U.S. FORCES IN VIETNAM
By: Nickels


3 U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry:
Sam Allen, a brown haired, blue eyed, TUS 1st. gen figure. / dressed in tus o.d. uniform, cotswold o.d/black boots, tus black calvary stetson hat, hasbro aviator sun glasses, custom yellow scarf, tus black cavalry belt with brass buckle, chrome plated .45 cal. pistol and holster, black (custom painted) .45 cal. ammo pouch, hasbro thompson ammo bag, tus stockless thompson submachine gun with removable 30 rd. magazine.










Bruce Cox, a brown haired, blue eyed, sotw figure with beard and moustache. / dressed in hasbro o.d. pants, sotw o.d. shirt, cotswold o.d./black boots, tus o.d. flight helmet, o.d. assualt vest, .45 cal. pistol in custom shoulder holster, hasbro camera tus xm-177 carbine.










Terry Morgan, a blonde haired, blue eyed, sotw figure. / dressed in sotw o.d. uniform, mitchell camo cloth covered helmet with bug juice bottle, custom pack of camels, death card in headband, sotw o.d./black boots, tus belt and harness, wp molded buttpack, 2 sotw canteens, m7 bayonet and sheath, 2 tus 2nd gen ammo pouches, m61 hand grenade, m18 smoke grenade, cotswold m-16 rifle.
















U.S. Army 75th Inf. Airborne Rangers:

Steve Austin. a bald, blue eyed, steve austin wrestling figure with brown mustache and goatee. / dressed in steve austin erdl camo pants, sotw erdl camo shirt and boonie hat, black (customized) steve austin boots, wp belt. hasbro .45 cal. pistol in brown holster, tus harness, custom molded buttpack, 2 sotw canteens, tus m7 bayonet and sheath, 2 custom ammo pouches, firstaid pouch, tus m61 hand grenade, m18 smoke grenade, cotswold m-16 rifle.










Randy Delrahoo, a brown haired, blue eyed, wp 1st gen figure. / dressed in tus erdl camo uniform, black boots, custom o.d. head- wrap, tus belt and harness, custom molded buttpack, 2 sotw canteens, tus m7 bayonet and sheath, 2nd gen ammo pouch, 2nd gen ammo pouch with m61 hand grenades, firstaid pouch, m61 hand grenade, m18 smoke grenade, m-16 rifle.










Here are some bonus pics of the guys on break, having a coke, talking about an upcoming mission.

























Here are the last of the pics, and some of the m-60 gun emplacement, the helmet on the sandbags is my 1st attempt at hand painting a Mitchell pattern camo.













Nice stuff again Nickels! I always enjoy the Vietnam stuff. Of course, you probably guessed, the Sam Allen character was my favorite. Nice work on your set up there too! Special thanks for sending these cool troops in and sharing them with us. - GL





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