1/20 Vietnam PBR

[aferguson]

http://www.modelmesilly.com/product_inf ... d=25218429

best price by far i've seen on one of these. Tempting.

[tderespino]

wow, that is really sweet!! I have been around this forum long enough to remember the excitement and then disappointment that C21 never came through on this Item. If they did produce it back when it was first announced what do you think it would have cost? it has to be about 5 or 6 years ago. would it have cost more than the Huey?? The first Huey I bought was around $35-40 retail....t

[aferguson]

yeah maybe a bit higher, say 49.99. Oy.

there is also a pbr mk ii on the site as well but it's $80 more.

[Threetoughtrucks]

The PBR MK 2 is the version we saw in "Apocalypse Now".

Really looking good.

For those into Riverine operations, Squadron/signal publications has a pictorial book: "Riverine. A Pictorial History of the Brown Water War in Vietnam".
One of my favorites. I recommend it highly.

TTT

[aferguson]

which was the more commonly used PBR in vietnam? The mark i or mark ii? ie if someone were to get one of these models, what which would be the better one to get, price not withstanding?

[Threetoughtrucks]

The actual numbers are a little fuzzy. The first contract for a PBR was for 120 boats of the Mark 1 type. The Mark 11 replaced the Mark 1. Just a foot longer but wider and better armed. Just from the number of pics available I would say the Mark 11 was produced in greater numbers until the Mark 11 was replaced by Swift Boats, a totally different design.

During the Vietnam war, there were dozens of designs put into use of gun boats, monitors, landing craft (armored and unarmored). Pics are available but total production numbers are harder to find.

The PBR Mk 11 carried all types of weapons, from machine guns to mortars, 20mm guns, flame throwers and recoilless rifles. They were kind of like PT boats in late WW2, when everything a commander thought he could use, was mounted, machine guns, cannons, rockets.

TTT

[Big Duke 6]

wow ! This is a must have. It will look perfect on my desk at work !

[Big Duke 6]

http://www.jet-drive.de/index.php?optio ... &Itemid=17

If I had the money !!!

[aferguson]

here's the link to the 1/20 PBR mk 2...i thought i had posted it already.


http://www.modelmesilly.com/product_inf ... d=25234201

[Big Duke 6]

Aferg,

Can you post the link again and bring the price back to 234 dollars. The second link is 314 dollars. Yikes 80 dollars more now !! LOL Still want it though.

[aferguson]

they are two different boats. The first link is a PBR Mk 1 and is $234. The second link is a PBR MK II and is $314. I think you should get both.

[Big Duke 6]

they are two different boats. The first link is a PBR Mk 1 and is $234. The second link is a PBR MK II and is $314. I think you should get both.

Hmmmm tempting ! I will get one for sure.... The swift boat looks good to

http://www.modelmesilly.com/product_inf ... d=25205474

[tderespino]

big question is how would these 1/20th boats look with 1/18th Vietnam figures???

[aferguson]

they would look ok. Not exact but ok. Given that 21c's figures are a bit on the large side it would make matters a bit worse but i think unless you directly compared to pictures of the real thing it would not be very noticable. The figure's height would be the biggest problem.

Looking forward to a review Big Duke.

[pickelhaube]

PBR

1/20 scale
Length--- 19.75 inches
Width -----7 inches
Height-----12.75 inches

1/18 scale
Length-----21.94 inches
Width------7.72 inches
Height------14.16 inches.