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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: wargamer1972 on 25 January 2013, 02:55:46 AM

Title: 3mm US Army for Vietnam
Post by: wargamer1972 on 25 January 2013, 02:55:46 AM
Have assembled and painted up the first elements for an American army in the Vietnam War.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Awy0fiTyzMI/UQFu2sihkBI/AAAAAAAACa8/uIgys81u6L4/s800/IMG_1960.JPG)
Title: Re: 3mm US Army for Vietnam
Post by: Calimero on 25 January 2013, 03:37:19 AM

Cool stuff! 8)
Title: Re: 3mm US Army for Vietnam
Post by: Damien on 25 January 2013, 04:25:41 AM
Hello wargamer1972, can you give us a few details on the minis? What company makes them (Picco armour)?, how difficult were they to paint? and finally what rules are you going to be using? I ask because would like to buy some 1/600th scale minis (2-3mm?) from Pico armour (http://www.picoarmor.com/pages/home.php) but do not know what rules to use with them.

As per your minis, they look great, love the helicopter and the M113 the best.

Cheers,
 Damien
Title: Re: 3mm US Army for Vietnam
Post by: Legion1963 on 25 January 2013, 10:07:23 AM
Nothing but admiration for undertaking such a daunting task. 3mm.......that is so tiny.
Title: Re: 3mm US Army for Vietnam
Post by: Quendil on 25 January 2013, 10:18:30 AM
Outstanding  :o

But all I can see with my eyesight is static grass  lol
Title: Re: 3mm US Army for Vietnam
Post by: Suber on 25 January 2013, 10:20:01 AM
3mm? Does that even exist? o_o If I played those, I'd lose all my minis in the first week!
Title: Re: 3mm US Army for Vietnam
Post by: Bergil on 25 January 2013, 11:00:41 AM
Oh dear, I'm not going to get into yet another scale  :-[
Title: Re: 3mm US Army for Vietnam
Post by: Arrigo on 25 January 2013, 11:26:51 AM
I am not waergamer72 but they are the awesome 1/600 from Oddizal Osmy available from Pico Armor and Fighting15s. They are really nice in person and reasonably priced.

My only comment is about the basing, I would not use static grass because the usual ones tends to dwarf the miniatures in that scale.
Title: Re: 3mm US Army for Vietnam
Post by: wargamer1972 on 25 January 2013, 04:35:19 PM
I am not waergamer72 but they are the awesome 1/600 from Oddizal Osmy available from Pico Armor and Fighting15s. They are really nice in person and reasonably priced.

My only comment is about the basing, I would not use static grass because the usual ones tends to dwarf the miniatures in that scale.

Yes I bought them from PicoArmor.com.  On the static grass I thought about that but I wanted them to have a jungle look to them.  I might try smaller flock when I base up the cobra helo.
Title: Re: 3mm US Army for Vietnam
Post by: CptJake on 28 January 2013, 11:15:42 PM
Great job!   I love this scale for larger unit actions.  I have modern US and Iranians and a good start on 1973 Israelis and Syrians.


The minis have amazing detail for the scale and paint up very nicely. 

Jake
Title: Re: 3mm US Army for Vietnam
Post by: Damien on 29 January 2013, 12:56:29 AM
CptJake, if you have all those minis/armies please start another thread and post them. I really want to get into this scale and would love some inspiration.


Cheers,
Damien
Title: Re: 3mm US Army for Vietnam
Post by: CptJake on 29 January 2013, 07:58:22 PM
My stuff can be seen here:   http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=50151.0

Jake