Dracul
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Post by Dracul on Apr 27, 2015 7:17:52 GMT -5
I think I will try both. I wouldn't mind it, but I think it's best for me to start with the Drillich ones first. They could be my prototypes, building up and revising the patterns. Just like my process with the bread bags. Especially, since it seems that the Drillich and HBT tunics are the same base pattern. Perfect the Drillich pattern, then only worry about pockets and the shoulder boards for the HBT.
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Jerry-ADK
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Post by Jerry-ADK on Apr 27, 2015 7:38:00 GMT -5
On the topic of the Photo, I am leaning toward HBT as well. Look at the breast pocket flaps, see how they are wrinkled and creased. That is more indicative with cotton or linen than wool. Wool tends to press flat and seldom creases up like that on pocket flaps. It would be much harder to keep a cotton twill tunic pressed flat on duty than your wools. As cotton has a memory and will spring back to wrinkly even after pressing and ironing.
As far as the look and use of HBT is concerned, I have a Hiki HBT tunic that I use during hot weather, keeps me cool. Since I usually portray a officer, I suppose one could say that during issue of hot weather gear, a officer may get preference and get his first before the rest of the Soldaten under his charge. This is airsoft after all and we have a bit more leeway than reenactors who are portraying specific units. I am going to go with wearing my wool trousers with it though because I really like that look and it was more common. I don't like the Hiki HBT trousers I got. First of all they shrank almost too much to wear and they are super flimsy and I don't think they are going to last long. I guess you get what you pay for!
Drac, You should try to make a combat tunic if just for the challenge. If you could do that, you could make the tunics in wool too so you could have a few of each type to issue out.
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Post by LϟϟAH1944 on Apr 27, 2015 15:33:59 GMT -5
For an officer impression, HBT would be much less common then "summer weight" tunics, i.e. tunics made of cotton duck or sometimes soviet zelts.
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Dracul
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Post by Dracul on Apr 27, 2015 19:43:59 GMT -5
Jerry-ADK: While I wouldn't mind working on making some things out of wool, its just not worth it really. Materials are too expensive. For the price of the materials alone, I can get a second hand wool tunic from a WWII impression marketplace.
Now, if I was in NY's Garment District or LA's Fashion District and found some good looking wool for HBT prices or lower....
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Post by 2nd Bat on Apr 27, 2015 19:54:58 GMT -5
My daughter is in the fashion industry (has her own company ) and does fabric buying trips to LA, New York and Chicago where she literally buys fabric by the pallet load. If I had a swatch of what we wanted with regard to wool fabric (shades and weight desired) I can have her see what she could get it for. I had her lookinto German camo patterns but I am frankly not convinced she put much effort into it.
Her company is TUESDAY SCARVES if you want to google it
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Dracul
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Post by Dracul on Apr 27, 2015 21:25:58 GMT -5
I know ATF sells swatches of their fabrics. However, I think we are getting too far ahead of ourselves, haha. I'm not looking to buy a pallet load of any type of material anytime soon. Though, I do have some buddies in LA that would help me out for something like this. If she could find velvet (not crushed) for 4 bucks a yard, she can find wool for cheap.
Anyway...I'll start considering wool once I get some Drillich and Combat HBT tunics made up with a good, crafted pattern.
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Post by Jerry-ADK on Apr 28, 2015 4:28:08 GMT -5
For an officer impression, HBT would be much less common then "summer weight" tunics, i.e. tunics made of cotton duck or sometimes soviet zelts. I hear ya Graham, but the key words here "HBT would be much lees common" says it all. interesting though, I would like to find out more about summer weight tunics. Usually when someone refers to summer weight, they are talking about HBT. Which I have of course and seen plenty of originals. Never heard of cotton duck ones or ones made from zelts which you say are much more common. If they are indeed more common, why are there so many examples of HBT surviving? Unless you are talking about DAK. Please when you reference such things give more info and maybe some kind of photograph of it. That would be much more helpful. |
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Post by LϟϟAH1944 on Apr 28, 2015 5:37:24 GMT -5
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Post by Jerry-ADK on Apr 28, 2015 6:17:19 GMT -5
Thanks, I will check those out later. |
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