And that includes some great deals on PenCott-WildWood products, such as:
BLIZZARD Jacket® – StormStretch®
MBDU Shirt® – NyCo Ripstop
UTP® (Urban Tactical Pants®) Flex
WOLFHOUND Jacket
See all product details here – and help turn Black Friday green!
WildWood® was developed at the request of Polish Special Forces, through a deep collaboration between Hyde Definition and Helikon-Tex. It is optimized for the moderate climate woodland areas of Central and Eastern Europe and was created by adjusting the tonal values of GreenZone® by adding more brown shades, and de-saturating the bright green. WildWood® is also compatible with GreenZone® clothing and gear – making it ideal for users who’ve already invested in GreenZone®. WildWood® pattern garments and gear will be available exclusively through Helikon-Tex.
MetroPolis® is optimized for industrial / built-up environments, and low-light / night operations. The overall tone of MetroPolis® is lighter than many other ‘urban’ patterns because lighter colors darken in low light levels, but still maintain disruption and blending performance. Patterns which use predominantly dark colors tend to ‘blob out’ under low light conditions, which lessens their performance. The pattern’s unique color palette was derived from an extensive analysis of scientific research by NATO and the US military forces. MetroPolis® is the result of 5 years of development effort by Hyde Definition Ltd.
Both WildWood® and MetroPolis® incorporate all of the key features and advantages of the PenCott® family of patterns:
MetroPolis® and WildWood® join the existing family of GreenZone®, BadLands®, SnowDrift®, and SandStorm®.
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In the meantime, they’ve also been releasing some new additions to their PenCott line-up that should also be quite exciting for our fans.
That’s right, Helikon is finally adding GreenZone® and BadLands® as camo options for their popular range of pouches and waistbags – just a few examples shown below.
Making its first appearance in the Helikon-Tex line-up, SandStorm® is now a camo option with Helikon’s highly regarded Combat Patrol Uniform (CPU).
Keep an eye out for all of these products to be in stock with your favorite Helikon-Tex dealer very soon – if they aren’t already there!
Helikon-Tex’s best-selling Urban Tactical Pants® (UTP®) are coming soon in GreenZone®! According to Helikon-Tex, they will be in-stock and available in early November.
Designed for Law Enforcement and Security professionals, Urban Tactical Pants® feature an ergonomic fit and a low-profile pocket setup that keeps essential equipment items close to body’s center of gravity. This design and fit of the UTP® allows for the kinds of fluid and dynamic tactical movements required in an urban, semi-urban or built-up environment.
Adding the option of GreenZone® camouflage to the line-up extends the functionality and practicality of the UTP® as a ‘combat pant’ for greenside operations as well.
Full list of key features:
Helikon-Tex announced a few days ago that all of their current nylon gear (as shown in the 2016 catalogue) will also be available this autumn in PenCott® camouflage patterns!
Also revealed at the MSPO Trade Show this week in Kielce, Poland was the final prototype of their new ‘GUARDIAN’ Chest Rig.
The GUARDIAN appears to follow a fairly classic layout and is designed to be as lightweight as possible, so all pouches are sewn directly onto the rig’s chassis. The magazine pouches will accept AR, SR and AK magazines and are constructed with built-in ‘lifters’ for use with shorter magazines (such as 10- or 20-rounders). More details will be released soon, and the final confirmation of colors, camos, price and availability will be announced at IWA in March 2017.
The first prototype of the (then unnamed) chest rig was in fact seen at this year’s IWA in Nuremburg.
Helikon-Tex kindly supplied the uniforms and boonie hats, and Tactical Tailor provided all the load carrying equipment.
Thanks to the pros at TacGas and Deliberate Dynamics (DDI) who were a pleasure to work with and who produced such great results!TacGas and DDI also produced this kick-ass video from the event too. Read more →
You’ll find Combat Patrol Uniform (CPU) jackets and trousers in GreenZone® and BadLands® (as seen in ‘House of Cards’ and ‘HALO: Nightfall’), baseball caps in GreenZone® and BadLands®, and PCS Smocks in GreenZone® and SnowDrift® – all made from genuine, milspec-grade 50/50 Nylon-Cotton ripstop fabric.
Click here to browse all products (in multiple colors and camouflage patterns) on Amazon.com
Visit Gear Inferno for a full review of the CPU jacket and trousers in PenCott® patterns.
Insignia of the Sedra Colonial Guard. Image created by Sal of halofanforlife.com
The Sedran Colonial Guard is the primary military force of the remote Outer Colony of Sedra and is led by Colonel Randall Aiken, a former elite SPARTAN-II super-soldier. Many soldiers in the Sedran Colonial Guard are well-motivated and dedicated to the defense of their homeworld – as Private First Class Talitha Macer explains at one point; “We’ve lived in a state of perpetual war, surrounded by enemies. We were born fighting.”
Considering the temperate forested terrain of Sedra however, perhaps GreenZone™ would have been a more appropriate choice of camouflage…
Forested terrain around Sedra City on planet Sedra. (source: Halopedia)
The ‘HALO: Nightfall’ costume department created a distinctive look for the Sedran Colonial Guard troops by using BadLands™ Combat Patrol Uuniforms (CPUs) from Helikon-Tex, with a few cosmetic alterations. For Colonel Aiken’s uniform, and also for his close protection team, they used BadLands™ CPU trousers from Helikon-Tex paired with BadLands™ ‘Einsatzkampfjacken’ (‘Operational Battle Jackets’) from Leo Koehler. Besides some minor cosmetic changes, it also looks like the costume department ‘aged’ the uniforms with some sort of over-wash as well.
Caution, this announcement carries a SPOILER ALERT…Seen in a crucial and dramatic segment of Season 3; PenCott™ camouflage patterns are seen in use by ‘Russian’ soldiers taking part in a peacekeeping mission in the Middle East. The Russian soldiers are seen wearing BadLands™ uniforms, whereas GreenZone™ uniforms are worn by the Russian officers and by Russian President Petrov. All of the PenCott camouflage uniforms used are the CPU (Combat Patrol Uniform) model made by Polish company Helikon-Tex.
In the wake of a biological attack on the planet Sedra, ONI Agent, Jameson Locke, and his team work with a local Sedra Colonial Guard commander to locate the origin of the bio-weapon; leading them to an ancient, hellish artifact, and ending in a desperate fight for the team’s survival.
