Excellent, may Lenin watch over you comrade!

Absolutely, I find myself making tweaks all the time on my kit (of any nationality) to get a comfy fit.

I should have asked, where'd you pick up everything? Mostly all one place? Repo's?

made some, such as ppsh drum pouch, gymnasterka soldiers shirt, early war y strap for equipment belt, rifle and ppsh sling, made own helmet from fibre-glas, own back-pack (big sack with shoulder straps!!)

altered others items to work/look right.......leather waist belt, gas mask /haversack bag,

and what ever else that was beyond my boy-scout baDGE ABILITY, I found on ebay or at gunshows, or from other members as used. ( russian trousers, leggings , jackboots, poncho /plascha , wedge hat-pilotka )

thats my story and applies to my ww2 german gear as well.
from don

All from Trident Military bud, they do some very nice package deals!

In Soviet Russia, gear wears you!