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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on 28 April 2014, 01:35:56 PM

Title: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on 28 April 2014, 01:35:56 PM

Kind of Back of Beyond  ???  lol

We now have these lovely sets in the Empress shop.

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag359/EmpressMiniatures/TSUBA/tsubacasgroupmontagesmall_zps7cf81bbe.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/EmpressMiniatures/media/TSUBA/tsubacasgroupmontagesmall_zps7cf81bbe.jpg.html)

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag359/EmpressMiniatures/TSUBA/tsubaammobearersmontage_zpsbd23ecfe.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/EmpressMiniatures/media/TSUBA/tsubaammobearersmontage_zpsbd23ecfe.jpg.html)

Regards,
Paul

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: Dewbakuk on 28 April 2014, 02:44:50 PM

But but they're helping each other!

Victoria' still on the throne so it's Colonial for me.

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: bobblezbob on 29 April 2014, 07:31:02 AM

Russo-Japanese War 1904-5 ..... Victoria died in 1901 so technically not on the throne ;)

Lovely figures by the way, I'll have to get these to add to my other Tsuba figs.
Regards

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: Dewbakuk on 29 April 2014, 10:37:28 AM

Doh, for some reason I thought it was 1901... not for the first time either  ::)

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 29 April 2014, 11:03:35 PM

Would those Japanese pass for 1920s?

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: Paul @ Empress Miniatures on 17 April 2015, 08:31:15 AM

We are just waiting for the new Japanese cavalry packs to arrive in time for Salute. As soon as we have them I will post on here.

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: FramFramson on 17 April 2015, 08:38:34 AM

Quote from: H.M.Stanley on 29 April 2014, 11:03:35 PM

Would those Japanese pass for 1920s?

Don't think so. There would have been uniform changes around or during WWI, if not further ones afterwards, but I haven't seen definite information on it.

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: cuprum on 18 April 2015, 04:56:14 AM

You can decide whether these figures are suitable for 1920.
I think it is better to do the conversion Chinese Copplestone.

(http://s011.radikal.ru/i315/1504/55/cf4d2c751369.jpg)

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 18 April 2015, 06:08:11 AM

Thanks Cuprum :D

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: Ignatieff on 18 April 2015, 10:37:03 AM

Cool.  What about some figure sets showing atrocities?  ;)   I'll get my coat........

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 18 April 2015, 11:26:59 AM

The Rape of Nanking.  Such a jolly film ...

I dare say the Japanese aren't on their own in that particular list of bad 'uns.

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: Ignatieff on 18 April 2015, 01:38:21 PM

Quote from: H.M.Stanley on 18 April 2015, 11:26:59 AM

The Rape of Naming.  Such a jolly film ...

I dare say the Japanese aren't on their own in that particular list of bad 'uns.

I dare say not. But they do fit central castings idea of a pantomime villain.

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: H.M.Stanley on 18 April 2015, 01:48:52 PM

Quote from: Ignatieff on 18 April 2015, 01:38:21 PM

I dare say not. But they do fit central castings idea of a pantomime villain.

True. Makes a change from us Brits now :)

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: huevans on 20 April 2015, 02:49:24 AM

Of course, there's no reason not to do BoB 20 years earlier in the 1900's. China would be even more disorganized. You have Czarist cossacks, rather than Soviet. And you have the Japanese. And any intrepid Western archaeologists would dress in Edwardian garb, rather than interwar clothing.

Same scenery. Probably the same railroad network.

Probably no airplanes. But hot air balloons with small propeller driven gasoline motors??

The Central Asian tribes would be as restive under Nicholas II, as they were under Lenin.

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: Orctrader on 03 May 2015, 09:38:26 PM

Quote from: cuprum on 18 April 2015, 04:56:14 AM

You can decide whether these figures are suitable for 1920...

Would those Russian uniforms pass for "White Russians in Chinese Service" for a 1920 Warlord army?

Title: Re: Russo -Japanese sets at Empress.
Post by: cuprum on 04 May 2015, 05:18:56 AM

Russian emigrants in China in 1920 wearing Chinese uniform.

(http://content.foto.mail.ru/mail/boris.mikhailov/4550/i-4844.jpg)

(http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/5639/25039684.30/0_d0fbb_b84bca7d_-1-XL.jpeg.jpg)

Copplestone makes wonderful figures of the Whites on the Chinese service.

(http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/images/bu11col.jpg)

(http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/images/bu50.jpg)