Tag: Vietnam War
Hobby Link "Red Baron" Gun Truck Conversion for AFV Club M54A2
Bill Cross reviews Hobby Link's conversion for the AFV Club M54A2 to recreate the "Red Baron" gun truck.
Thoroughly destroyed M113
Some years ago, I took part in a forum group build to make a vehicle showing damage. Some bullet holes maybe? Or perhaps a dented mudguard? Nah … if you’re gonna do it, do it right.
Book Review - Hamburger Hill 1969: Operation Apache Snow in the A Shau Valley
Bill Cross reviews James H. Willbanks' book on Operation Apache Snow in Vietnam's A Shau Valley in 1969.
AH-1 Cobra Gunship vs NVA Armor: Vietnam 1967-73
Bill Cross reviews Osprey Publishing's "AH-1 Cobra Gunship vs NVA Armor.: Vietnam 1967-73"
SON TAY 1970 - The Operation: Ivory Coast - POW rescue mission - Osprey
SON TAY 1970 - The Operation: Ivory Coast - POW rescue mission in North Vietnam
D7E Dozer with Rome Plow
Bill Cross reviews Hobby Link's D7E bulldozer with Rome Plow.
New Vietnam Figures from B & L Models
Vietnam's B & L Models announces a new set of 1/35th US Marines inspired by the Battle of Hue during the infamous Tet Offensive in 1968.
Vietnam-Era M59 Armored Personnel Carrier
Bill Cross reviews Hobby Link's impressive new 3D-printed 1/35th scale M59 APC.
Tet, 1968: Cholon-- the ARVN Stand and Fight
Bill Cross's build of the B&L Model kit showing ARVN soldiers fighting during the Tet 1968 Offensive.
SOON ON SALE! Helicopters Ground Personnel (Vietnam War)
Model: 53102 Scale: 1/35
Get to da CHOPPAH! Vietnam 1969
The idea of the Vietnam war being a multinational effort appealed to me. I settled on the UH-1H in Bushranger configuration. The AH-1G bears the markings of the Squatter Swatter piloted by Capt. Hugh Mills who is featured in the Squadron book. The M113 is...