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Author:  CheifProfanity [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Finally on the ready line!
Hey guys!

Just before Liz and I got married we took the other plunge and finally bought some amour!

Liz's kit still needs trimming down a fair bit but mine is good as done! I've just got us some British desert DPM as we can't afford Spats kit yet, all we need are some UKCM patches and a touch of graffiti!

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Author:  SgtTony [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:09 pm ]
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'bout damn time marine!!!

Looking good!!!

FYI the paint flaked a little from your VP barrel ;)
Author:  Vito [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:14 pm ]
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Whit woo....... SEMI!!!

Nice one dude! Looking good! =]
Author:  Pug50 [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:23 pm ]
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Looking nice! Spat's camo paint is pretty spot-on!


:xeno:
Author:  PVB [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:29 pm ]
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Looking good Marine. 8)

Is that the armour you got from Glenn?

If so, what type is it, Spat's or fibreglass/something else?

Glenn can't remember even owning armour, so it'd be good to let him know more about it. :)
Author:  CheifProfanity [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:32 pm ]
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Only problem is being a second hand set its already got someone's name on it that I need to remove (which is hard enough) worse part is this was Glenn's set, which makes everything a bit more meaningful.

On a side note, what is the best way to remove artwork from armour?

As I was typing Steve posted.....

In answer to your question in wearing the spat set, Liz will be wearing the fiberglass!
Author:  PVB [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 6:51 pm ]
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So Glenn's is the fibreglass set? :)

A good person to ask about repainting/removing artwork from armour would be nick-a-tron. :)
Author:  CheifProfanity [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:00 pm ]
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They were both glenns sets, the on I'm wearing is his spat set with his name on it, lizs fiberglass set was made up to be a hicks set
Author:  PVB [ Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:02 pm ]
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Aah, right. :)
Author:  CheifProfanity [ Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:52 pm ]
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Right ive been trimming down liz's set today (which made me cry!)

Ive got to ask, is there any thing that doenst look right about my costume? (apart from my fat belly and the wrong BDUs?)

any advice/pointers/extra griblies that I could add on would be cool! (and dont worrie, ive got plans for graffiti!)
Author:  PVB [ Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Finally on the ready line!
The chest armour needs to sit lower on you, so it's not at your throat and goes over the top of your ab pad.
You might need to reshape it to do that, especially at the shoulders.
It'll also help it to sit lower if you buckle up and tighten the lower set of straps at the sides first, which connect to the back section, then the upper set, then connect the shoulder sections.

The belt could do with some pouches on, either Noble's or any other similar OD green ones. :)

Might be better to fix the knife/sheath 'upside down', so the handle's at the bottom. :)
Author:  Big Stew [ Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:29 pm ]
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PVB just about summed it up. looking good though marine! until you can afford screen accurate BDUs British Desert is as good as any though polish desert is quite good.
Author:  MattRendar [ Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:14 am ]
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Looking good !
Author:  Winch [ Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:06 pm ]
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PVB wrote:
Might be better to fix the knife/sheath 'upside down', so the handle's at the bottom. :)

That would depend on whether you love screen accuracy or keeping your knife more! :twisted:
Author:  PVB [ Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:10 pm ]
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Winch wrote:
PVB wrote:
Might be better to fix the knife/sheath 'upside down', so the handle's at the bottom. :)

That would depend on whether you love screen accuracy or keeping your knife more! :twisted:

The sheath I use has a clasp bit to hold the knife in place. :wink:
Author:  CheifProfanity [ Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:14 pm ]
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Tbh I may take the knife off. It's still on there from when this was Glenns.

I've got a spair 'nade strap but I'm also trying to think of something different to put there, an extra pouch maybe?
Author:  Winch [ Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Finally on the ready line!
PVB wrote:
Winch wrote:
That would depend on whether you love screen accuracy or keeping your knife more! :twisted:

The sheath I use has a clasp bit to hold the knife in place. :wink:

So do most knives, but I once spoke to a Nam veteran who lost his issued SOG knife that way and never carried a knife like that again! :D
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