MkVII - Which Color do YOU Prefer?

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Which color do you prefer your MkVII to be?

Tan
6
18%
Green
23
68%
I don't have an MkVII, but I'd like green
2
6%
I don't have an MkVII, but I'd like tan
1
3%
Other
2
6%
 
Total votes: 34

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MkVII - Which Color do YOU Prefer?

Post by McFly »

Spawned because of the "Tough to be Green" thread, I'd like to ask you all a question of preference, and maybe a bit of screen accuracy debate, but let's keep this topic fresh, not something that's been discussed before (unless this has been discussed before... in which case I'll be given a link and this won't go anywhere).

Do you prefer the green or tan colored MkVIIs?

Why?

Would you consider trading a green one with me for my tan WPG? :P

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Post by Merrick »

If you dont like your tan WPG you could always dye it? I know there's been a few threads on doing this. Swindy had a good one once when he dyed a WPG (correct me if I'm wrong, it was a long time ago).

oh bugger... that's been discussed before. I already broke the rules. :lol:

I like the green more, but there's a multitude of scenes where it looks tan and others look much more green. I guess from the multitude (that's my word for the day) of bags used and the multitude of light effects, create the differences. My personal favourite is my MkVI (yep that's a 6, dont flame me!) which is a perfect blend of the two. In some lights its a greenish tan, then others its a tannish green. :lol:
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Post by Swindiana »

Well, Merrick. I'm multitudly impressed with your good memory. :shock: :wink:

I did dye mine quite some time ago. Only once though, and not a multitude of times. Wait, you didn't say that I did. :D

Here is a plethora of pics of it:
http://medlem.spray.se/larskalvemark/in ... omparison/

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Post by thunderquack »

Now the bag I have is an olive green but I would prefer olive drab. Either way it goes, Im a happy camper
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Post by Kris »

Green !

I'll post pics on my older tread on the bag in a minute
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Post by IndianaJames »

I like mine to be right in the middle - tan with a hint of green, or green with a hint of tan....

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Post by IndianaGuybrush »

I like the faded green look you get with the old mkviis. Thats actually one of the major problems I had with the WPG repro bags, they didn't fade enough and they ended up looking too green. The fade is key.
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Post by Rob »

Yup; you can't beat the faded green of a real MKVII.

Hey, actually, you can't beat a real MKVII, period.
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Post by Snakewhip_Sable »

The paler the green, the better, for me. I'm not a fan of green, screen accurate ot not... anyway, Indy's bag always looked tan to me.

I've been washing my MKVII's a lot to get rid of the green. ...and the stank.
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Post by Sheffield Jones »

I like the Tanis(h) ones.
I have one of last years WPG bags & a Real Whiteley bag and they are almost the same color.Both have rifle sling straps.

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Post by McFly »

Sheffield Jones wrote:"If this is my Two cents worth,and it's only a penny for your thoughts,then where does that other penny go?????" :-s
It goes into the COW Collection Basket... and Bink takes empties it reguarly once a month on Thursdays.
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Post by Neolithic »

I have a rather lovely unissued green MkVII. 8)

It's great that it's unissued and all, but the used ones that have faded a bit are the best. They look more Indy and have more history. Always nice with a bit of Egyptian dust in there too... :wink:
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