@@matrion6098 they are laced correctly, i have mine set up like that. you are probably having such a hard time because they are 70 year old laces, id really recommend repro laces to save your self from such a pain (on second inspection they switched methods half way up but both ways of lacing are correct, just not to switch like that lol )
Timenos gaiters are used to keep mud and stuff off the bottom half of your legs (your shins). They are often used for tramping. Because if you walk through a big pile of mud your legs are going to get really dirty.
Ive purchased everything they have from most of the original providers for the show.... It all gets shipped just in bags. Prop store just really wants to take care of their customers
Its kind of a shit uniform to be honest. The uniform wouldve been seen on guadalcanal. The dress shirt was seen at the same time the P41 was seen. After guadalcanal men were wearing the P41 or P42 uniforms. The shirt was no longer being used in the field. The uniform is okay historically but the gear makes it look like shit. They gave him mid to late war gear with an early war uniform. Had they given him a P41 jacket it would be much better.
If I may brag for just a second..... I once got to wear a very similar dress outfit, in an episode of The History Channels "Air Aces" I landed a role in... Going through the costume truck with the dressers was actually more fun than shooting the scene.... And shooting the scene was VERY fun... getting to improvise my own lines allowed me to sneak in a favourite quote, "Harry, you old seven times a son-of-a-gun!" A good costume can often improve, even the best performance. Cheers!
When did these videos go from "Adam shows us how to _make_ something" to "Adam show off some expensive props that he can afford"...? I realise Tested needs to release videos to make money, but this is just twisting all the reasons that made it (and Adam's videos, specifically) successful in the first place. I mean, there's nothing wrong with showing other people's work, but either show those people doing the work, or at least show Adam reproducing some of the techniques.
***** I don't have "a problem", either. No one forces me to watch them, and both Adam and the Tested guys are obviously free to do whatever they want. But I'd much rather see Adam actually _making_ stuff (or demonstrating some techniques). And these "showoff" videos seem to have been gradually _replacing_ those other ones. _Anyone_ with a decent bank account can buy movie props and show them off. Having access to Adam and just doing that (instead of showing the things he can _do_, and the skills that make him different from other people) is a waste.
While I could write a book of jokes, japes, and jabs regarding Tested's producing some of the most unabashedly First World content I've ever seen, I don't mind watching Adam (or Will, or Norm) show off his new toys. That's kind of what Tested is all about: a bunch of enthusiasts being enthusiastic about the things that enthuse them. The guys at Tested are into DIY projects, but that's just one thing on their list of interests. As someone with a list of hobbies that includes astrophotography, 3D printing, aviation, consumer tech, CAD, PC gaming, inventing, and piano, I can totally understand why Tested chooses not to specialize in any one thing-- it's simply irresponsible to ignore all of the awesome stuff in our world. One last thing to bear in mind: if a project is worth the cost/effort of producing a series of videos, it has to be big, complex, and interesting. As we all know, however, those ambitious DIY builds are the ones we never have enough time or energy to start.
These uniforms are great. So that got me wondering. So after a bit of searching the interwebs and looking thru a buttload of WWII books I have, I think I figgered' it out. Adam is wearing a US Marine Summer Service Uniform. Worn by enlisted men and officers alike. The only variations were Lapel pins to designate an officers rank or arm patches for enlisted and noncoms. Khakis were authorized as the working uniform, (sorry Adam not a dress uniform) and also for leave and liberty. I have a few pics of officers wearing combat ribbons. I have also seen pic wearing Parachute Badge, but it's not an area II've looked at before. Norm is wearing a combination; summer service shirt with dungaree trousers. A cooler (wearing ) variation of the utility uniform which was made of heavy sage green cotton herringbone twill. Head gear available for Adam would be a "barracks cover" ( the flat topped dressy cover) or the "garrison cap" (also called the "pisscutter."). Suspenders and a rifle cartridge belt. I'm thrown however by the canteen. The Cover is a cross flap type, but I'm not sure of the canteen itself. My screenshot shows a metal cap. All the pictures I have and the canteens I see online have a black plastic cap. The same type I was issued in the US Army in 1975. IDK. Leather Field shoes and leggings, nice. Adam's SSU Would wear a pair of brown Cordovan Service Shoes. The "backpack" looks like a post Okinawa type Haversack. Although it could be an Officer's Canvas Field Bag. Prior to Okinawa these were mustard colored, but the USMC did use up the older (mustard colored) gear well into Korea. This is nice stuff. I'm jealous.
