| masm6110 | 08 Jan 2019 1:40 p.m. PST |
Hello All I'm looking to start 20mm in the Far East.
I have Japanese because I already do island fighting with the US Marines and the Japanese. I see some figures from
Early War Miniatures, Punjabi in Shorts
Stonewall Miniatures, Punjabi, Gurkha and Sikh
And Australians from Eureka. Are there differences in the uniform as it changed for Khaki to Jungle Green? Are figures "short pants" appropriate for the 1941/42 range? 1943-45? Are there other figure ranges to look at? apologizes for all the questions.
Best regards,
-Mike |
| French Wargame Holidays | 08 Jan 2019 4:30 p.m. PST |
have a look at Wartime Australians and japanese also. cheers
Matt |
| TacticalPainter01 | 08 Jan 2019 7:48 p.m. PST |
Early war British in the Far East were mainly in shorts and khaki. Australians in Malaya were in shorts and khaki, but only because they were on their way to North Africa and were diverted. In a slightly similar way Australian militia in New Guinea were initially in shorts and khaki but by the time the AIF Regulars arrived back from North Africa they were issued jungle greens. Unless you are going to be very focussed on playing things like Hong Kong, Malaya and Kakoda Trail, then I'd suggest you are best going with jungle green and trousers. The Eureka Australians would work as both Australians (obviously) and British for Burma. The Australians in slouch hats could also substitute for Chindits, so you get a lot of mileage that way. I'm currently playing a Chain of Command campaign set in Malaya and I'm just using my Eureka Australians and not losing any sleep over it, you can see how the minis look here Malaya 1942 Campaign . If you wanted to go with shorts and khaki then any range of 8th Army miniatures would do the job. I hope that helps. |
| Maha Bandula | 08 Jan 2019 8:08 p.m. PST |
8th Army figures without helmet covers (which sadly rules out the AB range) are perfect for the defence of Hong Kong, Malaya, and Burma. For jungle green your first stop should be SHQ's Mediterranean British range, which figures troops in trousers and shirtsleeves: link FAA also has some beardy chindits: link |
| masm6110 | 09 Jan 2019 5:36 a.m. PST |
I greatly appreciate the advice and recommendations.
Thanks everyone!
-Mike |
| wargamingUSA | 09 Jan 2019 4:34 p.m. PST |
These guys have a boatload of released and planned Pacific-CIB Theater stuff. 172scale.com Covert Intervention Games have OSS Det101 figs and they have purchased and re-released the old Combat Mins Japanese and USMC. Second endorsement for FAA Chindits, and some of the SHQ, EWM and Wartime figs. |
| marc1965 | 20 Jan 2019 3:29 a.m. PST |
Sgts Mess do a really good 20mm Sikh range wearing trousers which are perfect for Burma. |
| Blacky750 | 20 Jan 2019 7:00 p.m. PST |
I second Wartime plus they have some Kokoda specific figures available as well |
| TunnelRat | 21 Jan 2019 12:48 a.m. PST |
You could also look at FAA – they have a few ranges that would fit. Chindits '43-'45
link Gurkha's
link Merrill's Marauders
link |
| Frontline Tim | 05 Feb 2019 4:53 p.m. PST |
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| rvandusen | 11 Mar 2019 4:48 p.m. PST |
Elhiem has U.S. early war link EWM has Dutch KNIL troops for the Far East. link |
| Maha Bandula | 12 Mar 2019 9:43 p.m. PST |
Do people not read others' posts? OP had very specific questions. Equally ignored (judging from how certain brands have been named more than once) were others' responses. |
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