“Fire in the hole!” - time to kick some ass!

[Digits]

The bamboo thickets look great! What did you use for the leaf litter?

They are actually little silver birch seeds I think.  But they are sold as “leaf Litter” if you check on eBay for example.  Failing that you can try anything from dried  oregano to gunpowder tea. 

Cheers Legion, I think I agree re modular.   And “having fun” is my mantra!

[has.been]

Autumn, so find some Silver Birch trees & beneath them lots of leaf litter.
I collected a few small bags full last year. You have to dry it out (how long
depends on how wet it was when you collected it) & sift out the other bits,
but it is FREE!!!! The idea was not mine, but another LAFer.

[Poiter50]

Here in Oz, we have very little Silver Birch so I use Mixed Herbs which comes in a nice size container at the local supermarket and maintains the odour for a long time which emits a lovely smell every time I open the storage piece.

[carlos marighela]

There’s a fucking silver birch outside my balcony, which distributes its largesse across my painting table  . So if you ever want any, I’ll fire up the dust buster. I believe a copper nail is the traditional remedy.

[Poiter50]

, the joys of inner city Melbourne.

Ta, happy with my Mixed Herbs.

There’s a fucking silver birch outside my balcony, which distributes its largesse across my painting table  . So if you ever want any, I’ll fire up the dust buster. I believe a copper nail is the traditional remedy.

[Digits]

Enemy troops are not the only danger lurking in the forests of Vietnam.



Sadly very much declined, almost extinct in Vietnam now.

[Sparrow]

Looks really good..

[Digits]

Cheers Sparrow.

Tiger is from Gringo....as are these monkeys.



I bought some parrots too.  I will need to look up Asian parrots before putting paint to them.  As I mentioned early in the thread, I also have buffalo, egrets and peacocks.  I also think I have a few snakes kicking around somewhere.  All will get painted in time but they are great at adding little details to pieces that add to the atmosphere when gaming.  Hopefully, when I do my paddy fields, you will really see what I mean.

[manchesterreg]

Tigers great, iirc 5 Americans are listed as being killed by a Tiger in Vietnam

[Ultravanillasmurf]

Nice.

The leaf litter is a nice touch.

[Digits]

So this arrived in the post yesterday.   Not as detailed as the Forces of valour model and unfortunately the door is welded shut, but at only £15 it was rude not to. I will distress it a little in time. 

Easy Model 39317 - 1/48 UH-1C Huey Helicopter



I’m particularly chuffed too as I hadn’t realised that you can get larger place mates at 30 x 40cm.  Now I know that, all sorts of things spring to mind, including proper paddy fields and good sized river sections and maybe even a larger temple / bamboo thicket piece.

I do suppose at some point I need to paint a few minis however...

[gringo]

looking good Digits...

cheers
Ged
www.gringo40s.com
www.gringo40s.blogspot.com

[Scrubber]

Like the puddie tat. Is that Tiddles mum. 😆. Copter fits as well.👍

[Digits]

Cheers Brian.  As for Tiddles...I think I’d rather go up against Panthera Tigris ! 😉

Fed, thanks bud.  You tiger was a dream to paint!

[Digits]

A post in another thread reminds me I once had a few Nam inspired minis in my Army of Darkness project.

Defoe - Platoon, Papillon Soo (Full Metal Jacket - portrayed here as "Me so bony"), and Christopher Walkden - Deerhunter