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Posted: Saturday, September 03, 2016 - 04:46 PM UTC

Hobby Fan announced a new release in 1/35 scale... a Vietnam era airboat in 1/35 scale.

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Posted: Saturday, September 03, 2016 - 04:57 PM UTC

Interesting subject. Would make a nice diorama with a PBR passing by...

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Posted: Saturday, September 03, 2016 - 07:34 PM UTC

that or take the gun off ( or leave it? ) and make a louisiana diorama

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Posted: Saturday, September 03, 2016 - 09:29 PM UTC

You better hurry in buying one of the first batch released because unless they've decided to be a stable company, there will be not more than one batch. Proof: Try getting your hands on one of the two (HF040 and HF043) Phalanx System or HF-007, the M984A1 Recovery Vehicle Conversion for the HEMTT. What I meant is: they stop very fast making more batches of a model.

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Posted: Saturday, September 03, 2016 - 10:07 PM UTC

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that or take the gun off ( or leave it? ) and make a louisiana diorama

Cool idea. The MG can be replaced with a beer launcher...

Does anyone sell a 1/35 alligator ?

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Posted: Saturday, September 03, 2016 - 10:20 PM UTC

This is great although it comes just after RP models announced their similar release just a few days ago. I'm still waiting for a styrene 1/35 Vietnam monitor. Come on major manufacturers! The brown-water navy is an untapped market just waiting to be discovered.

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Posted: Saturday, September 03, 2016 - 10:41 PM UTC

I wonder if they will make a 1/35 crew for it. I haven't seen new Hobbyfan resin figures released in a long while.

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Posted: Saturday, September 03, 2016 - 11:28 PM UTC

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Does anyone sell a 1/35 alligator ?

Maybe you could "convert" one of these ?

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Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2016 - 12:36 AM UTC

Good find, HP! Funny, these crocodiles are "Made in Vietnam"...so maybe a "Nam" dio after all...?

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Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2016 - 12:41 AM UTC

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Maybe you could "convert" one of these ?

Converting a crocodile to an alligator in 1/35 (or any...) scale is way beyond my modeling abilities...

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Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2016 - 01:10 AM UTC

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Maybe you could "convert" one of these ?

Converting a crocodile to an alligator in 1/35 (or any...) scale is way beyond my modeling abilities...

Crocodile:

A little bit more info here: http://selousscouts.tripod.com/rhodesian_armoured_corps_.htm

Alligator:

Very little info here: http://www.desura.com/groups/ifv-lovers-group/images/alligator-4x4-aligtor-4x4

There have also been tracked Crocodiles and Alligators

/ Robin

Oops ! I forgot the Alligator bridging ferry :

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Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2016 - 01:31 AM UTC

Hobby Fan makes nice stuff-just wish it was all injection-molded. I'd love the Alligator bridging ferry in 1/35th!

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Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2016 - 01:45 AM UTC

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Hobby Fan makes nice stuff-just wish it was all injection-molded. I'd love the Alligator bridging ferry in 1/35th!

If your love is strong enough ....
https://accurate-armour.com/our-products/135th-kits/k114d
it "only" costs 250£ + postage ....

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Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2016 - 02:07 AM UTC

this boat is dedicated to all special-operations figures set.

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Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2016 - 02:45 AM UTC

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this boat is dedicated to all special-operations figures set.

Or.......any situation where an airboat might be found, like a scene set in Louisiana as was mentioned, or the Florida Everglades. These weren't a SpecOps exclusive item.

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Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2016 - 04:31 AM UTC

Cool airboat!
Smiling, waving.

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Posted: Sunday, September 04, 2016 - 04:44 AM UTC

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this boat is dedicated to all special-operations figures set.

Or.......any situation where an airboat might be found, like a scene set in Louisiana as was mentioned, or the Florida Everglades. These weren't a SpecOps exclusive item.

Actually, I don't know why it is called a Spec Ops Airboat at all. These boats were operated by the US Navy as part of the Mobile Riverine Force which had the US Army's 9th Infantry Division as its main ground component. These boats occasionally supported Special Ops, but most often supported regular Army units in the 9th ID.

More info on the Mobile Riverine Force (MRF)