 2014 21:29:05 GMT -5
Mark, I personally dislike Oak strongly, but dot with wool is perfectly normal
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Post by stuka on Oct 16, 2014 22:50:20 GMT -5
May I ask why you dislike oak haha
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Post by huxy on Oct 17, 2014 2:28:55 GMT -5
This is from hiki The colors do not look similar. Or am i crazy? As others has already pointed out, there's variations in shades. What's more, the first photo you showed is a slightly underexposed photo with some sort of filter on it, making the M40 look very dark. The one from HIKI is a high key product photo with flash. The colours will appear different just because of this.
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Post by LϟϟAH1944 on Oct 17, 2014 13:46:32 GMT -5
Oak is perfectly accurate- it sjust overused. When in reality, the most common pattern would have been platanentarn (all variants), oak is what 90% of all SS reenactors use.
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Post by stuka on Oct 17, 2014 14:38:24 GMT -5
That makes sense, like lots of US reenactors are airborne and such =P
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Post by theshape on Oct 17, 2014 14:57:34 GMT -5
Whatcha think about this? Does this look like a good deal to yall? Thanks
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Post by stuka on Oct 17, 2014 15:12:00 GMT -5
I think you'd be better off with getting hiki if you're trying to save money because shipping from england and the GBP-USD conversion rate sucks
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Post by theshape on Oct 17, 2014 15:26:31 GMT -5
I wasnt aware about the shipping rate from England. Thanks
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Post by luftwelle93 on Oct 17, 2014 16:15:02 GMT -5
Yeah I wanted top get a few small personal items from Soldier of Fortune.For a shaving razor,pencil,and comb your looking at a total of $32!
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Post by theshape on Oct 17, 2014 16:30:19 GMT -5
Okay one last question. What is the difference between these two? They are both wool.
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Post by LϟϟAH1944 on Oct 17, 2014 16:44:09 GMT -5
One is top wool, one is regular. the top wool is supposedly higher quality.
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Post by ssgjoe on Oct 18, 2014 9:05:36 GMT -5
Or if Gavin's site wasn't having problems, you could have ordered from Gavin militaria.
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Post by theshape on Oct 18, 2014 21:18:05 GMT -5
Ive been trying to access it for days. Whats u. With it?
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