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Any 1/35 Navy Seals Out There?
chip250
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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 05:26 PM UTC
Are there any 1/35 Navy Seals out there? If so, Who makes them?

Thanks!

~Chip
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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 05:40 PM UTC
DML/Dragon makes an assortment of SEALS in 1/35.They make both modern and Vietnam era.
KFMagee
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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 07:35 PM UTC
How 'bout a 1:1 scale (retired)? Team #2, 1977-78, "Frog Manor -Norfolk, Va"

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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 09:14 PM UTC
KEith

If you manage to stay on a 6 x 9 inches base together with your wife and kid then is there a possibility that I can use you for my splash dio contest
:-) :-) :-)


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Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 - 01:25 AM UTC
Dragon is the only manufacturer I've seen. They do have multiple eras.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 - 01:28 AM UTC
I've seen the dragon kit i think its kind of off because one of them is wearing jeans
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Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 - 01:56 AM UTC
Seals in Nam tended to wear whatever was comfortable. They had Lots of different Camo uniforms some were available Comercially. So it's a very do-able thing to be in jeans.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 - 02:12 AM UTC
I have read a book about navy seals or some kind of commando in he Mekong Delta. In the book they described the uniforms quite good and a lot of them were wearing a simple black jeans with buttons no zip.
the reason for this is that if they had to pee the VC in the neighbourhood could hear the zip go open and then they went to that direction


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Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 - 03:26 AM UTC
Verlinden has (at least had) navy seals in 1/35 ! Quite nice, even.

Jan
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Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 - 05:27 AM UTC
Back to the point of dress - the most common "duty uni" we wore was a loose fit dungaree jean - dark blue. They were comfortable, inconspicious, and durable... you could fight in them, or go bar-hopping (which would ultimately lead to a fight anyway!).

Field patrol uni's - during the 'Nam era varied, but commonly were about the same as what Rangers wore. If you pulled recon or survelliance duty, the choice was a dark grey pant with "snap" fly (not zipper or button") and eleastic ankle tucked into a field boot. We wore a black long sleeve T-shirt that we sometimes spray-painted in camo style sploches of brown and grey, with some olive (depended on what we had available!) and a small camo drawstring backpack. Canvas slouch hats with a neck drap were the preferred headgear.
Marty
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Posted: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 - 06:45 AM UTC
Keith, have you got any good stories you can share with us?
KFMagee
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Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 11:29 AM UTC
Good stories... from the SEAL's ... NAHHHH!

Yes - I have a few, ranging from a huge hammerhead shark following my team for almost 20 minutes late one night, to a nasty interrogation that turned pretty funny in the end. But this isn't the place to discuss that sort of thing.

I was only in for two years, and really had a great time now that i look back on it. My nickname was "C4" - or "bigbang" can you guess my specialty?.
Mojo
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Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:02 PM UTC
Keith, did yah like to blow things up???? I have read a lot about the SEALS, and for some reason that statement kept showing up ..... #:-)
KFMagee
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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2003 - 09:49 AM UTC
Ya betcha... my specialty was underwater demolition (mines, boats, fish, other divers... you name it!) ... the best things in life all go "boom"... even underwater!

When I got remarried, one of my old buddies actually gave me a handful of C4 compound as a weddng present! Nothing like a little c4 strapped to her leg to make her behave!
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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2003 - 10:01 AM UTC
WoW!
Good stories that makes me feel to hear them all.....
Why donīt you post some of your stories?
Iīd love to read them....seriously
Cheers
Mojo
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Posted: Friday, March 28, 2003 - 01:30 PM UTC
LOL... Hmmm, do yah still have that C4... Might be a good way to make mine behave...

If you do decide to post any stories, Id like to hear about your hell week..
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Posted: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 07:58 AM UTC
Hard to top much of this post.....


Hobby Fan makes a set of 5 Seals on a Zodiac in bound to the beach, they are modern. The kit will run about $125 USD. All resin. Nice stuff and it inlcudes an M-21, a fine weapon....

Nate
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