Author Topic: Hue 68 - UD 26/4 more buildings references (Read 7046 times)

Marine0846 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 03, 2019, 08:50:20 PM »

Silent Invader.
Great start on your buildings.
I have spent a lot of time in the last few years,
thinking how to build a Hue battlefield.
I still have not settled on what I want to do.
Seeing you start on your's, makes me think I need to get started.
With all the new figures coming out, its an excellent time to refocus.

Silent Invader · « **Reply #16 on:** March 03, 2019, 10:02:42 PM »

The forthcoming ranges are a great motivator.

I see Hue as an interesting wargame, what with ‘block by block’ fighting it lends itself to small as well as large boards. The ‘difficulty’ I had was in deciding on old or new city, then whether to stage the terrain as early (limited destruction) or late (in places flattened) and settled for broadly in between the two.

carlos marighela · « **Reply #17 on:** March 04, 2019, 12:34:14 AM »

I've visited Vietnam, admittedly not Hue and the small modern concrete/ brick dwellings from the 50s-70s far outnumber any larger colonial structures at least in Saigon, as you might expect.

As an aside, the Italeri train station makes a good proxy for some of those French buildings. The roof is battle damaged, if you want an intact version, it's easy enough to replace the roof tiling with vac formed sheet. Don't be put off by the nominal 1/72 scale. I find it works well with 28mm. Overall a very useful kit compatible with a variety of settings.

Paratrooper 42 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 06, 2019, 01:56:39 AM »

I like what you've done so far, looks like it's going to be a great table to play on when it's done.

Silent Invader · « **Reply #19 on:** March 06, 2019, 07:19:05 AM »

Thanks folks.

Thanks for the suggestion Carlos:

Regarding vehicles, the Disney Cars has a number of 1/55 models that look like they might be suitable.

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #20 on:** March 06, 2019, 08:19:22 AM »

Quote from: Silent Invader on March 06, 2019, 07:19:05 AM

Regarding vehicles, the Disney Cars has a number of 1/55 models that look like they might be suitable.

Apart from the faces

Silent Invader · « **Reply #21 on:** March 06, 2019, 08:23:23 AM »

Quote from: OSHIROmodels on March 06, 2019, 08:19:22 AM

Apart from the faces

carlos marighela · « **Reply #22 on:** March 06, 2019, 09:09:24 AM »

Also look out for the Welly range. They are nominally 1/60 but more like fit the box. They do a great little 2CV, perfect for Vietnam that fits well with 28mm. If you tire of Vietnam you can always sing Lloyd Cole songs to it.

traveller · « **Reply #23 on:** March 06, 2019, 09:56:04 AM »

The 2CV sounds intetesting. Are you sure it fits 28mm? On ebay it is labelled as scale between 1:24 - 1:39

Silent Invader · « **Reply #24 on:** March 06, 2019, 10:22:56 AM »

They make it in several scales. If it fits, it’s a nice looking model.

From the Welly website:

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #25 on:** March 06, 2019, 10:34:09 AM »

WOW excellent. Love the arch. I was looking at that the other day funny enough.

traveller · « **Reply #26 on:** March 06, 2019, 10:35:17 AM »

Thanks! Almost ordered a 1:24

traveller · « **Reply #27 on:** March 06, 2019, 11:01:07 AM »

Would a Citroen C4F truck qualify for the streets of Hue? Solido has a good one in 1:50...sorry for derailing this thread...

Etranger · « **Reply #28 on:** March 06, 2019, 11:42:53 PM »

Quote from: traveller on March 06, 2019, 11:01:07 AM

Would a Citroen C4F truck qualify for the streets of Hue? Solido has a good one in 1:50...sorry for derailing this thread...

Don't see why not, quite a lot of vehicles of French origin show up in photos from Vietnam.

https://www.goldismoney2.com/threads/old-photos-of-horse-carts-on-the-streets-of-saigon-vietnam-in-the-1950s-and-1960s.79876/

https://www.goldismoney2.com/threads/street-scenes-of-saigon-vietnam-from-between-1970-1975-in-color.78522/

A bit of a challenge! I think there's a Citroen truck under that.

tin shed gamer · « **Reply #29 on:** March 07, 2019, 12:30:45 AM »

If you chose to build one. Then there's a good starting point in The Follies range. It's a generic truck with the banners built in.
A quick wheel change would up date it .
Mark.

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Author Topic: Hue 68 - UD 26/4 more buildings references (Read 7046 times)