Vietnam War GB Feeler/Announcement

OK MD, I will add you to the roster on the thread in the GB forum. Let me know over there what your kit choice is whenever. We still have a couple months before this even kicks off.

i'm totally in...

That was quite a battle.

A bit of related "Today in history": The Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in a French defeat and a Vietnamese victory (the battle began on March 13).

pyrman64

Hmmmmmm...........I should probably participate in this one, as both my uncles were there with the USAF & US Army.  It does trouble me that you're not including my adopted countrymen from France - there were Americans at Dien Bien Phu, after all.

Anyways, I'll have to check the stash and get back to you....so many GBs, so lil time.

I am ony drawing a line for time, not nationalities. I am all too aware of  the men before the years that I am choosing. Not an easy choice. And I am not ruling out the opening phase, flat out... 

Hmmmmmm...........I should probably participate in this one, as both my uncles were there with the USAF & US Army.  It does trouble me that you're not including my adopted countrymen from France - there were Americans at Dien Bien Phu, after all.

Anyways, I'll have to check the stash and get back to you....so many GBs, so lil time.

Well, if Doog can go to a Russian tank museum and posts a lot of photos from the visit I expect to see a nice collection of photos from your visit to the AWM when you get around to it!

Brian

That's funny Raven because remembering the book's author was a curator at the Australian War Memorial I decided to head over to the site just now to browse through their book's for sale and one of the one's I was looking at that seems interesting is a book by Adam Claasen called Dogfght: The Battle of Britain and chronicles the Australian and New Zealand pilots who fought in that particular event in history!

Brian

It's my pleasure Raven!  Several years ago there was a member here from Australia who was quite a wealth of Digger and ANZAC info that helped my interests along by suggesting some great reading material.  One book in particular will be quite helpful.  Mud And Dust by Michael K Cecil.  It is a wonderfully done history of Australian army vehicles and artillery in Vietnam.  I bought it back when it came out (2009 I think) and had to have it shipped directly from Australia.  But it was worth it!

Brian

Small only in population compared to others Raven... large in land and spirit...

Ok, NH, I will add you to the roster. That is a gem of a kit so I certainly look forward to it being built here! I love the ANZAC angle as well. Many people think of only US and Vietnamese being the combatants when like Korea, there were many other players as well. All deserve respect.

Hmmmmm...... well Carlos, in general I don't do group builds, not because I have anything against them or that I don't like them.  Mostly it is because I build at a snails pace, can have a tough time finding bench time at certain periods of the year, and it does not help I am so scatter brain I jump between kits mid-build.  So making deadlines, even if given a year, had proven to be a problem in the past couple group builds I participated in.

.....however

I have had a special kit sitting in my stash for a few years now just waiting for the right time to build.  This may be it.  Perhaps this is just the right time and the right place.  So sign me up.  The kit I have had waiting to build is the AFV club 1/35 Royal Australian Armored Corps MK 5/1 Centurion, Vietnam version.   The Aussies and Kiwis have always fascinated me, and I bet not too many people would know that the Anzacs participated in "America's war".  I always intended this kit to be sort of a tribute.

I may also do a bonus build too....thinking along the lines of a figure since it has been a while since I have painted one and the urge is building.  But not 100% sure on that at the moment since I need to browse around and see if I find anything that catches my fancy.  So for now it will be the Centurion at the least, but possibly more.

Brian

Terry I do hope that you partake in this

MK, I will add you to the roster in the GB thread/forum

Count me in. I have something that I can contribute. Not sure what yet.

Well I hope that you do join in and partake. I have a thread set up over in the GB forum.

I like it!

Terry