I don’t understand why any company has not made 80’s - present US AFV crew in pose in vehicle hatches. There are all types of WW2 crew figures… Am I missing something here…
Dragon came out with a set of US tank crew figs I believe that can be used for the 80-90s I think and Verlinden has a few figures as well.
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Here’s a few more Joe……
Also, Valkyrie, DEF model Miniart and Alpine make various US tank crew figures from the 2000s I believe.
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The problem with all of these figures is that they are wearing BDUs. Starting around 1987-88 most tank crews, and anybody else who could get their hands on them, were wearing the Nomex CVC uniform (looks a lot like a flight suit). There are very few figures made wearing this uniform.
Ken
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I didn’t know when the cvc suits came into use, I thought it was much later. But anyway there’s still a decent amount to choose from for the earlier 80s. I think Warriors and Verlinden came out with US tankers with cvc suits on, plus various types of body armor. I guess you’ll have to pick a specific time period.
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Another example would be Miniarts US Army and USMC tankers. I think both sets are wearing cvc suits. I have the US Army set, they aren’t very good imho.
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They came into use because of the flammability issues of the 120mm ammo in the M1A1. They were mandatory for M1A1 crews, and recommended for other armor crews.
Ken
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Check out Miniart #37008-USMC tank crew, they have the overalls mentioned above.
Also their US Tank crew set 37005 they are all wearing the NOMEX coveralls.
This Tamiya kits includes 2 1/2 figures but they are in BDU,s
Hope that helps your search. Quick note, that Tamiya gives 2 spruces so you end up w 2 commanders and 2 drivers plus odd little parts to load up a tank etc with.
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