I am considering getting into R-J war but the pickings are slim
What am assuming I can use Russian WWI line to flesh out the ruskies.
What can I use for the Japanese Cavalry, artillery, Command etc.
Thanks
John M
Hi John,
welcome to the forum, a veritable hive of support, erudition, assistance and regular bursts of rampant insanity :)
The lack of mounted figures for the Pendraken Russo-Japanese War range was noted on here just recently but Leon's response was:
Quote from: Leon on 12 October 2015, 02:04:35 AM
Should this one have been in the Late 19th/Colonial section? There's no plans for extensions to the Russo-Japanese range in the foreseeable, I'd think if it ever appeared on the radar that we'd just redo the whole range as they're older sculpts now.
That's that then. Moving on ........
"No new figures in the immediate future" isn't "no suitable figures in other ranges"!
Anyone with better knowledge of the period than I able to help?
Russian guard infantry and cavalry in the !877 range? Japanese cavalry are tricky owing to the shape of the Japanese peaked cap.
Found this in another thread
Quote from: Shedman on 20 October 2011, 04:41:17 PM
I've used cavalry from the 1879-1884 South American Pacific War
Specifically SAP8: Cavalry, kepi, havelock, carbine & SAP9: Cavalry, kepi, havelock, sword
They look like the central infantry figure below alhough the kepi needs filing and the trousers need scoring to represent the gaiter / boot
I haven't got round to paiinting them yet
(http://mirageswar.com/uploads/posts/1226356282_414m1.jpg)
To be honest I've wondered whether I really need Japanese cavalry and I decided that I did because I can :)
Alan
Welcome, John ! :-h
Cheers - Phil
The pickings are far from slim for the RJW
(http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Uploads/Graphics/171/09/171-0923212350-doctor-strange-love-slim.pickens---bomb.jpg)
Japanese
Infantry - Russo-Japanese - RJ3 Japanese foot - the ensigns are converted infantry
Artillery - Russo-Japanese - RJ4 Japanese artillery
HMGs - Russo-Japanese - RJ5 Japanese Hotchkiss HMG
Cavalry mounted - South American Pacific War - SAP8 Cavalry, kepi, havelock, carbine
Cavalry dismounted - Russo-Japanese - RJ3 Japanese foot
High command - French WW1 - F16 High command
High command - 1866 Saxon - SA7 Mounted generals
Russians
Infantry - Russo-Turkish - RT2 Russian foot, furashka
Infantry - Russo-Turkish - RT4 Russian foot command
Infantry - Russo-Japanese - RJ1 Russian foot
Infantry - Russian WW1 - RP1 Infantry, tunic, in cap
Artillery - Russo-Japanese - RJ2 Russian artillery
HMG - Russian WW1 - RP2 HMG, tunic, in cap
Cavalry Mounted - Russian WW1 - RP7 Cossack cavalry
Cavalry Mounted - Russian WW1 - RP3 Cavalry, tunic, in cap
Cavalry dismounted - Russian WW1 - RP6 Infantry, greatcoat, fur hat, firing
Cavalry dismounted - Russian WW1 - RP1 Infantry, tunic, in cap
High command - British WW1 - BP22 High command
High command - Russian WW1 - RP3 Cavalry, tunic, in cap
Alan
Moaning John, if you aint mad now you soon will be.
IanS
Thanks gentlemen. I may have to go to a different scale then too bad.
John M
I did that with August 1914 in Belgium.
Naval and Military Press have a 5 volume official history of the war on sale