BBA039 Stretcher Party Set (1 Viewer)

[Jagdpanther]

Hi Guys. Need someone with uniform knowledge.

? about the figure with both Hands holding the stretcher. Is he wearing the m43 Field Jacket? To me it does not look like the M43, like the Medic behind him with the larger pockets.





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[King & Country]

Hi Guys. Need someone with uniform knowledge.

? about the figure with both Hands holding the stretcher. Is he wearing the m43 Field Jacket? To me it does not look like the M43, like the Medic behind him with the larger pockets.

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Hi there,
The guy in front of your (our) pic carrying the stretcher with both hands is wearing an M41 Field Jacket.

If you go on the internet you will see multiple different coloured variations of this jacket as they were supplied to the US Army by multiple contractors.

Hope this helps...Best wishes and happy collecting!
Andy.

 

[arnhem44mad]

Hi there,
The guy in front of your (our) pic carrying the stretcher with both hands is wearing an M41 Field Jacket.

If you go on the internet you will see multiple different coloured variations of this jacket as they were supplied to the US Army by multiple contractors.

Hope this helps...Best wishes and happy collecting!
Andy.

Sorry Andy there is no way that's an M41 jacket, they were tan in colour

Scott

 

[villagehorse]

Whatever, it is still one of my favourite pieces in this series. Robin.

 

[King & Country]

Sorry Andy there is no way that's an M41 jacket, they were tan in colour

Scott

Sorry Scott...They were not only tan in colour...For the reasons I mentioned in my first post.
Andy.

 

[arnhem44mad]

Sorry Scott...They were not only tan in colour...For the reasons I mentioned in my first post.
Andy.

They honestly were bud. OLIVE drab uniform only existed in the form of HBTs up until the appearence of the M43.

Scott

 

[King & Country]

Whatever, it is still one of my favourite pieces in this series. Robin.

G'day Robin,
What a terrific 'Battle of the Bulge' layout and collection!

I Thankyou for enjoying and displaying our figures and vehicles in so many imaginative and creative scenes and scenarios.

With best wishes and hope we meet up while I am down in Oz soon.
Andy.

 

[TomNT]

Have a great trip and time in Oz Andy. It's a shame you still receive repetitive negativity (not polite suggestions and polite questioning on accuracy) from members but that's life I guess.

Tom

 

[Desertkiwi]

Have a great trip and time in Oz Andy. It's a shame you still receive repetitive negativity (not polite suggestions and polite questioning on accuracy) from members but that's life I guess.

Tom

Couldn't agree more Tom mate. Have an awesome trip down under Andy. I can't make it across the ditch this year, but knowing our Aussie cousins they'll no doubt make it a memorable visit. The results of the diorama competitions will be interesting.:salute::

 

[King & Country]

Couldn't agree more Tom mate. Have an awesome trip down under Andy. I can't make it across the ditch this year, but knowing our Aussie cousins they'll no doubt make it a memorable visit. The results of the diorama competitions will be interesting.:salute::

Hi Guys,
I don't doubt Young Scott believes he is correct in his assertion...and many of those jackets were indeed 'tan' or desert sand in colour...BUT NOT ALL as I originally made Chrystal clear in my response... and as I double checked in multiple sources on the internet.

On a positive note I always eagerly look forward to my annual trips down under and meeting up with blokes from all over Australia and even a few Kiwi 'cousins' who fly up from the Land of the Long White Cloud.

Sorry you can't make it this year...Especially with the Centurion and the 'Long Tan Set' being previewed ...but there's always 2020!!!

All the best Guys and Adios for now,
Andy.

 

[binder001]

First I tend to agree that it's a BIT dark for an M41 jacket. Back in my reenacting days we used original uniforms (all the neat repro stuff came years later). A "mint condition" M41 jacket is NOT "tan". The specified color was Olive Drab #3. OD is basically yellow ochre mixed with black. The lower number = lighter color. In about 1943 the new combat uniform was to be changed to OD #7. OD #3 was a light green-khaki color when brand new but most of the garment faded rapidly after laundering. That left them in a very tan shade (sometime a very light tan at that). I can't say that there weren't M41 jackets in the later color, I've just not heard of them. The poplin shell of the jacket did hold dirt and oil stains pretty well, and SOME infantry units wore the M41 jackets inside out so that the darker, duller, blanket lining was exposed. Sp, a bit dark? Yup, but totally wrong - jury is still out. It's a fine set and if I really let it bother me I can repaint the figure (I just felt a collective shudder in the collecting community at that remark).

