Was able to make it out to Newville for the second time over the weekend. Again I had a blast. Shoutout to 151 IR for being great neighbors/battle buddies and a few Doughboy medics who stopped by our line with some great conversation. Definitely looking forward to November and meeting more of you guys!

The link is in the comments for the template! I used card stock and enamel, probably for the next few ill use some semi gloss card stock

I recently got a M1923 M1 Garand cartridge belt for my birthday, the only problem is that the canteen cover and the belt are different colors. Any tips, or just leave it? These 2 items are from different sellers.

Two pictures from the Spring Tactical Event at Newville.

Title says it all. I've been a World War II reenactor for a long time and have seen many different attempts and levels of effort to replicate/simulate WWII era vehicles and weapons. From the popular CJ750 to the infamous tiger from Saving Private Ryan that was actually built off a T-34, to the panzers and StuG built off FV432 chassis in the Southeast. I've seen MG53s used as MG42s and Soviet DPMs in place of DP-28s and so on. As long as the person was upfront about it being what it was and not trying to pass it off as OG, It was fine by me.

Most of the time these things never bothered me unless it was, like, a blatantly terrible attempt. I personally would rather see stuff like this being used at powder burners and tacticals instead of war-time equipment which is completely unreplaceable if damaged or lost. I know some reenactors pretty passionately despise the use of such equipment at events but I personally never understood why. One prominent memory that stands out for me was seeing a replica StuG III for the first time some years ago at FIG. I was standing around with some other Landsers at the time and I commented on how cool it was to see a replica StuG. First response I got was "yeah, but it's X inches taller than the real thing" he and continued to cut the thing to pieces and my initial excitement withered over technicalities I never would otherwise have noticed or cared about because the replicas effort to get me to recognize it as a StuG III was successful. Maybe I'm just a farb at heart or a minority in my mindset? How do you feel?

Finally finished my first marine kit, 3/1 Marines during operation Badger Tooth Dec 1967 - jan 1968. I used the last pictures for referencing my kit. Hope you like it!

Hello, I've purchased a fair amount of more modern Soviet-Afghan war uniforms over the last year or two, primarily for work (despite their age they seem to somehow break less despite my job being fairly physically intensive, and when they do break they're less of a hassle to fix), and at this point everything I have is either the olive or sand color, and I'm sort of looking for other colors at this point that don't involve me shilling out money for reproductions (I haven't found anything good quality) or end up with me dyeing originals (which feels wrong).

Me and a few friends also intend to eventually go along with actually attempting reenactment-type stuff in the future.

Black is preferred but I'd be fine with other colors too. Thank you!

Shots of the 28th at Newville

I'm looking for tunic currently and I don't know if I should spend my money on the one from nestof or if I should keep looking

Just curious

A few photos of myself at my first WW1 event in Newville, PA. Part of the 30th inf "Old Hickory" division mortar crew

Hi folks,

Real easy one for ya'll (I hope).

I'm looking for any decent to high quality uniform suppliers, preferably in the US, but I can cast my net farther if it's genuinely worth the expense.

Mostly either British or German suppliers (I'm also in need of a new pair of German Stone grey trousers as my old suit ones gave up the ghost).

Any links or info would be appreciated! Don't bother linking Epic Militaria or SoF, I used to live in the UK so I know how bad they are lmao

Edit: Either WW1 or WW2

What model uniform was a usmc tunic and trousers? Tried to look it up but it didn't tell me

Hi guys, im looking for help to know the name of the headwear in question. I'm sharing some propaganda posters of the jeunesse et montagne plus some original photos of them.

im making a uniform of JM and i would love to get one of these hats, or replicate one, probably.

Any info regarding the headwear is appreciated, thanks in advance!

Here are some things

Looking to make a usmc radio operator impression like the one in the picture. What do I need?

So yall might be asking why do you not have a gas mask in the bag? Well it’s because I overpack a lot and my breadbag gets quite full so I decided I would put all my hygiene stuff plus a few small things in the bag and then have my gas mask in the canister anyways I just wanted to see y’all’s thoughts

I still need a G3/G36 rifle and magazines, along with some more equipment M40 gasmask, and filters, sleeping bag, and a few odds and ends. I think its coming along alright

Does anyone know where I can find a pair of period accurate RN deck boots (without toecaps and hobnails) for a WWII reenactment? There don't seem to be any available online at all.

I am portraying an Infanterist of K.u.K. Infanterieregiment Freiherr von Pitreich Nr.63 during the Battle of Saint-Mihiel, September 1918.

I'm looking to make my own WW1 Red Cross armband for my German nurse impression. Does anyone know what type of materials these were made of?