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Author Topic: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?  (Read 3706 times)

Offline drewsart

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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #15 on: June 08, 2019, 10:33:31 PM »
Hat ditch game

Offline Sparrow

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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2019, 06:19:50 AM »
That’s coming along really nicely!
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Offline manchesterreg

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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2019, 09:56:05 AM »
Very nice indeed

Offline Splod

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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2019, 11:12:09 AM »
The focus on Hue will be primarily due to the cracking ranges that are seeing release at the moment. Personally I'm hanging out for ANZAC forces so I can game Long Tan and Binh Ba.

Offline Ash

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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2019, 11:43:56 AM »
I'm hanging out for ANZAC forces so I can game Long Tan and Binh Ba.

I'm looking forward to those as well, they should fit the bill for Borneo Brits...

Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #20 on: June 09, 2019, 11:53:59 AM »
I'm looking forward to those as well, they should fit the bill for Borneo Brits...

Well I suppose they would if they weren’t wearing Australian webbing and toting items like Owen Guns and M60s. To be honest you would be better off using the Eureka Brits for Borneo, even the Australians in Borneo, as they were using British kit.
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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #21 on: June 09, 2019, 12:40:55 PM »
Well I suppose they would if they weren’t wearing Australian webbing and toting items like Owen Guns and M60s. To be honest you would be better off using the Eureka Brits for Borneo, even the Australians in Borneo, as they were using British kit.

If they come out in the usual packs of different weapons then I'll be going for the SLRs and probably leaving the M60's. The webbing shouldn't be too hard to make look the part, yokes are fairly similar, as are the ammo and water bottle pouches (looks a bit like the '44 patt). Only major issue would be if they had butt packs.
I do like the Eureka Aden Brits, a little bit light on the belt kit but plenty of room for adding GS bits. Size wise the would work very nicely with the Empress figures:


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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #22 on: June 09, 2019, 01:19:10 PM »
If they come out in the usual packs of different weapons then I'll be going for the SLRs and probably leaving the M60's. The webbing shouldn't be too hard to make look the part, yokes are fairly similar, as are the ammo and water bottle pouches (looks a bit like the '44 patt). Only major issue would be if they had butt packs.
I do like the Eureka Aden Brits, a little bit light on the belt kit but plenty of room for adding GS bits. Size wise the would work very nicely with the Empress figures:



I suspect they will be wearing buttpacks, at least they should do. ;)

The Perry 8th Army packs are good for dressing up the Eureka Brits as are the Warlord and TAG ones. TAG sell individual pouches if you want to tart up the ‘38 pattern packs into ‘44 pattern versions. I’ve always hoped Kosta would sculpt a couple more figures with Armalites and possibly a Bren.

Offline Splod

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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #23 on: June 09, 2019, 07:57:17 PM »
I'd forgotten how much I liked Eureka's Bush Wars range. Scale paralysis hitting hard here!

Offline drewsart

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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #24 on: June 09, 2019, 10:21:10 PM »
Yes having additional Empress and Gringo ranges available for Aussies will be good - and especially if anyone is considering doing civilians and some farm pieces like asian buffalo and other farm livestock

I have the eureka civilians and find them small - even given that Vietnamese in life are generally smaller they just don't look rights along side TAG and Baker company figs
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Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #25 on: June 10, 2019, 03:38:47 AM »
Yes having additional Empress and Gringo ranges available for Aussies will be good - and especially if anyone I considering doing civilians and some farm pieces like asian buffalo and other farm livestock

I have the eureka civilians and find them small - even given that Vietnamese in life are generally smaller they just don't look rights along side TAG and Baker company figs

Old sculpts, different sculptor (Mike Broadbent).The range is actually around 25-26mm.

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #26 on: June 10, 2019, 06:05:57 AM »
Empress do buffalo already and civillians are weeks away.

Offline drewsart

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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #27 on: June 10, 2019, 11:27:53 AM »
that sounds great, I will keep my eye out for them

Is there a plan to do ARVN troops as well we have wanted to use them in some of the scenarios we would like to play ...... especially some of the Surfs up scenarios put out by the lardies

Offline Paul @ Empress Miniatures

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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #28 on: June 10, 2019, 11:42:33 AM »
Big yes to ARVN as they are usually ignored which seems pretty weird given their involvement.

Just finishing the M113, Its on my desk, and it will be crewed initially with ARVN.

Offline drewsart

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Re: Am I crazy or is the majority of the first page about Hue?
« Reply #29 on: June 10, 2019, 12:49:59 PM »
This sounds more and more exciting - I just can’t wait