Fire at Will returns to Vietnam

[Fire at Will]

It's been a number of years since I last gamed Vietnam, the last big games were at Gauntlet in 2012

Firstly a game along Route 66

More details on my blog at
https://willwarweb.blogspot.com/2012/07/gauntlet-vietnam-route-66.html

On day 2 we refought a part of Hue

More details
https://willwarweb.blogspot.com/2012/07/gauntlet-hue.html

Now with the new Orion figures for the period I am starting it up again with Ruff Puffs or the Regional and Popular Forces of the Republic of Vietnam


I kept the colours quite simple using an olive green for most of the uniform, but adding some variety in the trousers to indicate they are irregulars.

[Bluefalchion]

Are you going to purchase some of the even newer NVA and Vietcong sets? I like your Ruffpuffs.

[Fire at Will]

Are you going to purchase some of the even newer NVA and Vietcong sets? I like your Ruffpuffs.

Of course, and the US Marines they have indicated. Then I need to upgrade my old figures as well.

Local VC to follow shortly.

[Fire at Will]

For the last of my January output, some local opposition for the Ruff Puffs the Orion Local Communist Forces, providing a selection of VC and also figures to act as a supply chain on the Ho Chi Min Trail.


I used a mix of black through to dark grey to reflect the local "pyjamas" and like the Ruff Puffs varied the trousers to give a more irregular feel to the unit The snipers will come in useful as well.


Now onto the ARVN

[Peter]

Real nice and interesting topic you have here Will! Really like it!

[Fire at Will]

A large batch of ARVN to start of the month from both the Early and Late War sets from Orion.

Early War




Late War

[Fire at Will]

I have now added plenty of Victor Charlie with the benefit of the new Orion Viet Cong figures.


These are a mixture of the new figures and reworked old Esci figures in various shades of black.


I am pleased that my old jungle scenery doesn't immediately need reworking to match in

[Fire at Will]

For my new NVA figures from Orion I wanted the uniform to look distinctively different from the US and ARVN, so I tried a suggestion on the Lead Adventure forum to use Vallejo Games Colour Camouflage Green. I'm quite impressed and I now need to consider whether to repaint the uniforms on my older NVA or strip the paint and start again or even sell them and start again with some new figures.

[Peter]

Wonderfull painted figures again Will!

[Graeme]

Hi Will.

The figures all look fabulous. This is one of those situations where I really can't get into another period so it's good to see someone else covering it; and you are doing a splendid job on this.

A high point for me here is your jungle scenery, I do like to see a jungle modeled that's not just all palm trees. I visit the nearby sub tropical rainforest sometimes and it's not wall to wall palms.

Your terrain pieces look great, lush, dense, and authentic. Have you used aquarium plants or something else?

[Fire at Will]

Hi Will.

The figures all look fabulous. This is one of those situations where I really can't get into another period so it's good to see someone else covering it; and you are doing a splendid job on this.

A high point for me here is your jungle scenery, I do like to see a jungle modeled that's not just all palm trees. I visit the nearby sub tropical rainforest sometimes and it's not wall to wall palms.

Your terrain pieces look great, lush, dense, and authentic. Have you used aquarium plants or something else?

Yes they were bulk load that were going cheap at a show. They were large blocks of the same vegetation, but I just chopped them up based the pieces and mixed up the plants

[Peter]

Hi Will.

The figures all look fabulous. This is one of those situations where I really can't get into another period so it's good to see someone else covering it; and you are doing a splendid job on this.

A high point for me here is your jungle scenery, I do like to see a jungle modeled that's not just all palm trees. I visit the nearby sub tropical rainforest sometimes and it's not wall to wall palms.

Your terrain pieces look great, lush, dense, and authentic. Have you used aquarium plants or something else?

Yes they were bulk load that were going cheap at a show. They were large blocks of the same vegetation, but I just chopped them up based the pieces and mixed up the plants

I found mine in a aquarium shop. Very cheap.