Gary B.
Waverly, NE

 

[Desertkiwi]

Hi Guys,
I don't doubt Young Scott believes he is correct in his assertion...and many of those jackets were indeed 'tan' or desert sand in colour...BUT NOT ALL as I originally made Chrystal clear in my response... and as I double checked in multiple sources on the internet.

On a positive note I always eagerly look forward to my annual trips down under and meeting up with blokes from all over Australia and even a few Kiwi 'cousins' who fly up from the Land of the Long White Cloud.

Sorry you can't make it this year...Especially with the Centurion and the 'Long Tan Set' being previewed ...but there's always 2020!!!

All the best Guys and Adios for now,
Andy.

Cheers Andy mate, yeah a real bummer I can't 'escape' this year and join you all, especially with the new Vietnam stuff being released, but as you say 2020 is just around the corner. ^&grin

 

[arnhem44mad]

And for the record no m41 jackets were OD7. It never happened l. Yes they were OD3 which many in the history world refer to as tan. There were a simplified and cheaper to make version of the m1938 Parsons jacket.

Scott

 

[Desertkiwi]

First I tend to agree that it's a BIT dark for an M41 jacket. Back in my reenacting days we used original uniforms (all the neat repro stuff came years later). A "mint condition" M41 jacket is NOT "tan". The specified color was Olive Drab #3. OD is basically yellow ochre mixed with black. The lower number = lighter color. In about 1943 the new combat uniform was to be changed to OD #7. OD #3 was a light green-khaki color when brand new but most of the garment faded rapidly after laundering. That left them in a very tan shade (sometime a very light tan at that). I can't say that there weren't M41 jackets in the later color, I've just not heard of them. The poplin shell of the jacket did hold dirt and oil stains pretty well, and SOME infantry units wore the M41 jackets inside out so that the darker, duller, blanket lining was exposed. Sp, a bit dark? Yup, but totally wrong - jury is still out. It's a fine set and if I really let it bother me I can repaint the figure (I just felt a collective shudder in the collecting community at that remark).

Gary B.
Waverly, NE

Great post Gary, makes perfect sense to me.:salute::

 

[Terp152]

Interesting debate on the color. One of the leading repro uniform manufacturers goes to great length researching the coloring of their uniforms has to constantly assert the correctness of their products as well. I have the stretcher set and highly plsd with the figs. Chris

 

[Jagdpanther]

Getting back to this thread. Anyone else have a issue with flaking paint with this set? I have two of these sets and both have had flaking paint mainly the with the medic figure helmet seems to be the worse. I do like this set I'm not trying to bash it or anything. But Kinda disappointed a little because of the paint issue.

 

[noli-poli]

Getting back to this thread. Anyone else have a issue with flaking paint with this set? I have two of these sets and both have had flaking paint mainly the with the medic figure helmet seems to be the worse. I do like this set I'm not trying to bash it or anything. But Kinda disappointed a little because of the paint issue.

You are not alone! These is one of my favorite. Very disappointing. My Club Figure Doolittle is also flaking.

I wonder if K&C can fix these just as Figarti did for their M3A1 Halftracks and M7 Priest.

Noli-Poli

 

[Jagdpanther]

You are not alone! These is one of my favorite. Very disappointing. My Club Figure Doolittle is also flaking.

I wonder if K&C can fix these just as Figarti did for their M3A1 Halftracks and M7 Priest.

Noli-Poli

Hi,

That is terrible. My 1st set is in better shape then yours mainly just the medic figure had the paint flaking on the red cross decals on the helmet which I painted over and tried to match the helmet color which turned out okay. My 2nd set that I purchased which I was hoping would be in mint shape turned out actually to be worse. I don't know if this happened with every BBA039 set. But I noticed several Figure sets and some single figures from 2010 time frame had this problem because I had/have others from that time. So I don't know if this was something King and Country ever officially announced at the time that they had paint issues. But this problem never turned me off to king and country I still like there figures/Vehicles....