09-16-2009, 03:05 PM
An M-65 field jacket (get the type referred to as "long") seems like the easiest way to go, with the sleeves from a hunting Jacket (or the liner, if you really want the easy way out). Until Derek Mears released the info from the costuming department, mentioning a "wool jacket and and an H&M Jacket" frankensteined together, I was under the assumption that's what the thing was.. They're all over Ebay, but possibly also found in Army/Navy surplus stores.Some folks are also buying trenchcoats and cutting them down, using the hunting jacket sleeves.I considered using a padded shirt with the sleeves turned inside-out and an M-65 long field jacket with the sleeves torn out.. Hot-glued together at the shoulders. Not sure how that woulda' turned out though. Most of those plans were made before the movie came out and better pics became availible. I would imagine it's good enough though.