Kwangtung Army Security Detachment, South Manchuria Railway Zone, 192X

[Mike Blake]

Utterly Splendid!!!

[Overlord]

Thats an excellent force. 

More temptation to do some Japanese troops for Manchuria. Maybe one day... 

[FramFramson]

No converting aside from the cavalry carrying flag, just collecting from a wide source.

The bulk of the infantry and cavalry is indeed copplestone castings as is the mortar. The SMG toting NCOs are from pulpfigures, the Type 3 MMG is from empress miniatures, and both officers are from Bolt Action, the whippet from 1st corps and the truck from eBay. A matchbox "of yesteryear".

I've been looking for 20s and early 30s appropriate Kwangtung for a long time. I'm working on a big ole Back of Manchuria project and part of it is to cover and game the invasion of Manchuria and subsequent pasifation of Manchukuo/operations in inner Mongolia. Japanese infantry that looked the part had always been a problem though, untill one night I was having a beer when the idea hit me. I had a mess of fur hat warlord troops I'd not done anything with, and I'd seen a bunch of fur hat wearing Kwangtung Army troops in photos so I decided to paint up a test mini. Needless to say I found it fit the requirements quite nicely

Dead simple after all.

These are the first major baddie in my project. I have some IJNLF to do, but after I finish some warlord troops.

Looking forward to seeing what you do with those!

[Wyrmalla]

The Kwantung Army's a good choice modelling wise, as they used some interesting equipment. Captured Soviet gear from Nomonhan, locally produced copies of Japanese equipment, and yes, generally hand me downs. I've been wanting to make a Kwantung Austin Armoured car, though haven't found the right model to work from (their ones were originally captured White Russian vehicles I believe, which then had their armoured bodies stripped and placed on Japanese truck chassis).

[trev]

That's a lovely force with bags of character.  Very nice work.

[WarlordFish]

The Kwantung Army's a good choice modelling wise, as they used some interesting equipment. Captured Soviet gear from Nomonhan, locally produced copies of Japanese equipment, and yes, generally hand me downs. I've been wanting to make a Kwantung Austin Armoured car, though haven't found the right model to work from (their ones were originally captured White Russian vehicles I believe, which then had their armoured bodies stripped and placed on Japanese truck chassis).

I didn't know that the Kwangtung Army had an Austin Armored Car...

...I have an Austin Armored Car, it's a 3D print my buddy made me. I've been wondering what to do with it. Looks like my Manchurian Storm Troopers are going to get some armored reinforcements. I'm already working on another cavalry squad...

[Wyrmalla]

The things you find on the internet.

https://austinarmcar.livejournal.com/1467.html

IIRC the Austin Armoured Cars which the Kwantung Army receives were all modified by the Japanese, so wouldn't be in their original configuration. They took the original armoured bodies (both of the British and Russian types I believe - though I don't know where they got the Russian vehicles from) and attached them to Japanese chassis. One also had its original turrets replaced by those from a Type 94 tank (the article incorrectly says they're from a Type 97).

So get your plasticard out.

(Though China also operated Austins - again British and Russian types, so you could also do one up as a captured vehicle)

[WarlordFish]

The things you find on the internet.

https://austinarmcar.livejournal.com/1467.html

IIRC the Austin Armoured Cars which the Kwantung Army receives were all modified by the Japanese, so wouldn't be in their original configuration. They took the original armoured bodies (both of the British and Russian types I believe - though I don't know where they got the Russian vehicles from) and attached them to Japanese chassis. One also had its original turrets replaced by those from a Type 94 tank (the article incorrectly says they're from a Type 97).

So get your plasticard out.

(Though China also operated Austins - again British and Russian types, so you could also do one up as a captured vehicle)

That's incredible! I love to see this kinda stuff.

Unfortunately my 3d printer Austin is ... 1/48 and the rest of my armor is 1/56.. but fortunately I decided to buy a scale appropriate Austin from empress miniatures (and a Garford.. and a T1E1.. what sort of things do I have in the works..) only because the pound is so close to the US dollar at the moment.

When it arrives I don't think I'll modify it, I think I'll keep it bog standard but those modifications Japan hoised upon them in the 30s to keep them relevant is pretty great. I figure if I keep mine standard I can use it for skirmishes from the 1918 intervention in the Russian Civil War, all the way through the pacification of Manchukuo in the early 30s.

[juergen c. olk]

Brilliant idea ,usng the Chinese for Japanese.

[Ignatieff]

Superb!

Good to see 'Tiger' Tanaka on the table

[FreakyFenton]

Great army and nice write-up!