76th Independent Battalion - part 26

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UPDATED: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 14:44
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MSB

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 2:25 PM

LOL Thanks Jimi :) I know you will...

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Ain't Love GRAND!!!

KAELE

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:07 PM

Just ordered my Type B from Tristan. I'm very much looking forward to having it! I've completed crocheting one of the sleeves and have begun the other. They need to be 'silvered' but that should be fairly easy.

BTW: e-bay is an evil thing. I've spent waaaay too much money on there this past week!

~Kaele

Commander, Echo Company, 76th Battalion
http://76thbattalion.homestead.com

MSB

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:10 PM

I have a mental picture of Tristan frantically sewing on his sewing machine while movers carry furniture around him..

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Ain't Love GRAND!!!

KAELE

Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
I have a mental picture of Tristan frantically sewing on his sewing machine while movers carry furniture around him..

No, this one was surplus. He made it for someone roughly the same body type I was (and I guessed it correctly when I PMed him!) and instead of it going to waste, I bought it. So I don't think he's doing any sewing. Even if it doesn't have any patches on it, I've got a 76th patch already and would just need rank and an IA patch. And since I STILL need ranks for my OLD uniform coat, I am not worried.

I'm undecided if I will keep both uniforms parade-ready or make one distressed.

~Kaele

Commander, Echo Company, 76th Battalion
http://76thbattalion.homestead.com

BROWNCOAT1

Thursday, March 13, 2008 1:41 PM

Ebay is indeed evil. I spend a bit of coin there too.

Good on the type B Captain.

Still need to get LT bars myself. May have to check the local surplus place to see if they have any.

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TANKOBITE

Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:10 PM

If you live anywhere near a military base the PXs sell them. I'm not sure if you need to have a military ID to buy them though (I don't know, if I ever needed military rank insignia, usually I just borrowed them from my Dad). If that's the case, you can probably get a friend who's military to pick you up a set.

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There's a widow in sleepy Chester
Who weeps for her only son;
There's a grave on the Pabeng River,
A grave that the Burmans shun;
And there's Subadar Prag Tewarri
Who tells how the work was done.

MSB

Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:46 PM

yes you do need military ID to buy rank insignia:)

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Ain't Love GRAND!!!

TANKOBITE

Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:01 PM

Sucks to be you folks then. The PX is awesome. Like Walmart with no taxes and cooler camping equipment.

(I have one)

Here's an interesting note: I've found an old British Trench coat (from the 80s I think) and next week there's a USSR v. NATO airsoft event that I plan to pick up some equipment (bandolier for my AK, and possibly a Russian helmet). I'm thinking though that if I got the patches for a Browncoat unit I could start making my own personal uniform. It wouldn't be right with your unit's because my coat is a darker brown, so I'd probably go a little wild(I'm thinking of simply using an Australian style hat I have as head gear for example). Not sure what I'll call my unit though; think it'd be neat to get one of those brown Utilikilts and make a Highland Regiment

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There's a widow in sleepy Chester
Who weeps for her only son;
There's a grave on the Pabeng River,
A grave that the Burmans shun;
And there's Subadar Prag Tewarri
Who tells how the work was done.

RIVERISMYGODDESS

Thursday, March 13, 2008 6:06 PM

Tristan might have some extra ones, Boothe, because I got Zeph's old ones when he got his Captain bars.

We actually talked about having a highland sort of regiment within the 76th, so I'd love to see pics if you end up doing that.

Have fun with the airsofting!

I don't go on eBay anymore. I'm just getting back to where I am ok financially, and that would ruin me. :)

~jimi
Lt. Alexander - Chief Medic / XO Alpha Co. / Logistics & Transportation Specialist - 76th IAB

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TANKOBITE

Thursday, March 13, 2008 7:18 PM

I'll be sure to do that. I'm not sure that if I do, whether or not I should go with the Utilikilt or go with an actual one. Historically Scottish Regiments wear the actual one with the tartan colors on 'em, but if we're shooting for a "Brownkilt" then it should probably be like the one we've got pictures of Fillion wearing.

Personally, I'm tempted to keep it historical since that looks a little neater
(in my opinion)

And since I'll have to buy an actual kilt later on for my band, I'd rather not buy another one for this. The one thing that'll be a bit difficult is seeing about working a patch for it (I figured I'd follow your guy's basic rules about the Independent Army patch on the right), but I'm not sure what I'd do about the left side. I'll have to see if I've got any US ones I can mess around with and make it into one.

Edit: FYI, the link you guys put with the Patch to "Out to the Black" is broken.
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There's a widow in sleepy Chester
Who weeps for her only son;
There's a grave on the Pabeng River,
A grave that the Burmans shun;
And there's Subadar Prag Tewarri
Who tells how the work was done.

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