Grimm Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 @clownkev: Actually yes, there is a reason: Until now there was either ridicioulous expensive fabric available, which made the suit as expensive as a genuine Cry Suit, or cheap fabric in horric color tones. Since we aim at decent quality at a bearable price, it was no option for us. Luckily we now find a mill, who is able to print us exactly the new 2005 pattern camo version, so 2010 we will stock on flecktarn, too. @BigAl: Not as softshell within 2010. The fabric we have is very difficult to print on. However, the jacket evolved from the "Grimmshield" project, the development of a light field jacket, that forms the link between smock and shirt, so most likely the jacket wil surface in ripstop. too. The basic system of the "Grimmshield" was a layer system: Level1) Quick drying underwear Level2) Battle Uniform, strictly for field-use, with no compromise for garrison duty Level3) Cold weather layer, for wearing under Level2 and above Level1 Level4) Microfibre Combat Uniform, to be swapped with Level2 Level5) Hardshell Suit, to go over Level 2/3 or 4 Level 1 is already in Stock and has been tested and approved at this years "Redfor2009" Event from AirsoftNews.eu. The L2 is still in development, th new pants en-route to me for testing. L3 will see first light this winter, as part of the white snow suit, L4 is near final state for the jacket and the pants on its heels, L5 is stalled due lack of sufficent quality material. Link to post Share on other sites
rudysw2 Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Grimm: will you be doing another run of the Auscam fleeces any time soon? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Grimm Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Yes, as soon as we get decent AusCam again. We completly switched our supplier for fabrics, so it takes time until auscam gets back in line. But last lot of fabric was so bad, we completly dumped it without producing any item from it. If we had, you would probably lynch us or make voodoo dolls of us. Our current roadmap is: - Within next 8 Weeks DPM temperate (both gear and clothing) - Until Christmas Danish M84 (both gear and clothing) - 1st Quarter of 2010 Rooikat Tigerstripe back in shop PLUS matching gear - Later on M90, M90K, German Camo, Auscam, German Desert Camo My main goal is, to get all camos to one standard of ripstop cotton and one type of cordura Link to post Share on other sites
Maple-Leaf Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 That's great news about the Flecktarn. Link to post Share on other sites
Grimm Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Brings you one step closer to PLA camo, right Link to post Share on other sites
kodiak22 Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Dude, if you guys make a good replica of the Tibetantarn (that's what you were taking about, right?), i will you a steak dinner . Link to post Share on other sites
Maple-Leaf Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Brings you one step closer to PLA camo, right And "metrotarn" too. Once you have the pattern, you can change as many colours as you want. :-) Link to post Share on other sites
Maple-Leaf Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Dude, if you guys make a good replica of the Tibetantarn (that's what you were taking about, right?), i will you a steak dinner . Yup, we are talking about Tibet-tarn - and as you might have deduced, I've been begging Grimm for ages to stock it. Problem is, the standard fabric is very difficult - and expensive - to get your hands on, and the commercial repro rip-stop variety is schitt and also hard to get. Link to post Share on other sites
kodiak22 Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Yup, we are talking about Tibet-tarn - and as you might have deduced, I've been begging Grimm for ages to stock it. Problem is, the standard fabric is very difficult - and expensive - to get your hands on, and the commercial repro rip-stop variety is schitt and also hard to get. Yea i understand...... been trying to get a set (other then those crappy repros) for a while, so i can imagine how hard it is to get the fabric just by the availability of the BDUs..... or lack of. Link to post Share on other sites
Grimm Posted October 11, 2009 Report Share Posted October 11, 2009 Well, actually I have - good plain ripstop - original printing scheme as file But the problem is, I dont have much hope that it will sell to more than a few collectors / enthusiasts. And thats not enough to buy 6 Miles of fabric Link to post Share on other sites
Adiventure Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Actually, not via direct order from us, but South-East Airsoft from Ireland agreed to serve to the US Customers. Shipping military gear to the states from germany is a pain in the a&ss with german bureaucracy. Actually, our retailers can also order on demand, but for a US store that would be financial desaster, so he rather had to stockpile stuff. And this is rather dangerous with an unknown, german brand in the us. Lets face it, american customers are much more appealed by "Made in the USA" than "Maden in Germany"... However, a collected order would be the best way, to save s/h. Before ordering, fee free to bomb me with questions about colors, zizes, features, etc, so everything is to your folks likings when it arrives! I rather answer a dozen questions than upset one single person! People in the US would be much more receptive to "Made in Germany" then they are to the "Made in China" that we are used to. There end up being very, very few places that actually make this sort of clothing here, most of it comes from across the pond somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites
