Is This Old Tamiya Figure Kit for the Vietnam Era?

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bought a M113 kit and was wondering if these could go together or not.thx - Craig

Gerald Owens · Accepted Answer

As you've no doubt noticed, the command group figures are clothed differently than the figures Tamiya includes with their M113 kit. These figures depict US troops from the 1970's, but they are wearing temperate zone type cotton fatigues rather than the tropical utilities worn commonly in Vietnam (which were a 90% cotton, 10% nylon blend, known commercially as "rip-stop" fabric--it resisted tearing, a common problem as cotton rotted quickly in hot, humid conditions). The

1960's-70's Vietnam utilities had distinctive slanted breast pockets as seen on the World War Two US paratroop uniform (no coincidence--the same officer designed both uniforms). The cotton fatigues could sometimes be seen in SE Asia, but would have been more common in the continental US or West Germany. They can indeed be shown with an M113, but probably not in Vietnam. Gerald Owens

AMPSOne · Answer

The figures originally came with the first release of Tamiya's M577 command carrier. The uniforms are similar to Vietnamese era jumgle fatigues (of which there were different patterns) but all of the figures are wearing 2nd Infantry Division patches -- e.g. South Korea during the 1970s.

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crw59 · Answer

thx. looks like is off to the world of Verlinden for figures.... somuch for saving a few bucks..Craig

someone · Answer

save a few bucks? what are you, high or something?

Is This Old Tamiya Figure Kit for the Vietnam Era?

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