vanilla gorilla Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Saw SB's has some decals that are camo markings for uniforms, equipment,etc;. One set was desert, one woodland. I found a company that had a full line, including modern digital patterns. Anyone used these? I'm thinking I might try them for the baggage on my Abrams. Any tips, including where you might have picked 'em up would be great. Thanks, VG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GA.modelmaker Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 i have been thinking about getting the woodland camo for some figures that i wantt to try it on. look over on the armorama site. thiers a guy named heavyarty he has used them on some of his figures and has said a few good things about the item. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arkhunter2002 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 thiers a guy named heavyarty he has used them on some of his figures and has said a few good things about the item. He's on this site too, same name HeavyArty. He's active mostly on the Helicopter Modeling. Take care, Austin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) Not I. It was Redleg 12 who used them on his recent M1128 MGS build. I haven't used them and don't really plan on it. I would rather paint them. Here's Redleg's M1128 build post . Go to the bottom of p.2 to see the came decals. Edited January 12, 2009 by HeavyArty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vanilla gorilla Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Thanks HA, and the rest. I'm thinking of doing my packs in OD green mostly. Would packs and baggage on OIF Marine tanks ever be found in woodland camo? I might use that mixed with some digital desert stuff. Thanks guys, VG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 (edited) It depends on when you are depicting. In OIF 1, '03 - the invasion, we were still using mostly ALICE gear and rucksacks, which are pretty much all varying shades of medium to OD green. As the war progresed, MOLLE packs in woodland and desert MARPAT (Marine digital pattern) were issued. The USMC started using MOLLE before the Army, so there were some MARPAT MOLLE bags in '03 too. By now, you see pretty much only MOLLE packs. Green duffle bags are still used today though. Most of the larger net bags and tent bags are still green too. You will not usually see sand or desert camo rucksacks, duffle bags, tent bags, etc. Sand/desert camo is not a common color for those items. Edited January 14, 2009 by HeavyArty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clumber Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 not trying to interrupt - but where are these available from? Much TIA! (the wallet practically tingles with anticipation of buying and trying some of these... Got a couple Strykers and a Bradley that need crews.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vanilla gorilla Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share Posted January 15, 2009 Thanks again HA. I'll go with OD green and maybe some digital desert, I suppose. I'm doing the 'Hard Lic Her' tank, with the mine plow. Honestly, I'm not sure of the time frame without the info in front of me. Clumber, the company that makes the markings is called Shinsengumi. They have thier own website, just google them, haven't seen them in many other spots. Sprue Bro's. has a couple sheets from another company but not nearly as many varieties. VG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HeavyArty Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 'Hard Lic Her' is from the original invasion in Mar-Apr '03. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vanilla gorilla Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 'Hard Lic Her' is from the original invasion in Mar-Apr '03. Copy that, thanks. VG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flyfort17 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 HLJ is out of stock on most of these. Does anyone else carry them? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vanilla gorilla Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 HLJ is out of stock on most of these. Does anyone else carry them? A joint called Tasca has them listed. Also, you can try Shinsengumi.jp, it's thier website. I can't decipher the navigation of it, but maybe your more patient than I am. VG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clumber Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Just to save some googl-ing, here's the url for that 2nd site Vanillia Gorilla mentions : http://www.tasca-modellismo.com/english/emain.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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