{"product_id":"us-marine-50-cal","title":"US Marine .50 Cal Starlight Gunner – Khe Sanh 1968","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by the well-known photograph of a US Marine manning a scoped M2 .50 calibre machine gun near Khe Sanh, Vietnam, during the 1968 siege. The Marine's identity was never recorded.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scope is an early passive \"starlight\" night vision sight of the AN\/TVS-2 type, not a daytime optic. It amplified starlight and moonlight so gun positions could watch the perimeter after dark.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKit includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 x US Vietnam Era Marine figure\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 x M2 .50 cal machine gun with starlight scope\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 x .50 cal tripod\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 x .50 cal ammunition belt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 x open .50 cal ammo box\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 x closed .50 cal ammo boxes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe figure sits cross-legged behind the gun, stripped to the waist with a sweat band around his head. He grips the spade handles and looks through the scope. The M2 is mounted on its tripod with a belt feeding from the gun. Ammunition boxes complete the position. The set works as a standalone vignette or as part of a larger firebase or perimeter diorama.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in 1\/35 and 1\/48 scale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh-resolution 3D-printed resin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Ops Models","offers":[{"title":"1\/35","offer_id":50764983861434,"sku":"BOM5062","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/48","offer_id":50764983894202,"sku":"BOM6055","price":34.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0233\/2399\/files\/D1A63ACA-D731-443E-A575-F956E7F2BE37.jpg?v=1792205407","url":"https:\/\/blackopsmodels.com\/products\/us-marine-50-cal","provider":"Black Ops Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}