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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Mr.Marx on 27 May 2015, 08:20:12 PM

Title: LVTP-5 in 28mm?
Post by: Mr.Marx on 27 May 2015, 08:20:12 PM
Hey,

Does anyone know anywhere that sells a LVTP-5 that would be suitable for 28mm?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LVT-5

Cheers,

MM.
Title: Re: LVTP-5 in 28mm?
Post by: Arlequín on 28 May 2015, 01:01:50 PM
I don't think so... but it would be a BIG model.  :o
Title: Re: LVTP-5 in 28mm?
Post by: carlos marighela on 28 May 2015, 05:35:21 PM
Nope but it would be a good suggestion for Brent at Company B. It would be a honking great lump of resin though, make a bloody good doorstop.

I've contemplated scratch building  one myself in the past. Basic shape is pretty simple but it would be a big job.
Title: Re: LVTP-5 in 28mm?
Post by: Arlequín on 28 May 2015, 07:47:47 PM
Nope but it would be a good suggestion for Brent at Company B. It would be a honking great lump of resin though, make a bloody good doorstop.

I would imagine he has some maguffin that would create a hollow model, otherwise I imagine a plague of hernias and back sprains across the Vietnam gaming community.

;)
Title: Re: LVTP-5 in 28mm?
Post by: Arrigo on 28 May 2015, 08:38:59 PM
well... if you need a LTVP-5 in 28mm probabbly what will cause you an hernia will be your gaming table...
Title: Re: LVTP-5 in 28mm?
Post by: Mr.Marx on 30 May 2015, 04:59:20 PM
Nope but it would be a good suggestion for Brent at Company B. It would be a honking great lump of resin though, make a bloody good doorstop.

I've contemplated scratch building  one myself in the past. Basic shape is pretty simple but it would be a big job.

Company B eh? Is this Brent on the LAF?
Title: Re: LVTP-5 in 28mm?
Post by: Mr.Marx on 30 May 2015, 05:40:58 PM
I don't think so... but it would be a BIG model.  :o

It would only be ~6"x3"x3" in 1/56th by my simple estimations. Bloody big by 'historical tank' standards, but pretty average compared to silly-big sci-fi tanks.

MM.
Title: Re: LVTP-5 in 28mm?
Post by: Arlequín on 30 May 2015, 09:53:18 PM
You are right... essentially about an inch or two smaller in length than a 40k Rhino APC, but otherwise of similar size. Oddly it is also roughly comparable to a M113 in 1/35th Scale too.

 I'd be inclined to buy one if I could however. :)
Title: Re: LVTP-5 in 28mm?
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on 30 May 2015, 09:56:32 PM
Empress have an AAVP-7A1, which does the same job.

http://www.empressminiatures.com/userimages/procart40.htm
Title: Re: LVTP-5 in 28mm?
Post by: carlos marighela on 31 May 2015, 01:04:02 AM
Empress have an AAVP-7A1, which does the same job.

http://www.empressminiatures.com/userimages/procart40.htm

Well if you can accept that they are totally different vehicles separated in time by a mere twenty or thirty years and look nothing like each other then, why not?

I think there are a few companies that make German A7Vs, presumably they'd make good stand ins for Panthers, after all they do the same job. :)
Title: Re: LVTP-5 in 28mm?
Post by: CompanyB on 31 May 2015, 01:42:59 AM
Something like that could be cast hollow as one piece, like a piece of terrain.  Or made with separate resin tracks.

Add it to the Cold War want list  :D

I'm sending off a few more Bush Wars models for casting today.  So prep/design planning for more Cold War era kit can commence!  Looking at the want list though it looks like the BTR-60p and those French Panards have adequate numbers.

And we also now have our French Crews for our two armored cars as well...

Title: Re: LVTP-5 in 28mm?
Post by: Arlequín on 31 May 2015, 10:28:54 AM
Added.  :D
Title: Re: LVTP-5 in 28mm?
Post by: Mr.Marx on 31 May 2015, 11:48:34 AM
Well if you can accept that they are totally different vehicles separated in time by a mere twenty or thirty years and look nothing like each other then, why not?

I think there are a few companies that make German A7Vs, presumably they'd make good stand ins for Panthers, after all they do the same job. :)

 lol I felt far too polite to say...

Added.  :D

Voted.

MM.