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Title: Vietnam/ Indochina additions
Post by: Dannyboy on 30 April 2013, 07:58:07 PM
Hi looking through the lists I notice there are'nt any Viet Minh/ Viet Cong casualty figures, could there be a pack of say a variety of figs in peasant/ regular kit?
Also any chance of Vietnamese porters pushing loads on bycicles?

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RXwR4tMxukk/UD93Tgp4vQI/AAAAAAAAAQA/N_dnrxnPGoI/s1600/220px-Vcporters.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cUaRIISpmhM/UJlu2_fClcI/AAAAAAAAEMo/AEVfCcfUSu0/s1600/61+VN+bike+porters.png

Generic 4 man stretcher poarty that would pass in 10mm for Vietnam, Indochine and WW2 Pacific, thinking of somethang along these lines.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/29/Marines_carrying_wounded_-_Pusan.jpg/250px-Marines_carrying_wounded_-_Pusan.jpg

And any chance of French irregulars/ paras in bush hats and caps. (Plate D2 The French Indochina War, Osprey)

(I'm thinking we can possibly get away with using the Moors in winter dress from the SCW line, mixed with Americans in Ardennes uniforms as Morrocan Goumiers.)


Many thanks
Title: Re: Vietnam/ Indochina additions
Post by: YORSTONS on 05 May 2013, 06:52:53 PM
Add my vote please.

Steve.
Title: Re: Vietnam/ Indochina additions
Post by: YORSTONS on 16 May 2013, 06:32:23 PM
Forgot to also ask for amphibious crabs for the french. Maybe one as a waterline model and one full kit, also some crew in shorts and bush hats.

Cheers,
Steve.
Title: Re: Vietnam/ Indochina additions
Post by: Dannyboy on 16 May 2013, 08:42:30 PM
Loving the idea of a crew pack in shorts and slouch hat, however Pithead (can I say that on here?  :o) do a Weasel which should do the trick, although there is no waterline option.

Cheers
Title: Re: Vietnam/ Indochina additions
Post by: YORSTONS on 19 May 2013, 06:47:13 PM
Thanks Danny,

I may just take a peek at that.

Steve.
Title: Re: Vietnam/ Indochina additions
Post by: Risaldar Singh on 25 May 2013, 10:05:36 AM
The only problem with the Pithead Weasel is that it is not the amphibious version and you'd have to add flotation tanks. The Pithead model looks like the M29 on the left but for Indochina, you need the M29C which is on the right:

(http://henk.fox3000.com/hauler/72012a.jpg)   (http://henk.fox3000.com/hauler/72010a.jpg)

Quote from: Dannyboy on 16 May 2013, 08:42:30 PM
Loving the idea of a crew pack in shorts and slouch hat, however Pithead (can I say that on here?  :o) do a Weasel which should do the trick, although there is no waterline option.

Cheers
Title: Re: Vietnam/ Indochina additions
Post by: Rifleman on 11 July 2013, 03:26:21 PM
Just decided to go with Pendraken for my new Vietnam project. The current range seems to have some glaring gaps and was wondering if there are any plans to expand it?

Would love to see the following added -

Casualties and medics
Radio operators
More helicopters
More softskins
VC/NVA with LPD LMGs
VC/NVA Type 57 HMG
US and NVA recoilless rifles
Another M60 pose
Vietnamese Sampans and fishing boats

Does anyone know if the Tu Ve and Chu Luc models in the Indo China range have "coolie" hats?

Matt
Title: Re: Vietnam/ Indochina additions
Post by: Leon on 25 July 2013, 02:15:38 AM
Votes added!

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