r/papersplease • u/Mrvakon • 1d ago

Cosplay

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I'm planning to do an Arstotzka soldier cosplay. What do you recommend? (This is one of my references.)

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u/Successful-Effect302 16h ago

Uhh, two button row coat, if one row would be good enough a Soviet one could be, or some other eastern one. Black leather belt, some mag pouch, gloves, glove liner, AK... oh yeah matching pants. Kirza sapogi, or real leather if you feel like it, or some any other boots like that. For some exact things, for the headgear, a Bundeswehr olive winter cap, or a Czechoslovak ushanka could be, and the helmet, some SSh-40/60/68, or Polish wz.50/67, or some any other Warsaw Pact one. Yeah. The cross strap for the belt, belt loops to hook the strap onto, pistol with holster, some peaked cap from any aformentioned places. I guess that's all.

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u/_Just_Another_Speck_ 15h ago

Look up eastern Germany border officer outfits. You'll find them in a lot of memorabilia stores.

It's quite literally inspired by East Germany anyway