If I'm not mistaken the canteen is a replica of the early issue types before they had the plastic (probably "bakelite") caps. Strangely enough after WWII these were made with the metal caps in.. Japan! As a kid in the mid 70's my dad took me to a surplus store that had a big batch of WWII items still in stock. I had an M1 helmet and liner, web belt, canteen, etc. Wish I still had that stuff...
TheMichaelJ Show the canteen cover is known as a “dog-eared” cover and is specific to the Marines in WWII. The pack is the P1941 Haversack, used only by the Marines and was introduced mid war to replace the M1928 Haversack that both them and the Army were using at the time. Attached is the M1910 E-Tool (shovel) with its cover, and what looks like either a shelter half or bedroll, or both. The cartridge belt is an M1923. The M1910 canteens vary and I can’t say which type it was because I couldn’t get a good look. The suspenders I believe are an early M1936 type but I could be mistaken on that.
i thought it did a much better job to show the change a person goes through when objected to the horror of war, i wouldnt say i liked it more then band of brothers but at least just as much
It really wasn't as good no, but I think they're also entirely different. The Pacific was very clearly about the mental effects of war on its soldiers and as such was a much more difficult show to 'enjoy', even showing some of the american soldiers being pretty awful too. Whereas BoB was obviously a more 'heroic' stance on the allies efforts in more well known part of the war. They were two very different conflicts, so the shows did feel a lot different from one another. Rewatching The Pacific made me understand it a lot more and appreciate it, but again I really don't enjoy it anywhere near as much as BoB.
gus111 Does anyone knows when the Marines transition to combat boots. I know that they were still using leggings or gators in Korea. As Chinese troops were told not fight those soldiers with the yellow leggings. The necktie is called field scarf on WWII Marine lingo.
caper2x It looks like it can be situation dependent thing, (similar to how you have different uniforms for different Climates) but from what I have read up on (please correct me if I am wrong!). It looks like it could have been that combat boots were widely used in Vietnam. It would make sense, since trudging in deep mud would totally negate the use of gaiters. As I said someone correct me if im wrong. :)
gus111 Leggins were standard issue till after the Korean Conflict. A lot of WWII gear and equipage was used in Korea. You are correct we changed over to combat boots with the higher leather uppers like Corcoran boots.
OK on these comments I've seen a lot of bullshit. They're called leggings. Gaiters are a shortened version of the leggings that were worn by GIs in WWII but those are leggings. Gaiters were also worn by Germans in WWII. Putties are a long piece of fabric that was wrapped around the calves and used by the British and Japanese in WWII.
+WWIIman1942 Putties were not used by the British in WW2. They used them in the First World War, gaiters were used by the British & Canadian forces in the Second World War. But yes, It annoys me when people call the dismounted leggings gaiters!
WWIIman1942 no your wrong I have short one and long dismounted legging in witch that are called m1938 dismount legging look it up and only counrty hade puttys was Japanese lol
WWIIman1942 your wrong shorten 6 eye let and eye lets are called 1938 dismount legging I got butch of them I'm sick of people thinking us gi are alligator leggings look them up
has to be correct though, right pattern cover, correct straps and hardware, correct liner including webbing style,A washers, Headband, nape strap, leather liner chincup with the right buckle. and most of all correct time frame helmet with seam placement and bales and heat stamp.
@@raider_militaria agreed. It looks pretty plain compared to its German counterpart for sure. However I do think the parsons and tanker jackets look really good.
