Tomrommels Vietnam war 13.3. Another Ford Mutt page 47

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

Looking good. 

[tomrommel1]

Thanks!



Here is the next Digger. The start of my second section. He has a blonde mustache. More at : https://wargamesgazette.com/2021/03/23/next-anzac-warrior/

[tomrommel1]

Another Australian searching the bush for VC.



More at https://wargamesgazette.com/2021/03/25/look-behind-the-bamboo/

[tomrommel1]

Here is the next rifle group finished. This brings me up to 4 rifle groups a gun group and a medic. Next will be a platoon HQ



More at https://wargamesgazette.com/2021/03/26/rifle-group-4/

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

 

[tomrommel1]

I thought I would need some targets for the SEALs and MACV SOG troops. So I got myself a few of the russian trucks from Rubicon, as these were used by the NVA, too. You can build the truck either as GAZ-AA or GAZ-AAA version. I build the GAZ-AA version. There is a driver for the cab included. So he had to be turned into a more Vietnamese looking type.



The finished truck:



But is this really just a truck transporting Rice or Ammo down the Ho Chi Min trail? Or is there something more dangerous on the flatbed ? More dangerous for gunships, FACs or fast movers? If you get rid of the tarp….



Many more pictures at: https://wargamesgazette.com/2021/03/29/a-truck-for-the-trail/

[commissarmoody]

Great idea! 

[WuZhuiQiu]

Nice work! There is a photo in Plaster's book Secret Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines with the Elite Warriors of SOG (2004) of what looks like a BTR 40 draped with abundant foliage on patrol along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Apparently, foliage was commonly used by the PAVN when travelling along the trail - stationary troops resembled bushes from the air!

[tomrommel1]

So I should think about adding some foliage to the truck.



Here is the grenadier of the platoon HQ of my Australian infantry platoon. He is armed with a M79 grenade launcher.

More at: https://wargamesgazette.com/2021/03/30/the-blooper-gunner-of-the-hq/

[tomrommel1]

Here is the platoon HQ of my Digger platoon. only one and a half sections to go!



More at https://wargamesgazette.com/2021/03/31/australian-platoon-hq/

[Paul @ Empress Miniatures]

Nicely posed.

[tomrommel1]

Thanks Paul!

[tomrommel1]

The Start of my 5th rifle group. More at https://wargamesgazette.com/2021/04/01/the-start-of-my-5th-rifle-group/

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Nice to see the Australians getting painted.

[tomrommel1]

A few weeks back Empress Miniatures released their Vietnam civilian range and a corresponding VC range. So you never know in your games if it is just someone from the next village or a VC… This makes it much easier to stage a guerrilla war on the tabletop. So here is the first set:



More pictures at https://wargamesgazette.com/2021/04/07/just-a-guy-from-the-ville-or-a-vc/

Many more sets to come...