Anyone know where I can find some modern day Biochemical Suit protected Soldiers? Or even just soldiers in modern uniform with gasmasks on? Preferably Russian or American soldiers, but anything will really work…
In Resin, Verlinden and Graffitti Creations (long OOP) did some US troops jsut after the Gulf War. Also Dragon did some Bundeswehr Falschirmjager in MOPP suits as well as thier Gulf War “Big Red One” figure set. but neither of those were masked up. Not sure if any of the OIF resin figures were done in the MOPP suits.
yeah, i forget who makes it but there is a marine from oif in mopp suit…i think it’s mig that makes the fig. verlinden’s gulf war set had them in full mopp gear and masks. verlinden also made a u.s. tankers set in full (1/2 figures) chem. suit and mask. other than that i dont think there are any as it’s a subject just not done. good lck though with your search. [tup]
Okay, thanks guys, I’ll look on those sites, I think the tankers will also be helpful, as I’m putting them in a dio with a tank… Unfortunatley I already have ‘Big Red One’, but they aren’t in chemsuits… they’re a nice set though. Thanks guys!
Yes they are, the three sanding figures are in the older MOPP suits. The kneeling guy messing with a mine is in standard BDU/DCUs.
Just for reference and for Google search keywords: The O.D. MOPP suit is known as a Chemical Protective Overgarment (CPO), and the Woodland camo one is a Battledress Overgarment (BDO). The tape around the arms and legs is M-9 Paper, a sticky-backed chemical detection paper used to detect contamination by liquid (only) agents. The 3 Soldiers are depicted in MOPP (Mission Oriented Protective Posture) Level One. In that level, the suit is worn open or closed, and the gloves, mask, and boots are carried. At MOPP Zero, the mask is carried and suit is readily available, MOPP 2 means you add the boots, MOPP 3 the mask, and MOPP 4 the gloves… At MOPP 4, the suit must be closed up. There’s another posture, that of “Mask Only” that will sometimes be ordered for protection from agents that pose only an inhilation hazard, like CS and CN.
Figures that are modeled in CPOs would have M17-series masks, in BDOs they could be in M17 or M40 masks… AFV crewmen would be modeled using M24 masks until about 1992 when they were issued M-42 masks and other personel used the M-40.
Was surfing Models by Mickster website as they are trying to selling off its hobby shop inventory and found this… thought you might be interested. You can’t beat its sale price…
http://www.modelsbymickster.com/hobbyshop/product_info.php?cPath=21_30&products_id=762
Hope this helps… good luck!
Thanks HvH and Deaf, I’ll check out the website to see if my budget can afford it [;)]
And thanks HeavyArty, I didn’t realize that. Thanks for pointhing it out [:D]