Good evening all, I was wondering if there are any 10/12mm scale river craft for Vietnam available, other than Kennington (which seem to be on the small size) ...
We were trained to fight WWII in Europe. We always complained about it. But it was all the lifers knew. We all knew we going to Vietnam, but the sattitude...
Alex Newman
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Sep 1, 2007 8:43 pm
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In a message dated 9/1/2007 1:55:55 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, AlanatLock@... writes: I was wondering if there are any 10/12mm scale river craft for...
Hi Tom, See if you can put a word in for me at Minifigs for some monitors, transports and transports with helo deck: these would all be good for combined ops...
By the time I enlisted in '74, there was quite a mix of training, with the focus still being on Europe but with nearly every drill instructor having a combat...
In a message dated 9/2/2007 4:30:46 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, AlanatLock@... writes: Hi Tom, See if you can put a word in for me at Minifigs for some...
i have only started to read much about vietnam after reading "last valley" about dien bien phu i used to read about the ost front where loss of life was so...
It seems to me that I have never seen the issue of pre-deployment training addressed in any single publication, so mostly the impressions come from various...
Not sure its possible to compare expereinces of the Soviet soldiers in WW2 and those of the US troops in Vietnam. For the first the expereince was one of...
Good evening all, If any of you game Vietnam air combat in 1:72 scale, you may be interested that Trumpeter have at last released a Thud model: I have mine on...
Various versions of the F105 have been available on eBay. Harder to get are the crew figures for the 1:72 helicopter kits, particularly the door gunners. Greg...
Hey Greg, Try SHQ figures. They make two packs, one with two pilots and two door gunners (different poses w/the guns) and one with four pilots. They work great...
I use Britannia vietnam figures. I think they are great and paint up well, and the range is good (just bought a load of Australians). They are on the chunky...
Thank you Vince! I will do. Cheers Greg ... two door gunners (different poses w/the guns) and one with four pilots. They work great with 1/72nd scale...
I totally agree with Mark. They are chunky, a little cartoonish, but I like it. And the sculpting is good, I find them easy to paint up for my first 20mm try...
Not a probelm, Greg. I hope it works out. Let me know if you have any trouble. Later! Vince Aircav ... From: Greg To: Vietgaming@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday,...
Thanks, Mark and Jasper for the information. I've ordered a sampling( 2-3 squads) of US from Platoon 20 & Britannia, and some VC from Liberation Minis....
Folks, The AAR of a riverine game we played in July can be found at: http://www.hksw.org/Night%20on%20the%20Day.htm The gaame is set in French Indochina, in...
Now that was a good article. I realize the technical problems of adapting standard paints to reflect the racial tensions inherent in the U.S Army in 1970, but...
Alex Newman
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Sep 12, 2007 6:50 am
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Hey All We have got to 600 figures on the FFL figs with Eureka Miniatures. I had an email from Nic today and they are gong into producton. ...
There are three 1:72 scale kits for sale of the Skymasters on eBay, which are same as O-2 military versions also known as the "Oscar Deuce" or "The Duck" FAC...
Thanks for the info Willis! ... manufacturers out ther ARII (or somthing like that) and Hasegawa ... +0000Subject: [Vietgaming] Re: O-2s 1:72 for sale ... ...
Airfix did a nice one. Most of their ranges seem to be being re-released so it may be on the shelves again soon. DM...
David Manley
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Sep 30, 2007 5:48 am
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Vietgaming group: Would you like to be able to purchase riverine craft in which scale? o 15mm o...
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Oct 11, 2007 7:42 pm
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Where's the N scale choice? (Is it because we already have a selection?) Tom Dye GFI ************************************** See what's new at...