Author Topic: Tomrommels Vietnam war 13.3. Another Ford Mutt page 47 (Read 78099 times)

WuZhuiQiu · « **Reply #330 on:** August 31, 2020, 10:42:45 PM »

Thank you!

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #331 on:** September 01, 2020, 07:07:39 AM »

Here is an US Marine armed with a M72 LAW . The M72 LAW (Light Anti-Tank Weapon, also referred to as the Light Anti-Armor Weapon or LAW as well as LAWS: Light Anti-Armor Weapons System) is a portable one-shot 66-mm unguided anti-tank weapon.

More pictures at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/09/01/us-marine-with-a-m72-law/

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #332 on:** September 02, 2020, 07:06:47 AM »

The RPG-2 (Russian: РПГ-2, Ручной противотанковый гранатомёт, Ruchnoy Protivotankovy Granatomyot; English: “hand-held antitank grenade launcher”) is a man-portable, shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon that was designed in the Soviet Union and used by the NVA and Viet Cong quite often.
There is again a secondary weapon sculpted on the figure wich makes it very useful for small one on one skirmish games.

More at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/09/02/nva-with-a-rpg-2/

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #333 on:** September 03, 2020, 09:47:47 AM »

I got a Sikorsky H-34 model by Trumpeter for my Vietnam war Project. I want to use the Empress miniatures new pilot figures with the above model. The model is in 1/48 scale and fits quite nicely with the Empress Miniatures. The M60 included in the model is exactly as big as the one used on the Empress figures.

Now my problem. The pilot figures seem to be not fitting properly.

As you can see the hight works but somehow the cockpit is to long . If I sit the figures back in the seat to lean against the backrest they can’t reach the pedals or the stick. What would you do?

More pictures at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/09/03/sikorsky-h-34/

Mick_in_Switzerland · « **Reply #334 on:** September 03, 2020, 12:22:22 PM »

EDITED after I looked at the link.

It is probably easier and less visible to shorten the plastic seat bottom, than try to rework the metal figure.

I suggest that you attach the joystick to the pilots hand and cut the seat in the middle to shorten it by about 1.5 mm.
Then the figure should look OK when viewed through the windows.

Mick

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #335 on:** September 03, 2020, 01:45:02 PM »

Thanks Mick, thats what i came up with, too but i thought asking the heave mind can't be wrong

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #336 on:** September 07, 2020, 06:39:30 AM »

The next fireteam member of my new US Marine squad. An African American US Marine in kneeling firing position .

More pictures at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/09/07/next-fireteams-member/

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #337 on:** September 09, 2020, 06:30:01 AM »

The next NVA soldier

More pictures at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/09/09/another-nva-soldier/

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #338 on:** September 10, 2020, 06:39:20 AM »

The fireteamleader and the complete team

More pictures at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/09/10/us-marine-fireteamleader-and-1st-fireteam/

Paul @ Empress Miniatures · « **Reply #339 on:** September 10, 2020, 12:20:21 PM »

I cannot keep up with your project.

You must be close to the finishing everything so far

tomrommel1 · « **Reply #340 on:** September 14, 2020, 06:46:58 AM »

Paul, as you know i just received another parcel from you. The content will keep me going for the rest of the year I think.

Another of Paul Hicks brilliant sculpts . This one is armed with an RPG 7 and an additional Chinese build Kalaschnikow .