Quick update, just got an email back from Clifton Clothing, I initially asked them for pictures of their product, and they gave me a quote of $136 for the pants + $41 shipping to the US. Significantly more than Macleod and who knows how accurate these are since we haven't seen any pictures. For nearly $200 they need to be very close to spot on. I emailed them back asking about the delete of the hip pockets, and again if I can see an actual sample of the fabric with the pattern and/or a finished pair of pants as they only sent me this;
Looking at the colors they use, I think they might actually be too dark which I don't necessarily have a big issue with but I don't know. The base color of the pattern, from my understanding and research, was a very light gray - nearly white.
They did however send me a spread sheet of what sizes I want, so that means we could potentially do a group order of mixed sized, which is good news.
EDIT:
Honestly I'm nearly at the point where I kind of want to just make them myself. I have some experience sewing and my sister is a seamstress in her spare time. I'm going to be getting some dye sublimation quotes from local places, and see if I can get this printed on 4-way stretch ripstop or 12oz Heavyweight Denim or something.
Another thing I've been thinking about is doing an updated version of Snake's pants. The hidden cell phone pocket on the Macleod version got me thinking...I have this fantastic pair of
Motorcycle pants by UglyBros that has these removable hidden knee pad armor
like this. Not only are they fantastic for riding, maintenance, but they also come in handy for shooting (I'm a firearms instructor). I'll often find myself taking a knee or kneeling to retrieve magazines or shoot from
concealment/cover, etc. I know Snake's boots have the knee pad, but I feel like having a knee pad built into your pants has much more utility.
Maybe I'm barking up my own tree here, as I would like these pants to be functional in addition to looking the part, but does that sort of thing pique anyone else's interest?
EDIT EDIT: Clifton replied, they sent a picture!
I think they look pretty good. Still pricey though, and as per the diagram, belt loops are too high.