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Author Topic: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range  (Read 384901 times)

Online Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1770 on: March 14, 2020, 08:05:25 AM »
So, how does Australian uniform colours vary from US uniform colours?

Or after a period, are they all a similar shade of green?

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1771 on: March 14, 2020, 09:53:39 AM »
Back in the eighties  I had a number of Vietnam era shirts and trousers for bush wear. They were simply more comfortable than the then issued polyester mix items, with their stiff collars and the ridiculous map pocket placement on the thigh. Most were as new issue. Colour wise they varied from a mid olive, through a sort of greyish green to a sort of faded pea green colour. Buttons were darkish olive plastic.

Webbing had a similar diversity although was notably less brownish than the US issue and items had the Australian broad arrow marking stamped on them. A lot of Vietnam era diggers used the Australian ‘Bren pouch’ as an additional or substitute item on their webbing. It had a bigger capacity than the standard basic pouches. These tended to be either a khaki tan or a pea green colour. Paul has correctly modelled these on some of the figures. Early on in the war ‘08/‘38 pattern packs were the norm.

GP boots were black leather. The early toggle ropes could be natural hemp rope but most were green nylon. Bayonet scabbards, if worn, were black and the frog web coloured.

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1772 on: March 14, 2020, 10:07:24 AM »
Thanks Carlos.

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1773 on: March 17, 2020, 09:01:41 AM »
Todays ANZAC is called Charlie......that get confusing on patrol  :o





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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1774 on: March 17, 2020, 10:03:22 AM »
Superb... and a lovely pose.
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Offline FreakyFenton

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1775 on: March 17, 2020, 10:11:51 AM »
Cracking job.  :D
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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1776 on: March 17, 2020, 10:49:41 AM »
Thanks guys  :-*

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1777 on: March 17, 2020, 11:17:58 AM »
Lovely figures so far. Promises to be another great extension to the Vietnam range. Got to say, love the SLR. So much so that I bought a deactivated one a while back. Its a proper looking bit of kit. Really need to be painting up my NVA but keep getting distracted. Can't wait for the Aussies though. SLRs and Centurians. Whats not to like!

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1778 on: March 17, 2020, 03:32:17 PM »
Nice.

So what is that strapped to the SLR?

Just so I do not repeat the doll debacle.

[Edit] damn you Autocorrect!
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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1779 on: March 17, 2020, 03:34:24 PM »
wound dressing.

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1781 on: March 18, 2020, 12:11:10 AM »
Nice.

So what is that strapped to the SLR?

Just do I do not repeat the doll debacle.

WW2 era shell dressings were still in use in Vietnam. If you're not familiar with them, they're a wad of gauze roughly the size of a bar of soap attached to a cotton bandage. They are particularly useful for ad hoc treatment of shrapnel or GSW to limbs as the gauze can be held against the wound site and the bandage easily fixed around the limb.

Similar dressings are still in use with modern militaries today.

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1233608

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1782 on: March 18, 2020, 08:47:27 AM »
Todays ANZAC preview is called Bruce....... and so is his sister.


Offline Splod

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1783 on: March 18, 2020, 09:07:21 AM »
Stunning work as always from the good Mr Hicks.

Although my one criticism is that Bruce's bush hat is looking a bit square? They tended to get very crushed.

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Re: (COMMERCIAL) Empress Miniatures' NEW Vietnam Range
« Reply #1784 on: March 18, 2020, 10:15:50 AM »
Perhaps he has tucked his Vegemite sandwiches under it?

Nice figures guys.