Wednesday, 2 January 2013

Jap Motorised Infantry


Realising I needed some Japanese motorised infantry for a scenario I'm pondering I dug out these chaps and set about them with a paintbrush.  The figures are the older GHQ 'block' style infantry - cast in section sized lumps which I'm not really a big fan of.  However, as they would be based with their lorries I hit upon the idea of standing them in 'parade order' in front of their transport. I think it works.
The staff car is a Heroics & Ros model - probably from their Polish range.


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6 comments:

  1. Paul2 January 2013 at 20:41

    Nice work Tim, perhaps they are forming up for the highly popular Banzai formation technique of advance.

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  2. Archduke Piccolo3 January 2013 at 00:39

    You know: I was thinking the same thing. But in that scale I believe those blocks give the stands a presence you don't often get (which is why it's not a scale that gets my wargames motor running). Especially WW2.

    A bit of colour - the red on white Japanese flag on the bonnets of the trucks - and the crowded infantry blocks look good and stand out from the table. That can only enhance the appeal of a table-top battle.

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  3. Tim Gow3 January 2013 at 10:53

    Paul
    I wish they wouldn't - all that sword waving plays hell with the trucks' canvas.

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  4. Tim Gow3 January 2013 at 10:55

    Archduke Piccolo
    Glad you like 'em - they are a bit different to my usual 6mm stands. I have some more of the blocks (other nationalities) which I'm now a bit more enthused about using!

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  5. peter3 January 2013 at 14:50

    Small but very good painted! Nice infantry!

    Greetings
    Peter
    http://www.peterscave.blogspot.be/

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  6. Tim Gow3 January 2013 at 15:16

    Peter
    Thanks - they turned out OK.

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