Marc33594  | 03 Jul 2013 4:34 a.m. PST |
A friend is interested in starting on the Japanese Army in 15mm primarily for Rapid Fire games. Looking back it seems the most recommended models are Peter Pig, Command Decision and Eureka. Any other suggestions? Also, do those 3 match up size wise as I suspect he will want some variety. As always, thanks in advance. |
| rvandusen | 03 Jul 2013 4:49 a.m. PST |
Command Decision/Old Glory are the largest of the three and Peter Pig is noticeably smaller. I'm not sure about Eureka's infantry, but I have their Filipinos and they are fairly standard 15mm in size. |
The G Dog  | 03 Jul 2013 4:57 a.m. PST |
I was always partial to the Command Decision Japanese. Much nicer than the old Quality Castings. I've heard good things about Eureka, but I don't own any of their figures. |
| laager50 | 03 Jul 2013 5:45 a.m. PST |
Battlefront are due to start bringing out their new figures this month for early flames of war. See the latest issue of Wargames Illustrated for more details. |
| Abwehrschlacht | 03 Jul 2013 6:10 a.m. PST |
I have Command Decision's Japanese, thay are nice figures, like the rest of CD's stuff. I also play Rapid Fire in 15mm. You've just given me the reminder that I need to paint these figures! |
| nazrat | 03 Jul 2013 6:14 a.m. PST |
The Eureka are very nicely sculpted models, but their rifles and bayonets are exceptionally weedy and bend/break easily with any use at all. The OG/Command Decision Japanese look nice, too, but their rifles are WAY too short to be Arisakas and the casting leaves much to be desired. I have boght a bunch of them from Skytrex instead and they are some of the cleanest casts I have ever bought, albeit expensive as hell. Peter Pig's line is excellent, but smaller than the other two by far. Resistant Roosters makes a good looking line, but they are bigger than all the others, and even bigger than most of the Marines out there. They'll probably match the size and heft of the BF line when it comes out if the past is any indication. |
martin goddard  | 03 Jul 2013 9:59 a.m. PST |
Don't forget that your Japanese should be MUCH smaller than their opponents, if you are seeking to be historically accurate in your army. This would really show up in Pacific battles. Of course your army will look smaller but then that is an aspect that gives character to your army.
Some of the contributors here are very knowledgeable about such things and might be able to provide the relative average heights of Japanese and US troops. Of course you will also get contributors who know that the Japanese are equally tall or taller than US troops! Good luck. martin at PP |
| boggler | 03 Jul 2013 12:16 p.m. PST |
I have a shedload of the PP Japanese and they're great, especially the chaps manhandling the AT rifle. :O) |
| Arrigo | 03 Jul 2013 2:49 p.m. PST |
Well… average heights are debatable… even if it a different generations I have meet japanese in all sizes. The JSDF officers I know are quite tall, one of the former chief of the fleet was big. Today I almost bumped in a stunning Japanese girl that was well over 170cm… (probably she did not see me so small I am). The much shorter… I do not know. I like PP Japanese anyway. |
| Colonel Bogey | 05 Jul 2013 2:37 a.m. PST |
Don't forget that the average height of Japanese people may well have risen quite a lot since WW2 due to much better availability of food, and a somewhat different and more varied diet. |
| (Stolen Name) | 05 Jul 2013 11:23 a.m. PST |
Animal protein, esp red meat and dairy = height, in one generation, no matter the race. |
| kevanG | 05 Jul 2013 2:38 p.m. PST |
proof of the pudding… link
Not seeing PP any smaller than eureka. Japanese gunners are also here.
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| Cheomesh | 14 Jun 2014 2:00 p.m. PST |
This is a one year bump, but does anyone have opinions between the Eureka and the Battlefront figures? I'm looking for IJA for a different sort of game, but haven't settled between the two. Eureka USA's castings look alright, though the hands are a little weird looking. Battlefronts aren't bad either, but it appears I have to buy an entire company at once (which might not necessarily feature all the guys I need in the right proportion). M. |
| Etranger | 14 Jun 2014 4:32 p.m. PST |
I've got PP, Eureka and QRF Japanese & sizewise they're compatible IMHO. I've also got the Resistent Roosters ones and they're considerably bigger. They 'might' be suitable for Koreans fighting for the Japanese, who are often noted to be bigger individuals than the Janpanese themselves by memoirs of the time. There will be platoon packs in the BF range, so 1/3 company at a time. They nominally follow actual 'T, O & E', but that tended to be only approximate in most Japanaese units anyway. |
| Cheomesh | 14 Jun 2014 4:34 p.m. PST |
Which of the ones do you have are best quality? M. |
| JD Lee | 16 Jun 2014 6:25 a.m. PST |
I have them all, best quality (least miss casts) is Peter Pig. The best quality and price is Command Decision. |