Someone give me a link to that prop store, I want to recreate the Japaneses unit that fought for the US in WW2. Historically I'm Asian which kinda fits the uniform idea. My grandpa severed in both World War 2 and Korean War. He was given the Bronze and Sliver Medal, I want to
***** I gave them the tools and an example so that they could be more self-reliant in the future. Adam and Norm only said "Prop Store" like 8 or 9 times in the video.
I know it's too late to win that book as I am a Star Wars fan, but the prop uniforms are pretty cool. I served 5 years in the Marines and my grandfather fought in WWII out in the Pacific in the Army. He was in the Philippines, New Guinea, and went into Hiroshima a few days after the bomb was dropped on it. He has pictures of himself in the leveled town surrounded by several children that survived the blast. They rescued the survivors and gave them medical treatment. The whole time no one knew about the radiation but he saw scientist in white suits going around doing test and no one knew why they were doing that until later. He eventually suffered from skin cancer that was treated but he passed away in his early 90's from Alzheimer's disease.
oh no, dont put the grommets and laces on the inside! :( you'll get hurt! infact the leggings/gaiters should have a L/R tag inside for this specific purpose.
Man I remember searching ebay years ago for an airborne replica jacket and managed to actually find one that was used in Band of Brothers, it was weathered too. I got outbid and it sold for £110. Can't imagine how much it would be worth these days! What a find, I hope Adam held on to this costume!
They literally dont have the right names for anything and its pissing me off Even the things they looked up are wrong The germans wore gaiters. Americans had leggings. Its not that hard Just do some research
The "leggings " are called "puttees". Well in the British army anyway. A puttee, also spelled puttie, is the name, adapted from the Hindi patti, bandage for a covering for the lower part of the leg from the ankle to the knee. I think the yanks may call them "gaitors".
+Gribbo9999 They are leggings. The Puttees are wrap on versions used by the Japanese in WWII and most countries during WWI. The Gaitors are used by the German and Commonwealth forces and they are smaller and less hard to put on (Trust me I have experience with Puttees, Gaitors and Leggings.) Leggings are hard and were used by leggings during WWII, WWI and Korea.
+Reenactor “Stretch” 1943 THANK YOU! Hahahah I was head banging my head in the wall! Americans used Puttees in WW1 but Gaitors/leggins were designed so the boot length could be cut down to save on leather. I have a few originals in the boxes of junk we pull out of the tanks at my job when we restore them.
Gribbo9999 leggings are more akin to spats, he is wearing leggings. Putties are a leg wrap and wool in the context of WWI. and not what is shown. The US military only used putties in WWI, and that was after ditching leggings. The British military also didn’t wear putties in WWII, they wore gaiters, just like the Germans later in the war. Source: I have a pair of and have worn both.
My stepfather, who answered Last Call in 2019, was a USN corpsman assigned to a USMC division. I put his dress cover on his casket, and get a thrill whenever I look at the rest of his uniforms and paperwork.
well during ww2 they put Asians in concentration like camps of course they were treated better than the jews they were still looked down upon and only joined the war to prove they were loyal to america
bloodraven1312 They didn't put Asians in concentration camps. Get your facts straight, idiot. They put Japanese-Americans and German-Americans in concentration camps. Look it up. It has been estimated that between 12,000 and 20,000 Chinese American men, representing up to 22 percent of the men in their portion of the U.S. population, served during World War II. Approximately 142,000 Filipinos served during World War II.
djokawari And any Japanese person put into an internment camp was allowed to leave as soon as they could prove that had somewhere to go away from the west coast, because they DID catch several spies.
my dad was a combat medic received the Purple Heart bronze star Oak Leaf cluster saved a man's life his name is on the World War II Memorial John s. CALECA
FYI Bags of that size and sturdiness can be found on Mcmaster Carr as can a million other really useful, cool tools: www.mcmaster.com/#resealable-bags/=12nyug8 They also have 3d models of a lot of parts.
Leggings are put in the wrong way, you want the laces on the outside so they don't snag on eachother while you run or try to get up from cover, also the canteen should be worn on the back and the khaki shirt was not worn in combat except very very early in the war
Great costumes. you two look fantastic! I love watching the pair of you get so excited over a simple unboxing. It is almost like getting a package in the mail for myself~
One thing I am working on is a fully functional Pipboy 3000. My MSc has started so I will continue it at a later date, or when I get the urge to build something.
