A few years ago, the club offered a Green Beret set, on a card. There was no figure and the uniform was green. I just noticed that the Green Beret machine gun outpost that was offered at JC penny's has a camouflage uniform, and so will the upcoming convention set. Anyhow, I began wondering if there was a preference for the uniform. Which one do you like the best? the Green outfit or the camouflage one. Also if you have a preference.....what is your reason for it.
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I got that Club card a few years back, they found some when clearing out the warehouse. I treated myself to the $90 set. I love it.
I've got the Timeless Collection Version too (the JC Penny one), a reproduction of the Sears Exclusive. While I don't like it as much, I think I'd like it better with pockets, as my Timeless Camo Uni that came with the set has no pockets.
Come to think of it, I've got multiple Camo uniforms, but none of them match even one of the other ones. Strange.
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If we're looking at the Vietnam Uniforms from a historian standpoint, the four pocketed uniform included in the Green Beret figure set and the Special Forces Uniform Card (and the Action Man "American Green Beret" uniform set, Timeless Collection FAO Schwarz Green Beret set, and the GIJCC Green Beret Uniform Card), where was I?
Oh yea, that green four pocketed uniform is the 1st Pattern Tropical Jungle Jacket.
Photo Credit: http://david.brubakers.us/Vietnam/
When it comes to Camo Unis, the M1942 Frogspot Camo was used, however minimally and mostly by local individuals (ARVN, etc.).
From my meager research, Tiger stripes were never "Officially" issued to US Servicemen, but there was plenty of it around, and many went to local tailors and had Tiger Stripe versions of their Jungle Jackets made up.
As most of you are, I'm sure, aware, GI Joe never had the Tiger Stripe uni for the Green Beret set, but one of the Japanese Licenses did in the 70's, for their "Combat Joe" or "Action Man" line. I'm not as versed in that part of Joe history.
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Also, if you haven't tried the Jungle Jacket Uniform on a fuzzhead, try it. I put mine on my Timeless MOA, and I love it on him.
Last edited by ActionYankee; 03-29-2018, 10:56 PM.
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How about a little of both? Here's my Joe Green Beret standing next to a Marx Buddy Charlie in the Captain Action SGT Fury camo uniform. Additionally, here are some images of Green Berets in Vietnam in the early 60s wearing the "duck hunter" camo.
-NateLast edited by Glidah Drivah; 04-03-2018, 06:44 PM.
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