MACO uniform ideas

[Ken Thomson, Admin]

Starfleet Command has a Marine division, established in the series "Enterprise" and will continue through the run of Starship Saladin. For that series, I've been looking for MACO style military uniforms. I am looking for inexpensive materials that I can outfit a squad quickly, convincingly and cheaply. I also want it to feel like a 1960's style.

So I found these T-shirts. This is just an idea to start with. I have MACO patches already.



www.amazon.com/Code-V-Camouflage-Sleeve-T-Shirt/dp/B001C1ZY5M

www.amazon.com/Woodland-Digital-Camouflage-Sleeve-T-shirt/dp/B0019474AU/ref=pd_sim_sbs_a_1/181-8844960-9021903

www.amazon.com/Rothco-City-Camo-Muscle-T-Shirt/dp/B001L8D85E/ref=pd_sim_sg_8


www.amazon.com/Military-Combat-Shirt-Camouflage-Colors/dp/B002V44LTY/ref=pd_sim_sbs_a_10

Standard Starfleet ranks and equivalent MACO ranks:

O1 / Ensign / 2nd Lieutenant /
O2 / Lieutenant (j.g.) / 1st Lieutenant / - (broken stripe)
O3 / Lieutenant / Captain / -- (solid stripe)
O4 / Lieutenant Commander / Major / -=
O5 / Commander / Lieutenant Colonel / ==
O6 / Captain / Colonel / =-=
(O6A) / Fleet Captain / Brigadier Colonel / ===
O7 (flag) / Commodore / Brigadier General / =*=

I like these as possible uniforms. They look very much like those used in Star Trek V.

www.armysurplusworld.com/product.asp?ProductID=32038

Some more: www.amazon.com/6347-G-I-ACRYLIC-COMMANDO-SWEATERS/dp/B000IQY50M/ref=pd_sim_sbs_sg_2





By the way, I was given this uniform shirt by John Broughton of Starship Farragut which will be used as one of my MACO shipboard standard uniforms. When they go on missions, the uniforms will change depending on the mission requirements.



I'm kinda liking this for a TOS era MACO field uniform....


www.amazon.com/BT-Combat-ZE-Paintball-Jersey/dp/B003NHXAU4/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1329800812&sr=1-1-catcorr

Or perhaps this one in various color options:





www.amazon.com/Black-Digital-Camo-Combat-Shirt/dp/B002V44LTY/ref=pd_sbs_sg_1

My current costuming criteria is it has to be affordable, ready-made (preferably) at least passable as a military style uniform in the TOS era, and allow for patches to be sewn onto the shoulder-sleeves.



It needs to be reminiscent of a Enterprise MACO but it doesn't have to be a perfect match. I do like these because the cut of the sleeves is pretty close to a TOS uniform shirt, yet it is still a military shirt.

This was a modified image by Guy Davis from Tamerlane:



I found some more MACO uniform possibilities.


www.amazon.com/8346-ACRYLIC-COMMANDO-SWEATER-Medium/dp/B0027NAXM8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1365993345&sr=8-2&keywords=military+sweater


www.amazon.com/Alpha-Industries-Commando-Sweater/dp/B0056QQ372/ref=pd_sbs_a_6

www.amazon.com/Government-Style-Olive-Commando-Sweater/dp/B000EGZ866/ref=pd_sbs_a_11

Canon uniform reference: