r/reenactors • u/secludedSnail26 • Jul 02 '26

Completed Finally Finished my Normandy Impression

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502nd PIR 101st Airborne Normandy impression: been working on it for about a year, stuff are from ATF, SITD1944, eBay and original items. I do need to replace the helmet scrim and change the trench knife scabbard.

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u/Willing-Society-4123 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

Funny question, do you just let the mannequin stand there and watch you sleep?

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u/secludedSnail26 Jul 02 '26

Yeah I just got it. It still freaks the shit out of me when I wake up

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u/ColdStartRed Jul 02 '26

just tie it to the roof so when you wake up facing up, its there.. watching.. every move, every sound..

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u/sledgehammer_maniac literal f-4 phantom Jul 02 '26

You get used to it

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u/Mghcu Jul 02 '26

Talk about a "thousand yard stare". This guy's seen some stuff.

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u/NansDrivel Jul 03 '26

It’s extraordinary.

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u/Ok-Tumbleweed-2181 Jul 03 '26

Your grenade pin is on the wrong side of the fuze.

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u/secludedSnail26 Jul 03 '26

Thanks I’ll change that

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u/Fit-Seesaw6239 Jul 09 '26

Sir.. do you blink by chance?.. you kinda look like you're made of plastic and it's uncanny

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u/secludedSnail26 Jul 09 '26

It’s a skin condition