Page 1 of 1
Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 12:44 am
by jkinzel
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2014 4:50 pm
by ketelone
Very nice. Didn't they come out with Marines too?
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 2:31 pm
by plasticgeneral
YES, the Japanese Inf. look great and I will buy them!! 100%
The problem I have with the subject is that its always the same thing over and over again.
Cant someone do something a little more interesting like:
*Japanese ARTILLERY CREW with a TYPE 92 Cannon?
*Japanese NAVAL ASSAULT Troops
*Japanese Jungle Fighters covered in tropical foliage.
These three sets would get me very excited and I think they would sell well too?
Plastic General
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 2:57 pm
by jkinzel
*Japanese NAVAL ASSAULT Troops
I'd like to see a set of Japanese Navy troops wearing the "Sailor suits" like seen in the newsreels of the Shanghai Battle.Would also like to see more Naval sets ala the AIP sets such as US Civil War,French,Italian,Austrians for Boxer Rebellion,US Navy for Vera Cruz and 1930's style Royal Navy,US Navy,etc for various Landing Party actions.The Stuff that dreams are made of.
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:01 am
by plasticgeneral
US NAVY (Landing Party in Action)
10 poses, all in sailors outfits, running battling and firing weapons!
Plastic general
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:30 pm
by ketelone
I like the sound of that...
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2014 10:14 am
by plasticgeneral
Your wish is my command! Sort of.
Here, MARX did it back in the late 60's, never been reissued and each pose can cost you from $50 - $100!!!!
Hardly any action poses ether.
Check them out, MARX 1:32 WWII, US NAVY SAILORS.
http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/Chris ... %20SAILERS
Plastic General
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 8:28 am
by ketelone
I never saw those before. You would think at one of the toy shows or on ebay... Very cool.
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 11:43 am
by plasticgeneral
!@#$%^&* EXPEN$IVE!!!!!!
Couldn't those idiots at MARX given us at least ONE firing pose?!
I'm going to start hunting them.
Plastic General
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2014 2:15 pm
by ketelone
I attend toy soldier shows, toy shows, antique shows, flea markets, etc., and I know people that are virtually experts regarding Marx and I have never heard about them nor have I ever seen them. I will be on the look out for them...
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 12:33 pm
by plasticgeneral
Well you have competition! ME TOO!
Someone should do some home made copies + some conversion added battle poses as a limited run for the die-hards like you and I.
Plastic General
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 5:57 pm
by ketelone
Next time I see one of my friends who is very knowledgeable of Marx, I am going to ask him what he knows and whether he has any. This guy has quite an elaborate Marx collection.
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2014 11:43 pm
by plasticgeneral
You and I should kill him and steal his toy soldiers.
But don't tell anyone!
Plastic General
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2014 6:16 pm
by conteaddict
plasticgeneral wrote:Well you have competition! ME TOO!
Someone should do some home made copies + some conversion added battle poses as a limited run for the die-hards like you and I.
Plastic General
Direct copying for sale would be infringement of copyright law, I would not recommended it. Now for personal use I'd saw copy to your hearts content.
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2014 12:56 am
by plasticgeneral
Ya, I was thinking about that.
Would just be easier to make my own.
Plastic General
Re: Austin Miniatures WW2 Japanese
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:54 pm
by gk5717
15 years or so when I collected old origional Marx figures I did have all those sailors. Even back then they were kinda of difficult to find. My best recollection was that these sailors came with one of the Marx Training Center Playsets.