"In the bush" -- Vietnam 1/18 diorama

75th Ranger · Post by **75th Ranger** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 2:44 pm

Well, fellows

the NAM 21st figures have been out for a few weeks now and I have not seen any pics posted therefore, I decided to have my 1/18 Cav. unit to be the first soldiers who embark in a tour of duty!
Let me know what you think of the pics below.

I hope you like them!

exether_mega · Post by **exether_mega** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:02 pm

Nice dio but you have to modify your M113. Those used in Viet-Nam had no smoke discharger, no CIP panels and no extra fuel tank.

phil

CW4USARMY · Post by **CW4USARMY** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:22 pm

very cool dio!!

Panther F · Post by **Panther F** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 3:29 pm

Nice dio, but I recently watched an interview with a 'Nam Vet and he said they didn't 'dangle' their legs over the side of the M113 because if they ran over a mine, it would take the legs right off.

Nice figures!

HTH

Jeff

tosborne3 · Post by **tosborne3** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:01 pm

Very nice usage of the old and new.

75th Ranger · Post by **75th Ranger** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:19 pm

thanks for the comments fellows
as for the M113 modifications, I know it is not an exact look of a NAM M113 but I do not like to alter my vehicles too much.

As for the dangling legs....I agree that the legs would be prone to mine explosions but in many NAM documentaries the guys are seen riding the M113 with the legs dangling....therefore, I decided to do it that way....but I understand that there are other ways to ride.

As for combining the old and the new, I always like to combine everything that i have relevant to a period...it makes it look more realistic and diverse.

Once again thanks for the nice comments!

RED · Post by **RED** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:24 pm

Kick-Ass as always!!!!!RANGERS LEAD THE WAY!!!!!---RED---

Panther F · Post by **Panther F** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:26 pm

BTW, where did you get yours from? I have the same M113 and those would be cool to have!

Jeff

75th Ranger · Post by **75th Ranger** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:30 pm

Panzer,
I got my NAM Series 2 (The new figures 173rd Airborne figures) at my local TRU.

Hopefully, you can find them at your local TRU.

I'm now waiting for more of them to show in my local TRU so that I can expand my troops.

NAM is my favorite era....

"SANTA...please send my some NAM 1/18 figures....I have been a really good 1/18 & 1/6 collector this year"!!!!!!!!1

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 7:47 pm

Great idea for making the Vietnam figures "sit"

After reading this thread, I tried it out with a couple of mine that I had sitting in the back of my M151 Mutt. It makes a much more realistic sitting pose and they fit better into the rear seats than when using the regular legs!

21c's new trend of combining their articulation with the static poses used on Dragon figures seems to work pretty well

Gunner · Post by **Gunner** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 9:51 am

Nice job.

Getting the holes covered on the sides is a pain. I ended up using a bunch of stuff from Build-a-Rama. I've got one I tried to putty, and I'm just not happy with the results, plus it's ALOT of work.

Jagdpanther · Post by **Jagdpanther** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:11 am

Hey that looks great!