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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MorbidCharlie" data-source="post: 5168986" data-attributes="member: 19055">"Nobody... nobody trusts anybody now, and we're all very tired... there's nothing more I can do, just wait...this is R.J. MacReady, helicopter pilot, US outpost #31."The Thing is one of my all time favorite movies and with the snow down here (Texas) and craziness going on in the world, I figured it was time for me to tackle an easier cosplay that I have been wanting to do for a while since work on other projects is going to have to be put on hold until it gets warmer.I saw [USER=3184]howlingwind13[/USER] 's MacReady recently and decided to get to work.There's nothing terribly crazy about the costume, it's just sourcing everything.<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Boots: Looking at a screen grab of the sole, the chevron pattern matches boots made by "RO Search" which were military issue in the 80s.[ATTACH=full]1431402[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1431404[/ATTACH]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Flight suit: Basic Nomex flight suit. Again, easy enough to pick up.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Jacket: I've seen numerous sources that ID the jacket as a Schott 674 bomber jacket. I looked online and found several but actually managed to luck out and grab an "Excelled" bomber that looks identical as far as I can tell. Near enough for the $20 I spent on it. I'll need to distress it, once it arrives. [ATTACH=full]1427222[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1427230[/ATTACH]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sunglasses: ID'ed as Vuarnet 027s and very expensive. I was able to score the Rei Glaciers (a reproduction) on EBay. [ATTACH=full]1427232[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1427231[/ATTACH]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gloves: Pretty sure these are Castre leather snowmobile gauntlets. This particular style was made in the 80s. I was unable to find any that had the leather cuff so I purchased a pair with the fabric cuff and had a friend replace the fabric with leather. [ATTACH=full]1433647[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1466795[/ATTACH]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The hat: I've decided to go with Screencapped Hats version. Waiting for it to arrive. [ATTACH=full]1427228[/ATTACH]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Flamethrower: The M2A1-7 model. It's a hybrid of the M9-7 flamethrower wand used in Vietnam with the tank system of the M2 from WW2. [ATTACH=full]1431405[/ATTACH] </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Blue hoodie in "heather blue" and t-shirt.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The revolver that MacReady uses is actually Garry's and he ends up with it near the end of the movie. The revolver is a Colt Trooper Mk III with a 4" barrel. I had this modeled and currently working on finishing up the 3D print. [ATTACH=full]1467803[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1467851[/ATTACH]</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The ammo belt and holster are going to be extremely hard to identify, so I went with best guess. Both are similar to Hunter brand equipment so I went with the Hunter 138 ammo belt and Hunter 1100-12 snap on holster off of EBay. The holster MacReady uses is to large for the Colt Trooper so I veered a little from screen accuracy and bought the appropriate sized holster. [ATTACH=full]1478211[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1478210[/ATTACH]</li> </ul></blockquote>

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