I've got the same issue. I've just had to buy one form SOF.
Anyone have any good remedies for curing its tangonitus?
Brown boot polish?
If you have a Lidl near you they sell a sponge on polish which I used on my boots, 1911 holster and chinstrap.
Turned it a mid brown colour instead of orange which isn't too bad now.
Show me a man who will jump out of an airplane, and I'll show you a man who will fight!
General James M. Gavin
CRY HAVOC AND LET LOOSE THE DOGS OF WAR
I've got the same issue. I've just had to buy one form SOF.
Anyone have any good remedies for curing its tangonitus?
I had a few post war Nato ones which werent orange but very light almost flesh colour.Tried boot polish and didnt work.Couldnt be arsed paying £6 for a tin of leather dye so had a root around the shed-found a tin of Colron wood dye and thought what the heck,ill give it a try-worked a treat 
Fully-badged Großdeutschland German lightweight uniform, wrong insignia for the western front but nothing a quick unstich and retitle cant solve, now to join the enemy 
a new copy of " adolph hitler, my part in his downfall" by spike milligan.( well i say "new" 50p at a car boot sale)
Fantastic series, my favourite being Rommel?, gunner who? I bought the one you mention and the one I've just mentioned at charity shops myself recently to re-read they're fab, now looking for monty my part in his victory, mussolini my part in his down fall, and where have all the bullets gone
dibs on "gunner who" please diane, my copy is sooooo old the glue in the spine has gone and i only have the last third of the paper back. a nice belgian beer in it for you.
one block of crumbly blanco from ebay,, 6 quid. YITH ! JOB FOR YOU 
Fully-badged Großdeutschland German lightweight uniform, wrong insignia for the western front but nothing a quick unstich and retitle cant solve,
Nein, nein... they are the enemy!! 
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
French Army M47 wool overcoat in anticipation of the Dec CiA game.
M43's next on the list
Where you get that from Matt? And how much?
Show me a man who will jump out of an airplane, and I'll show you a man who will fight!
General James M. Gavin
CRY HAVOC AND LET LOOSE THE DOGS OF WAR
US jeep cap incase its freezing at "rhine" and a pair of dutch, possibley swedish herringbone twill olive green trousers, ( look ok for US ) for 10 quid.
Where you get that from Matt? And how much?
Was going to get them from Platoon for £28 but the website barrie and anne mentioned in the below thread had them for £25.
http://www.ww2airsoft.org.uk/php/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=91&t=5496
Waffen SS EMs s/boards, arm eagle and collar tabs, courtesy of Kermit. My loadout is complete! 
You've got nothing to ein, zwei, drei, vier
1928 front end with a hand grip that needs a bit of fettling to get it to fit.
Scope mount for my FAL (yes I know it's not WW2 but... )
well the kit from costa fortune turned up. buggered if i can get the net to go on my helmet and the strap is oh so orange. god I hate SOF. any way serves me right for being a tight wad git. the 1942 susies are great though.
lol i've got a helmet net from SOF. Its a bit of a puzzle....but u need to place it on the helmet and then posistion the string like its a draw string bag...the edges will then close up around the helmet....took 2 pairs of hands, for me.
Just received: D Bales for my M1 helmet project & a NOS front cylinder lock and Screw for my M1 project.
Getting the SOF Helmet nets on is a 2 man job from experience lol
Show me a man who will jump out of an airplane, and I'll show you a man who will fight!
General James M. Gavin
CRY HAVOC AND LET LOOSE THE DOGS OF WAR
thanks guys. I'll have a go in a few day. should be fun. p
Finally after many months of waiting, (I ordered this before I lost my job 
), my Patchett/Sterling has arrived 
looks great Pete
Unfortunately I can't afford the external gas tank or extra mags at the moment so it might be a while before it gets an outing 
Where do you put the external gas tank?
Show me a man who will jump out of an airplane, and I'll show you a man who will fight!
General James M. Gavin
CRY HAVOC AND LET LOOSE THE DOGS OF WAR
Not fully thought that one out yet, I know a favoured place with the guys who've got stg44s is in the german gasmasks containers, so it'll depend on what sort of loadout I do, if it's British airborne, (which I believe were the only ones to test the patchett), it might fit it the gasmask bag fitted on the back of the webbing belt if not I could put it in the small pack, if I use it for an 80's loadout it may fit into the cape-roll on the back of the 58 webbing, I won't know for sure until I get the gas tank.