Navy Seal RTO

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This Navy Seal is the RTO of my Team. He is equiped with a Prick25 radio. He holds a smoke grenade in his right hand ready to throw .

Navy Seals in ERDL camoflage

3. May 2021 thomasriepe 28mm, 28mm figure, 28mm Miniatures, 28mm Wargaming, Empress miniatures, Navy Seals, Paul Hicks, Vietnam war, wargaming, wargaming miniatures

So after a longer hiatus, real life came inbetween, here is the next painted figure for my ongoing Vietnam War project.

Here is the first of my Navy Seal Team . He is wearing a Levis. This was often the case , as the jeans was a robust, tight fit. So better against leaches. The figure is sculpted by Paul Hicks and avalable through Empress Miniatures. The pack contains a 6 men Seal Team.

To the market

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Is he really on the way to the market?

Or on his way to kill someone?

The next VC in disguise. Always check every sack of rice !

The proud owner of a rice paddy

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This Vietnamese village elder looks proudly over the rice paddies of his village, or is he looking for the imperialist enemy?

OOPs, he had a rifle hidden in the elephant grass behind him… better look more closely next time!

All my finished VC so far

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Here are all the civilian/VC figures I finished up till now.

More to come…

A little heavy support for the VC

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Just a innocent farmer…..

Or a bit of firepower for the VC!

Here is the next Civilian or VC in disguise armed with a light MG.

Mamasan got some rice on the market

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Another civilian miniature. This time a female one. She is carrying an upturned wicker hat draped with a piece of cloth. This was very typical for carrying goods. So after leaving the goods purchased on the market she goes to the weapons cache to do some hunting…..

Another guerrilla fighter to wreak havoc….

Papasan, not dangerous…..

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The next figure pair in the civilian range I am working on. This time a village elder to frail for a fight?

not really I would say. Better look twice!

just a guy from the ville, or a VC?

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A few weeks back Empress Miniatures released their Vietnam civilian range and a corresponding VC range. So you never know in your games if it is just someone from the next village or a VC… This makes it much easier to stage a guerrilla war on the tabletop. So here is the first set: