USMC Force Recon Mod V2

[ita_killabees]

always more detail...goood good good goooooooooooooood!!!!!

wanna check ur mod with 1640X1050X32 wooohooo!!!!

[CommandoCrazy]

Hey folks,

I got a little issue with the gear, you might be able to help me.

Please have a look at the Body armour vest, I gotta know if the colour is correct.

CC

[ita_killabees]

the combat vest is fantastic! very good job with details dude!!!

anyway, for me an olive green (also if doesnt work that well in desert!) would be the best

[CommandoCrazy]

what about the colour? Sometimes I think it's too brown.

There won't be OD green vests but some Marines will wear their woodland vests in the desert.

CC

[thales100]

Very cool CC, nice job !

[ingeloop]

i think the vest has a great color. most of the colors work in the desert really it seems.

black can be a problem though. good job CC!

[migryder]

I like the vest the way it looks there CC, there is some nice contrast and I don't know about the color, but it has a kinda dusty look to it to me and if it ain't already dusty it would get that way soon enough...having said all this, I'd never make sniper school all other things being good since I'm partially color blind!

mig

Edited December 7, 2006 by migryder

[CommandoCrazy]

Click here and here for screenshots of the regular designated marksman (desert).

CC

Edited December 8, 2006 by CommandoCrazy

[thales100]

Cool CC !

[ita_killabees]

gj! very detailed!

very nice the detail of the blood patch...

if i remember well in Black hawk down (the movie) spec forces were said to write their blood group on the kneepads... can anyone confirm it is real? it would be a nice detail for some specialists, and it seems that cc loves details ehehe!

uh, last thing, why "turned" pouches? it would be better large but "vertical" ones...

excellent job dude!

Edited December 9, 2006 by ita_killabees

[SOPMOD]

Hey folks,

I got a little issue with the gear, you might be able to help me.

Please have a look at the Body armour vest, I gotta know if the colour is correct.

CC

may be light enough?

[callmehobbes]

Do you want some custom faces? ( A personel pet hate is bare headed faces with shading to suggest a hat is worn and vice versa).

I love that marpat but isn't coyote brown a more authentic colour for the body armour?

I've heard of soldiers writing their blood groups here, there and everywhere. Some put it on boots, others knee pads, others just write it on their jackets in marker pen.

Are you doing the Nomex suited Force Recon types as specialists? Perhaps with Argyll's baseball cap model? I think that would look great.

Oh, and how about comms - Sleeper did some great attachments

Good luck with this.

Cheers

CMH

[CommandoCrazy]

After some thinking I decided this:

The Marines will have 3 different sets of uniforms as standard for the 3 environments:

1. Woodland: Marpat BDUs, Body armour, balaclavas, Helmets etc. for direct action missions

2. Desert: A mix of "direct action" and "recon" equipment (desert of course).

3. Jungle: Marpat BDUs, different load bearing equipment (no body armour!), boonie hats / covers etc. for recon missions.

Additionally there will be zipped "skin add-on packs", here some examples:

CQB: Nomex suits (OD green/ tan), body armour, balaclavas, Helmets etc.

Snow: needs no explanation, I just hope I can make it compatible with Frostbite

and maybe some more.

Do you want some custom faces? ( A personel pet hate is bare headed faces with shading to suggest a hat is worn and vice versa).

I love that marpat but isn't coyote brown a more authentic colour for the body armour?

I've heard of soldiers writing their blood groups here, there and everywhere. Some put it on boots, others knee pads, others just write it on their jackets in marker pen.

Are you doing the Nomex suited Force Recon types as specialists? Perhaps with Argyll's baseball cap model? I think that would look great.

Oh, and how about comms - Sleeper did some great attachments

Good luck with this.

Cheers

CMH

You're probably right with the Coyote Brown. Folks, if anyone of you has decent FR ref pics, please send them to me!!!

Tell me more about those comms - where can I find them I'd love to have a look at them...

I could also need some backpacks for the recon skins, AFAIK they're still using ALICEs.

If you have any info for me post it or shoot me a PM everything is much appreciated.

CC

[callmehobbes]

Hi,

I don't have the photo's but have a look at militaryphotos.net - a quick searh wil give you more ref. material than you could ever possibly use. There was an amazing thread about USMC scouts and snipers.

The comms are from snowfella (I think) send him a PM.

