Sunday, 21 April 2019

Oriental officer organisation

I picked up this rather nice Tamiya set a few months back with a view to adding tone to my massed ranks of soft plastic Japanese infantry. (see the previous two posts).
Although this kit seems a tad expensive at about £10, it contains, as well as the four figures, two chairs, two tables and a load of comms equipment and packing cases.

 I’m not convinced mine will look this good!
The chaps all assembled. I decided to have the two seated officers based with their table and a stack of packing cases, with the other two on individual bases. Painting will follow when the PVA dries.

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8 comments:

  1. Brian Carrick21 April 2019 at 09:31

    Very useful, I don't remember ever seeing this set but then my memory isn't what it used to be!

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  2. Tim Gow21 April 2019 at 10:12

    Brian Carrick
    Apparently this set was only released in 2014. No doubt like me, you view anything that wasn’t in the 1977 catalogue as ‘new’.....

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  3. Geordie an Exiled FoG21 April 2019 at 10:17

    Looks like something is brewing in the Far East!

    PS: I am slightly envious of the Tamiya kit you are with, renown for their precision engineering - I have been struggling with Victrix 28mm French Napoleonic Infantry over Easter. There is the way of maddening madness!

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  4. Tim Gow21 April 2019 at 11:03

    Geordie
    Any doubts you might have about the quality of Tamiya figure kits - even the really old ones - can be easily dispelled by trying other manufacturers!

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  5. Pete.21 April 2019 at 13:36

    Nice figures Tim, I'd really like a set like this to be available in 20mm (instead of the myopic sword wavers that pass for Japanese officers in other rnges) for a scenario I have in mind.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

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  6. Tim Gow21 April 2019 at 14:18

    Pete
    “Myopic sword wavers”. I had to laugh at that description! I know what you mean though - it’s good to have senior officers who look like they’re in charge.

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  7. Conrad Kinch21 April 2019 at 22:32

    Will you be using them in Little Cold Wars?

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  8. Tim Gow21 April 2019 at 22:34

    Conrad Kinch
    They’re a tad early for LCW. Their first outing will probably be in a planned game based on Nomonhan in 1939...

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