Great collection and display James !
Prost ! Steve.
Great collection and display James !
Prost ! Steve.
sorry ive not replyed sooner ,ive had a nightmare week in work and its only tuesday ,many thanks for the kind words jake ,your right to mention "black hawk down "as apart from the nbc gear ,this display would also be good representaion of us troops in Somali ,thanks also steve and rené post away opex ,if it wasnt for you my display wouldnt be as complete ,i like your set up too and its reasurring to see the gear i have is roughly in the right place ,i like the buttpack you show ,can i ask whats written over the flap , anyway im still waiting for the alice pack cover to arrive ,but when it does ill post the updated picture ,thanks james
Hi James, no worries your welcome as ever. ( BTW -just re-read my previous post it should have said " I do NOT wish to hijack your thread ...typo ..sorry)
The buttpack says Howard and his serial number, left side bottom Desert Storm 90-91 , and bottom right hand side Persian Gulf Float 91-92.
I have no idea what the Persian Gulf "Float" relates too, and memory there is some graffiti written inside the pack, but it is in storage now???
I look forward to seeing the Alice cover when you post it up.
As an afterthought, have you considered using some Night Desert uniforms for the Gulf War display too, I am particularly keen on this pattern ?
Regards,Opex
I quite like it too but in service it was next to useless!......"During the Gulf War, one scout/sniper section of a Marine Corps battalion conducted a night test comparing the visibility of the desert night camouflage clothing with six-color desert uniforms and winter overwhites. The night camouflage clothing proved to be more visible than both the day desert uniforms and winter overwhites when viewed though an AN/PVS-5 night vision device."
G'day All
I just have three items from the period, a 91 dated helmet cover, 90 dated 3 colour desert cammo shirt & a 84 dated choco shirt
Oh I forgot I have this 3 colour 91 contract helmet cover! make that 4 items
i agree the night camo is an interesting addition to have as is the woodland nbc suit ,i guess its just how far you want to collect for a display like this ,René you have some great items ,i like the reversed goggles look on that tasty aussiecam composite ive seen us troops wear the googles in this way too ,here's a few referance pictures to hopefully justify why i had covered the voicemitter on the gasmask with the hood and also the use of tan desert boots
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