[CommandoCrazy]

The comms are from snowfella (I think) send him a PM.

Do you know the mod that they're in?

EDIT:

I had to work on the vest, I couldn't resist

better?

CC

Edited December 11, 2006 by CommandoCrazy

[callmehobbes]

I've no idea if they're in a mod. I think Mig forwarded them to me or possibly Thales. Sorry, not much help am I!

[TheBlakeness (HotPants)]

After some thinking I decided this:

The Marines will have 3 different sets of uniforms as standard for the 3 environments:

1. Woodland: Marpat BDUs, Body armour, balaclavas, Helmets etc. for direct action missions

2. Desert: A mix of "direct action" and "recon" equipment (desert of course).

3. Jungle: Marpat BDUs, different load bearing equipment (no body armour!), boonie hats / covers etc. for recon missions.

Additionally there will be zipped "skin add-on packs", here some examples:

CQB: Nomex suits (OD green/ tan), body armour, balaclavas, Helmets etc.

Snow: needs no explanation, I just hope I can make it compatible with Frostbite

and maybe some more.

Do you want some custom faces? ( A personel pet hate is bare headed faces with shading to suggest a hat is worn and vice versa).

I love that marpat but isn't coyote brown a more authentic colour for the body armour?

I've heard of soldiers writing their blood groups here, there and everywhere. Some put it on boots, others knee pads, others just write it on their jackets in marker pen.

Are you doing the Nomex suited Force Recon types as specialists? Perhaps with Argyll's baseball cap model? I think that would look great.

Oh, and how about comms - Sleeper did some great attachments

Good luck with this.

Cheers

CMH

You're probably right with the Coyote Brown. Folks, if anyone of you has decent FR ref pics, please send them to me!!!

Tell me more about those comms - where can I find them I'd love to have a look at them...

I could also need some backpacks for the recon skins, AFAIK they're still using ALICEs.

If you have any info for me post it or shoot me a PM everything is much appreciated.

CC

Hello,

thought I would chime in with some advice on Marine gear. We are starting to use more and more gear in the Coyote brown color. It happens to be the brown color that you find in the woodland marpats. We started using it because it matches well for both sets of cammies.

For packs, we are starting to get issued a new pack called the "Improved Load Bearing Equipment" (ILBE). It is a really nice rucksack designed to replace the MOLLE system and it comes with a Day Pack and hydration system. If you do a google search you can probably find some info on them, but either way both the rucksack and the daypack come in woodland Marpat pattern with Coyote colored straps.

Also, the Hydration pack we were issued at OCS was the USMC Tactical 3L hydration pack that is made by Source Vagabond. I liked it so much that I went out and bought my own when I got home.

Hope some of this helps. I too, am making a personal Marine mod of myself as a specialist. I even broke down and finally made a custom face of my ugly mug.

[ita_killabees]

what's better of his advice then? lol

[CommandoCrazy]

Hello,

thought I would chime in with some advice on Marine gear. We are starting to use more and more gear in the Coyote brown color. It happens to be the brown color that you find in the woodland marpats. We started using it because it matches well for both sets of cammies.

Thanks for your advice! What do you think about the gear in my last post? Does this come close?

EDIT: Almost forgot to say that I made some changes to the .gun files (thx to DonMiguel for his ballistics calculator )

CC

Edited December 12, 2006 by CommandoCrazy

[TheBlakeness (HotPants)]

Hello,

thought I would chime in with some advice on Marine gear. We are starting to use more and more gear in the Coyote brown color. It happens to be the brown color that you find in the woodland marpats. We started using it because it matches well for both sets of cammies.

Thanks for your advice! What do you think about the gear in my last post? Does this come close?

EDIT: Almost forgot to say that I made some changes to the .gun files (thx to DonMiguel for his ballistics calculator )

CC

Hey,

In your last post, I would have to say that the brown looks like it may be a bit on the light side. Thats not to say though that the game might render it darker. GR has been known to do that to textures. That being said, I kind of lean to the brown that you had in the texture before the last.

Keep in mind that the Marines are common for doing "more with less", so its not uncommon to find Marines in Iraq using woodland color gear. Usually the rule in the fleet when it comes to gear is "as long as its tactical". Case in point, I mentioned in my original posts about the new Hydration packs we are issued, well the old ones we had sucked, and not many fleet Marines have the new one yet, so its not uncommon to find Marines using their own store bought camelbaks, or other brand hydration packs.

