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Miniatures Adventure => Back of Beyond => Topic started by: Orctrader on November 27, 2018, 09:13:20 PM

Title: 28mm BoB Japanese Military Advisor(s) options?
Post by: Orctrader on November 27, 2018, 09:13:20 PM

Considering painting a few figures for the Chinese Warlord period for one of my 2019 projects.  Reading around the subject there seemed to be plenty of Japanese "advisors" around.  Any suitable figures out there?  (To be honest, surprised I couldn't see any in the Copplestone range.   :) ) 

Title: Re: 28mm BoB Japanese Military Advisor(s) options?
Post by: OSHIROmodels on November 27, 2018, 09:34:34 PM

In uniform because if so my officers might be useable with a kharki paintjob.

http://www.oshiromodelterrain.co.uk/boxerfigures.html (http://www.oshiromodelterrain.co.uk/boxerfigures.html)

Title: Re: 28mm BoB Japanese Military Advisor(s) options?
Post by: Rogerc on November 27, 2018, 10:27:05 PM

These would be a good fit as would Tsuba Miniatures Russo Japanese figures.

Title: Re: 28mm BoB Japanese Military Advisor(s) options?
Post by: cuprum on November 28, 2018, 03:58:57 AM

In fact, the Japanese uniform has changed significantly since 1905. I would do some conversion of the Copplestone Chinese figures.

Here I have some information on the Japanese during the intervention in Russia. A lot of text in Russian - use Google translator to read:
http://siberia-miniatures.ru/forum/showthread.php?fid=12&tid=106&block=0

Title: Re: 28mm BoB Japanese Military Advisor(s) options?
Post by: Rogerc on November 28, 2018, 06:01:23 PM

Some cracking images on there Cuprum, the Copplestone Chinese do indeed look much closer.

Title: Re: 28mm BoB Japanese Military Advisor(s) options?
Post by: Orctrader on November 28, 2018, 07:20:55 PM

Thanks everyone.

According to this Osprey the guy in the middle is a Japanese Advisor.  I think you are right that Copplestone Chinese would be closer.  I'm looking at the Officer pack

Title: Re: 28mm BoB Japanese Military Advisor(s) options?
Post by: Lord Raglan on November 28, 2018, 07:35:56 PM

Quote from: Orctrader on November 28, 2018, 07:20:55 PM

According to this Osprey the guy in the middle is a Japanese Advisor.  I think you are right that Copplestone Chinese would be closer.  I'm looking at the Officer pack

I think you are probably right mate, the Copplestone Chinese officer is a better match.

I have a load of Tsuba Japanese and they are quite a bit small than Copplestone, mind you, every Japanese person I have ever met is small than other nationalities.