| number4 | 28 Dec 2015 4:51 p.m. PST |
Having acquired four LCVP's and two LCM's from Mrs. Santa this week, I'm looking for suitable figures to load up in them as they are the Airfix models, not the Pegasus ones which do come with at least a half load of basic troops. In the past I've used cheap knock off figures from the Dollar Store with great success, but now supplies have dried up, so any idea where I can find 200 or so US figures in fairly static marching, standing or advancing poses? |
| John Secker | 28 Dec 2015 5:35 p.m. PST |
You mention Airfix so I'm guessing you are looking for 1/72 or 20mm figures, roughly? |
| number4 | 28 Dec 2015 6:04 p.m. PST |
Yep,regular 1/72 (not "heroic" LOL) or 1/76 that I can stick close together on a base to mark the boat as loaded |
Bunkermeister  | 28 Dec 2015 8:29 p.m. PST |
Pegasus D-Day Rangers are very nice. Also the Airfix USMC are very good too. link Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog |
| number4 | 28 Dec 2015 10:42 p.m. PST |
Yes, I have the Rangers but I'm looking for fairly static poses to stand in the boat. The Airfix set has just four guys waking with carbines and three running riflemen that I could use. Shooting, prone throwing grenades and leaping majestically in the air look silly in a boat offshore :) |
| Gaz0045 | 29 Dec 2015 5:53 a.m. PST |
I think that the 'passenger' block in the waterline Buffalo ( bottom of the list) are seperate-might be able to order seperate if you ask…….. link |
| Smokey Roan | 04 Jan 2016 7:26 p.m. PST |
Roco used to make strips of seated and standing figures to cut in their vehicles. Who makes Rocco stuff now? |
| number4 | 05 Jan 2016 11:17 p.m. PST |
Gaz: I did email them and got a nice response from Tim: yes, he will sell the passenger units separately and a good price too – thanks! I think you can still get Rocco stuff on line, but it's a tad expensive for half a dozen figures at a time when you need a large amount |
| Gaz0045 | 06 Jan 2016 3:14 a.m. PST |
Tim's a good bloke! I had seen someone else use them before….
Happy to have helped! |
| spontoon | 10 Jan 2016 11:01 a.m. PST |
Frontline wargaming supplies some of their Buffalo vehicles with passengers. |
checks out some 10/15mm railroad tracks for wargaming.