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Miniatures Adventure => Interwar => Topic started by: RAD on June 20, 2010, 10:49:15 AM

Title: Suitable Japanese figures for Manchurian invasion?
Post by: RAD on June 20, 2010, 10:49:15 AM
Anyone knows any suitable figures for japanese  invasion in Manchuria? Were their uniforms similar to those in use in RCW BoB (Say, the troops sent to support the Mad Baron?)

Thanks a lot
Title: Re: Suitable Japanese figures for Manchurian invasion?
Post by: commissarmoody on June 20, 2010, 11:36:09 AM
Check out Black army productions.

http://www.blackarmyproductions.com/blackarmyfinal_009.htm they come with seprate heads. they work well for early 30s Japanese
Title: Re: Suitable Japanese figures for Manchurian invasion?
Post by: Count Winsky on June 22, 2010, 05:54:11 AM
The Pulp Figures Japanese line could possibly be used;

http://www.pulpfigures.com/cat.php?range=Japanese&catalog=PJE&custID=2419811841277182379
Title: Re: Suitable Japanese figures for Manchurian invasion?
Post by: Hammers on June 22, 2010, 07:14:12 AM
Quote from: RAD on June 20, 2010, 10:49:15 AM
Anyone knows any suitable figures for japanese  invasion in Manchuria? Were their uniforms similar to those in use in RCW BoB (Say, the troops sent to support the Mad Baron?)

Thanks a lot

From the book I read it seems the the Japanese were just as scrappy as the rest of the outfit. Quite mixed uniform. The book seems to say that they were hardly a regular unit at all but just as likely deserters, bandits or in some other way independent.
Title: Re: Suitable Japanese figures for Manchurian invasion?
Post by: Boggler on June 22, 2010, 05:04:36 PM
There are some good photos here:

http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=967

Lots of infantry in helmets so you could use any 28mm WW2 figures (Brigade Games?)

Not sure where you'd get the infantry in winter kit though?
Title: Re: Suitable Japanese figures for Manchurian invasion?
Post by: RAD on June 22, 2010, 10:32:02 PM
Thanks to all for the info and the very interesting pictures ;)