Themed Teams Thread

ZeroSignal · 18-02-2010 08:54PM

Phractal wrote: »

Fireborn: I love the idea! Rainbow Six themed team... We could say that it is a team consisting of GSG-9, FFL, Spetsnaz, and SEAL's. Oh and Irish Rangers. ANd that the 'theme' is 'Rainbow six in Germany' or something. It would explain the variations in weaponry at least.

Eh... I think you should be careful with how you do it or you won't look themed at all. Just another team that just wears Flecktarn.

I dunno... Maybe have the Russian guys wearing Telnyaskas. Somehow make the Russian guys look "Russian", and the Irish guys look "Irish", and the American guys look "American", you know?

Phractal · 18-02-2010 09:03PM

Ah, good point. The Russian/ Easteurope seem to be mainly getting their gear as Russian gear anyways... So perhaps it will end up looking a lot like Joint Ops if the 'only' standard issue thing between all the 'factions' was a UN patch or something.

I just have to find a way to link em all together!

Anyone got agvice for German loadout? What style TacVest?

Puding · 18-02-2010 09:12PM

the only way i would say multiple camos with un theme would work is with a blue helmet or cap tieing everyone together

seen it before works rather well

ZeroSignal · 18-02-2010 09:15PM

Puding wrote: »

the only way i would say multiple camos with un theme would work is with a blue helmet or cap tieing everyone together seen it before works rather well

Exactly! Even if you weren't going to do the blue headgear out of practicality you could at least go with a blue patch and scarf.

Phractal · 18-02-2010 09:32PM

I like! A blue patch and scarf it shall be... Perhaps a reversable scarf? One side camp, the other Blue? And on top of that uniform hats in a dull colour with a patch or insignia?

Fireborn · 18-02-2010 09:32PM

Phractal,

Thats what Rainbow is, they take volunteers from the special forces units of each country that wants to be part of it. They use whatever kit they want, as each operator is used to different equipment in their native armed forces.

On top of that they regularly use different camo. So you could have black or the rainbow blue-gray as the standard kit, but if the team feels like wearing flecktarn when you're out, just all wear flecktarn/BDU/DPM etc. The unifying factor being the unit patch and the same camo. its doesnt matter if that camo changes from skirmish to skirmish, because rainbow change to adapt to a situation. (Disguising themselve as SWAT/GSG/SAS)

As long as all wear the same camo to the skirmish them it retains the team factor.

Make the changing uniform the theme. Team Rainbow does what it needs to, to get the job done.

Damo 2k9 · 18-02-2010 09:43PM

Dunno wether this will help anyone, but heres a site where you can buy patches that are related to films, gamses etc

http://scifipatch.bizland.com/SCIFIPATCH2.html

ZeroSignal · 18-02-2010 10:55PM

Phractal wrote: »

I like! A blue patch and scarf it shall be... Perhaps a reversable scarf? One side camp, the other Blue? And on top of that uniform hats in a dull colour with a patch or insignia?

Yeah, but the next step is probably to try and get the "Russian" chaps to all wear the same camo and the "French" chaps to all wear CE and the "German" chaps to wear Flecktarn. After that some sort of weapon standardisation might help with the impressions if there isn't any anyway. (ie. G36s with the Germans, FA-MASs with the French, etc.)

Fireborn wrote: »

Phractal,

Thats what Rainbow is, they take volunteers from the special forces units of each country that wants to be part of it. They use whatever kit they want, as each operator is used to different equipment in their native armed forces.

On top of that they regularly use different camo. So you could have black or the rainbow blue-gray as the standard kit, but if the team feels like wearing flecktarn when you're out, just all wear flecktarn/BDU/DPM etc. The unifying factor being the unit patch and the same camo. its doesnt matter if that camo changes from skirmish to skirmish, because rainbow change to adapt to a situation. (Disguising themselve as SWAT/GSG/SAS)

As long as all wear the same camo to the skirmish them it retains the team factor.

Make the changing uniform the theme. Team Rainbow does what it needs to, to get the job done.

I'm going to be honest here. That doesn't sound like much of a theme. It's just like any other team which has a team strip and no set load-out. You could almost say that any team could call themselves Team Rainbow.

EDIT:

Damo 2k9 wrote: »

Dunno wether this will help anyone, but heres a site where you can buy patches that are related to films, gamses etc
http://scifipatch.bizland.com/SCIFIPATCH2.html

Another good one I found:
http://stores.shop.ebay.ie/blue-tiger-trading-shop

Puding · 18-02-2010 11:06PM

ZeroSignal wrote: »

Yeah, but the next step is probably to try and get the "Russian" chaps to all wear the same camo and the "French" chaps to all wear CE and the "German" chaps to wear Flecktarn. After that some sort of weapon standardisation might help with the impressions if there isn't any anyway. (ie. G36s with the Germans, FA-MASs with the French, etc.)

I'm going to be honest here. That doesn't sound like much of a theme. It's just like any other team which has a team strip and no set load-out. You could almost say that any team could call themselves Team Rainbow.

EDIT:

Another good one I found:
http://stores.shop.ebay.ie/blue-tiger-trading-shop

have to agree, like i said i draw my view of rainbow six from my reading of the orginal novel where tbh they where very uniformed and just adopted the look of the country they where operating in for plausable what ever it is, but does not mean you should not do it if you want to do it, that's the joy of airsoft

cpt slippyfist · 19-02-2010 12:30AM

lads im with richy on this one nam all the way or also i would love to get into some ww2 soft

any takers

Fireborn · 19-02-2010 12:46AM

would like to do both at some point, but atm both require new guns and some pretty specialist loadout kit.

