"Who makes 28mm Vietnam in 2024?" Topic

Following on from my enquiry about Baker Company, which seems to have gone out of production.

Who currently makes 28mm metal figures for Vietnam?

Emperess
The Assault Group (TAG)
West Wind
Gringo40

Anyone else? I recall a couple of Kickstarters a few years back looking at producing ranges but my memory isn't good enough to recall who they were..

I know
Force of Arms – Junction City Range, appears no longer in Production.
Or Baker Company.

Parkfield Miniatures have a range for the war in Vietnam.

Rubicon makes plastic figures and vehicles.

link

Also in metal
Full Metal Miniatures

link

Parkfield's site isn't working so don't bother looking.

link

Its working for me fine.

Working for me as well.

So to collate: 28mm Vietnam Metal Ranges Available in 2024
Empress
The Assault Group (TAG)
West Wind
Gringo40
Rubicon (Plastics)
Full Metal Miniatures
Parkfield Miniatures

Any more?

The link Bill has listed here doesn't work but I see the one you provided does.

Disco Joe, thanks for pointing that out, I have asked Bill to update the details.
The web site can be found at parkfieldminiatures.co.uk

Battle Honors/19th Century Miniatures has a selection of 25s (not 28s) if you want to add those.

I would add, from what I has seen, Gringo40 are a little on the large size of 28mm and may not be compatible for us scale bigots. More the shame since they are really nice figures. Also, some of the weapons on TAG figures run a little large (especially the LMG).

So to collate: 28mm Vietnam Metal Ranges Available in 2024
Empress
The Assault Group (TAG)
West Wind
Gringo40 (closer to 30mm)
Rubicon (Plastics)
Full Metal Miniatures
Parkfield Miniatures
Battle Honors/19th Century Miniatures (25mm not 28mm)

Any more?

Eureka for their ANZACs range, match up with Empress spot on.

Kellermen has a small range of British with FNs that will fill in for ANZACs as well or any other 1960-1980 commonwealth troops with FN SLRs as well. They fit in with the TAG, WW, Gringos and Parkfield for size.

Warbases does their line of Ghurkas with M16 that make pretty good proxies for Mike Force troops. They are diminituve in height but fit with the larger sizes of the TAG, WW, Gringos and Parkfield.

Crucible Crush makes 28mm Vietnam in their Black Sun range. While there are some fantasy elements in the line, they do carry US Army, helicopter pilots and door gunners, Vietcong, US Tanks and tank crews.

I ignored the fantasy elements and find the figures mix well with Gringos and TAG. Love the character of these figures!

Hi Goose666
if you send me your address
will send you a sample Nam
figure..foc
regards
Ged
ged4444@icloud.com
gringo40s.com

Never, ever, ever post your e mail address in clear

This should appear as ged4444(at)icloud(dot)com at the very least. Personally I would mask it even more as (at) and (dot) are both easily spotted these days.

Gringo40s are particularly good if you use the Corgi Unsung Heroes range of vehicles and helicopters.

Thanks Ged, email sent. As Deadhead says, probably best to break up the email, a bit so bots don't harvest and spam you to death with them.

True to his word, Ged kindly sent me a US marine fig, with M16 on the move. Compares well with Baker Company figures,, slight taller but only by 0.5mm though with westwinds he is a bit bigger, but not to the point of seeming silly.

Ged also mentioned there are more released on the way for the range. So looking forward to seeing those.

Goose666 thanks for all the positive feedback
appreciated !
regards
Ged
gringo40s.com

Frankly, you are spoiled rotten in 28mm scale for VN. It is all the other scales that represent the problem.

OK, some figures are far bigger than others in 28mm and the definition of 28mm (for the figures) can vary from 1/56 to 1/48 for associated inanimate stuff such as weapons, kit or vehicles.

My Gringo figure dioramas are now all gone back to the producer. (They were languishing in my attic) but I mixed many a maker together, no problem. Prone little guys, with massive standing guys (or the converse) no one sees. If you cannot mix Empress and Gringos40 then you are not thinking enough.

just a note to say we are expanding
our 28mm fine metal Nam range all the
time..recently we added Tunnel rats
we cover most of the conflict figure
wise.
regards
Ged
gringo40s.com