Maple-Leaf Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Well, actually I have - good plain ripstop - original printing scheme as file But the problem is, I dont have much hope that it will sell to more than a few collectors / enthusiasts. And thats not enough to buy 6 Miles of fabric Well, I don't know about buying 6 miles of fabric (!) - but my sense is that there is a LOT of interest in this pattern. Its juts not been as well known as others like DPM, Flecktarn, etc. Its certainly been one of the most read items on Strike-Hold! Link to post Share on other sites
Grimm Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 We´ll see Link to post Share on other sites
BigAl Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Always thought it would make a good autum pattern for people who use Flecktarn. Link to post Share on other sites
kodiak22 Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 We´ll see The steak dinner offer is still on table . Link to post Share on other sites
sigma3 Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 I've got the crappy replica PLA Highland set, and I love the pattern but I'm just waiting for it to fall apart completely. I was sad when Felix Tactic vanished from the earth, and would definitely be interested if anyone else was doing something cool (or even just DECENT) with this pattern. Link to post Share on other sites
Maple-Leaf Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Always thought it would make a good autum pattern. Fixed that for ya. ;-) Works great in winter deciduous forests with no snow too. Link to post Share on other sites
Grimm Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 I heared thy message, so thou shalt wait in patience for thee result... *grumble* Well today is sample day, snow camo kit (3piece suit), final low profile softshell suit, 5(!) new chestrigs and 2 samples of new trousers arrived, I am of dooing images for the blog. PS: MapleLeaf, for christs sake, get a skype account, so I can get you and Dom on line simultanously! Link to post Share on other sites
Maple-Leaf Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 PS: MapleLeaf, for christs sake, get a skype account, so I can get you and Dom on line simultanously! To quote thyself: "I have hear'd thine message, so shalt thou now wait in patience for thee result..." Link to post Share on other sites
Grimm Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 *censored* Point for you! Link to post Share on other sites
Grimm Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Small Update: What you see here is one of the Variants of the lightweight rig. This multi-purpose version holds up to 4 pistol mags or 4 M203 shells/equivalent sized equipment. On the pic the rig is loaded with a swiss army knife, a taclight, 2 pistol mags, 1 m203 shell, 1 ms2000 distress marker and 2 cyalume sticks. The rig carries some more suprises, but more on that later on, stay tuned! The final outer shell of our softshell jacket. It now features water-resistant YKK zippers, pen pockets on the arm, new zipper implementation and elbow padds. Still open and matter of development is the interior design. Coolmax / Mesh, Fleece or now lining at all are all on the table, but so is a mix of all three, too. I like to hear your opinion on that, too.... Quick remark: Lot of folks ask these days: "Why the heck is this taking so long?" Reason is: We do these designs on our own. We try to do our stuff our own way. And for the softshell, we began with the incredible fabric we encounterd and start building a suit around the features of the fabric, to make best use of it. This means a lot of "trial and error", cause every time we change something, and be it just the zipper style, we put the item to the real-life test first, and thats the reason why we have to delay release a bit. Sorry, but everyone who got gear from us, knows its worth the waiting! Link to post Share on other sites
Bando Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 pistol rig looks nice estemated price? also i know its a few pages back but i cant help but notice that the rooivalk basha would look nicer if the pattern was bigger it just seems too small atm Link to post Share on other sites
Grimm Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Hiho, I estimate the price for the rig around 20-30 EUR, we are not completly done with R&D atm. The Pattern is large enough, its even larger "spots" than DPM (which I deem europes most excellent issued pattern so far). Link to post Share on other sites
apmaman Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 Hello. I was wondering if you will ever have more rooikat (Tiger Stripe) stuff available? Like magazine and other molle pouches. All I can seem to find is BDU's or fleeces which I'm not really after.. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
Maple-Leaf Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 The final outer shell of our softshell jacket. It now features water-resistant YKK zippers, pen pockets on the arm, new zipper implementation and elbow pads. Still open, and matter of development, is the interior design. Coolmax / Mesh, Fleece or now lining at all are all on the table, but so is a mix of all three, too. I like to hear your opinion on that, too.... I'm tempted to say, give it a mesh lining - that will help with the ventilation and with the wicking of moisture (sweat) away from the body to be evaporated. Similarly, it would help trap and wick away moisture that penetrated the shell. It would also make your's different - everybody and their cousin does fleece already.... Link to post Share on other sites
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