WIP British 4 Rifle Soldiers

[Nixo 10]

I come home during lunch break..... AND THIS TOTALLY SAVED MY DAY!!!!! Great looking units Stalker!! Keep it up!

[DRoberts69 10]

Are you doing all 3 camos desert, mtp, and temeperate or just the mtp? Either way looks great cant wait to use them.

[STALKERGB 6]

Are you doing all 3 camos desert, mtp, and temeperate or just the mtp? Either way looks great cant wait to use them.

Plan is just to do this in MTP for now, might at some point get round to doing a desert and temperate DPM version. Infact these units were originally in desert DPM (so still have the half done version of all that).

If I do a temperate DPM I'll probably just release something similar to the pictures from earlier in this thread.

The reason for not doing Temperate with these models will just be based on the fact MTP has replaced the Temp DPM (in theory) but des DPM is still in service. Either way I still really like DPM so you'll probably see it at some point on something.

EDIT: @Devil Dogs SF, although these are called 4 rifle there isn't anything to say they are on the units, I haven't (and probably won't) add any insignia past the Union Jack so you could use these as RMC if you wanted to. I've not seen any recent pics (AFAIK) of RMC but I guess they are looking pretty similar to your standard Army with all the new kit.

Edited June 16, 2010 by STALKERGB

[EddiePrice 16]

They've come out nicely mate good job.

[STALKERGB 6]

They've come out nicely mate good job.

Glad you think so! :) I'll probably post some clearer (well clearer than a video) screens a bit later on so you can get a better look at it all :)

[TomatoArden 0]

These are a wet dream to me, and MTp will probably be good for the mised terrain of Duala, which my clan (3para) will be pleased about!

StalkerGB = awesome.

Oh, a quick question, for the addon will yoiu including LMG and Shotgun weapon configs, maybe to give then their proper land designations (using the default models etc, just renamed), that would be proper cool for immersion.

[DRoberts69 10]

Shame about them replacing the temperate dpm i quite like it although, correct me if im wrong but I thought I saw some pictures of the new british infantry uniforms and i think they might have made a new version of the temperate DPM with the PECOC gear.

[enad 11]

MTP over Temperate DPM anyday! It looks AWESOME!

These are definitely gonna be some of my favorite units.

Any word on an ETA? Are these almost done, or have you just started...?

[STALKERGB 6]

Shame about them replacing the temperate dpm i quite like it although, correct me if im wrong but I thought I saw some pictures of the new british infantry uniforms and i think they might have made a new version of the temperate DPM with the PECOC gear.

Do you mean this DPM? I belive that this was part of a test to find a multi terrain pattern in which the current MTP uniform by crye precision won out as being the best.

If it was that one, I have seen pics of British troops using Mk3 (some places call it Mk8?) Osprey in this pattern in Afghanistan (instead of the newer Assualt Osprey in that standard tan/sand colour and desert dpm). The pic below shows this (i think).

@Enad, I am reasonably far into work on these but as I've said, I dont get that much time to work on them. Expect the quite soon though... ish... maybe... we will see

[enad 11]

Oh okay. Sweet!

How bout right after OA to satisfy everyones thirst for British troops after we found out they wont be in OA. :)

[Nixo 10]

Or, release them sooner. So we don't have to wait for the OA units... AND I bet that these will crush the OA Brit units... Community stuff over BIS!

[STALKERGB 6]

Or, release them sooner. So we don't have to wait for the OA units... AND I bet that these will crush the OA Brit units... Community stuff over BIS!

The advantage the community has is it can stay up to date quite easily (forgetting finding reference pics for a second). BIS doesn't have the time to continually update kit used by a particular army so six months down the line the stuff may be out of date, saying that the Brit pics from AAN do look nice, the MTP looks a bit wierd though, hard to see in the pics I guess.

@Anyone who knows,

I have seen a few pictures of British Troops wearing the older styled Mk2/3 (or 8) Osprey, with the plate protruding from the vest. These all seem to be in the weird Hybrid DPM posted above. Is the MoD still using the old osprey armour with this new pattern to complement the MTP or will/are/have all units swapped to the newer Assualt Osprey? Hope you get what I mean...

[Nixo 10]

@STALKERGB: I agree. But usually the units are booring. There is just something about them that does not "crack the nut". "LoL" For example the ArmA 1 standard Acu units... Interesting? No. The RACS then again had that something. It does not have to be up to date. Maybe this is just me.

[STALKERGB 6]

@STALKERGB: I agree. But usually the units are booring. There is just something about them that does not "crack the nut". "LoL" For example the ArmA 1 standard Acu units... Interesting? No. The RACS then again had that something. It does not have to be up to date. Maybe this is just me.

Sort of know what you mean, I prefer the RACS forces to the US in ARMA1, generally I try and get my stuff looking realistic but certainly am prepared to compromise slightly to get that "cool" factor. I guess at the end of the day, no-one wants to play with boring units. Will probably post a pic in a bit for everyone.

[da12thMonkey 1943]

I have seen a few pictures of British Troops wearing the older styled Mk2/3 (or 8) Osprey, with the plate protruding from the vest. These all seem to be in the weird Hybrid DPM posted above. Is the MoD still using the old osprey armour with this new pattern to complement the MTP or will/are/have all units swapped to the newer Assualt Osprey? Hope you get what I mean...

