Hey guys, this is my first post in this thread but I've been lurking since the beginning, and my goal ever since has been nailing 'Grizzly Max's outfit. Much of the stuff on here has been the standard Max outfit, the SADF vest, pouches, etc, but I wanted to focus on the prologue Max, as very few have delved into those details. Anyway.
Starting with the side view.
What we have is layers of gear, the top most being one of these:
The british M85 webbing is the only type that has those little ring conenctors. They are usualy looped around the soldier's belt in the same way as their pouches and poncho rolls, but in our case the look is hooked into a chest rig, much like this:
While it is hard to confirm the exact brand, the things that are obvious is that is a camo pattern chest rig, with backpack-style shoulder harnesses that do not cross over. (This strap on his back linking the two shoulder straps is camo patterned)
The rib-section of the chest rig is attached to a shoulder strap using a metal d-shackle.
The other strap of the M85 harness is hooked around a similar m85 belt,
Contrary to belief there is not a back-rig to this jacket, it is all straps and buckles, together with the airplane seatbelt buckle across the shoulder.
I am in the process of sewing together a mock-up to properly display all this, as I don't really fancy clogging this thread with photos that I'm, sure we all have. Hopefully some of this is helpful,
Starting with the side view.
What we have is layers of gear, the top most being one of these:
The british M85 webbing is the only type that has those little ring conenctors. They are usualy looped around the soldier's belt in the same way as their pouches and poncho rolls, but in our case the look is hooked into a chest rig, much like this:
While it is hard to confirm the exact brand, the things that are obvious is that is a camo pattern chest rig, with backpack-style shoulder harnesses that do not cross over. (This strap on his back linking the two shoulder straps is camo patterned)
The rib-section of the chest rig is attached to a shoulder strap using a metal d-shackle.
The other strap of the M85 harness is hooked around a similar m85 belt,
Contrary to belief there is not a back-rig to this jacket, it is all straps and buckles, together with the airplane seatbelt buckle across the shoulder.
I am in the process of sewing together a mock-up to properly display all this, as I don't really fancy clogging this thread with photos that I'm, sure we all have. Hopefully some of this is helpful,