Independent Army Brigade--The 76th (part three)
POSTED BY: Tristan
UPDATED: Tuesday, December 5, 2006 16:08
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Hi Tristan I was woundering if I can march with you guys at D*C?
and for guns theres a G&G UMG airsoft at airsoftextreme.com
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Gen. Tristan
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yeha I was thinking about the shiny aspect, the "chainmail" has kinda dull shiny, I am working on dying it a deeper grey color and am gonna play with it from there.
I know Tristans vision is for us to be beggining of the war independents not teh stuck in serenity valley after laying down arms type.
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Just Bumping...
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Originally posted by magdalena:
...wouldn't it be shiny to have a dedicated web page for the 76th Independant brigade...?
I've mentioned to Tristan that I have some webspace available for a site. Once we get more information I can start to throw something together. I've got some ideas I've been tossing around, and once I get them onto the page, I'll post it here for viewing and suggestions. Oh, and it's Battalion, not Brigade.
Oh, and talk of rank has come up a couple of times, and I know that the fear is that everyone will be claiming thier own rank and we'll have an overabundance of NCO's and Officers. A suggestion, if I may, as to the deciding of rank. Make it merit based. Those that have made major contributions to the unit (i.e. Tristan coming up with the idea, making the vests, etc., makes him a perfect choice as our Commanding Officer. ArtCat81 making the mail sleeves and offers to put together kits could possible be a Corporal or a Sergeant). That way a majority of those marching and in the unit are Privates. Then, as time goes on and the 76th grows, further contributions could be weighed by those already with rank and more people could be promoted to higher ranks. Just a thought.
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Just bumping...I'll be happy to be a private; no problem.
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Hello, all.
Just back from a long weekend away...I have some catching up to do. 
ArtCat, thank you for compiling what we have so far...that will be a lot easier to move around! 
Let me see if I can suggest a few things to "final" out some of the ifs on that list...
I am not sure we can use "Balls and Bayonets" as a phrase...we might want to find something a little different for ourselves.
As BWTP has pointed out, we should be calling ourselves a Battalion rather than a Brigade. And thank you again for the offer of webspace, BWTP. It would be great to have everything "concrete" there, with this thread as a discussion/recruitment center.
Helmets. I think we may have discussed getting the galvanized or rough-surfaced ones. I again defer to the military individuals involved to decide on what would be best and easiest for us to get ahold of.
As far as rank, I think that's a good idea. I again am not military-minded, and am going to need guidance as far as the actual marching goes, but a merit-based ranking is a sound idea.
I have two different versions of the G36 now in my possession. When I get a chance over the next few days, I'll do a side-by-side comparison...they are both very close in look and feel, and both about the same price. More on those later!
I like the idea of wearing both our patch (the 76th) and the Independent patch. It may not be entirely militarily sound, but it's a good homage.
Oh, BWTP, quick side note regarding weapons...one of the versions of this breaks down compactly...very short barrel and no stock. Might be a good "sidearm" for a sniper.
Ok...let's see...Magda (qing ren!), thank you for posting those photos...it never crossed my mind to do that for some reason....
ArtCat, again, thank you for the mail sleeves. I know that not everyone will be wearing them (especially the soliders in the sleeved coats), but they are going to be very, very shiny! Um...well, not literally...but...wel, you know what I mean! 
BoomerGoodHeart, thank you for posting this elsewhere! I am hoping people from those boards pop in to say hello!
I think this is pretty obvious, but I'll go ahead and state it...anyone is welcome to march with us, as long as they are willing to "conform" to the minimum requirements we have already been discussing. We are not asking that everyone be a cookie-cutter duplicate, but close enough that someone can look at us and say "Oh, they look cool!" Does this seem like a reasonable requirement to everyone else? We will have links to clothing items that can be purchased either from an online store or from members here, and there are already several alternatives to most of the stuff required. I will also be offering the patterns for the vest, at least, as well as offering to make them for people (reasonable price). As for the guns, there are a few of us that live close to Atlanta that will be brining extras, so no worries there.
Alright, that should have it about covered. Again, I want to thank everyone involved for making this a possibility rather than a dream. We are going to look good and have fun doing it!
76th Battallion!
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Well, I did some looking for helmets and I found this one. It's an old Russian Military helmet, looks pretty close.
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/LEG140-1717-628.html
Not a bad price at only $9.97. They're out of stock now, but hopefully they'll get some in soon. I'll keep looking for alternatives.
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They have a Polish one too for the same price, though it's not as close as the Russian one:
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/BJR730-51850-1818.html
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Originally posted by artcat81:
oooooo, gorramit I am still trying to get me a copy locally of the companion Im about to give up and order from poplollies.com
You know... looks like the chainmail is not a full sleeve... that would make life easier and be a bit less knitting.. however thehn you have the how to attach it to those understraps issue... hmm I am gonna talk to some of me very Browncoated D&d group who happen to be talented leather workers for ideas...
oh and I have one sleeve done except I need to redye it so it all matches in coloration closer (right now I have a dark patch, a light patch, and a white patch
I am on the mylar hunt this weekend
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Hi ArtCat,
I had requested in one of the previous posts to please put me down on your list of those needing the knitted sleeves. I don't remember seeing a reply, so I apologize if I'm duplicating but could you let me know if I can be on the list for some sleeves, please?
And Tristan, you already have me penciled in for a vest, I think
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Hey Gang...I doubt very seriously if I get to go to D*C, but I am a costumer and it's so very exciting to read all the posts with all the ideas and the research going on. I can't wait to see pix.
I just wanted to let anyone interested know that I have a HUGE garbage bag full of real US military shoulder holsters. I've been trying to find some like them online to price BELOW what they can go for...and it seems that $30-$40 is the average. I don't even know if shoulder holsters would be part of the costumes/uniforms you are goin for....but my daughter little ewok wore two when she dressed as Zoe a couple years ago at Comic Con. She loved doing the 'pose' where Zoe pulls both guns and fires! I took some of the holsters apart to make the 'leg' strap holster variety for her also. I'll see if I can find pix of those. I just got a new digital camera and plan on figuring it out in the next day or two as we are planning on going to Flan2. Also, I've met and emailed Shawna on a couple of occasions and she's always been super helpful with costuming info...if the person who emailed her doesn't hear back soon, I'll try to talk to her at Flan, or email her if you'd like.
This is so awesome that you guys are going to do this. I really wish I could be there. If anyone wants to contact me, I'm always on the OB, or you can email me at saxon1014@hotmail.com
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