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[Ithoriel]

If you find some suitable Japanese softskins from Pendraken, let me know. 

From what I've read, the Japanese were perpetually short of motor transport and what they had was underpowered.

Like most armies of the period, infantry that were moved by truck would be dropped off away from the action. 

Once in action artillery seems to have been largely static or else manhandled to new positions.

Not convinced you need much, if anything, by way of softskins for Nomonhan.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hello fsn

If you find some suitable Japanese softskins from Pendraken, let me know.  

I agree with Ithoriel that you don't need much for Nomonhan/Khalkin Gol. Part of the problem for the Japanese that they were chronically short of transport. I'd just use generic trucks as press-ganged transport, ie Russian Zis 6 or 2.5 tonne, Citroen, Opel, Protz or Interwar 1920's/30's truck.

Alternatively, when you dirtied your hands with the T35s you could have ordered some Isuzu trucks   .

My other go-to - Fairy Kikaku doesn't have any softskins and the trucks that come with Aoshima kits are out of scale (about 1/120)

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan
(A sign of impending madness is hitting the Preview button again and expecting something to happen)

[Orcs]

Alternatively, when you dirtied your hands with the T35s you could have ordered some Isuzu trucks   .

(A sign of impending madness is hitting the Preview button again and expecting something to happen)

I Love that Phrase !

[Orcs]

Hi FSN

So far we have the following donations towards your burning -  two faggots (of wood), a box of matches,  1 10p piece, a farthing  and two washers.

But in the mean time look at the following  from Fairy Kikaku.  There are several trucks in these sets and some type 89 tanks that are suitable as well.  Kits are 2000 yen which is about £10-12 generally for 4 vehicles.  If you order two sets you are better off paying 2 lots of postage than the vat  plus Post Office collection fee of £8.

BE WARNED

If you place two orders within a day or two they will automatically send them together causing you to pay the vat and PO fee. so wait until one is dispatched before placing the next.  


Or to quote Grumpy You could "just dirty your hands" and order Izuzu trucks from that OTHER MANUFACTURER, after all we can only burn you once  

Not that I would EVER suggest you doing this !!

[fsn]

Thank you both (I think).

I could order from another manufacturer, but really prefer not to. I was thinking of SCV1 "1920's-30's truck". Looks sufficiently rickety to fit in with the armour.


I dunno, you buy a dozen BT7's and hundreds of infantry from Pendraken and no-one remembers, but buy one (well 4) T35s from another place and they won't let you forget. Still, at least they're not mentioning Centurions. Hang on though, what's that bit from the Bible? "Romans go home"? No, that was "Life of Brian". "Do unto others, it's great fun"? No, that's the family motto. Oh! I remember:

"Let he who is without cyan, paint the first tone"!

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Heretic - BURN HIM, BURN HIM, but not in Runcorn, toooooo explosive.

IanS

[Hertsblue]

"Let he who is without cyan, paint the first tone"!

[fsn]

Told me mother about my impending immolation. Her comment, "make sure they put a bit of gunpowder around your neck, so you don't suffer too much."

[Orcs]

Having had a look at Japanese trucks they are very similar in style to the Russian Zis trucks, and as has been said you don't need that many, so I think that with a paint job conversion they would do.

As you have said before "you play with yourself " you are a solo wargamer. So there will be no rivet counters to say " That must be a Rusian ZIS truck because it has 4 nuts securing the road wheel "

[GrumpyOldMan]

Told me mother about my impending immolation. Her comment, "make sure they put a bit of gunpowder around your neck, so you don't suffer too much."

Hmmm... I'm pretty sure we don't share the same mother but she does sound an awful lot like mine. My mother's advice to me would be not to leave any ash on the carpet, and that she thought I'd given up smoking....

Yes just go for any truck, or since you've already been sentenced to immolation you could use still another manufacturer that sells lots of trucks and staff cars. I hope you are going through your Russian figures and converting all the Ssh -39/40 helmets to M36 types for early war Russians  .



I've converted a 1920/30s truck with thin strips of flashing on the sides to look like a bus with windows. Like the Gaz below:-



If you use the Opel then you could use the WW2 seated Germans (with a helmet file job) or the WW1 Italian limber riders.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

(Disclaimer - Where Pendraken doesn't make a type of vehicle/figure, these have been known to spontaneously appear in my armies through no fault of mine)

[Hertsblue]

Told me mother about my impending immolation. Her comment, "make sure they put a bit of gunpowder around your neck, so you don't suffer too much."

How do you come to have a mother who knows things like that? 

[fsn]

I think she was at some real burnings at the stake.  She says she saw Techno at Cranmer's burning, remembers because he nearly fell in the pyre.     

[Techno]

Be fair.
That barrel of gunpowder was quite heavy....and I couldn't see where I was putting my feet.
Not surprising I nearly fell over.
Cheers - Phil

[Hertsblue]

Yeah, I couldn't get tickets