Well I am currently changing my impression to make it very late war so I quite understand what you are saying about uniformity. My unit does not allow NVA tunics, full stop, the reason is actually that the fabric is too good quality (from what I have seen it is actually totally different from the original field grey), Swedish tunics are ok if properly converted and the tailor made are great. I pretty much agree with this, the Swedish material is very similar to that of originals.

I do not see what you are getting at in terms of a 'debate' though, I know some people think that Swedish uniforms are wrong, well if they are converted correctly they are fine, the same goes for the for the NVA stuff I assume though again, I don't like the material.

The other thing to remember is who would modify their uniforms, you would not likely find a mannenschaften with a green collar because it was an affecation of NCO's and Officers who wanted their standard issue (or even tailor made) tunics to reflect their position. I would prefer it if people who represent the bog standard Landser kept their tunics to what was theoretically the 'regulation' pattern, that is if they had an M43 tunic it would not have a green or more pointy collar.

The fabric colour issue, well frankly there are so many variations in colour people can basically use what they want, its a question of the quality of the fabric.

Again, I would like to point out that I went for a cheap option, my tunic cost £50, is made from coarse Swedish material (it is an M44 tunic) and has pleanty of field repairs etc. When you can get a decent uniform, even one that has been modified slightly (the 12th SS for example had their tunics tailored considerably shorter than usual, it was fashionable to have them cut off right below the pockets) for under £100 why not go for it, particularly if the alternative is to wear a poor conversion of a swedish or NVA tunic.

As for 'Farb' I heared that came from the phrase 'far be it from me', often used by 'farbys' and those who correct them. I guess both are good. Ok, so that wasn't much of a debate, more a ramble.

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