putting together a Nam impression
 

and I am looking for a mentor to help me make certain I don't screw it up and waste a lot of time and money.

Sorry to hijack your thread Brian, but I'm at the same stage as you and wondering the same thing so if someone could help, I'd be happy too!

see right there .. it's a good question .. I'm thinking later half,

but I need to do some reasearch.. are the Osprey books any good? are there other sources online for basic research?

Gordon L Rottman makes some great information on equipment used during the period.

North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958-75 (Warrior): Gordon Rottman, Brian Delf: 9781846033711: Amazon.com: Books

US MACV-SOG Reconnaissance Team in Vietnam: Amazon.ca: Gordon Rottman, Brian Delf: Books

US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71: Amazon.ca: Gordon Rottman, Adam Hook: Books

Those are examples of books I read. At the library if you get a chance to read, look for the VIETNAM EXPERIENCE hardcover.

much appreciated .. I have my winter project!

Brian,
Also try www.fullmetaljacket.com
they are located in Alexandria Va. and will ship to Canada
the owner's name is Dale and he is a solid guy

as far as a Mentor - Bravo One Six or Force Recon can help with any questions.
Hope this helps

+1 but the shipping is not accurate and will email you to send more money for shipping

If you can read some French or can decode google translate pages, try this! : http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=136664

Brian,
PM inbound

Best Nam gears store is Mooremilitaria.

My web gear look like almost new (i ordered XO) but is not repro.


Great service, fast shipping and even gave my an xtra canteen :)

My gears from Moore:

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I am sure there is, and that you are one. However, I know them and I do not really know you.

Point taken though

I wish I got the nicer ones. I bought the Good Condition ones and the Alice clips are on their last legs.

Same here... The Alice clips just fell off.

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I recommend this book. Covers a lot. Tonnes of photos and gets unit specific ( e.g. Company E , 75th Infantry, "Riverine Rangers," 3d Brigade , 9th Infantry Division Tan An, 1969 "Parakeet Mission" )

A very good resource for enthusiasts, collectors and reenactors. The author is also a ex army and also sells authentic kit on ebay. I bought my NVA / VC rucksack from this fellow.

Dont forget VC!

I'm glad your getting into Vietnam, it's really fun. I hope you inspire a lot of players:)

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Hi Brian.

I'm not sure if I am waking a dead thread, but in case you still have an interest in gaming Nam, you might want to consider an ANZAC impression.

Aussie Digger Militaria carries the uniforms (repro and issue). The regular grunts of the RAR and RNZR (the Anzacs adopted the US term) first wore a uniform similar to the late ww2 British jungle uniforms, and then went over to the "Pixie" uniform (the trousers were fairly tight). They used a mixture of p37, p44 and US 56 webbing, with the p37 either in original khaki or dyed green. A jungle hat similar to the old CF bush cap was worn in the field. Sterlings, L1A1 SLRs, M16s and M60s for small arms. The Australians adopted black high boots very similar to the older CF ones (they based them on Canadian issue boots). US jungle boots or British ammo boots with black gaiters (also available at ADM) can also be used for footwear.

If you prefer something more exotic, you can get set as Australian SAS. Like their US special forces counterparts, they wore a mix of everything, especially Tiger Stripe and ERDL. Many retained their FNs, albeit often without the flash suppressor.

Cheers,

Peter

I'm picking up bits and pieces, slowly, got a lot on my plate on theWWII side right now

Remember that other nations allied themselves with the US... Aussie/Kiwis