[CommandoCrazy]

Hey,

In your last post, I would have to say that the brown looks like it may be a bit on the light side. Thats not to say though that the game might render it darker. GR has been known to do that to textures. That being said, I kind of lean to the brown that you had in the texture before the last.

Keep in mind that the Marines are common for doing "more with less", so its not uncommon to find Marines in Iraq using woodland color gear. Usually the rule in the fleet when it comes to gear is "as long as its tactical". Case in point, I mentioned in my original posts about the new Hydration packs we are issued, well the old ones we had sucked, and not many fleet Marines have the new one yet, so its not uncommon to find Marines using their own store bought camelbaks, or other brand hydration packs.

I'll take some in-game screenies so we can compare both vests

I've made 50% of the regular desert skins to have woodland FSBEs, it also makes the chrs look more individual, they're not all looking exactly the same like in GR.

I got some questions concerning the gear for reconaissance ops. MOLLE chest rigs and LBVs should be OK, but I've seen FR Marines still using ALICE gear (they had Marpat BDUs so the pics weren't that old) !!!

CC

[TheBlakeness (HotPants)]

Hey,

In your last post, I would have to say that the brown looks like it may be a bit on the light side. Thats not to say though that the game might render it darker. GR has been known to do that to textures. That being said, I kind of lean to the brown that you had in the texture before the last.

Keep in mind that the Marines are common for doing "more with less", so its not uncommon to find Marines in Iraq using woodland color gear. Usually the rule in the fleet when it comes to gear is "as long as its tactical". Case in point, I mentioned in my original posts about the new Hydration packs we are issued, well the old ones we had sucked, and not many fleet Marines have the new one yet, so its not uncommon to find Marines using their own store bought camelbaks, or other brand hydration packs.

I'll take some in-game screenies so we can compare both vests

I've made 50% of the regular desert skins to have woodland FSBEs, it also makes the chrs look more individual, they're not all looking exactly the same like in GR.

I got some questions concerning the gear for reconaissance ops. MOLLE chest rigs and LBVs should be OK, but I've seen FR Marines still using ALICE gear (they had Marpat BDUs so the pics weren't that old) !!!

CC

Do you mind sending me some of these pics with said named devil dogs using ALICE gear? My best guess if they are legit is that they either belong to an under funded batalion, or are some hard charging old timers that love their ALICE gear. Either way, the ALICE gear is obsolete and NOT standard issue anymore, uless you are at OCS or one of the recruit depots. I have lots of time with the ALICE gear at OCS.

That being said, a lot of Marines will sometimes use mods of the ALICE gear, like use the War belts with the old Canteens on for additional hydration.

BTW, here is a nice pic showing a Marine in Iraq using the new ILBE day pack.

http://media.militaryphotos.net/photos/fal...h_offensive/abv

Super comfortable. Also, see the duct tape on his left leg..Possible a blood type. We arent very savvy on all of the fancy patches that the Army uses.

[CommandoCrazy]

I can't find the pic anymore, but I swear it was a FR Marine with Marpat BDU and ALICE gear.

Any idea what I could use for recon skins? MOLLE chest rigs, FLC (??), Eagle H-Harness....

CC

[TheBlakeness (HotPants)]

From what I have seen the FR Marines dont really get issued anything different then the standard Fleet Grunts. I know that Recon definately has a lot more lee way on what they can get away with, so i wouldnt be surprised if they mod their stuff out a lot. I heard that during the Iraq invasion a lot of the Recon guys modded their Humvies to work more to their liking.

Recon guys go through a lot more diverse training than Infantry grunts do. IE.. jump school, Dive School, etc. Things like jump school are big for Marines because we dont get the same opportunitys to go like the Army does.

That being said, your definately more than welcome to use some creative license to give your Recon guys some "Flair". I wouldnt reccomend ALICE systems though. They were phased out for a reason.

BTW..The Marines just started the first 2 battalions of Marine Special Operations (MARSOC). They formed them from a lot of Recon Marines. MARSOC differs from Recon because they actually fall under SOCOM, where as Recon didnt.

Edited December 14, 2006 by TheBlakeness (HotPants)

[Suicide Commando]

Pics look awesome CC. Like the idea for the different skins for the environs too. And the Marines use the Bowman PRR mainly from what I've seen. SnowFella made one as did spider_c$k.