Jungle James O'Leary
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Here is the second piece for my "Shopping in Long Thanh" diorama and vignette series, the first being my "Buying Baguettes and Banh Mi" diorama that I posted last month.
This vignette depicts a Soldier from 3d Platoon, B Company, 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry (Mechanized), 9th Infantry Division negotiating the price of pineapple on a stick with the Vietnamese girl selling them. While the majority of the platoon had taken a short halt at the village of Long Thanh on their way back to Camp Bearcat to buy some souvenirs and for 1LT Brice Barnes to buy some baguettes, a few guys had to remain with the platoon's M113s, or tracks as they called them. The Soldiers who remained with the tracks were approached by entrepreneurial youngsters selling pineapple of a stick, cold Cokes, watches, sunglasses, hand held mirrors and small trinkets. This particular Soldier was approached by the girl selling pineapple treats.
The GI is a conversion of a Bravo 6 figure with a Hornet head and new right arm. The Vietnamese girl is from Paracel Miniatures. The "wedgie" of the M113 was made from a portion of the right side of the hull that had been cut out of an Italeri M113 kit. The rail to the side skirt which had been removed is from AFV club. The tracks are from ModelKasten. The bundle of empty sandbags strapped to the top was made from Magic Sculpt textured with grid pattern on the tightening knob on my hobby knife. The strap is made from lead foil.
Everything was painted with acrylics. This vignette is 1/35 scale.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
James
This vignette depicts a Soldier from 3d Platoon, B Company, 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry (Mechanized), 9th Infantry Division negotiating the price of pineapple on a stick with the Vietnamese girl selling them. While the majority of the platoon had taken a short halt at the village of Long Thanh on their way back to Camp Bearcat to buy some souvenirs and for 1LT Brice Barnes to buy some baguettes, a few guys had to remain with the platoon's M113s, or tracks as they called them. The Soldiers who remained with the tracks were approached by entrepreneurial youngsters selling pineapple of a stick, cold Cokes, watches, sunglasses, hand held mirrors and small trinkets. This particular Soldier was approached by the girl selling pineapple treats.
The GI is a conversion of a Bravo 6 figure with a Hornet head and new right arm. The Vietnamese girl is from Paracel Miniatures. The "wedgie" of the M113 was made from a portion of the right side of the hull that had been cut out of an Italeri M113 kit. The rail to the side skirt which had been removed is from AFV club. The tracks are from ModelKasten. The bundle of empty sandbags strapped to the top was made from Magic Sculpt textured with grid pattern on the tightening knob on my hobby knife. The strap is made from lead foil.
Everything was painted with acrylics. This vignette is 1/35 scale.
Thanks for looking.
Cheers,
James
