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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: traveller on July 07, 2019, 07:28:57 PM

Title: Starting my Brown Water Navy
Post by: traveller on July 07, 2019, 07:28:57 PM
Waiting for a proper PBR to enter the market I started dabbling with some other vessels. When I saw this image of a French Patrol Boat in Vietnam I saw opportunities of using the Ainsty boat for Vietnam with a US Crew:

(https://i.postimg.cc/SRqqKN1W/41866169-A72-A-4-E2-F-A6-FF-2-BFD7-F398-C45.png) (https://postimg.cc/LYyGCRpX)

(https://i.postimg.cc/SKy6VHBV/46-A04-C2-A-98-D4-437-E-9-C9-D-0-BBFB25-A101-C.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/RWDJZpVn)

(https://i.postimg.cc/FHXgkYGM/47-DF9-F08-2515-4-EB4-929-D-BE93-EEE74-BC0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/svKZtDkm)

(https://i.postimg.cc/NMF1vmfH/C023293-E-DD28-488-E-A270-9-A511-D615-C29.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7GvCgCzH)

(https://i.postimg.cc/L8kktmbn/F3-BF5329-850-F-4881-9314-47-CEBF3-DCAE6.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/K1zgFhF2)
Title: Re: Starting my Brown Water Navy
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on July 07, 2019, 07:48:01 PM
Nice idea.
Title: Re: Starting my Brown Water Navy
Post by: commissarmoody on July 08, 2019, 11:24:06 AM
Cool
Title: Re: Starting my Brown Water Navy
Post by: traveller on July 08, 2019, 05:15:47 PM
Next step is to get what I understand is called a "Mike boat", which is a LCM (Landing Craft Mechanised). The US had mainly three types LCM-3 (WW2 but an odd one could be found in Vietnam), LCM-6 ( which was mainly used on the rivers) and LCM-8 (bigger version). I have not found any LCM-6 in a scale suitable for 28mm so I was happy to find out that it is basically the same as an LCM-3, just 1,8 m longer. When I saw this cool picture I ordered an HobbyBoss LCM-3 in 1/48:
(https://i.postimg.cc/vHK80nCK/79-DD7-BCF-E93-E-402-B-8-F18-555-FD08-C3-B63.png) (https://postimg.cc/ykFzdD1h)

As you can see this LCM altered into a real gunship, adding guns and steel plates. My version look like this where I have removable/interchangable components:
-Minigun platform
-Tarpaulin cover
-Helipad

(https://i.postimg.cc/2SnG0QVj/A0-B331-A8-8-FDA-426-F-8-A0-F-14-B694-B584-DA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/185DtNGb)

(https://i.postimg.cc/nVw3rVyx/F9-C5-E059-A1-C1-4795-8712-A5-FCEA67189-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qgysZrBD)

(https://i.postimg.cc/g0qM2VWt/A497911-C-8-A93-4-B88-87-FF-F06420669-CA7.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/nsrKdQMq)

(https://i.postimg.cc/6qScmzrq/F47-D71-A5-AFA8-44-FF-ADE9-368-BCD541-FBE.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/vxr51rSw)

(https://i.postimg.cc/yNvFGvBK/F375-F02-A-0-AB2-4-E74-AEED-96-A9-F339-CDC3.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Ffkddb7C)

(https://i.postimg.cc/ZRsxWjDH/5360415-A-A715-4-CA8-9268-FBDEBAF6-BF43.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/FdcLqbvk)

(https://i.postimg.cc/8CVKGyqr/C5-EC5-EAA-FB0-D-405-E-9024-AC5-D45610-F9-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JsPccQ71)

(https://i.postimg.cc/5NTK79gg/DB6786-F6-03-BA-44-F5-93-A4-E74-C47-D8-BEF4.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/6yVhTXD4)

(https://i.postimg.cc/wvjkxnF3/DBA5484-C-68-F6-4-E71-BDF4-431167-D14412.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/2qgW2csf)








Title: Re: Starting my Brown Water Navy
Post by: Cypher226 on July 08, 2019, 06:55:50 PM
Very nice work!
Title: Re: Starting my Brown Water Navy
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on July 08, 2019, 07:50:55 PM
Nice job.

Landing that chopper looks exciting.
Title: Re: Starting my Brown Water Navy
Post by: traveller on July 08, 2019, 07:57:13 PM
Quote from: Ultravanillasmurf on July 08, 2019, 07:50:55 PM
Nice job.

Landing that chopper looks exciting.

small margins he has that pilot :)
Title: Re: Starting my Brown Water Navy
Post by: commissarmoody on July 16, 2019, 01:05:04 PM
Very cool!   :D
Title: Re: Starting my Brown Water Navy
Post by: Lord Raglan on July 16, 2019, 02:08:57 PM
Quote from: traveller on July 08, 2019, 07:57:13 PM
small margins he has that pilot :)

.....it must be why the water is so brown

Lovely job buddy!!!
Title: Re: Starting my Brown Water Navy
Post by: traveller on July 16, 2019, 02:52:39 PM
Quote from: Lord Raglan on July 16, 2019, 02:08:57 PM
.....it must be why the water is so brown

Lovely job buddy!!!

 :D :D :D

Cheers!