Mail Call in The 'Nam (Lots'o Pics)

[Pickle Munkey]

There's been a huge amount of Vietnam stuff on the boards lately, so I thought I'd share what I've been slowly working and building on.

The majority of these parts and bodies came from Blackops Toys. There's a mish-mash of Dragon, 21st Century, InFlames, and BBI.
And that's just the equipment.



I'll let you know right now, I really miss doing outside shoots.




The sniper is my most recent addition to the group. I've still got work to do on the rifle. If you take note of the string coming from his pants pocket, I heard somewhere that shoelaces were quite the commodity in the field, as they had a hundred and one uses, so I thought I'd implement that with this figure a bit.



The Sarge. Letters from home in one pocket, and a tourniquet on his shoulder, finished with a spoon on his helmet. He's ready for anything.





Here's some shots of the helmet cover. I broke out a marker and had some fun.




An M60 Gunner, carrying his trusty 'Pig'. He has "rang, mac du!" written on his helmet, which, in Vietnamese, roughly means "Die, Dog!". He also has a large, non-regulation knife on the back of his belt.





An M14 Rifleman, loaded up with his pack, extra canteens, and a machete.







I thought I'd fill you guys in on what I've been up to lately, and I do have some fun projects on the horizon as well.
As always, love to hear what you all have to say.

[Casual_Collector]

Great mix of Marines! My only suggestion is to ditch the 30-round mag on Sarge - he wouldn't be carrying one of those unless he'd bought it himself and had it shipped from the States!

[Pickle Munkey]

Originally Posted by Casual_Collector

Great mix of Marines! My only suggestion is to ditch the 30-round mag on Sarge - he wouldn't be carrying one of those unless he'd bought it himself and had it shipped from the States!

Thanks a lot!
Haha yeah I know the 30rd Mag is a bit of a stretch, but at the time, was all I had available. I'll probably fix it in the near future though.

[3yes]

nice bashes bro....

[docorama]

Great figures Pickle!
Not too concerned re absolute accuracy, as the Nam war showed lots of clothing and weapon variation.
Enjoy!

[Rattlehead537]

Good to see a bunch of Nam projects.
Really hope there are some new releases because soon enough our supplies will dry up!

[Rattlehead537]

Originally Posted by docorama

Great figures Pickle!
Not too concerned re absolute accuracy, as the Nam war showed lots of clothing and weapon variation.
Enjoy!

That is what I enjoy about Nam...a wide variety of personal customization.
From the beginning to the end, such a variation of gear and uniforms,
To me so much more interesting that the current "state of the art".

Especially with units like SOG and the SEALs which showed a favor for customization.

[4dEFCON]

What a fantastic bunch. It is so nice to see all these `Nam figures appearing recently.... Although it does mean the existing loose gear will disappear even faster! Listen up manufacturers - we need more of it!

[rogerbee]

Very nicely done!

CHEERS!

[Dutch]

Great pictures and great to see more Nam figures around here.

[Pickle Munkey]

Thanks a lot, guys! Really appreciate the comments

[Spitfire]

Wow - that is an excellent group of guys!! I love the individuality you're captured, and it's great to see all the interest in Nam on the board these days!!

This guy actually looks a bit like Joker from Full Metal Jacket to me.

[Pickle Munkey]

Thanks Spitfire! Haha, actually I was thinking of putting a Joker figure together...still might, sometime!

[vince]

Great mail call ! The grunt on the left got no mail, and the devil dog second from the right (next to Nicolas Cage) looks like he got a "Dear John" letter.
Hey, well done!

[8-bit commando]

Looks good.

[sputnik]

Excellent Nam grunts!! Your original ideas, customs, and weathering look Awesome on your figures! Their all impressive, but I'm really loving the(sniper, rifle, uni+boonie) combo. Nicely done Man!!

[Pickle Munkey]

Heh, thanks guys

[ZeroDelta]

Great images man, looks really nice.

[knights1952]

Need a little more mail!

[Pickle Munkey]

Originally Posted by knights1952

Need a little more mail!

haha yeah yeah, thanks!
Thanks, too, ZeroDelta!

[hoodonit00]

Awesome stuff.

[Pickle Munkey]

Originally Posted by hoodonit00

Awesome stuff.

Thanks a lot, Scott!

[hoodonit00]

Originally Posted by Spitfire

Wow - that is an excellent group of guys!! I love the individuality you're captured, and it's great to see all the interest in Nam on the board these days!!

This guy actually looks a bit like Joker from Full Metal Jacket to me.

Exactly who I thought of.

[Blu Falcon]

One of the best 'Nam presentations I've seen here. Excellent work.

[Pickle Munkey]

Originally Posted by Blu Falcon

One of the best 'Nam presentations I've seen here. Excellent work.

Thanks a lot, Falcon, I really appreciate that, man

[JokersWarPig]

A fine group of guys you got there
The 30 round magazines where VERY uncommon but not out of the realm of possibility, especially for an NCO or higher. One of my own 'Nam sergeants has one

[Pickle Munkey]

Thanks Jokers! I really appreciate that, Love the 'Nam work you've been doing too

[ZeroDelta]

Originally Posted by JokersWarPig

A fine group of guys you got there
The 30 round magazines where VERY uncommon but not out of the realm of possibility, especially for an NCO or higher. One of my own 'Nam sergeants has one

Well it also depends on the unit and in what war year it is set. The 30 round mags where given out to regular units in 1969 and I do have photos of Soldiers from the 101st of 1970 or 1971 where you can see em using the 30rd M16 mags.

[vietnammarine]

Originally Posted by hoodonit00

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7115/7618062880_fb4d381d32_z.jpg Exactly who I thought of.

Exactly FMJ Joker - just give him a camera and M16.

Nice group.

[Pickle Munkey]

Thanks VietnamMarine!

Also ZD, I did find that out doing some research, thanks for backin' me up!