OTB's Stuff

Really neat stuff, OTB. 

I love the the Popular Forces platoon. Shoulder patched are cool and nice shading/highlighting. 

Tom

Thanks Tom I have started on the next company: Orion Late War ARVN.

This has just arrived at my local dealer's - too much? My feeling is you can never have enough tabletop air support...

https://minikiwilandshop.co.nz/product-info/15365/Italeri-1442-B-52H-Stratofortress

There is a scenario involving both a Popular Forces platoon and a B52 in Once A Warrior King. It would be worth it just to see the look on my wargaming buddy's face.

But if I got a B52. it would be wasted unless I used it up North, in which case I would also have to get some of these: https://henk.fox3000.com/gran/7208/00.jpg

That would be a quick game!!  

Turn 1a:  Deploy enemy forces.
Turn 1b:  Use a string to hold the B-52 a couple of inches from the ceiling.  Cover map with bomb craters.
Turn 2a:  Remove enemy forces.
Turn 2b:  Carefully lower B-52 from the ceiling.
Turn 3-25:  Discuss scenario ideas for the next game.
Turn 26:  SOG team enters corner area and assesses damage.

 

Oooo, then you could use a fog machine to make the cratered table top even more lifelike, and then make the NVA super mad and aggressive and it can be a real "run for your life Charlie Brown" mission for the team!

Coincidentally, the real thing is coming my way this Saturday:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/wellington/124226734/big-american-bomber-set-to-buzz-wairarapa-airshow

I can't find any news about its precise flight path, but there is a good chance I will see it flying there and/or back assuming it is flying down from Guam.

I've had some good aircraft spotting recently - a Vampire jet, a Pilatus Porter, and what looked like a civilian version of the Kiowa have all passed overhead in the last couple of weeks.

A little mock-up for the forthcoming battle of Ap Bac:



Orion Early War ARVN, Roco Minitanks M113s, Hät US tank riders, and a diecast flying banana, along with some paddy berms I am in the middle of making more of as it is going to be a big table..





The 5 early war M113s were originally purchased and painted in 1988, and are the oldest Vietnam War vehicles I have. I recently added the tank riders to them and touched them up a bit.

More stellar work, OTB! These are great. Outstanding job on the popular forces. Your work and
conversions always amaze me.

Flying Squirrel, I loved your scenario idea!

My local pet store had a sale on, so I got this for 25% off:



After a bit of painting and flocking, it is now ready to go.

VNAF Skyraider with 1962-3 markings, ready for the battle of Ap Bac:





This is a vintage Fujimi kit from the early 1970s - bare basic construction, well suited for wargaming, although a bit of cutting, sanding and filling work is required as the model is designed to be displayed with its undercarriage down.



These jungle stripe markings were used 1962-63 - I ended up hand-painting these.

I also have an Airfix Skyraider, which is even older, dating from the late 1960s: I'll be making that up as a USN aircraft from Dieter Dengler's squadron.

Pretty rad markings there! I hope you're VC have been doing some time on the firing range so they can take out all of those APC commanders. The more Shawnees they can down and the more .50s that can go silent the better off they'll be!
(Why teh heck am I taking the VCs side here?!?!)

The APC suppression rules are going to get some use, given the VC had no RPGs, and that Skyraider is going to have to be the subject of a die roll to stop it from repeatedly bombing Ap Bac's empty hooches rather than the VC positions on its outskirts.

Looks like it will be fun. I like historical scenarios.

Tom

Two building conversions

The first was chopped off the end of a 2nd-hand model railway station that was being sold cheap at a local model shop: I thought it would make a good gate house or toll gate:



The second was a driveway light that died. Too good to throw out...



I quite liked the idea of having a building with a skylight and this is what it turned out as:

Unbelievable! OTB, really took some imagination to create
the bar! Thanks for sharing.
Sam

Sweet!

Nice work OTB.  They both look great.

Neat!!

Tom

Trying out some stuff with the new Orion NVA figures...



This is a figure that Plastic Soldier Review didn't like: all I see are great conversion possibilities: five figures for the price of one.

I finally had time to go through this complete thread, and I am just in awe. I can't find adjectives big enough to express my thoughts. Amazing redefined.

Thanks I spent a long time away from Vietnam wargaming, but now it seems to have come back into my life with a vengeance.

The company of Orion Late War ARVN is finally finished and ready for the game on Sunday.

Shots of the Company HQ, LAW teams, a typical platoon, and a platoon command stand and a typical rifle stand.

Nice work OTB. That's quite a bit of troops.

Yes, I now have 3 companies of ARVN (1 early war, 1 late war, plus a mixed company with a platoon of Rangers and 2 platoons of late war ARVN that I am thinking of repainting either as Rangers or as paratroopers etc.). And the Popular Forces platoon, with a Regional Forces company currently being painted. I think that should be enough.