New FD smocks: how do they look?

[Sheikh Al Stranghi]

http://cgi.ebay.com/WW2-German-Luftwaff ... otohosting


I've had some of Barry's stuff and it turned out to be very good, while other things were rubbish. Does anyone have an idea what these are like?

Cheers

[Sheikh Al Stranghi]

No reactions on either forum, so I ordered one and I will post a review when it gets here.

There's always ebay again if it turns out to be bad.

[dagda]

Ill wait to see what Tom says!! Although the field divivsion jacket looks good!

[Schuetze Arsch]

Looks great on the first view, far better than the splinter A (HORROR)FD jacket from Sturm.
But on closer viewing.... the camouflage pattern is only 50% accurate and the rest of the camo pattern is a imaginative design. The most original FD jackets I had seen had a green base color.

In genaeral I have no problems with china stuff (usefull if you clean the floor )
the new Berry Lyndon T&W pattern smock looks very good, no wonder, because ist is a copy of the SMW pattern with improved colors.
http://cgi.ebay.com/WW2-German-Heer-Luf ... 7C294%3A30

But this smock is also wrong because it is made non-reversible and originals were always reverible to white. I dare to doubt that this china copys are made on the same high-quality level as SMW products. I know... I´m a hardcore stitch counter

[Sheikh Al Stranghi]

Why only 50%?

I've had that Sumpf smock, it was also wrong because the material was too thick and felt (and looked) a bit synthetic.

[HGKanonier]

Shouldn't it have a bit of synthetic "sheen" while new due to the high rayon content in the original's base cloth?

[Sheikh Al Stranghi]

I am talking close to nylon here. Rayon sheen is different.

[Peiper]

I am talking close to nylon here. Rayon sheen is different.

"Thread counter"

[HGKanonier]

I am talking close to nylon here. Rayon sheen is different.

"Has a nice sheen to it. Is that silk?" <Amon Goeth>

[Schuetze Arsch]

Why only 50%?

I've had that Sumpf smock, it was also wrong because the material was too thick and felt (and looked) a bit synthetic.

compare the Barry Lyndon splinter B with pictures of original FD jackets or jump smock´s and you´ll surly find the errors.

[Chorlitz|12.SS|]

I am talking close to nylon here. Rayon sheen is different.

"Has a nice sheen to it. Is that silk?" <Amon Goeth>

HAHA

Barry L: Im afraid that i can't make correct uniforms sir,

Amon: Barry Lyndon, I pardon you.

Barry L:

*Gun Shots*

*Silence*

BARRY LYNDON IS BANNED FROM EBAY

The End

[HGKanonier]

I am talking close to nylon here. Rayon sheen is different.

"Has a nice sheen to it. Is that silk?" <Amon Goeth>

HAHA

Barry L: Im afraid that i can't make correct uniforms sir,

Amon: Barry Lyndon, I pardon you.

Barry L:

*Gun Shots*

*Silence*

BARRY LYNDON IS BANNED FROM EBAY

The End

"Make me.....a hinge."

[Pietje]

It looks better... (its longer then the older one he was selling), but the colour is from what I see on his webpage wrong... The backgroundcolour is more brown then green... And as far as I have seen, the background colour was green (not brown). Great for Fallschirmjäger, but not for LW Feld- Division camo.


It might have been better that he did use this pattern to make but then use the fabrik of his former Fsj smocks.. (which do have more green)... Not perfect maybe, but better then this one.

I still think I will go for one of Zeugmeisterei... Have to contact Zeug one these days for the size's. I think the price is only about 60 Euro more for something good...





(photographs from wehrmacht-awards forum)




(photograph from webpage Zeugmeisterei)

[Sheikh Al Stranghi]

Yes, because splinter clothing was always the same colour and the many original FD smocks I've seen are all fakes.

[Mikkel]

Thats because all german uniforms garments were only made in a single design, with a single type of fabric. ALl variations are fakes and should be avoided. Especially by reenactors.