As far as I can tell, it's mostly the 40 Cdo lads and other infantry wearing the PECOC Hybrid coloured Osprey Mk.3 vests. There are certainly still a lot of Des DPM Osprey sets in Afghanistan though; seen pics of engineers, loggies etc in it.

I'd say that the Hybrid vests are a hang-over from earlier PECOC trials and development and are being used because at the moment Osprey Assault is only available in tan and Des DPM so doesn't blend as well with the MTP uniforms, while Hybrid Osprey Mk.3s were produced in a reasonable quantity prior to MTP being adopted. There are loads of Temperate DPM smocks/jackets with velcro arm pockets like UBACS being issued domestically, that are supposedly a remnant of PECOC development.

They only just started issuing Osp Assault (Mk.2?) in DPM print before Herrick 12 kicked off (now with tan shoulder grip-pads instead of black ones too) so didn't have time to adapt them to MTP when it was adopted. Word is that 16AAB with have MTP patterned Osprey Assault (Mk.3?) made available to them for Herrick 13, now production has caught up.

There was a green Osp Assault vest shown on a recent BBC report on the kit 16AAB will deploy with but the Army spokesperson said it'd be MTP for Herrick 13.

MTP Osp Assault will presumably become the norm for Infantry at some point (or a new vest in MTP), but I dunno what support units will be wearing out of Des DPM, Hybrid DPM and MTP Osprey.

Anyways

Video looked good from what I could see Matt. I was taken aback by how far they've come since last time.

Hopefully you can get some screen-shots up soon so we can all have a better look.

Edited June 17, 2010 by da12thMonkey

[Liam!!!! 10]

Great looking units mate, I have a question though, will some of the DPM unit variants have T shirts? Im sure someone tried before but the units ended up having mix matched arms (white face and black arms and vice versa)

Heres a Pic of the combat shirts (not the T shirts I was talking about btw, just thought this pic might help ya)

Soldier in Afghan patrol with T shirt

Edited June 17, 2010 by Liam!!!!

[STALKERGB 6]

Great looking units mate, I have a question though, will some of the DPM unit variants have T shirts? Im sure someone tried before but the units ended up having mix matched arms (white face and black arms and vice versa)

Heres a Pic of the DPM combat shirt (not the T shirts I was talking about btw, just thought this pic might help ya)

http://http://www.nexternal.com/armynavy/images/Desert-DPM-Combat-Shirt1.gif

The link didn't seem to work for me... I think I know what you mean but if you find another pic I can probably give a better answer. At the moment, its just a case of creating a couple units that I can release, so far I haven't done any t-shirts but like I say, get a pic and I'll have a look into it.

@da12th, so sticking with the Assualt Osprey is probably my best bet?

Anyway, as promised. Any comments, suggestions (or requests) or ideas much appreciated at this point.

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[enad 11]

Suggestions? Give them to me now? :p

Also, what map is that? Looks like old Duala.

[STALKERGB 6]

Suggestions? Give them to me now? :p

Also, what map is that? Looks like old Duala.

Yeah its the original DL of Duala (1.0) :)

[Laertes 10]

The link didn't seem to work for me... I think I know what you mean but if you find another pic I can probably give a better answer. At the moment, its just a case of creating a couple units that I can release, so far I haven't done any t-shirts but like I say, get a pic and I'll have a look into it.

Try this.

[Schancky 10]

They look great stalker. Nice one mate! :)

[da12thMonkey 1943]

@da12th, so sticking with the Assualt Osprey is probably my best bet?

I reckon so. Assault doesn't appear to have been rolled out in huge numbers yet but for the time being it's where infantry are headed.

Screenshots look mega; liking the Mk.7 helmet model and 'sniper tape' band. You could throw in some MTP helmet covers and tan-coloured tape too to add a bit of helmet diversity if you think it's required.

Improvements I'd suggest would be to change the colour of the shoulder pads on the body armour from black to brown if you're doing the new DPM patterned version. The shoulders were was black on the original version only because DC-IPT decided it'd be better to issue the vest ASAP, rather than holding it back while they procured the non-slip material in another colour (same goes for not printing it in DPM originally) - dunno what colour the pads will be on the MTP-printed vests. Also, I'd try to lengthen the velcro strips across the arms of the UBACS if possible.

Horrendously un-ally photo to demonstrate the above points:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ac-M0_bqRHU/TBMPX2mSiGI/AAAAAAAAA3s/9UZhXg2cKi8/s1600/LAND2010066014.jpg

[jblack9 10]

These look so good

But one question-request if you don't mind

Stalker do you plan to also have a variant with MTP textures on the helmet and/or the vest so we can use them in woodland? As far as I know and I think I've seen in areas like chenarus the army is using full MTp camo, not the desert helm and vest?

Thanks

[DRoberts69 10]

Do you mean this DPM? I belive that this was part of a test to find a multi terrain pattern in which the current MTP uniform by crye precision won out as bein

Yeah think thats the one, fair enough. Very good looking units from latest pics, nice 1.

[Liam!!!! 10]

Dammit, the links wont work and neither will the IMG quotes, Eki has posted a working link, and looking at your oics I think you've pretty much got it looking the same. As for the T shirts, they are pretty much all the same, either a light tan colour or a darker brown colour, I have seen numerous pics of troops wearing black t shirts and other colours though, as opposed to them wearing the combat shirt.

Edited June 17, 2010 by Liam!!!!