The Kokoda Trail, Milne Bay, Buna, Borneo and Bougainville – tense battles and jungle campaigns familiar to Australians, and any student of World War II in the Pacific.
Eureka Miniatures already has comprehensive ranges of Australians, Japanese and U.S. Marines in the popular 15mm scale for the Pacific War, but the close-quarter battles of this theatre lend themselves well to squad- and platoon-level skirmish games – and we know many of you prefer the larger 20mm figures as the ideal scale for such actions. So with this in mind, we are pleased to announce our new range of 20mm Pacific War figures for World War II.
Sculpted by Mike Broadbent, there are 17 different multiple variant sets to collect. The Australians are available in either the distinctive Aussie 'Slouch' Hat or the standard British and Commonwealth tin helmet, and you can choose between ordering your Japanese in kepi, helmet, or camouflaged helmet. As you would expect with Mike's work, all the figures are equipped with authentic, correctly proportioned weaponry, including machinegun and mortar support weapons. Keen-eyed enthusiasts of unusual World War II side arms will be able to spot the distinctive Owen submachine gun amongst the Australian sets.
And for those of you who prefer their figures to be dodging German and Italian (or even Vichy French) bullets, rather than Japanese - many of the Australian figures can be put to good use for your World War II campaigns in the Western Desert and Palestine. Perhaps it's time you reinforced your garrison at Tobruk?
Here are the catalogue details for the new sets:
20mm WORLD WAR TWO AUSTRALIAN & JAPANESE
1941-45 Pacific Australians
200WWT10s - Australians in slouch hat, on patrol – 10 figure set
200WWT10h - Australians in helmet, on patrol – 10 figure set
200WWT11s - Australians in slouch hat, in action – 10 figure set
200WWT11h - Australians in helmet, in action – 10 figure set
200WWT12s - Australian Bren Gun and number two in slouch hat – 2 figure set
200WWT12h - Australian Bren Gun and number two in helmet – 2 figure set
200WWT13s - Australian Officers and NCO's in slouch hat – 3 figure set
200WWT13h - Australian Officers and NCO's in helmet – 3 figure set
200WWT14s - Australian 3" Mortar and crew in slouch hat – 2 figure set
200WWT14h - Australian 3" Mortar and crew in helmet – 2 figure set
200WWT15s - Australian Vickers heavy machinegun and crew in slouch hat – 2 figure set
200WWT15h - Australian Vickers heavy machinegun and crew in helmet – 2 figure set
1936-45 Japanese
200WWT30k - Japanese in kepi: officer, standard bearer, rifles/LMG – 11 figure set
200WWT30h - Japanese in helmet: officer, standard bearer, rifles/LMG – 12 figure set
200WWT31 - Japanese in camouflaged helmet: officer, standard bearer, rifles/LMG – 12 figure set
200WWT32 - Japanese Type 89 50mm grenade launcher (knee mortar) – 2 figure set
200WWT33 - Japanese Type 92 HMG – 2 figure set
For a strictly limited time (until our next release), you can take advantage of our special deal:
NEW RELEASE SPECIAL OFFER
Buy $50.00 AUD * or more on our new 20mm World War II Australians and/or Japanese and you will receive a free 40mm Pacific War presentation figure – either Australian or Japanese (depending which nationality you favoured in your 20mm order).
* Excluding shipping (and 'Goods and Services Tax' payable by Australian customers only)
These miniatures can also be ordered in the U.K. from Fighting 15s and in the U.S.A. from Eureka Miniatures U.S.A.