Lt Col. Ernest C. Cheatham (July 27, 1929 – June 14, 2014) who served as the CO of the 2nd Battalion 5th Marine regiment during the battle for Hue in Vietnam. Was a veteran of the Korean War and the Vietnam War, a recipient of the Navy Cross, and American football defensive tackle who played for the Baltimore Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
An Empress Miniature figure sculpted by Paul Hicks.
this is the last missing soldier of the above mentioned unit . This one is painted in black (Viet Cong sponsored) fatigues . He is wearing a traditional Vietnamese scarf.
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here is the next Marine , this time a M60 gunner standing upright shooting. Would this be possible without supporting the gun on a wall etc for support?
A North Vietnamese soldier charging. Empress Miniature sculpted by Paul Hicks.
Here is the next figure or better group of figures for my US Marines in Vietnam. This is more like a little diorama as I placed two figures on one base. it is a radioman and an NCO using the radio. So they are connected by the Radio handset line and i couldn’t find a way to base them separately. At least convincingly.
First the NCO:
second the Radioman:
Notice the wounded hand the ripped trousers and the fag in the mouth of the radio operator . These sculpts are so full of character indeed. I loved to paint the pair.
The next figure is a NVA light machine-gun gunner. This time in classic green again.
Here is another radio operator . This time i put some more foliage on the base to differentiate the figures a bit more.
another North Vietnamese soldier. Again from Empress.
This US Marine figure is Gunny Sergeant Frank Thomas who carried the Stars and Stripes in Hue and is seen getting it from inside his flak jacket. I painted the figure a bit different. The flag he is getting out of his flack jacket is painted to represent a map so the figure could be used in different settings ,too.
Here is another Vietnamese NVA soldier painted with a red party scarf.
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