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[Michael Eastes]

Hi all,

 

I'm looking for 1/35 scale Japanese tank crew figures. I've searched Verlinden and a couple of big online hobby shops with no success.

 

Suggestions?

[Corinthian]

There are IIRC Tamiya ones for the Type 10 and Type 90 MBTs, though I dunno if there are any sold separately from those kits. Wot time frame are you looking for?

[DougRichards]

Michael, what time period?

 

 

WW2

 

http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=MA%2035128

 

 

 

 

You may need to do some actual hunting for them though.

 

but this link seems to have them in stock

 

http://www.hobbylinc.com/mini-art-japanese-tank-crew-plastic-model-military-figure-1:35-scale-35128

 

but quite expensive

Edited May 2, 2016 by DougRichards

[JasonJ]

Here are some 1/35 of just tank crew sets on Japanese sites. Some seem fairly cheap, some seem quite expensive, even for a set that includes only 1 or 2 crew, so high quality I'd assume. Some are immediately available to order and others are on a basis that they will e-mail once available. When looking at the price, ¥1,000 = $9.37 at today's exchange rate.

 

On one site called HO33YSEARCH

 

Available IJA

http://www.1999.co.jp/10051836

http://www.1999.co.jp/10051837

http://www.1999.co.jp/10288741

Available JGSDF

http://www.1999.co.jp/10362225

 

Will e-mail when in stock IJA (some of these are indicated with "out of stock for long time")

http://www.1999.co.jp/10135129

http://www.1999.co.jp/10168534

http://www.1999.co.jp/10195269 (same as what Doug Richards posted)

http://www.1999.co.jp/10021596

http://www.1999.co.jp/10168537

http://www.1999.co.jp/10377865

Will e-mail when in stock JGSDF

http://www.1999.co.jp/10377862

Pre-order JGSDF planned to be available by late June

http://www.1999.co.jp/10384341

 

 

Amazon.jp has a couple. Both of these sets are also in the links above.

amazon.jp01 (again, the same one, but available here)

amazon.jo02

 

Hobbyland has a lot of sold out sets. These are the only available ones.

http://www.hobbyland.jp/shop/shopdetail.html?brandcode=000000016313&search=%C6%FC%CB%DC&sort=order

http://www.hobbyland.jp/shop/shopdetail.html?brandcode=000000053423&search=%C6%FC%CB%DC&sort=order

 

I know a few big plastic model stores near me. Now I have an excuse to check them out again and fancy buying myself a tank like I usually do when I go to them. I'll post here whether or not they have some more sets that seem to fit the bill.

[Michael Eastes]

Yes, I'm looking for WW2 figures. Thanks for the leads, Doug and Jason; I will follow up and see what is most available/affordable.

 

The price on the first site that Doug linked to is quite reasonable - if they actually do restock the item. Even the more expensive set is not prohibitively so, if they can't be found anywhere else.

 

Thanks again ! I was really surprised that Verlinden didn't have anything, but they do seem to be more into Nazis, when it comes to Axis items.

 

EDIT: I found the set on Amazon here in the US. Thanks for the leads!

[JasonJ]

You're welcome

[DougRichards]

http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=MA%2035128

 

in stock