1/35 scale Vietnam WIP :)

[Huey Hog]

Hello I'm Tim and I have a crazy project on the go, it's a 1/35 game board with figures and aircraft. I've had all these models for a couple of years but when a friend showed me Flames of WAR it got me going on making a giant game board with Vietnam era figures and hueys:) I've been working sporadically since the beginning of this year but still spending a lot of hours on it. After really going through FOW I decided to make my own game with dice as a shooting and defensive actions. Movement would be kind of the same with measured movement. Basically get firepower on the opfor. I'm making a ammo system so each side has to rearm or risk running out of ammo. I'm still working on the rules. The game board will be 8' x 8' x 1"Styrofoam with a custom table frame made from PVC pipe. The board will be in two 4' x 8' sections to be able reach everywhere. A second board will be holding the helicopters. A clear plastic sheet strapped across a square tent 12' x 12' x 8' made of PVC pipe. Lots of greenery is still to be made. I think I've found a way to make cheep grass and tree leaves but it's going to take lots hours to make:)

Doing a test to see how a 8' x 12' looked. Imaging the CH-47 is dropping off a howitzer:)


How I'm going to hang the helicopters. A rod going through the huey rotor mast and connects at the bottom. The rotor can rotate too. Two Neodymium magnets hold up the helicopter.



My first ever fully painted soldier, I did about a month ago. Then the rest 28 US Two Squads of 12 and a HQ of 4.


I've had a few games with make shift rules.



I'm hoping to be done by the end of the year, if not complete playable at least. This is crazy to some but I'm quite enjoying it and think it'll be awesome when complete.

Tim

[Mr. Peabody]

Oh, man, gotta follow this. 

[redzed]

I like the lunacy 

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Impressive!

[DS615]

Okay, first, 54mm is an awesome scale!  I love it, I'm glad to see others do too!

Second, hanging the copters!  Is that a metal ball on one side, and a magnet on the stick for the other?  That's...genius!

[Ballardian]

 That is beautifully mad! Fantastic project & I look forward to following its progress  - the suspended Huey's are great!

[Schriv]

WOW. And to think I catch flak from my friends for gaming in 1/48 scale.
You're taking it to the next level with 1/35 scale.

[Marine0846]

Your are off to a great start.
Look forward to following what you do next.

[Huey Hog]

Just spent 30 minutes writing a post and accidently hit X.....

To sum up it, thank you for the interest been busy but got four more soldiers painted.

Some pics




Tim

[von Lucky]

Crazy; in a good way. I hope you keep at it.

[Huey Hog]

Started painting the rest all at once. So far about 10 hours from my last post picture to this one. Making the skin colors was fun with mixing up the tones. I'm still not %100 on the greens there's soo many greens . I'm still needing patches but I'm in the air whether to go with 101st or Air Cav. Making trees with detachable canopies and grass made out of wig hair. I find the wig hair is a good size for 1/35 and cheap as I have a lot of grass to make.


My desk is just a little cluttered
Tim

Just a little update. Finished the camo on the helmets. Little touch ups to do still.


Tim

[jambo1]

Totally crazy project but absolutely brilliant!!!

[Huey Hog]

Got my material today to make my grass. Synthetic white wig hair spray painted green then glued on the brown mesh. Each troop has a pin to poke into the Styrofoam to stand up. Using flat plastic as booby traps. The board will be painted brown and have strips of grass at two different heights. Made weapon straps from masking tape and tamiya paint. I was going to make metal holders for the straps but I saw a m16 with it's strap tide around the stock and barrel and went that way:).


64 square feet of grass, trees and bush
Tim

[Huey Hog]

Busy summer not much time on the game, but progress continues. Did about 4 hours today working on the Hueys.

Built the pilot seat frames from scratch and modified the original pilot seats. I used 1mmx1mm magnets on the bottom of the pilot seat frame and the cyclic. Using bigger magnets I got the pilot doors to be in the open and closed position.




My First Platoon gets ever closer to being completed. The cabin ceiling, roof and transmission/cover are one piece. The engine cover is glued the helicopter body. The covers make good grab points. Making fictitious army units but using 101st Airborne as the start. I read or watched something and the NVA/VC feared the 101st just by the sight of the eagle patch so much they were allowed to leave it colored instead of going green.

101st AIRBORNE
1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade
101st AHC, Wings of mercy
Blue Platoon
                   UH-1H  1st Lt                                                 UH-1H  Cpt
1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade
101st AHC, Eagle Assault
Red Platoon
UH-1H WO4                        UH-1H 1st Lt  UH-1H WO5                                       UH-1H Cpt


101St AIRBORNE
1st Battalion, 420th Infantry Regiment                                                                         
Alpha Company                                                                                                           
FT Gray                                                                                                                             FT Red                                   FT Silver   
Pvt M16           Pvt M16 Law                                                                                               Pvt M16 Law     Pvt M16           Cpl M16 Law    Pvt M16
Spc M16 Exp    Cpl M16                                                                                                      Spc M16 Exp    Cpl M16           Spc M76          Sgt M4

                                               Bravo Squad                                                                                                                     First Platoon
                       FT Yellow           FT Gold                                                                              FT Green                                 FT Broze
Pvt M16 Ammo Pvt M16 Ammo   Cpl M16 Law Pvt M16                                                          Pvt M16 Ammo Pvt M16 Ammo Sgt M4            Spc Radio 
SPC M60          Cpl M16             Spc M76       Ssgt M4                                                          SPC M60          Cpl M16            Cpl M16 Medic 2nd Lt


This is just Alpha Company, patient permitting the rest of the battalion  feel free to comment or ask questions good or bad

I had fun just writing up my games pieces. Hopefully it looks right
Tim

[Michi]

You obviously come from the modelling side of the hobby - which is great of course! The idea of hanging the choppers from the ceiling is a really great one. I look forward how that proves in a game though!