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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: marianas_gamer on 16 July 2013, 01:11:12 AM

Title: Marine Aviators?
Post by: marianas_gamer on 16 July 2013, 01:11:12 AM

Does anyone do a quality 28mm mini of US Marine or Naval aviators in flight suits?  I was hoping that Empress might but apparently not.
LB

Title: Re: Marine Aviators?
Post by: Rob_bresnen on 16 July 2013, 02:09:03 AM

what period?

Title: Re: Marine Aviators?
Post by: marianas_gamer on 16 July 2013, 02:24:57 AM

Current or very near future

Title: Re: Marine Aviators?
Post by: former user on 16 July 2013, 06:52:59 AM

Hasegawa does modern ones in 1/48, a few kits.
I don't know though how well they fit. If the heads are large enough (or the helmets), a bit of leg and arm trimming should do the job.
If You need seated ones it will do the job anyway

Title: Re: Marine Aviators?
Post by: Rob_bresnen on 16 July 2013, 09:53:15 AM

The only downed airecrew I can think of for this period are these

http://www.grippingbeast.com/product.php?ItemID=508

and

http://www.empressminiatures.com/userimages/procart37.htm (bottom of the page)

Not sure if this is any use to you as these seem to be helicopter crew.

any good?

Title: Re: Marine Aviators?
Post by: carlos marighela on 16 July 2013, 01:57:36 PM

Dadi i Piombo do a downed pilot figure waeringa  flightsuit and weilding a pistol . I have one and it's a rather nice sculpt:

http://www.dadiepiombo.com/imofo.html

I also modified a couple of the pistol and  MP-5 weilding Eureka Swat figures with some flight helmets to produce some downed helicopter crew. The clothing looks suitably Nomex flight suit like but they are wearing flak vests.

Title: Re: Marine Aviators?
Post by: marianas_gamer on 17 July 2013, 08:07:59 AM

Thanks all!  A number of good options!!
LB