Hi guys,
I was wondering if anybody could point me in the right direction regarding city or town buildings in Vietnam. I would like to build a diorama in 1/35th depicting the house to house fighting on the streets of Hue during Tet '68.
Are there any good depictions of Vietnamese city type buildings on the market?
Can anyone provide good me with some good reference material on the subject?
Any help would be truly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Joe.

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Hi Joe , I'll send you some photos , also there was a thread on a new Ontos kit a short time ago that included a link to footage of fighting around Hue during the Tet offensive in1968 . Think french colonial for a lot of the architecture

Hi Gino,
Yeah, I should have said I know about this one already. What about shops & apartment buildings? What kind of dwellings did Vietnamese city folk live in?
You know, some of the few clear photos I have of the Hue '68 battle show buildings in more of a French style due to the years of colonialisation.
Mabye that's a line I could go down.
Thanks mate.
Joe.

I think my brother took some pictures when he was in The Nam. I will ask him tonight about them...................Al

Hi Brian,
I would love the photos, mate! Yeah, as I say, French colonial would probably be the way to go.
How are you getting on at work this week, by the way?
Take care, mate.
Joe.

There are no other ready-made Vietnamese building sets that I know of. You may be able to modify some French WWII buildings or some of the Middle Eastern buildings on the market to suite though. Other than that, get some books on Vietnam and start scratch-building.

Al,
The pictures from your brother would be most appreciated.
Thanks buddy.
Joe.

Hi Joe , photos sent more to follow when I get home , Gino set the scene with that walled courtyard . Check back a few weeks on a thread about M41a3 Walker Bulldog as it had a link to some images of ARVN Bulldogs that showed city fighting during the Tet .
Works Ok , full on hot (45 c ) here and a gozillian flies . 2 more sleeps then home for cuddles , still got all my fingers .

These are freely available on the web, they just needs some searching out: CanTho and CanTho2
from this website - most city and town buildings are like this. It's more common to have long thin/deep plots for buildings rather than wide streetfronts, so most buildings are 'single' width, but go back a long way...
But as models go, so far this is the only one i've ever come across which looks anything like downtown Saigon: 35002 (Scroll down to it - 'Vietnam House Front')

Hope this helps...
Richard

Brian,
What are you doing? Out shooting crocodiles, mate?
Thanks for the photos, fella. I've replied to the email you sent me so check it out later. Excellent pics. Thanks to you too, Gino!
Brian, good luck with the flies.
Stay safe, friend.
Joe.

Hansa Systems makes a Vietnamese house that looks prety good - if youre not famliar with their line take a look. linkname

Chris

Hey Chris,
Now that's what I'm looking for! That's great. I'll get on to them now to see if I can get one.
Is this kind of a generic style? I mean was the same building design copied all the way down a street or was each building different?
Mabye I could use a couple of these put together to lengthen the dio. What do you think?
Joe.

Okay fellas,
Now that Vietnamese housefront by hansasystemsusa is proving a little difficult to get hold of.
I only really like to pay through paypal on the internet & hansasystems dont accept it!
So, does anyone know of a stockists around the world who stock this item?
Thanks for your help fellas!
Joe.