USMC 1945 Airsoft
My pretty generic USMC 1945 “Okinawaish” impression from last weekends game. Was a good day with tons of BBs flying around 🙂
Decided it was time again for the good old Tokyo Marui M1A1 Thompson. A real workhorse, I bought my first many many years ago… still works 🙂
Jungle happy…
… and armed to the teeth 😉
Ready for Shuri Castle, Mount Suribachi… hell give me Mount Doom 
M1 Pencil 
Are there many Airsoft events anymore? I thought the WWII events kinda petered out?
From what I see pure WW2 events are a come and go, but in my area not less then in the past (have never been that many). And I go to a lot of “free for all” games.
Really nice pics 🙂
Where are you located? The terrain seems pretty nice.
The pics were taken in the Austrian Alps 🙂
For a true Shuri castle impression, you will need a Confederate flag! 🙂
Hahaha!! True!!! 😀
Hey what trousers are those??
P41 Utility Trousers from “At The Front”
Cheers pal
What kind of mags are those? I see they’re the 20rd style, and I’ve only seen the Matrix hi-caps. Is that what those are, or are they mids?
They are custom, I changed the internals of hi-cap 20rd style mags to mid/low cap. I’m not a fan of high caps in general and even when using the Tokyo Marui ones feeding was mediocre.
Ahhh that’s awesome. You didn’t strike me as a hi-cap kind of guy, that’s why I was curious. Right on, keep up the good work!
🙂
Can you post a guide on how you did this? The lack of good 20rd-style midcaps for the Thompson is really annoying so would love to see how this was done.
When I dig out the Thompson next time I will open a mag and take some pics. It was so long ago that I forgot how exactly I did it 🙂
Sorry to continually spam your posts, but another thing that may be helpful to those of us who follow your blog is a picture of your webbing laid out on the ground to see exactly what kit you’re using. I’m particularly curious how you fit the 5-cell Thompson mag pouches onto your belt kits. In my experience it’s difficult to get one of those onto a belt rig that also has the (seemingly required) two canteens, jungle first aid kit, kabar, and (let’s face it) holster/pistol mag pouch!
Here’s a photo of the rig I’ve used recently (you can tell how getting a Thompson pouch on there would be a difficult proposition): http://i.imgur.com/OucRZkT.jpg
No worries, always good to get feedback! I once did a IJA Mini Guide, maybe I can make something similar for USMC loadouts. https://m1pencil.wordpress.com/2010/01/03/ija-equipment-mini-guide/
Yes the 5-cells can be tricky if you carry lots of other pieces of equipment. Some put them on the backside (where you have placed the jungle first aid kit). I think many reenactors are carrying more stuff then the average guy back then (I’m often guilty of that too 🙂 ).
The pistol is a good example, but for playing airsoft its often necessary, plus you need pouches with space for loaders and BBs…
Ka-Bars were often worn on the trouser belt, that can help to safe space
Yeah a few kit guides would be great – and surely not terribly difficult to do. Re: Thompson pouch, I’d probably leave the pistol mag pouch off and use that side of the belt for it next time.
If you’re interested, here’s the entire kit: http://imgur.com/a/RzwIf
Heavily inspired by your blog!
Nice kit!
Get an M3 holster and run the strap through the mag pouch. there’s pictures out there of it being done. Not super common but most people didn’t carry a pistol anyways. Or alternatively you can you a gas mask bag a a should pouch for you Thompson mags. There a number of photos on Saipan of marines doing that. until I can come across a screaming deal on an M1 or BAR I’m stuck with a Thompson too so I feel ya.