The 76th Independent Battalion (part 9)
POSTED BY: Tristan
UPDATED: Wednesday, January 3, 2007 18:25
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Greetings! This is the discussion thread for the newly-formed 76th Independent Battalion. We are planning on marching in the DragonCon parade as a Battalion of Independent soldiers.
A few updates.
RiverIsMyGoddess is the officer-in-charge of the Medical branch of the 76th.
Nicodemus has been promoted to Corporal, and will be handling the Demolitions branch of the 76th.
ChrisMoorhead has been promoted to Lieutenant for various contributions to the 76th.
Last threads:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=26049
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=25988
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=25915
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=25856
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=25714
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=25575
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=25503
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=25393
And our new website (thanks, BWTP!):
http://76thbattalion.homestead.com/index.html
And a dedicated message board (signup is required)
http://76thbattalion.proboards59.com/index.cgi
We have a patch!
I'll see if I can get all of the relevant data in this first post...
The question of our history has been brought up and discussed in past threads. To end any debate and possible confusion, we now have one person tasked with the history of the 76th. DocJubal is now the "official historian" of the 76th. We decided it would be prudent to have ONE version of events, that way there is not the possibility of confusing or conflicting storylines. We ask everyone that has ideas about the history of 76th, that you not just post it on the threads. If you do have something you would like to add, contact DocJubal.
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Originally posted by DocJubal:
Iff'n anyone wants to write a detailed history of their character, drop me a line: dedoc@mac.com. I'll do my best to help float it right in line with the loose, roomy history of the Battalion that I've envisioned.
Also, to prevent any single post from being taken as a new rule for the 76th, BWTP or myself will post the new "rule". That way, there will be no confusion. We will have discussions on subjects, but when the decision has been made, we will officially post it. I hope that will clear up any confusion. For the most part, everything in the first post of each of these threads are the rules so far.
We have agreed that it is important to be at least somewhat uniform in appearance...vests, coat or smock, helmet, and weapon will be the same for each trooper...at least close in pants, shirts, and boots. There are two basic uniforms that we can see, and have broken them down as follows:
Type A...basically use Mal as a model. The major item of this uniform is the long coat.
This "uniform" consists of the following:
*Pants with brown stripes up the sides of the legs--links to acceptable choices will be listed later in the thread.
*An undershirt. You can wear just about anything brown or black, preferably long-sleeved, button-ups are acceptable, it does not need to have a collar
*The red vest that I have designed. I will offer these for sale or I will offer the pattern to those that would like to make their own. This pattern should not be modified except to make it fit you or the person you are making it for. There is a specific color and fabric that will be used...SLIGHT variations are allowable, but I will send fabric swatches with each pattern.
*Boots. These will be discussed later in the thread.
*The overcoat that I have designed. I will offer these for sale or I will offer the pattern to those that would like to make their own This pattern should not be modified except to make it fit you or the person that you are making it for. There is a specific color and fabric that will be used...SLIGHT variations are allowable, but I will send fabric swatches with each pattern. This coat has been approved, and will be THE coat for
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mornin' soldiers.
Artcat - I think the mail sleeves look ruttin' great
I hope you all had a shiny holiday weekend. :)
~jimi
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'cause the Roman Gods up to that point were crap. Jeff, the god of biscuits, and Simon, the god of hair-dos.
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Quote:I'll assume the rifle you're talking about is this one:
In one episode (name forgotten), our heroes are dealing with Patience. Ambushing the sniper, Jayne is shown then taking a weapon which I think looks like the Crossman NightStalker TK to which a barrel and a muzzle brake have been added. Can any one confirm this? I infer this was a military weapon which Patience had some how 'acquired'.
Not sure the make and model, but I do know it's not an SL-8 which is the decided marching rifle for the unit.
Quote:I second Tristan's statement. The stripe on Mal's pants was brown, and that's what we're going to stick to, for the same reason we're wearing the Independent patch star point down, as it's how Mal was wearing it.
