Expeditionary Force Japanese Mortar Team, we have a short note from Scott of Expeditionary Force. It is in regards to the Japanese Mortar team which is coming out before Chinese New Year. Also, Scott shows some conversions.
Expeditionary Force Japanese Mortar Team Photos
Greetings from Singapore!
Very pleased to inform you of the release of three new sets in the “54mm WW2 Pacific War” range.
54 PWJ 03 Japanese Mortar Section
The set contains 9 model soldiers comprising of 1 officer and 8 infantrymen plus 3 mortars and a field embankment. The heads and arms are interchangeable with models and parts in the previous box-sets in this series.
The main component of this set is the Type 97 90mm Mortar and crew
Next Japanese Set
The next set in the production queue is the 54mm Pacific War Japanese Tropical Jungle Defence set (54 PWJ 04) which is now in toolings. We plan to release this set on March 2, 2021
Conversions
Cheers,
Scott
I would check with the dealer of when these figures will be available (Stad).
Very nice mortar set, but that embankment piece is essentially a waste of plastic unless you have several of them and Ex Force eventually makes some end pieces. It just looks odd by itself with those flat sides.
I think the angle is too steep for that dirt to stay piled up against the boards, too.
I agree…great Mortar squad, but useless embankment. Put that extra plastic into another figure!
availability can be as tough as the vaccine,,whats the cost
availability should be plenty as off now as EXF mass produces .
Cost is as they list them or dealers around sale.
http://www.expeditionaryforce.com.sg/catalogue-c-9.html
They’re too big for even TSSD Japanese from the comparisons I’ve seen. Anyone feel differently
I had made several photo compare and will send soon.
The EXF Japanese are between the classical 54 mm and 60/65 mm range ,the problem goes in their body size volume been very thick .While the high of these figures can blend partially with MARX and TSSD ,they go better with BMC,PH(Recast under OLIVER) ,LIDO and Jecsan Japanese because their volume in body .Otherwise you will have super steroid Japanese soldiers Specially if we are counting that most Japanese soldiers were smaller and skinny compare to most western soldiers .
The effect appreciation view of the scale is almost same as if you put the 21 century 1/32 German infantry next to FV brand (“1/32”) scale super muscle figures .
So when EXF says 54 mm they are not at all the old classical style 54 mm figures and their 60 mm are nor the classical 60 mm range either .
that is my observation and views only of course.
best …
Marx GI mortar man is easily converted to Marx Japanese Mortar man.
Switching the arm is all it needs.
Sometimes defensive structures produced by toy companies are not based on reality, but on an idealized version. Marx made some of the best – their artists perhaps had actual engineering or wartime experience on which to base their designs.
Maybe they would have used mud to build defensive barrier.