I'm looking for some figures to crew a Vietnam war M113 I'm building. (69-70) Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places but there doesn't seem to be a lot out there apart from Verlinden. Are they the usual giants? Historex have some of them listed as 54mm.
The set I'm leaning towards is this
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VERLINDEN - 2146 Figure Conversion Parts US Vietnam
Figures
Military figures of all shapes and sizes.
Military figures of all shapes and sizes.
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I need a crew for my Vietnam M113
exer
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Posted: Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 02:04 AM UTC
LeoCmdr
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Posted: Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 02:13 AM UTC
Pat,
Try also both Hobby Fan and Warriors. Both companies make Vietnam era AFV crew figures.
Hornet makes great Vietnam era M1 helmet and AFV helmet replacement head sets
Try also both Hobby Fan and Warriors. Both companies make Vietnam era AFV crew figures.
Hornet makes great Vietnam era M1 helmet and AFV helmet replacement head sets
exer
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Posted: Sunday, January 07, 2007 - 10:46 PM UTC
Thanks Jason, Hobbyfan might be what I want.
mallory
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Posted: Monday, January 08, 2007 - 04:09 AM UTC
hi exer i that you would like to know that hobby fan are even bigger then verlinden their giants try warriors figs they do m113 with historex heads conversion work very well. ps. up the dubs 
exer
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Posted: Monday, January 08, 2007 - 05:44 AM UTC
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hobby fan are even bigger then verlinden their giants
Wow that's hard to believe
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Posted: Monday, January 08, 2007 - 10:54 AM UTC
DML certainly has some decent Vietnam figures as well so definitely check them out for some options.
What poses do you hope your figures to have for your M113 kit? Ive been looking for decent ones for my M113 that would be sitting down so that it looks loaded with troops. The only way for me to do this so far is to swap pieces from different kits.....if you see any Vietname era troops that are sitting and would fit well in an M113, let me know.
What poses do you hope your figures to have for your M113 kit? Ive been looking for decent ones for my M113 that would be sitting down so that it looks loaded with troops. The only way for me to do this so far is to swap pieces from different kits.....if you see any Vietname era troops that are sitting and would fit well in an M113, let me know.
exer
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Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 01:00 AM UTC
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What poses do you hope your figures to have for your M113 kit? .....if you see any Vietname era troops that are sitting and would fit well in an M113, let me know.
Jeremy Are you building the Italeri, Tamiya or Academy version? The interior of the Italeri M113 is so sparse that all I really want to do is have figures in the hatches to disguise the fact.
I have't come across any sitting troops that would look comfortable in the M113. I would imagine that with the proliferation of US WW2 halftracks from Dragon and Trumpeter we will soon get sitting troops to fill them which might with some surgery and new headsets fit the bill for your M113.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 01:47 AM UTC
Excuse the stupid question but couldn't you use the figures that come with the Tamiya M-113 (kit 35040) ?
I don't know if the figures are available separatly though(sp?).
I don't know if the figures are available separatly though(sp?).
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Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 02:00 AM UTC
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Jeremy Are you building the Italeri, Tamiya or Academy version?
Hi Pat, Ive got the Academy Vietnam M113 in my stash and have held off building it until i could find some decent troops to fill it with.
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I would imagine that with the proliferation of US WW2 halftracks from Dragon and Trumpeter we will soon get sitting troops to fill them which might with some surgery and new headsets fit the bill for your M113.
I havent seen many recent additions of modern AFVs that came with a decent interior so i wont be holding my breath but its worth hoping anyway.
Cheers
exer
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Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 01:17 PM UTC
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Excuse the stupid question but couldn't you use the figures that come with the Tamiya M-113 (kit 35040) ?
I don't know if the figures are available separatly though(sp?).
There are no stupid questions
I actally have that set and considered it but the detail on their uniforms is really poor with the big chunky arms and the really sad looking faces
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Posted: Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 06:30 AM UTC
Hi,
Just a heads up. People riding on M-113's rarely rode inside them in Vietnam. It was hot, no visibility and a bad place to be if the track hit a mine. Sometimes they would line the floors with sandbags, too. If you can find a very old m- 113 crew set from Tamiya, they lend themselves to improvement with aftermarket heads, arms, boots, etcetera... I stress very old as the molds were sharper and the figs had better detail.
I can't resist commenting on the issue with size and scale being pointed out. The next time you're in a public place-look around. People come in all shapes and sizes. I'm 5'7'' and if I'm in a room full of men, I usually come up to most guys' chins or shoulders'. I've tried to incorporate this in my dios and I've even used Airfix 32 scale figs in them.
Good Luck!
Just a heads up. People riding on M-113's rarely rode inside them in Vietnam. It was hot, no visibility and a bad place to be if the track hit a mine. Sometimes they would line the floors with sandbags, too. If you can find a very old m- 113 crew set from Tamiya, they lend themselves to improvement with aftermarket heads, arms, boots, etcetera... I stress very old as the molds were sharper and the figs had better detail.
