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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.
HF080 - Aircat Airboat

Airboats are a very popular means of transportation in marshy or shallow areas where a standard inboard or outboard engine with a submerged propeller would be impractical. During the Vietnam War the Hurricane Aircat airboat was used by the U.S. Special Forces to patrol areas where larger boats could not go.

We don't have any info on this release yet, but judging from the previous Hobby Fan stuff, the airboat will be cast in resin with some PE as well. Stay tuned to Armorama, we'll post more info once we have it.
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If your love is strong enough .... LINK it "only" costs 250£ + postage ....
SEP 04, 2016 - 01:45 AM
this boat is dedicated to all special-operations figures set.
SEP 04, 2016 - 02:07 AM
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.
SEP 04, 2016 - 02:45 AM
Cool airboat! Smiling, waving. ...
SEP 04, 2016 - 04:31 AM
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.[/quote] 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)
SEP 04, 2016 - 04:44 AM
more info you'll find hereLINK
SEP 04, 2016 - 01:37 PM
This is going to be a fun addition to all of us Vietnam modelers.
SEP 05, 2016 - 07:39 AM
Or.......Chuck Norris in Invasion USA
SEP 07, 2016 - 06:29 AM
OMG. This is a must have.
SEP 08, 2016 - 05:04 AM
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