At the behest of the GPA, I've started work on a set of Marine Dress Blues for David. This is an early cut. What do you all think? Any interest in something like this? The pants and the hat are from another set (I'll do my own for my set). The blouse is about 80% done in the modeling stage. Needs some work on the cuffs, insignia and medals, etc.

Looks great! and I would be very interested. Is it at all possible to add some shoulder morphs to give it more square shoulders and straiter sleeves (not rounded) when down at atention Also would be great if it could have an open unbuttoned morph

I'm planning on the squared shoulders morph, and a maybe on the sleeves. I'm going to attempt the unbuttoned morph, but those aren't easy to get to look good. The pants will have a fairly sharp crease. If I can find a good picture of the formal dinner wear version of the blouse, I'm doing that too. There's also mention of a cape that is used sometimes for very formal occassions I may try.

Now, that I'm interested in. If you are going for total accuracy watch the cuff. In the AF at least, the pants should just touch the top of the last lace(top). The epaulettes are attached to the shoulder seam, not extending beyound. I'm very curious on how you are going to do the Marine insignia hat. you're making good progress. Hope I haven't been too critical. Just waiting for the finished product. Have all kinds of medals I can pin on it:)

I must remember to remember what it was I had to remember.

I'm going to try for as much realism as I can on the set. The epauletes aren't going to be easy though, as it's tough with Poser conforming to get them exactly at where the seam would be on the arms when at an attention pose. They will set higher on the sholder than this though. I only started working on it this morning (grin). The pants will be the proper length though, as soon as I make a pair of shoes to fit them too. The insignia will be done on a transmapped cube piece with a bumpmap for P4 and a displacement map for P5/P6. Medals? Real ones? Got any pictures? I'm going to make a row of medals for above the left pocket as a conforming item, and I've got to find textures for them.

I'm trying to answer the best way possible, so,: Yes I have medals that were made by Robin L. Nicholson I (el_jefe52) but I just checked and his site is no longer there. Now I can send you some but you wouldn't be able to re-sell them. That I checked in the readme file. As far as the textures he used, they were obtained on the web but again for commercial use I don't know if I could send them, don't want to get you into any copyright issues. Not much help, am I? As far as a row of medals, what is needed more are the ribbons. Still need the texture though. I don't think I've ever run across them. Now you got me curious. Off to google for awhile. If I find anything interesting I'll bookmark it for you.

I must remember to remember what it was I had to remember.

Ribbon textures I can get/make. I was hoping you had real medals you could take pictures of. I'm VERY leary of using web pics for copyright reasons. Thanks though! Jim

It would be really nice if you did a Michael 3 version as well. Looking good so far.

Sorry, no M3 version in sight. However there will be a Hiro version and a Vittorio version.

Here's the official reference for USMC uniforms & accessories:

http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/mcub/library/MCUR/URTOC.htm Oh, yeah - better get Dave a high & tight before some outraged Gunny throws him in the brig!

Fetter

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Very interesting site. Now I notice that the buttons are on the wrong side of the seam. Jim's still making good progress though.

I must remember to remember what it was I had to remember.

Oooh, that hair is way out of regulations. shudder bonni <-- military brat

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Site for MarCorps medals & ribbons, with usable illustrations: http://www.usmilitarystuff.com/isapi/isapi.dll?browse&cat_id=113 Keep up the good work!