Help IDing tactical vest

angelus0313

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Hello,
After much trying to figure out what kind of vest this is, I was wondering if anyone knows if the tac vest worn by Stryker's black op soldiers in the movie X-2: X-men United was a found object or something they probably made for the production?

The reason I ask is I always wanted to do an Agent Zero costume from Wolverine Origin, as in the opening scene of the movie also has Styker along with his team in the plane wearing the exact same vest as they share too many similarities to be different vest, with the exception of the shoulder parts on some of the characters look like fuzzy velcro as they also missing the throat guard piece that is held on by the strap with buttons.

As I assuming it a found object, due to how Dead Pool's vest looks, thinking it was the base of all the vest with the and the lapse in time between productions. Among of other tell-tail signs on the Dead Pool vest, like quick release shoulder straps. But I may be totally wrong on this assessment and the costume designer went the extra mile, but with every "Made" tac vest they always lack certain things that would make them believable.

Here some pics of the vest from both productions

X2 upper body shot with throat guard attached
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Overall
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Agent Zero (Wolverine Origin) vest minus throat guard

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Dead Pool's vest, note chest button placement as the only difference between his and Zero's vest is the lack of collar.
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the throat looks very similar to the one the IOTV uses. The neck is a bit taller than the IOTV it seems though.
 
the throat looks very similar to the one the IOTV uses. The neck is a bit taller than the IOTV it seems though.


Thanks for the reply, as think I figured out what vest was used in X2, it similar to a Trimax tactical vest due to it the IOTV like throat guard and buttons on the shoulders in the correct placement. Found it by accident while reading a post about a Big Daddy costume on the board.

here what it looks like
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While I think this was either the base of the Wolverine Origins version, the only problem is it lacks the lace up sides scene in the movie so it may have been an order version like when Blackhawk changed from lace up to velcro flaps. Among some like the button straps being added later by the costume department.

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or this
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As both I leaning towards they where plate carrier vest due to how the neck part looks, straight over V shaped like regular tac vest.
 
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