An NVA head swap

22. August 201922. August 2019 thomasriepe 28mm, Empress miniatures, female 28mm figures, North Vietnam Army, NVA, Vietnam war

I got the new North Vietnamese Army soldiers from Empress Miniatures in the post the other day. As there is not such a big variety at the moment ( there are many more to come from the talented Mr. Hicks!) I started to swop some heads on the miniatures. You can find other heads in the french indochine range of Empress.

The one in the middle is the original miniature. The one on the left and right has a new head. There is a little green stuff round the neck missing at the moment.

Close ups of the two with new heads:

And the next three:

I will do another eight figures with a head swap and hopefully I have enough diversity in my NVA squads then.

Grunt No VII

21. August 201921. August 2019 thomasriepe 28mm, 28mm figure, Gringo 40, Grunt, US Marines, Vietnam war

Here is the next Grunt for the second fireteam of the 1st Squad, 1st platoon. Again a Gringo 40 miniature, painted with Contrast paints.

More to come in the future. I just ordered two slicks from Italeri in 1/48. Need some air lift capacities for my games.

The first cast of “Das Boot”

20. August 201920. August 2019 thomasriepe 1/300, 1/300 ships, battle for the atlantic, Coastal war, Cruel Seas, Das Boot, narrow seas, U Boat Typ VIIC

Here is the box for pouring the silicone mould:

The poured silicone not jet cured:

The cured mould and the first cast of “Das Boot”:

The cast next to the Revell 1/350 VIIc:

You can clearly see the difference between 1/300 ( in the background) and the 1/350 model now.

pictures of the finished model soon! I will put up a notice when the VIIc U Boat is available for purchase.

Another US Marine for the Vietnam War

19. August 2019 thomasriepe 28mm, 28mm figure, Contrast colour, Games Workshop, Gringo 40, Vietnam war

This is Grunt number VI of the 1st Squad 1st Platoon of my US Marines. Again a Gringo 40 miniature painted with Contrast Colors from Games Workshop.

More to follow!

todays Grunt

15. August 2019 thomasriepe 28mm, 28mm figure, Contrast colour, Empress miniatures, Games Workshop, Gringo 40, US Marines, Vietnam war

Here is the next Grunt for my growing Vietnam war collection.

This time it is a figure by Gringo 40 miniatures. An afro-american ( hope that is the political correct designation) GI. These are wonderfull sculpts and are only slightly bigger then the Empress miniatures . They get along quite well so that I will mix both ranges in my american force.