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COLONIAL MARINE UNIFORM
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There are four options:
- OPTION A – Trousers or Shirt, single
- OPTION B – Trousers and Shirt
- OPTION C – Single shirt with printed patches and name tapes
- OPTION D – Trousers and Shirt with printed patches and name tapes
Pre-Order ONLY – Please email for requirements.
We will need some sizes from you!
We would like to think that these are currently the most accurate set of USCM Colonial Marine BDUs in production anywhere in the world.
We would never claim that they are… We just would like to think so.
Again, one of those iconic, but hard-to-get-right parts of the costume. Mainly due to the camouflage pattern; It has no real world equivalent, it was never made for anything other than the film “Aliens”.
The fabric for those fatigues used in the film was printed by a textile company in London in the 80’s. It’s highly likely that they only had sufficient fabric made to cover what was used on set and it was never printed again. It’s sometimes incorrectly referred to as ‘frog leaf’ pattern, loosely based on 1940’s US pacific theatre operations, yet its actual origins are still unclear.
We were very kindly allowed to study Harry’s set of ‘Screen Used’ Colonial Marine USCM BDUs to ensure ours were the same in detail. Needless to say we’ve recreated every visible pocket, seam and button in detail to try and replicate the screen used originals as best we can.
In some areas, seams have been reinforced beyond the screen used items for longevity.
They come with Mandarin style collars, functioning bloused pockets on the shirt and trousers. Made with heavy weight (255gsm) cotton drill material, sewn with bonded nylon thread. The fabric is professionally digitally printed by a reputable UK company.
This means that all our COLONIAL MARINE ‘USCM’ clothing is printed onto unshrunk cotton and the garments individually tailored by hand. Needless to say this takes a lot of time (and money).
In creating the camouflage pattern we were very lucky to have the help of Harry Harris. He sent us a swatch of screen used fabric to check the accuracy of the design.
Have a look for yourself. I think you’ll agree that it’s a damned fine match. Note the swatch, overlaid on a roll of our fabric below:
Also, please note the slight shade differences in the pictures to the right. This is the fabric in different light. The same applies in person too. It’s not an issue with the fabric, it just looks a bit different in the flesh.
It also washes out a bit when washed. This is actually even closer to the screen used items, being a bit ‘greyer’.
FAQ’s:
Do you have ‘stock’ sizes?
No, not currently. Because we are still catching up with the queue of orders, we’ve not switched over to stock sizes yet. But we will…
When that happens, we’ll put the stock size chart up here for ordering.
What do you need for Ordering?
To go in the queue, we need the following sizes from you.
Height
Chest
Waist
Inside Leg
These can be in inches or CM, either is fine.
If you’re having Patches and name tapes, then we’ll need to know which of the two breast pocket patches you’d prefer, Sulaco or Delta and then what name you’d like on the tape. It’s usually your surname, but it can be anything.
Do you make them with long sleeves?
Yes. They come ‘long sleeved’ as standard.
If you’re having specifically Hicks set, then we’ll make them short sleeved as per the screen items (hence the short sleeves in the pictures).
Are all the pockets functional?
Yes. Yes, they are. There are the two breast pockets on the shirt and then six pockets on the trousers, two hip pockets, two leg pockets with the correct positioning (one side, one front) and then two seat pockets (I mean, where else do you keep your wallet?… Other than a hip pocket, or one of the pouches! Spoilt for choice really.
Can you make a sleeveless ‘Vasquez’ version?
Yes. That would be a special order item, so please email us to discuss.
