12' Vietnam Revetments - 1:48 - 1:72 - 1:144 USAFline

[Julien]

12' Vietnam Revetments
1:72 USAFline

 

During the Vietnam war large numbers of US aircraft were deployed to Southeast Asia where airfield space for aircraft was at a premium. This resulted in aircraft being parked so close together they compromised safety as well as being vulnerable to enemy attack. These conditions demanded an urgent program for the erection of protective aircraft revetments. Revetments were constructed using steel bins filled with compacted earth. Each bin or "kit" would make 240 lineal feet of revetment 5 ½ feet thick and 12 feet high and would require 8420 tons of compacted fill material. They would be erected in 10-foot sections, each section being composed of 16- gauge steel panels bolted to steel columns to form the bin. These revetments were used in Vietnam as well as Korea and at Nellis AFB in the US.

What do you do when you want a large diorama with these revetments, but none are available? Well if you are the USAF SiG of IPMS(UK) you go out and make your own, this is where USAFline sprang from, and they are now offering these for sale. The revetment kit is cast in resin and comprises enough sections to build one revetment. There are eight double sections, two single sections and two end pieces, together with connectors which allow plastic card strips (included) to be added to hold the fill material. The resin parts are crisp and free from any air bubbles. The modular sections allow for no distortion in the parts.

 

 

 

Completed revetment pic from USAFline;

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusion
These will be great for Vietnam style airfield dioramas. Highly Recommended.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Julien]

This Item is now also available in 1:48 Scale.

 

 

 

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[spruecutter96]

These revetments look great....

 

What are the chances of them being produced in 1/32 scale? Very please....?

 

Cheers.

 

Chris. 

[Haydn]

Pretty unlikely Chris, we were taken aback by the delivery costs of the 1/48 versions !

 

Cheers,

 

Haydn. 

[Julien]

This Item is now also available in 1:144 Scale.

 

 

 

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