Force Recon Uniforms

This is my collection of uniforms used for my Force Recon impression.



I at first had bought a set of replica Woodland Marpats and they actually started to fall apart after the first wash, at the time it was rarer to come across genuine issue Marpats with the EGA, since then I've picked up a set of the Woodland and Desert MCCUU. Both were badged when I received them but I've had surname tapes made for myself.
I love Marpat, it's one of my favourite camouflage patterns and the cut of the MCCUU is really good.



My first attempt at an impression was the original FSBE gear so I picked myself up flight suits, these are both CWU-27 Nomex Flight suits made by Propper one in Sage Green and the other in Desert Tan.

They are both really comfortable to be honest, bought quite baggy so that the air can circulate.

I need to mod some tan velcro onto the sleeves of the tan flight suit.

Allied Industries IFAK

I've also picked up an AI IFAK pouch.
While this isn't trictly FSBE kit, I've seen pictures of it being used and as they are quite easy to get hold of I thought that it would be a good addition for now.

I want to get hold of the genuine FSBE GP pouch that is normally used for holding the med kit

The pouch is designed to hold the operators IFAK kit, I don't have the complete kit yet, but I'm hoping to pick most of it up in the future, the only thing I have to add to it at the moment is a pair of EMT shears.

I've added this onto my first line and for a cheap addition it's quite good.

FSBE II Leg Panel Allied Industries

I had a nice surprise the other day when I opened my door to the Postman.

I had been expecting a new grenade pouch but instead the seller had sent this leg panel.

I've been after one of these for quite some time and these are one of the harder parts of the collection to get hold of, well maybe not harder, but quite pricey.

I've contacted the seller about this, but for the meantime until he gets back in touch with me I am considering this to be part of my collection.
Cheating, yeah it is.





I've taken some pictures of it and compared it to the Pantac copy that I already have, from what I can tell the Pantac copy is based on the original SDS leg panel and not the AI one.
The Pantac has the small piece of webbing at the bottom front of the panel but the AI doesn't.
The real panel has OD coloured mesh on the inside.


As much as I'd love to keep this, I couldn't do that to a fellow collector, but I am tempted.