I agree with Gary K, the "Conte-size" figures are still smaller than most K&C but useable. Both Conte and TSSD produce those larger figures in various nationalities and styles. Several of us on the forum have done conversions of these figures to get different poses or to make the figure suit specific uses.
By the way, the BMC plastic US Marines and Japanese from their Iwo Jima playset are based on K&C's original release of Iwo Jima figures, so they are useable for a Pacific dio with K&C also.
Gary