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I think that the above torso is a bit too... official. I think that this one would do for the officer: http://www.bricklink.com/catalogItemPic.asp?P=973pb391c01I think it looks rugged, but still gets the point across that they are an officer.
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dustmaster wrote:Very nice, although I think that maybe the figure should have yellow arms and yellow hands, since it is quite hot and humid in Vietnam, so they would roll up their sleeves. Thanks - I agree that Yellow arms would be better. And perhaps a different torso, as the one I used seems better for an officer (as GreenLead noted). GreenLead wrote:As for the guerilla, some SW torsos may work. Yes, a standard TLC torso may work well for the guerilla instead of a decal. The weapons could be an AK, an RPG, an M24, and a TLC rubber band with eight M67s. I don't know, I like the other torso better; mostly, I dislike the look of the revolver in the belt. But the one you suggested could still work.
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From what I've looked at on google, you could make a US Vietnam soldier by giving the already offered Marine Sergeant an M4 instead of the M1 Thompson. EDIT: Here you go, Green 
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Could you get us that pic on Google Images? I think that Olive Drab represented by TLC Green would be better.
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GreenLead wrote:I think that Olive Drab represented by TLC Green would be better. Going by all the images I've seen, I agree.
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Ok, I've just finished a vietnam vignette. which has a idea of what it could look like.
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GreenLead wrote:I prefer the pith helmet for an actual enlisted Viet Cong soldier, and the sun hat for a AK and RPG-totting guerilla. Ya know, I really kind of agree obxcrew. With different ranks, we would have different outfits, right? The pith hat for those in higher ranks, and sun hats for "AK and RPG-totting guerillas". Ya know what i really think would be cool? if we used the m36 "potato masher" grenades for the VC because thats what they really used in the Viet-War. I'm really kind of into the Vietnam war games like Battlefield Vietnam. Another thing you could do (or at least what I did) is paint the stock of the ak47 brown and streak lines into it. it makes it a lot more realistic looking. same goes for the RPG compression chamber at the butt of the gun. thats what it looked like back then before they used metal compression tanks. [MOD - Please quote only the text to which your responding. Thanks! - badger]
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poofnut wrote:With different ranks, we would have different outfits, right? The pith hat for those in higher ranks, and sun hats for "AK and RPG-totting guerillas". Hmm...sounds interesting...could work... poofnut wrote:if we used the m36 "potato masher" grenades for the VC because thats what they really used in the Viet-War. They did? I'd better check. poofnut wrote:Another thing you could do (or at least what I did) is paint the stock of the ak47 brown and streak lines into it. it makes it a lot more realistic looking. same goes for the RPG compression chamber at the butt of the gun. thats what it looked like back then before they used metal compression tanks. Keep in mind, though, for Will and his sons to individual paint all the AK-47 stocks brown is a monumental task, let alone the grain patterns of the wood. I insist that the weapons are sold in their native black ABS state, and (like I always suggest), get some Citadel/Testors/your favourite model store paints. Same goeths for the RPG.
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That's what MOCing's for : ) I personally like my brickarms guns to be "factory" stock, but I suppose adding a simulated woodgrain to the AK would look pretty spiffy.
It's a pity that TLC doesn't produce a figure in a shade slightly darker than olive.
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I think a vietcong minifig should have a "Johnny Thunder" hat.
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GreenLead wrote:Just a side note, the rifle used by the US Infantry in the Vietnam War was the M16 (the M4 later replaced it). But then, maybe you know that already, and so we can use the BrickArms M4 to stand in place of the M16. The M4 could act like a CAR-15 used by Spec Ops during Vietnam. Just my two cents. (P.S. CAR-15s are a commando version of the M4)
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Considering some of the newer heads made by TLC, I would think this head or this head would be better for a U.S. Soldier.
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Just a thought, perhaps a hypothetical Vietnam-era grunt could be issued with an M14(M21 sans scope) instead of an M4?
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What about Lt. Col. Hal Moore and Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumely?
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Good choice, obxcrew! Somehow it just strikes me as exactly how an American infantryman looks in Vietnam. Out of pure curiosity, I'm wondering if the minifigs can come with different heads each time i.e. the head on one could be the one obxcrew suggested, and the next could have a different one. Of course, the customer won't know what head s/he's getting because it would be randomly selected. Here are some possible suggestions: Minifig Head Angry with Black Eyebrows, Clenched Teeth, and Scar Across Mouth PatternMinifig Head with Angry Expression, Orange Hair, and Beard PatternMinifig Head with Angry Eyebrows, Tense Mouth, White Pupils, and Gray Camoflage Pattern A batch of each of these heads could be ordered, mixed in a small container labelled "US Vietnam Infantryman" and one picked at random when required. I think that for a infantry man the first would be cool, the third would be cool for a sniper but the second is lame for vietnam soldier, it could be on a ww2 russian minifig, but not vietnam.
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That's a great idea! Hope this becomes a BA fig!
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I'd buy ATLEAST 20!!!
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I completely agree. it would be awesome if you made those
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i would love a vietnam soldier cause my grandpa was in the vietnam war and i would buy 50,000,000 of them and have a great war!!!!!!!!
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