(COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range

[v_lazy_dragon]

Wait. Who makes/sales WW2 Czechs?

PM'd horcata/Bohemia troops link so as not to disrupt thread tooo much

[.:Gunslinger:.]

It's getting better and better! Very dynamic and great little details!

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

Thanks guys lots more to come in the coming days. One figure per day as that seems to be the way these things are done. 

However I fear that actual release will be quicker than we can show the sculpts 

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

And another 

[Ultravanillasmurf]

The eight I have look great in the metal, the new ones look great.

[Cypher226]

Some more great poses! Funnily enough I was watching the Ken Burns Vietnam series last night and think I may have spotted the inspiration for the helmet accoutrements of one figure in one particular scene in Hue - which is good as I couldn't work out from the figure what was going on there!

[tomrommel1]

these are more then tempting! Were would you get the helis like the Bell UH from? Which scale would you use?

[Poiter50]

Search on Ebay for Corgi Helicopters, the ones for 28mm are 1/48 scale.

these are more then tempting! Were would you get the helis like the Bell UH from? Which scale would you use?

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

And another.

[Paul Hicks]

Some more great poses! Funnily enough I was watching the Ken Burns Vietnam series last night and think I may have spotted the inspiration for the helmet accoutrements of one figure in one particular scene in Hue - which is good as I couldn't work out from the figure what was going on there!

Bingo! Been pausing that episode a lot.

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

Funny enough I was just watching the 1970 - 73 episode last night (2nd time) very political but incredibly interesting. Great documentary. Second only to his one on the ACW.

[carlos marighela]

these are more then tempting! Were would you get the helis like the Bell UH from? Which scale would you use?

Well for the marines, at least of this era you really want a CH-46 Seaknight. Luckily for you New Ray make one in 1/55. You’ll have to repaint it but it’s a decent toy. The marines did use the UH-1 E as a gunship and a C&C and general duties bird. It’s essentially an aluminium version of the UH-1B and C. Revell make the gunship in 1/48, Hobby Boss make the slick version of the UH-1C in the same scale. It’s a cheap option and a easy-build kit.

If you want earlier helos for when Empress do early war marines both Revell and Italeri make CH-34s as dies Academy IIRC. Academy also make the CH-46 but it ain’t cheap or a quick knock together kit. Best off going with the New Ray toy.

Back on track, those poses keep getting better and better. I love this range.

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

WOW great information on Choppers  Very useful.

We plan to do crew etc for them in a future section of the range - Air Cav.

Thanks for the supportive comments as well very much appreciated. 

[traveller]

This is just getting better and better 

Will you also offer platoon deals?

Otherwise I could see myself subscribing to all new Vietnam releases. Back in the Dark ages Guernsey Foundry had such a scheme when Copplestone did all the Darkest Africa miniatures.... just a thought...(I still have a hundred or so unpainted models from those days  )

[Suetonius Paullinus]

Ooorah!




My first attempt but I’ve done some more already. I’ll open a new thread for my Nam project later and update it as and when.
Lovely figures 😎

Cheers

Andy