I can't resist commenting on the issue with size and scale being pointed out. The next time you're in a public place-look around. People come in all shapes and sizes. I'm 5'7'' and if I'm in a room full of men, I usually come up to most guys' chins or shoulders'. I've tried to incorporate this in my dios and I've even used Airfix 32 scale figs in them.
Good Luck!
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Posted: Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 06:54 AM UTC
Hi Pat,
My best suggestion is to order the Academy M113 Viet Nam.You can get it cheap on Hobby Easy.One of the best kits made.Lots of detail,added accessories such as stowage,water bottles,added figures including a Vietnamese Civilian.I have 3 still on the shelf I use for figures and parts.
Tom
My best suggestion is to order the Academy M113 Viet Nam.You can get it cheap on Hobby Easy.One of the best kits made.Lots of detail,added accessories such as stowage,water bottles,added figures including a Vietnamese Civilian.I have 3 still on the shelf I use for figures and parts.
Tom
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Posted: Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 08:30 AM UTC
Hey Pat,
Bravo-6 has a nice line of Vietnam figures. Some are Mech infantry sets that look like they are specifically made for the M113. Here is just one web site that carries them.
http://put.url.hehttp://www.bestsoldiershop.com/135_bravo6.htmlre
Hope this helps.
Dave
Bravo-6 has a nice line of Vietnam figures. Some are Mech infantry sets that look like they are specifically made for the M113. Here is just one web site that carries them.
http://put.url.hehttp://www.bestsoldiershop.com/135_bravo6.htmlre
Hope this helps.
Dave
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Posted: Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 09:37 AM UTC
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Hi,
Just a heads up. People riding on M-113's rarely rode inside them in Vietnam. It was hot, no visibility and a bad place to be if the track hit a mine. Sometimes they would line the floors with sandbags, too. If you can find a very old m- 113 crew set from Tamiya, they lend themselves to improvement with aftermarket heads, arms, boots, etcetera... I stress very old as the molds were sharper and the figs had better detail.
I can't resist commenting on the issue with size and scale being pointed out. The next time you're in a public place-look around. People come in all shapes and sizes. I'm 5'7'' and if I'm in a room full of men, I usually come up to most guys' chins or shoulders'. I've tried to incorporate this in my dios and I've even used Airfix 32 scale figs in them.
Good Luck!
Pat,
I agree with this statement about riding on top of the track. Also,the crew members did not wear as much gear on their LCE as they were mech inf and didn't have to. The commander was frequently seen with trousers,boots,t shirt and flak vest with his LCE hung on the open hatch behind him.
J
Delta42
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Posted: Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 11:51 AM UTC
For some reason. my link was bad. Here is a link to one supplier of Bravo-6 figures.
http://www.bestsoldiershop.com/135_bravo6.html
Dave
http://www.bestsoldiershop.com/135_bravo6.html
Dave
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Posted: Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 01:27 PM UTC
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Hi Pat,
My best suggestion is to order the Academy M113 Viet Nam.You can get it cheap on Hobby Easy.One of the best kits made.Lots of detail,added accessories such as stowage,water bottles,added figures including a Vietnamese Civilian.I have 3 still on the shelf I use for figures and parts.
Tom
I would actually have suggested this myself, but as I have yet to even take the shrink wrap off, I have no idea what the figures look like.
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Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2013 - 01:59 AM UTC
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Hi Pat,
My best suggestion is to order the Academy M113 Viet Nam.You can get it cheap on Hobby Easy.One of the best kits made.Lots of detail,added accessories such as stowage,water bottles,added figures including a Vietnamese Civilian.I have 3 still on the shelf I use for figures and parts.
Tom
The figure set is/was also sold seperatly by Academy under this name
exer
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Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2013 - 02:42 AM UTC
Thanks everyone but this thread is 5 years old- 
Hope it's of help to someone else
I did get a crew I think they were warrior figures.
@ Dave Black I agree about the Bravo-6 figures but they weren't around in 2007 when I was building my M113- in fact I wrote the first News Item about Bravo-6 on Armorama in 2008
Hope it's of help to someone elseI did get a crew I think they were warrior figures.
@ Dave Black I agree about the Bravo-6 figures but they weren't around in 2007 when I was building my M113- in fact I wrote the first News Item about Bravo-6 on Armorama in 2008
Mark
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Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2013 - 03:02 AM UTC
It's hard to beat BRAVO*6 figures! very detailed, original subjects and great poses!
Mark
Mark
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Posted: Monday, July 01, 2013 - 03:24 AM UTC
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Thanks everyone but this thread is 5 years old-
Six years old actually Pat!
Talk about raising the dead!
- Steve
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