King of cool QUESTION

[Grimm]

I painted the king at the moment but I am not sure if he is wearing a US Army jaeckt or a lether jaeckt .
The figure has a army belt and the jaeckt has some patches at the arms .
So mybay someone can help me .

cheers Grimm

[Operator5]

It is non-specific. You can paint it either as his military jacket or as his leather jacket.

[flooglestreet]

Army uniforms were not cool in the '50s. The war surplus look starts with pea coats, bell bottoms and army jackets from WW1, with stand up collars. This is about when the Beatles get enrolled in the Order of the British Empire.

[Grimm]

ok then Lether is the anwer 

[Doc Twilight]

Army uniforms were not cool in the '50s. The war surplus look starts with pea coats, bell bottoms and army jackets from WW1, with stand up collars. This is about when the Beatles get enrolled in the Order of the British Empire.

But they -were- cool to Elvis, who made a big deal of his Army service from the time he entered until basically the time of his death. The Army "made Elvis" as an adult man, and he was very proud of that fact. I'd not be surprised at all if he didn't slap on parts of his old Army Uniform and go around the country fighting "bad guys" in the case of Nuclear disaster. After all, he -did- go to Washington DC in the sixties specifically to get a DEA badge and "membership" from Richard Nixon. The guy was all about government, order, etc... not exactly the rebellious youth in the model of James Dean.

-Doc

[wellender]

After all, he -did- go to Washington DC in the sixties specifically to get a DEA badge and "membership" from Richard Nixon. The guy was all about government, order, etc... not exactly the rebellious youth in the model of James Dean.

-Doc

[flooglestreet]

Wearing parts of the uniform was considered rebelious by youth of the late 60s, and by the government. It is illegal to wear parts of any issue uniform. The law has been flouted so often its like the law against driving a car on the sidewalk. But in the very straight laced '50s, it was followed. People out of the service didnt want to wear the uniform and the James Dean types had no use for it.

[Grimm]

to late he is painted and he has a army uniform  sorry but the lether and jeans diden´t look nice to me

[flooglestreet]

If it works for you, thats the right answer.

[Grimm]

ok here he is so say something

[Prof.Witchheimer]

That was the right decision, Grimm, to take army version, looks good, like it a lot.

[Operator5]

He looks like the King of Memphis now.

Excellent work!

[flooglestreet]

Very good painting job.

[Bugsda]

ok here he is so say something

"I've got those hup 2-3-4 occupation GI Blues!"  

Brilliant Grimm  

[Arlequín]

Elvis didn't go in the army until 1958.

yours,

A. Pedant.


Great looking figure though and the stuff on the site is good too! I'm really getting into this.