Thursday 16 July 2015

More Viet Minh

Yes some more 20mm SHQ Viet Minh for my Vietnam collection. It was a repaint and re base exercise on some old and much loved lead. So No new lead painted so far this week. But there should be some on Sunday.

Firstly an RPG team, 1 to fire the RPG and 2 to fetch ammo up and out of hiding. This gives me a couple of Rocket propelled grenade teams in all and should give the US troops a reason not to go blundering about in armoured personnel carriers. But knowing what most players are like this really will not stop them at all. (They will be more worried about mines!)

  Then there is a .30 Cal Browning machinegun I do not have a lot of "heavy" weapons for my local force/militia Viet Minh this being my only medium machinegun but placed in the right locations this should be quite effective indeed. Again 2 extra figures for bringing up ammunition and if need be defending the gun. They are both armed with older and less effective weapons (an AR7 Survival rifle and an M3 "Grease Gun") as befits local forces who have been active for some time and may not always have access to the latest and most powerful weapons.

Lastly 5 standard Viet Minh armed with Ak's and bolt action rifles which will fit in with the other figures in my force. Every army needs more rank and file than specialists so I am happy to get them finished and ready for the table-top.

A special mention should go out to "Smiffy" one of Posties rejects for two reasons. Firstly he has been playing a few games and as with many projects that has inspired me somewhat. And secondly I have been after "Body Count" The tabletop games rules for about a year and he has not only passed them on to me but also passed me a copy of "Buckle for your dust" rules as well. For which I am very grateful.

There are more figure I want for this conflict, but other than Viet Minh mortars and some wildlife I think I am ready. So I would expect an AAR before the end of the year.

14 comments:

  1. Great job on these Clint, brings back memories of all those Vietnam movies of the 80's I enjoyed growing up. This might still prove to be another diversion for me.

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    1. Thanks Michael. Please do not get diverted. I do so enjoy your Victorian adventures and would dearly love to see you paint Boxers!

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  2. Nice collection there set up.. looking good! More RnF models is always a need regardless of game, but those are really cool.

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    1. Thanks Kyle. I agree more rank and file is always good. There are a few more things I need though, A Viet Minh Mortar for a start. And maybe some more buildings.

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    1. Cheers John, I will expect them at the club before too long.

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  4. Smiffy will be pleased! Great work Clint!

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    1. Thanks Ray. I will re-write them all to get what I want and even rewrite the Spanish civil war rules as well. At present they are fixed because of the scenario to be played and I need a pick up and plonk down set with any amount of players just determined on the day! So I am thinking card driven for primary AND secondary objectives. But again all secret!

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  5. Great stuff Clint! Love your big grass too dude.

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    1. Thanks Bob. I have a soft spot for the big grass as well.

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    1. Thanks Lee. Back to VBCW for the next few posts..... Jeeves and Wooster!

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