_GOTOBOTTOM
Figures
Military figures of all shapes and sizes.
News
BRAVO-6: USMC Sniper Team
Graywolf
Staff MemberSenior Editor
HISTORICUS FORMA
Visit this Community
Izmir, Turkey / Türkçe
Joined: December 01, 2001
KitMaker: 6,405 posts
Armorama: 1,850 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 12:54 PM UTC


Vladimir Demchenko kindly informed us about the upcoming kits of BRAVO-6.rnrnAs always 1/35 scale, sculpted in crisp details and resin cast.rnrn

Read the Full News Story

If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
Foxtrot1
Visit this Community
Gauteng, South Africa
Joined: March 03, 2011
KitMaker: 234 posts
Armorama: 200 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 02:56 PM UTC
These look awesome. I love the fact that the spotter comes with an M14.
M4A1Sherman
Visit this Community
New York, United States
Joined: May 02, 2013
KitMaker: 4,403 posts
Armorama: 4,078 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 06:24 PM UTC

Quoted Text

These look awesome. I love the fact that the spotter comes with an M14.



I can distinctly remember watching the nightly newscasts on TV, and seeing quite a few US Marines during Tet 1968 using M14s, alongside their buddies with M16s, M60s and the like.

Outstanding work from BRAVO-6!!!
jrutman
Visit this Community
Pennsylvania, United States
Joined: April 10, 2011
KitMaker: 7,941 posts
Armorama: 7,934 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 06:29 PM UTC
Another ball hit out of the park! Awesome sculpts.
J
Mark
Visit this Community
Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Joined: February 07, 2003
KitMaker: 554 posts
Armorama: 461 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 08:13 PM UTC
It is no surprise: brilliant job again!!
stufer
Visit this Community
England - East Anglia, United Kingdom
Joined: May 25, 2003
KitMaker: 416 posts
Armorama: 342 posts
Posted: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 - 08:51 PM UTC
Just when I promised SWMBO that the last Bravo 6 figures I bought would be the LAST......brilliant work and as soon as the USMC sniper team turn up in my figure shop of choice.....THEY SHALL BE MINE!!!!
ULIX-VM
Visit this Community
Puerto Rico
Joined: February 22, 2016
KitMaker: 834 posts
Armorama: 649 posts
Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 03:16 AM UTC
marine snipers second to none.
ReconTL3-1
Visit this Community
Texas, United States
Joined: June 07, 2006
KitMaker: 726 posts
Armorama: 687 posts
Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 - 07:05 AM UTC
Excellent job with this set of a Marine Sniper Team, Vladi. I like the fact that you included a spotter and I like that the cuffs of his sleeves are not buttoned up. The snipers shooting position is good to go, too.
Klaus-Adler
Staff MemberCampaigns Administrator
MODELGEEK
Visit this Community
Scotland, United Kingdom
Joined: June 08, 2015
KitMaker: 1,505 posts
Armorama: 840 posts
Posted: Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 02:02 AM UTC
Ok im going to nit pick here. It is the Stoner 63 that is bugging me as it wasn't issued to regular troops but to people like the navy seals.

The figures look to be well executed but I find the soft hat to be out of tune with the body armour on the spotter figure.

Oh and the longest recorded sniper kill was made by a British soldier, Sgt Craig Henderson at a range in excess of 2150 yards. Thus putting Marine Corp snipers in second place.

Hope this helps
Havoc
Visit this Community
California, United States
Joined: October 08, 2002
KitMaker: 893 posts
Armorama: 682 posts
Posted: Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 08:02 AM UTC
Nice!! Vladi strikes again with another awesome and well-researched sculpt. Instant Khe Sanh or A Shau Valley vignette... Just add foliage. Always thought the Stoner was just pure cool! Surprised to see it show up on the "Quantum Leap" TV show many moons ago. Maybe we'll see one of those 3-shot SEAL grenade launchers soon. Keep 'em coming, Vladi!!
M4A1Sherman
Visit this Community
New York, United States
Joined: May 02, 2013
KitMaker: 4,403 posts
Armorama: 4,078 posts
Posted: Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 03:20 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Ok im going to nit pick here. It is the Stoner 63 that is bugging me as it wasn't issued to regular troops but to people like the navy seals.

The figures look to be well executed but I find the soft hat to be out of tune with the body armour on the spotter figure.

Oh and the longest recorded sniper kill was made by a British soldier, Sgt Craig Henderson at a range in excess of 2150 yards. Thus putting Marine Corp snipers in second place.

Hope this helps



US GIs and Marines are notorious (read: "resourceful") for picking up "non-standard"-issue arms and anything else you might want to point your finger at, making the Stoner 63 in this figure set a "moot point". Also, many US Ground Troops serving in Vietnam weren't very impressed with the M16, (at least, initially), so there were still quite a few of them that went out and got themselves a more "dependable" weapon, i.e, an M14, Stoner 63, or even an AK-47.

The problem with the M16 was that it was initially manufactured with it's internal tolerances being "too tight" for combat conditions, i.e, dust, mud, etc, making it jam at the most inopportune times. Tooling was changed at the factories, ("looser" internal tolerances) and the M16 gradually became more acceptable with the combat troops...
Maki
Staff MemberSenior Editor
ARMORAMA
Visit this Community
Croatia Hrvatska
Joined: February 13, 2002
KitMaker: 5,579 posts
Armorama: 2,988 posts
Posted: Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 03:28 PM UTC
Guys, the news story says the Stoner is B6-35084, a separate weapon set consisting of four machine guns. As far as I can tell, the weapon is not included in the sniper set.

Mario
Karl187
#284
Visit this Community
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Joined: October 04, 2006
KitMaker: 3,094 posts
Armorama: 2,942 posts
Posted: Thursday, May 19, 2016 - 03:55 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Ok im going to nit pick here. It is the Stoner 63 that is bugging me as it wasn't issued to regular troops but to people like the navy seals.

The figures look to be well executed but I find the soft hat to be out of tune with the body armour on the spotter figure.

Oh and the longest recorded sniper kill was made by a British soldier, Sgt Craig Henderson at a range in excess of 2150 yards. Thus putting Marine Corp snipers in second place.

Hope this helps



I guess I'll nit pick too- supposedly the longest recorded sniper kill is by a Brit, but you've got his name and range wrong- his name is Craig Harrison of the Household Cavalry and his shot was just over 2700 yards. I say 'supposedly' because I've read reports an un-named sniper from Australia beat this record with a shot just over 3000 yards.

However, one of the longest shots ever recorded and for a while the record holding shot, was made by USMC Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock who made a 2500yard kill while serving in Vietnam- the remarkable thing about this was it was not with a sniper rifle (like other record holders) but with a 50.caliber machine gun mounted with a Unertl scope.

In any case these are very fine figures by Vlad. I hope one day he actually does Gunnery Sergeant Hathcock with the famous 50.cal- that would be awesome. But still, these figures are particularly nice and as others have mentioned- perfect for a pretty much 'instant' Vietnam scene. As someone else also said, its nice to see the M14 making an appearance too!
 _GOTOTOP