| uglyfatbloke | 27 Aug 2016 4:24 p.m. PST |
Any suggestions for odd bits and pieces for Vietnam? Buffaloes, pigs, carts, that sort of thing? We're looking for odd bits to add a bit of flavour to our Vietnam set-ups. We're in the UK. |
79thPA  | 27 Aug 2016 5:22 p.m. PST |
Peter Pig has carts and assorted civilian packs. |
| twawaddell | 27 Aug 2016 5:35 p.m. PST |
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| sgt Dutch | 27 Aug 2016 6:43 p.m. PST |
Dont forget snakes. I know I was in I corp.  snakes everywhere, I mean big ones.. Buffaloes I can tell take a lot of lead when they charge you. Lots of little villages. Pigs where in pens. Same goes for the water buffaloes when they were not in the fields. Tigers also where around but they where pretty scared of us. |
 Jeff Ewing | 27 Aug 2016 7:07 p.m. PST |
Our own Stan Johansen told me a horrifying snake story from his tour! Hopefully he will retell it here. As noted, the scale would help. There are some very good civilian sets in 28mm. |
| Major Mike | 27 Aug 2016 7:13 p.m. PST |
Rock apes, chickens and a large manure pile |
| haywire | 27 Aug 2016 7:22 p.m. PST |
F-you lizards AKA Tokay geckos |
 Extra Crispy  | 27 Aug 2016 8:04 p.m. PST |
Civilians. Dogs. Grain storage pots. Civilian vehicles. Carts. Fences. |
| Oberlindes Sol LIC | 27 Aug 2016 8:39 p.m. PST |
I played in a 15mm Vietnam game at a convention once. A stream crossed the road that led our objective -- little ville surrounded by rice paddies -- and we had to stop and detail some men from my squad to remove a pig from the stream right at that spot, and damn if the referee didn't have a little black pig in 15mm scale! |
| uglyfatbloke | 28 Aug 2016 7:48 a.m. PST |
Ooops…sorry; 28mm. Civilian vehicles certainly, but SWMBO's tanks, APCs and choppers are Corgi 1/50 – don't know if that makes it harder or easier. Snakes might be a bit of a challenge, but great big monitor lizard would be pretty sweet I suppose. |
| martin goddard | 28 Aug 2016 10:25 a.m. PST |
The traditional one is a Buddhist monument/temple.
An unusual one would be a bicycle repair yard or wood laid out to dry. If rules reward players for adding a bit to the game then it will happen. In the PP rules there are often a few victory points for nicely painted units/ camp/extra scenic items etc. It is a motivator.
martin
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| Garryowen | 28 Aug 2016 4:08 p.m. PST |
I made a snake out of a piece of thin cylindrical solder. He is coiled up with his head raised, ready to strike. I have beaucoup stands of jungle with a tree and lots of undergrowth. The snake is on one of the stands. He is rather hard to see. If a figure lands on that stand (the stands are each about 4' square) a die roll determines who gets whom. Tom |
| David Manley | 28 Aug 2016 11:26 p.m. PST |
Crashed B52 tail? The odd tiger? ("Don't get off the boat!") |
| ScottS | 29 Aug 2016 1:39 p.m. PST |
Rice paddies!
These are not mine, but I've made some that are similar. They're easy to make. Cut up some astroturf or a green "Welcome" mat, glue it to some wood. Build a little berm around it, then add "water effects" to it. |
| French Wargame Holidays | 01 Sep 2016 5:39 a.m. PST |
Rice paddies (lots of them), buffalo plowing fields, signage on main roads, power/telegraph poles, cars, lumber yard, boats, service station, roadside shops, temples, school, church's, police station, gov buildings etc |
finally begins Vietnam.
