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Offline Westfalia Chris

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #15 on: November 19, 2010, 05:13:57 PM »
Hi, here's the promised pic of the Force of Arms US infantry - it's the JNC03 "Troopers Firing" pack.



My only nitpick would be that from some angles, the feet look a bit small. But apart from that, I really like the style and size of the minis.

Offline Mr.J

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #16 on: November 19, 2010, 05:26:48 PM »
I played a really fun Vietnam game last week. Only used a few dozen figures in total and it looked great with all the jungle terrain. Not a period I had much interest in before but my opinion has changed now. Unfortunately I didn't get any pics though.

Offline NurgleHH

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2010, 05:59:09 PM »
There is a lot of 20mm-Stuff, but only 28mm is true Metal and 40mm is Heavy Metal...
The Westwind-Stuff is ok, bought them severel years ago. The only problem for me is to find good palmtrees...
Victory Decision Vietnam here: leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=43264.0

Victory Decision Spacelords here: leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=68939.0

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #18 on: November 20, 2010, 05:11:30 PM »
Guys, you can find lots of helpful info over here: http://fieldsoffireonline.freeforums.org/index.php

BTW, lots of great pics in this thread. Feel free to share them over at FOF.

-Todd

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #19 on: November 22, 2010, 02:36:04 PM »
LINK
http://www.rhmodels.com/34.html
Had some of the VC figs...very robust 20mm,chunky but still proportional...long lasting...didn't buy the USMC but if you ask nicely I am sure Rolf would send you a sample or 2 for nowt,
Nice guy
Good value
Worth considering
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Good moaning

Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #20 on: November 22, 2010, 04:11:38 PM »
Thanks guys.
Very nice links.
Anybody got any pictures of rhmodels figures?

Offline Dr. The Viking

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #21 on: November 22, 2010, 04:26:16 PM »
Thanks guys.
Very nice links.
Anybody got any pictures of rhmodels figures?

This guy does lots of pictures of Liberation stuff

http://www.twins4ever.dk/cougarscorner/index.php?/forum/25-liberation-miniatures-rh-models/
My Empire - where everything I ever did is collected:

http://www.c0wabunga.com

Offline gamer Mac

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #22 on: November 22, 2010, 11:24:01 PM »
I have decided to go with 20 mm. I am waiting on a delivery for some metal fig's later in the week.
In the mean time I bought some plastic figures to try out the rules and painting.
So here is my first attempt.
Any hints or tips would be great. Down right slagging I suppose there is nothing I can do if you want to :'(





Is it too dark?

Offline 6milPhil

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #23 on: November 22, 2010, 11:50:04 PM »

I used to play vietnam in 6mm many moons ago... it used to allow me pretty "large" games in as much as I would have six hueys bussing in the troops with a couple of cobras and a cayuse whizzing around in support, or a dozen m113's tearing down a road and on a regular dining table with no probs at all. Worth considering I think... scratchbuilding is easy, and knowing your skills you'd be knocking out whole towns or jungles in no time at all. It's also very cheap, very easy to transport, and takes little room to store. Worth considering?

A few links;
http://6milphil.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/charlie-dont-scratchbuild/
http://angelbarracks.forumup.com/viewtopic.php?t=91&mforum=angelbarracks
http://www.timecastmodels.co.uk/range_28/range_28.html
http://picasaweb.google.com/scannablegoose/6mmAK47Republic#5231002010977473266

Offline Dr. The Viking

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #24 on: November 23, 2010, 06:16:10 AM »
Is it too dark?

I think it's nice. I have a lot of those plastics and I have to warn you that they're not 20mm.  lol
More like 22 from foot to eye. But when the music's playing and all...

What I did in some cases was to touch up with a bit of bone colour to make the uniform look used and worn in places. I mean - you can't go through the jungle without it showing.

The US uniform had a tendency to loose it's colour rather quickly I think also making it look lighter green.

Offline Malamute

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #25 on: November 23, 2010, 08:19:53 AM »
That colour palette works for me Colin, As The Viking says it could be lighter here and there, but overall it loooks pretty damn good to me. :)
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Offline itchy

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #26 on: November 23, 2010, 09:25:33 AM »
Been wanting to game Nam for a long time but could not find rules I liked or a range of figures that did everything I wanted , But the Ambush Valley system from Ambush Alley games is fantastic ,the campaign rules won me over and for figures I went down fron 28mm to 20mm mainly Britannia with a few liberation ,vehicles mainly Britannia with a few plastic kits .

Offline commissarmoody

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #27 on: November 23, 2010, 10:03:29 AM »
Been wanting to game Nam for a long time but could not find rules I liked or a range of figures that did everything I wanted , But the Ambush Valley system from Ambush Alley games is fantastic ,the campaign rules won me over and for figures I went down fron 28mm to 20mm mainly Britannia with a few liberation ,vehicles mainly Britannia with a few plastic kits .
talking about britannia, what do there SF Green berets look like?
I am trying to make a LRRP team and eventually make a platoon along the lines of the 101st recondo platoons.
"Peace" is that brief, glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.

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Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #28 on: November 23, 2010, 11:14:26 AM »
Nice work with those old Esci figures, they still hold up pretty well. One tip. the helmet cover wasn't green, it was a camouflage pattern, nominally two sided but invariably only the leaf pattern side was displayed.

http://www.123rf.com/photo_5783284_a-us-military-helmet-with-an-m1-mitchell-pattern-camouflage-cover-from-the-vietnam-war-with-six-roun.html
Em dezembro de '81
Botou os ingleses na roda
3 a 0 no Liverpool
Ficou marcado na história
E no Rio não tem outro igual
Só o Flamengo é campeão mundial
E agora seu povo
Pede o mundo de novo

Offline commissarmoody

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Re: Vietnam Gaming
« Reply #29 on: November 23, 2010, 12:00:16 PM »
Oh and the peace button wasn't standard issue ether lol

 

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