Yah, it wasn’t meant to be as close as possible, and trust me when I say I know the shape isn’t there. Like I said above. I plan on scanning an original and touching it up with a software to create a virtual model which I can then turn into a virtual STL file and 3D print it. That is the goals for the next iteration. This was really a test for myself to see if I even had the capability to do it myself. And yes, I agree with Mickey, I wasn’t about to go ruining a nice ww2 era high pressure liner, or even a decent post war one. It’s just not worth it in that sense.this is just the beginning of this thread. There will likely be pages and pages full of work and research and trials and errors out into this till I get something that can be turned into a solid replica Tagt is also still usable and durable for field use. My next idea is to do one like the ww2 gear ones. If you look Tagt up and read about it you will see that there’s are quite honestly some of the best looking ones, but they are completely made of plastic and have no fabric. They also made a mold if an original and use a high pressure plastic mold to create there’s and they dye the plastic to look the correct color so if it was painted the paint wouldn’t chip off and reveal the plastic. Plus 3D printing has gotten good enough to this point that it can create solid structures and even mimic the fabric texture. Okise K’ll be able to scan it to get the rough shape and texture so that I can put it into a software, smooth out the rough edges and modify the shape slightly since the scan only gets a rough idea of the object. Anyways sorry to ramble. Hopefully ya’ll will stick around and check in every once in a while. And hopefully down the road I can start to market these as an alternate to more expensive replicas. Thanks all for the comments I really appreciate it!

Picked this up from top kick! Nice patch, small moth nip on bottom left corner. 

Thanks for this article. My Dad was in the 443 AAA with the 36 Texas. He was a mechanic and had a half track. We have Colonel Larson’s journal of the 443’s exploits.  Tom Foor

I am a collector of Dutch militaria with a growing interest on US fighting knives. Been Here multiple times as a guest. Thought it was time to create an account.   Regards,   David

Marines with a 37mm gun M3 engaging the enemy from a hilltop position on Saipan - June / July 1944   LIFE Magazine Archives - lan Smith Photographer WWP-PD  

Excellent !  Thanks for all the replies, much appreciated.  Barry

Nice!   Mark sends

Spent time in Congo