Hey guys! I love all of the costums that you show in Tested. Another commenter was right, adam needs do a book on all of his creations, both bought and built. Keep up the awesome show!
Thats awesome i love the behind the scenes of tv and movies. Ive always been way more interested in how the costumes and sets were made then the actual movie
Go Prop Store! Introducing the young civilians and reminding the old veterans of the heroes from our pasts. Who gave their lives to save our country! "Ooh-rah!!!!!!!!!!"
Great episode. Fun to watch the genuine excitement about the costumes! It was also great to see you have a copy of that book - which I would be very happy to win from you! Please sign me up for the drawing.
dear tested crew, just FYI the uniform norm i s wearing is not the battle uniform that marines in the pacific WWII wore, he has the correct trousers on but not top. the top he is wearing is the marine khaki shirt which Adam is wearing correctly in the class B uniform style. the jacket Norm should be wearing is either the p41 HBT uniform jacket with the the M41 field jacket or alone, or the p42 camouflage jacket. you are right by calling them Leggings and the "shoes" are called Boon dockers. your pack is called the 782 pack. not trying to be snobby just commenting. loved all your work with mithbusters
Gaiters are garments worn over the shoe and lower pants leg, and used primarily as personal protective equipment; similar garments used primarily for display are spats. Originally, gaiters were made of leather. Today, gaiters for walking are commonly made of plasticized synthetic cloth such as polyester. Gaiters for use on horseback continue to be made of leather.
Let me warn anybody that is thinking about ordering from Propstore. I ordered an Amero bill (fake money from the movie Elysium) from Propstore UK. Now guess how much they wanted to charge for shipping. $5? $10? Hold on tight, 21 Britisch Pounds, almost $28 for Fedex. But it gets better. They said using regular mail would be one Pound more! Logic defying parallel universe? Ripp off brought to a whole new level.
Uhhhh “thank goodness for maybe mediocre films with spectacular production value”. Would hardly call the Pacific mediocre. Really every snowflake ass American should watch it before we end up repeating that part of our history. Like say with uhhhhh idk Russia?
I love this show it is very informative. I have been a fan of mythbusters for years and to get this side of Adam is wonderful. thank you for taking the time to make these shows.
You have never seen my videos but I sure do watch Tested...This is and was a treasured Replica Video...just need a helmet to round it all out and start a make-shift battle...lol. May the weathered Force of Cheese Grater be with you...
How could someone buy a costume like that and not try it on?! You look awesome guys. The Pacific is one of those shows that, once you start, you watch the entire series in a ridiculously short amount of time... You have been warned Adam.
Great find on the Prop Store! The Pacific and Band of Brothers were painstakingly authentic and detailed and that's why they are so great, like watching History Live! Good job on Tested guys. BTW, would love the Star Wars book.
what no m1 helmet? adam, tuck the tie in your shirt below the 2nd button. the m1938 leggings were worn wrong the laces go to the outside of the leg. we wont even talk about the farbe (reenactor term from "far be it from original") haircuts. ww1 and ww2 uniform replicas are readily available for reenactors from such retailers as at the front or what price gloryto name a couple. so its actually good that original uniforms and gear arent readily available because you wouldnt want to wear original pieces of history and damage them. RIGHT?!?!?!??!? and the aging techniques you get so excited over are the BANE of collectors because so many unscrupulous fakers use the to fool and take advantage of collectors.
In my opinion the Pacific Campaign is my favorite, Mainly because i’m filipino Japanese I also like the Frogskin camouflage helmets because they look cool also i don’t like the European campaign as much because of how common it is but I just like the pacific campaign more
Adam, let's have Chronicle books make a book of your costumes, both purchased and custom built. After all, it would be the best way for us to see your stuff up close unless you open a museum some day! I'd love the copy of your Star Wars costume book as a give-away, thanks!
