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Hi all.
I was just curious if there's a manufacturer out there that makes Vietnam-era US Infantry helmeted heads, that might fit the scale for IG troopers and/or Marine Scouts.

You want West Wind Productions here: http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk. Check their Secrets of the Third Reich separate head system and look at the U.S. Steel Helmets and Steel Helmets with netting. I've got a bunch that I used on Catachans. They're not specifically Vietnam era, but they look close enough as long as you're not trying to be historically accurate.

Check out my West Wind head gallery here to see how a selection of these heads look on both Cadians and Catachans: http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/images-6005-1827_West%20Wind%20Heads.html

Vietnam era helmets are the same as WWII with a cloth cover held tight with a rubber strap.

Details of the construction of the helmet changed several times during its service life, however no-one would be able to recognise those small changes in 1/56 scale especially if the helmet has a cover. So just use WW2 helmets.

I second that, I have a few that came with tank stowage kits for an M113 and an M4 Sherman and at that size they're the same. They also make me want to model an entire IG force with them but that's irrelevant.

Thanks for the help, all. The gallery was/is invaluable DBM!

Glad to help. Kid_Kyoto suggested I write up an article about the West Wind heads, but I've been lazy and just haven't gotten around to it yet.