ZeroSignal · 19-02-2010 12:56AM

cpt slippyfist wrote: »

lads im with richy on this one nam all the way or also i would love to get into some ww2 soft

any takers

I'm going to be an absolute mook and get a Cold War style KLMK over suit, some wood AK furniture and SAY I'm 'Nam impressioning...

>_>
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thermo · 19-02-2010 02:56AM

cpt slippyfist wrote: »

lads im with richy on this one nam all the way

any takers

yes but I'd go the Aussie road.

gian · 19-02-2010 03:57AM

anyone interested in SAS mountain troop here?

Phractal · 19-02-2010 11:26AM

Zero: I reckon given a while all the Russians will be wearing the same camo at any rate... They all get their gear from the same place - and they all speak Russian :P

Fireborn: That sounds like a decent idea for the 'interim' period where people aint gonna have very uniform kit. I was thinking for the German loadout we should pick up a MP5 variant as well as the G36 variant... Would look awesome in indoor to have the whole lot of us using either the MP5 or G36 depending on our role on the day - and the MP5 is a decent weapon platform at any rate. The G36 would be a mainly outdoor (but indoor too!) jobbie. I will have to stare at some more photos of German troops for hours again...

SNAKEDOC · 19-02-2010 11:28AM

sas mountain troop well there isn't a huge diference i the clothing they were compared to air boat or mobility troop. they use specialised gear but they basic clothing is the same. if you go sas themed you have a huge varity for equipment. indoor basic jump suit with hood and a gas mask mk 2 i think a basic tactical vest and an mp5. then for outdoor uk desert or woodland trousers and an over smock with the od green webbing and an sa80 or m249 and your away in a hack. mountain troop don't have a seperate uniform to the rest of the regiment.

Puding · 19-02-2010 11:36AM

The Dpm look you mention is closer to the marines really, sa normal run with a off shoot of the m4 so s normal m4 is a good stand in, for the current aaa look , look up the pictures from the talliban uprising of sbs and you will have an excellent idea of what to aim for

ZeroSignal · 19-02-2010 12:24PM

gian wrote: »

anyone interested in SAS mountain troop here?

Your next step would be the Team Recruitment thread. You could get far more hits posting in there than you would here.

cpt slippyfist · 19-02-2010 12:44PM

anyone see the film CHE i thinnk the reble look is cool and also dead handy for airsoft cos its so simple .

ZeroSignal · 19-02-2010 12:59PM

cpt slippyfist wrote: »

anyone see the film CHE i thinnk the reble look is cool and also dead handy for airsoft cos its so simple .

Pics?

cpt slippyfist · 19-02-2010 01:49PM

its just very basic od loadout and a variety of webbing and guns that aint flashy ie rail's and everything ye can hang out of them:D.

hear is the only film pic i could fined but it gives ye a idea of wat im on about

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__mokxbTmuJM/Sb_j-GgDaBI/AAAAAAAADtE/JvBGkA8sZsc/s400/CheFilmGroup.jpg

ZeroSignal · 20-02-2010 02:16PM

cpt slippyfist wrote: »

its just very basic od loadout and a variety of webbing and guns that aint flashy ie rail's and everything ye can hang out of them:D.

hear is the only film pic i could fined but it gives ye a idea of wat im on about

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__mokxbTmuJM/Sb_j-GgDaBI/AAAAAAAADtE/JvBGkA8sZsc/s400/CheFilmGroup.jpg

I'm assuming that they used more than just the bolt-actions pictured there?

That's a very period specific loadout though. Wouldn't be too good for modern day insurgent impressions but good for that mid-century look.

Masada · 20-02-2010 02:25PM

They had M1 Garands, M2 Carbines, M1A1's etc, looks like a cool theme.

cpt slippyfist · 20-02-2010 06:56PM

they used pretty much anythig seen a uzi or two aswell in the film

SNAKEDOC · 22-02-2010 12:15PM

I was considering starting a team in the kildare area themed on LAPD S.W.A.T with us woodland as outdoor gear and urban or navy overalls and black tac vests as standard indoor gear. If anybody knows of a team doing a similar approach give me a shout

Phractal · 23-02-2010 11:45PM

Anyone think this is good for a German loadout (I spent less than 5 mins searching so it needs work)

Flecktarn Camo/ Danish M84 camo:
http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/flcpk1ua.html THIS is the Flecktarn Field Parka – German.

http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/flcpl1us.html THIS is the Parka liner – German.

http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/daccs1na.html THIS is the Danish M84 BDU shirt.

http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/dacct3na.html THIS is the Danish M84 BDU Trousers.

http://www.flecktarn.co.uk/fltav3nx.html THIS is the Flecktarn SAAV Assault Vest.

Well its 'Close enough for government work' as they say.

Firekitten · 23-02-2010 11:54PM

yeah unfortunately...

:P

Theme team wise, I'm the Marksman for SART, a British Armed response unit theme'd team. Guys from it have done work for film and TV with the kit... its pretty darn accurate. Even the captain has a replica tazer on his armour... flashy thing.

Otherwise, i could probably join about half the teams here...

British squaddie
sas
Norfolk PD Emergency Response Team (State of Virginia, USA)
us iraq sniper
vietnam GI
ww2 brit commando (in progress)
Russian Modern/90s
South African Merc
Co19 officer

One day, I'll take a photo of my gear cave, and upset you all.
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Spooky-Vinny · 24-02-2010 03:27AM

Firekitten wrote: »

One day, I'll take a photo of my gear cave, and upset you all.
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LOL brilliant!
xXx

ZeroSignal · 24-02-2010 04:02AM

Firekitten wrote: »

One day, I'll take a photo of my gear cave, and upset you all.
..

Didn't they use it in that Indiana Jones flick?

:P

Firekitten · 24-02-2010 05:05AM

Ah jaysus thats the one.... didn't even charge me royalties either...

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