parkseiii
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One thing's obvious, I need to knock down the brightness of the brass buttons. Like I mentioned above, I tried to work mud into the wool jacket, but wool resists dirt quite well. I may have to stain the jacket with something not-so-natural, but I'm hesitating on that because I have only one chance to get it right. I used a cheese grater to rough up the edges of the collar, pocket, hem and cuffs, but you can't tell from a distance.
I can't mess with the trousers...I use them in my WW1 re-enactments.
I'm obviously not taking that genuine Mauser Gew98 rifle and bayonet into Comic-Con...I have an airsoft Mauser 98k and rubber bayonet to substitute (if Security will allow it). If I'm not allowed to take the rifle in, then I have a Mauser C-96 broomhandle pistol and bandoleer that I can use instead. None of the soldiers had one in the movie, but I can't be a good soldier without any weapon.
I'm not wearing my re-enactment boots because they have steel hobnails on the sole. Besides, the Doc Marten's are more comfortable. I'm going to need some comfort somewhere, because it's hot under all that wool, gear and gas mask.
Speaking of the gas mask, I can breathe through the respirator (the innards and seals of which I removed) and through the eye sockets (although they are covered by thin muslin), but since it is rubberised, it doesn't take long before I'm sweating up a storm.
For anyone doing the "bunker guard" gas mask, I read that the special effects crew on the movie had to cut the German helmets in half and extend them longitudinally to make room for the gas mask. That helped the gas mask to fit under the helmet, but it changed the entire shape and look of the helmet. The pipes they added to the outside of the helmet helped to camouflage the extension.
Parks
I can't mess with the trousers...I use them in my WW1 re-enactments.
I'm obviously not taking that genuine Mauser Gew98 rifle and bayonet into Comic-Con...I have an airsoft Mauser 98k and rubber bayonet to substitute (if Security will allow it). If I'm not allowed to take the rifle in, then I have a Mauser C-96 broomhandle pistol and bandoleer that I can use instead. None of the soldiers had one in the movie, but I can't be a good soldier without any weapon.
I'm not wearing my re-enactment boots because they have steel hobnails on the sole. Besides, the Doc Marten's are more comfortable. I'm going to need some comfort somewhere, because it's hot under all that wool, gear and gas mask.
Speaking of the gas mask, I can breathe through the respirator (the innards and seals of which I removed) and through the eye sockets (although they are covered by thin muslin), but since it is rubberised, it doesn't take long before I'm sweating up a storm.
For anyone doing the "bunker guard" gas mask, I read that the special effects crew on the movie had to cut the German helmets in half and extend them longitudinally to make room for the gas mask. That helped the gas mask to fit under the helmet, but it changed the entire shape and look of the helmet. The pipes they added to the outside of the helmet helped to camouflage the extension.
Parks
