WW2 Marines - Pacific (1 Viewer)

Imagine sets of USMC and Japanese Marine hand to hand combat fighters of top quality sculpting and painting. WHo couldn't resist it? Used in any typical jungle fighting. With other sets of banzai attackers and Marine assault troops...
 
I think its good to see CS dipping their toe into the Pacific War,its something a little different and i think it will prove both popular and interesting.For me D Day will always be the most popular in my collection as it liberated Europe and lifted the Nazi curse from millions and millions of people and ended one of the worst events in human History,the Holocaust.I do think we can celebrate the choice we collectors now face.In just a matter of weeks we have the major producers giving us Stalingrad,Normandy and now thanks to CS US Marines,it sure is a good time to be collecting.I wish CS good luck with their Pacific war and i can't wait to see them!.:)
Rob
 
I'd like to see CS do some Okinawa hand to hand sets,these would make for some great scenes depicting the horror of the battle.Maybe we could also have a flame thrower Sherman?

Rob
 
kingtoot said:
great ideas!! When can we start pre-ordering sets?
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i'm definately in for the flame-throwing sherman usmc and the supporting marines to cover it. You should have a radioman walking behind it and riflemen to knock out any japs with satchel charges or bangelor torpedoes that they threw in the treads......stryker ii
 
Circa Okinawa the USMC had some flame tanks based on the M4A3 75mm Wet Stowage medium tank, similar to what they had used on Iwo Jima. The Marines were also supported by US Army M4 (with the late Detroit Tank Arsenal "composite" hull) flame tanks from the 713th Tank Battalion. Both types used surplus 75mm gun tubes so the Japanese wouldn't single them out as flame tanks. Not much external indication of the flame tank besides some fuel filler fittings.

In earlier campaigns the Marines had used some "Satan" flametanks converted from M3A1 "Stuart" light tanks.

Any of these offer interesting opportunities for models.

Look for some of the books by David Harper, a modeler who specializes in USMC armor. His best so far is "Tank Warfare On Iwo Jima" published by Sqaudron Signal - a great reference covering all the tank units on Iwo. He is reportedly working on some more book projects for Squadron that might deal with USMC armor.

Also, get Ed Gilbert's "Marine Tank Battles in the Pacific". A true "must have" for anybody with any interest in Marines and the tanks they used.

Gary
 
Gary: I have that second book you referred too, and it is excellent!! I will look around for the squadron one................Stryker II
 
Looks to me that there are people out there who show a big interest in Pacific Theater vehicles. Someone earlier said that that's what's wrong with Pacific sets, no sexy vehicles. Looks like there are people who know what they like and know what they're talking about. Brian - looks like you don't have far to go for good references and research on those Pacific vehicles you're gonna make for us. Your research and development people are right here for you, right on your own forum.
 
kingtoot said:
Looks to me that there are people out there who show a big interest in Pacific Theater vehicles. Someone earlier said that that's what's wrong with Pacific sets, no sexy vehicles. Looks like there are people who know what they like and know what they're talking about. Brian - looks like you don't have far to go for good references and research on those Pacific vehicles you're gonna make for us. Your research and development people are right here for you, right on your own forum.
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A---MAN!!!!!............Stryker II
 
I was talking to the people at the biggest hobby store in the New Orleans area for figures. Matchbox from the Ukraine just came out with 1/35 scale Marines and Japanese figures with interchangeable arms, heads, etc.. Major Retailers throughout the states have sold out of their first run orders already. That means that there is interest in Pacific. interesting stuff
 
kingtoot said:
Looks to me that there are people out there who show a big interest in Pacific Theater vehicles. Someone earlier said that that's what's wrong with Pacific sets, no sexy vehicles. Looks like there are people who know what they like and know what they're talking about. Brian - looks like you don't have far to go for good references and research on those Pacific vehicles you're gonna make for us. Your research and development people are right here for you, right on your own forum.
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I still think that one of the causes of less interest in the Pacific for armour buffs is there are so many more AFV's in North Africa and Europe from obsolete pre-war models to state-of-the-art-tanks at the end of the war leading into the armour of the Cold War. The European theatre goes through a complex evolution of armour design and tactics which is fascinating. There are several large scale tank battles in Europe. Armour in the Pacific is far more limited.

The European war was air power, armour and large scale offensives. The Pacific war was carriers and smaller scale, intense island invasions in which armour played a relatively small part.

Armour in the Pacific is interesting and there could be more pieces modelled, but it simply does not carry the scope or interest of armour in the European Theatre for collectors whose primary interest is in armour.

Terry
 
To some people/collectors that may be correct, but to others thats just half the story. No matter how many planes, and tanks, and guns of every caliber and make, the end result is STILL and ALWAYS WILL BE--putting in a highly trained, cohesive, well--disciplined fighting force to close and defeat the enemy. All the mechanized vehicles in the world don't equal that fact. Even after the atomic bombing of Japan, we were prepared to meet and defeat massed banzai charges on the beaches. And as I certainly remember, it wasn't a mass tank formation that first landed at Japan, it was the Marine foot soldiers, the same guys that had slugged thier way all across the pacific, and finally faced them on thier own turf. I'm sure that after watching defeat after defeat, from 1941 on, THEY didn't want ANY part of these leathernecks landing and annileating them on thier home islands ..................Stryker II
 
Hmmmm. 177 postings to this thread. Says something doesn't it?? Hope some dealers take notice
Bill W, Air Wing, Semper Fi
 
By the way, with the focus on the Marines - I just had to remind everyone that the Army was not only there but they had more men and resources involved in the Pacific than the USMC. If I remember right the ARMY actually did more amphibious landings than the Marines did. The Marines had several famous opposed invasions and had better PR than the Army in the Pacific. Not to denigrate the USMC, just to remind us that there were other services, therefore more opportunity for figures, vehicles, boats, etc.

Gary B
 
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