Help aging a USMC HBT uniform from the Pacifc

[KongoAkagi1944]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone new how to age a USMC HBT uniform to look like this?
I like how it looks, but I don't want to pay a huge amount of money for it. Any help is appreciated

http://s12.photobucket.com/user/khan...s5u8.jpeg.html

http://s12.photobucket.com/user/khan...ihih.jpeg.html

http://s12.photobucket.com/user/khan...hcm3.jpeg.html

http://s12.photobucket.com/user/khan...ahkh.jpeg.html

http://s12.photobucket.com/user/khan...ttfl.jpeg.html

[kammo man]

Give it to a homeless guy to wear for a month then buy it back of the guy for $40.
It will look and smell great.
I hope this helps.

owen

[KongoAkagi1944]

Give it to a homeless guy to wear for a month then buy it back of the guy for $40.
It will look and smell great.
I hope this helps.

owen

Haha, very funny. But seriously though, does anyone know?

[juoneen]

Not sure what the reasoning is for the question? You want to buy one that looks like that that is a repro? Or do you have a repro and want to make it look old , then sell it as original? Or maybe you have a repro and want to make it look like it is old, for reenactment, so can you explain the motivation? I see lots of fakes HBT shirts , but even still they are also pricey. The other guy was not far from the truth..

[KongoAkagi1944]

Not sure what the reasoning is for the question? You want to buy one that looks like that that is a repro? Or do you have a repro and want to make it look old , then sell it as original? Or maybe you have a repro and want to make it look like it is old, for reenactment, so can you explain the motivation? I see lots of fakes HBT shirts , but even still they are also pricey. The other guy was not far from the truth..

I'd just have a repo that I'd like to make it look old for display

[cbuehler]

Wear it! There is no better way.

CB

[blinky]

http://patin-a-en.blogspot.com/

https://www.patin-a.de/ki/en/Distres...pplies-26.html

You can achieve the look without really fooling anyone (the smell is the give away).

[Steve Turner]

Hi,

Often USMC equipment and uniforms became much lighter in color, partially from sun fading but also bleaching from the scouring powder they used for cleaning. I would probably try to go in that direction if I needed to 'age' a repo for display or re-enacting.

Regards,
-Steve