Tomrommel1's Vietnam War project

Just to introduce myself , I am known as Tomrommel1 on other forums , don't ask what the 1 stands for (there was another tomjommel on another forum , you see ). I am a wargamer, figure collector, painter and scratch builder for more then 30 years now. You can find me on TMP, Lead adventure forum etc. if you are interested you can have a look on my hobby related blog at https://wargamesgazette.com. I started muy vietnam war collection last year when Empress released the first Vietnam war figures.

Now the test of loading up pictures here. I suppose it works like on other forums?!



Lets see if it works

And how it works!!! Here are a few more pictures of my work. For more go to https://wargamesgazette.com

I will post my progress here from now on, too.


Lt.col. Cheatham

















More to come

Great looking kit you have there! I really like the Lt. Col., he looks like a seriously grizzled dude.
Is that injured radio man armed with a Thompson?

Great shading on the figures!

I think yes, it is a thompson.

Another NVA Regular fresh from the painting table.

More at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/11/nva-regular/

Empress Miniatures released a set of special character miniatures in their Vietnam War range based on the main characters of the movie full metal jacket. Sculpted by Paul Hicks. Here is the first miniature of the set I painted.

Gunnery Sergeant Hartman:



more at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/12/full-metal-jacket/

Very nice!

For father Ho!



more at: https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/13/another-follower-of-father-ho/

Today it is “Jokers” time a main character of the movie full metal jacket played by Matthew Modine. Private/Sergeant J. T. “Joker” Davis is a wise-cracking young recruit and later Sergeant and squad leader.



More at:https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/14/sergeant-j-t-joker-davis/

The next North Vietnamese Soldier. Armed with the typical AK47 and stick grenades.



More at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/18/checking-the-chopper/

Animal Mother from the movie "full metal jacket". Sculpted by Mr. Hicks

More at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/19/animal-mother/

The next NVA soldier is a MG gunner.

More at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/20/mg-on-the-march/

Loads of good updates there Tom!! Love that NVA carrying the MG. Wonderful figure!

In “full metal jacket” Dorian Harewood plays Eightball a member of Jokers squad and Animal Mother’s closest friend. A sniper shoots him repeatedly in an attempt to lure the others into the open, before killing him.



More here:https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/22/eightball/

An NVA regular armed with a AK47 looking for the downed chopper crew.



More at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/25/where-is-the-pilot/

Private Leonard “Gomer Pyle” Lawrence



In the first part of the movie Full Metal Jacket, the recruits graduate and receive their Military Occupational Specialty assignments. Pyle is assigned to Infantry. During the platoon’s final night on Parris Island, Joker discovers Pyle in the head loading his rifle and executing drill commands, and loudly recites the Rifleman’s Creed. This awakens the platoon and drill sergeant Hartman, who confronts Pyle and orders him to surrender the rifle. Pyle shoots Hartman dead and then commits suicide, while Joker helplessly watches in horror. The figure above is an Empress miniature cast for a different story line. Empress assume Pyle doesn’t shoot Hartman and doesn’t commit suicide and in doing so reaches the NAM as an M60 gunner.

More at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/26/private-leonard-gomer-pyle-lawrence/

Here is the first Hue city building for my ongoing Vietnam war project.The 3d file belongs to a series of buildings from the citadel of Hue, think base line green. The STL file comes from a Kickstarter by WOW Buildings.





Many more pictures here:https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/27/the-first-hue-building/

Today it is time for the section leader of the NVA section I am painting at the moment.



More at: https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/05/28/north-vietnamese-army-section-leader/

Nice work on all these so far.

Sergeant Cowboy from full metal jacket. Again a wonderfully sculpted characterful figure by Paul Hicks. This finishes off the full Metal Jacket miniatures done by Empress Miniatures. To my shame I have to admit that i missed to do a group shot . That will be rectified shortly.



More at https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/06/02/full-metal-jacket-cowboy/

here is the next NVA soldier I painted



More here:https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/06/04/attacking-nva-soldier/

You're on fire Tom. I dunno how you paint so much so fast.

Thanks BravoSix. I always try to paint one miniature a day in the evenings or during lunchtime. That helps me to get based again after having to talk to lots of people during my working hours.

Here are the next two figures figures:

A US Marine:



more pictures here: https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/06/05/us-marine-pfc/

and a VC:



more here: https://wargamesgazette.com/2020/06/09/bare-headed-nva-soldier/

Nice work. Really like the black skin-tone you have going there.