'Brown' stripe you say?
I thought it was black, as that would be the traditional color for Infantry. Wide stripe for NCOs, thin stripe for offices, no stripe for the 'high privates'.
Quote:I believe Magda hit the nail on the head. These simply look like design sketches, similar to any other movie or game that's out nowadays. Designers usually go through a ton of designs before they finally decide on one. And even so, if this was how they denoted rank there are a couple of reasons we won't:
I was given the firefly companion for christmas and beign the uber geek I am I immediately flipped to teh soldier section, the area it shows both sides of the patch with the codes on the back, one of the sketches shows the corners of the traingles darkened.... it is not a blatant sign of rank buuut could it possibly be how they showed rank? just color in teh corners of the patch?
1. Differences too subtle. It would be difficult to tell at a glance what someone's rank is.
2. And most importantly, it's not like we can go down and have one or two of these special patches made, they have to be ordered in quantities of 50-100+.
It's a good catch and suggestion, and if it was pheasable, we'd probably go for it, but again, the rank we're using is cheap and easily recognizable.
Oh, and a side note about my real mail sleeves. Turns out I won't need to buy a new bunch. With the size of the ring I simply had to change up from the 4-in-1 pattern to the 6-in-1 pattern. It seems to be coming out quite nicely. Once I find my damn camera I'll post a pic.
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RIMG, I did not get the chance to say good morning to you in the other thread. So...good morning!
There is quite a bit to catch up on from the weekend.
BWTP, good morning to you, as well!
I hope your holidays were spent in the pleasant company of family and friends.
Thanks for the info on the patches. I was not entirely sure about that. I do think it would be easier to stick with "one for all" on those anyway, even if it had turned out the corners denoted ranking.
Good news on the sleeves, too!
Quick updates of my own...
I SHOULD have the newer version of the vest and the latest verion of the coat ready for photos tonight or tomorrow (I had no time to sew this weekend, or it would have been sooner). The cloth I found for the coat looks good, and falls and flows better than the cotton trigger.
I should also have the patches from Sister in the mail today (thank you, Sister!), so I'll have detailed photos (I hope) and a full "report" on whether or not this is the patch we will be using.
I think that's about it. If there is anything I missed, please let me know.
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Thanks for the weapon picture - I see that this is definitely NOT the Crossman air rifle, but a 'kit bash' by some prop designer. I have purchase the recommended sniper rifle and it should show up in the next few days (Amazon, of all places, having a special).
Tristan, thanks for the photograph. Not only is the are pants and ribbed stripe very clearly brown, but I see the pants are 'cognac' or even 'butternut'. So, I plan to get a cotton pair ffom Blockaderunnerin butternut - that should do it.
Regards,
Q
"The Spirit of 76"
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Morning, Quandom!
I am looking forward to seeing your rifle.
As for the pants, those are the two pictures I used when trying to figure out what to put on for a stripe...and ended up with the grosgrain. The pants from Wild West are the same "wheat" or butternut color of Mal's; they just do not photograph all that well for some reason.
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BWTP, I'm glad you figured out the correct ratio for your sleeves! For future reference, there is a way to make your own rings. I'll have Ben post or forward the info about it. (Making 'em yourself is time consuming, but probably cheaper in the long run. 
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Tristan, if it's alright with you, before I make copies of the flyer to send to Serenity @ SEBC, I'm gonna go ahead and add the address for the OB. 'K?
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BWTP, she is right about time-consuming...and you have to watch out for "spurs" on the links if you cut them yourself...and dremel-tooling them takes out too much metal; you'll end up with odd-shaped circles. 
Boomer, no problem at all with the OB link. Our Proboard link should be on there, too, if you don't mind!
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That's the one I was referring to. Guess I should put OB in quotes. Or refer to it as PB. LOL.
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Now you have me confused, Boomer! I thought OB was the Serenity Browncoat board for some reason...I refer to the 76th message board as either the "Proboard" or the "76th message board"... OB=Other Board?
AHH!
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