greg.hays

Awesome Flag!!!!!!! Good to see we can still find you

Very cool! Do you have info concerning award criteria? I am utterly ignorant on most things I see in this forum but it's still one of my favorite places to try to learn something new.

Great new badges guys!

@Greg, I had never noticed the different RRS variants.Thanks for pointing that out.

@Jan, awesome unmarked Wurster....also one I had never seen before...plenty of marked but that is the first unmarked solid zincer I can remember.

I can only agree with Darrell Frank's book is certainly a must have for any badge collecter but especially anyone interested in GAB's. I would also say unknown maker #9 for sure and the UU marked example is original as well.........although there are serious doubts out there as to whether the UU mark is really Wernstein. Traditionally this has been the accepted explination of the mark but there is growing evidence to the contrary. Either way both great badges

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Just arrived today, one of the many many fll hollowback variants.

Thanks Dan, I appreciate your kind words. It's still growing, I'll post more complete uniforms as I get them finished.

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Here is a hollow unmarked zink SHuCo...............tough to find

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A nice and very hard to find hollow Ernst Muller in bronze

Really great thread Rob, I was in Normandy for the 60th and it was the experience of a lifetime. I went sort of half knowing and missed so much that it is my goal to return in the next few years. Great pics and thanks for sharing with us!

Last one for now.......just adding the mask. I'll add more as I complete things and thanks for checking these out. This is my favorite area of collecting even before TR Heer badges....but don't tell anyone

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Now I'll add an older helmet used through the invasion but more the first Gulf War era........and with really cool netting!

Slowly dressing him up...........I love the smokes. Straight from a Republican Guard Vet........thats why I use them so much

Now, a nice Republican Guard Tropical uniform. This one is missing his rank as I aquired the uniform unissued. But I will dress him up like an officer. I really love this pattern of cammo

Ok fully geared up with mask.

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Wearing his RPG pack, and helmet from the Baghdad hoard.

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Ok, now we'll start gearing him up. Complete with a pack of smokes. "Summer" smokes which were very popular with teh Army during the invasion of 2003.

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Ok, here is a nice Republican Guard NCO uniform as it was worn in garrison or everyfay wear. No gear yet.