Where can i find a decent 1:35th Australian infantry kit
Google has failed me

Era?

There is a Galipoli figure I've seen somewhere?

Firestorm make Vietnam era figures.

They also make Steyrs, so with some work some modern US figures should work.

Hmmm, I'm not sure but I think that australian uniforms was very similar to british uniforms at North Africa... but australian soldiers had a typical australian hats... so you can convert some kit if you add only a heads with this hat - I've seen resin australian heads with hats, but I can't remember what firm produce it.. I send you a link when I find it

G'day Jordan,
1/35
WW1- Gallipoli- Nothing
WW1- Europe - British
WW2- North Africa - anything British.
WW2- PNG/Pacific - again anything Tropical British and some US equipment.
Korea- British/US
Vietnam- As mentioned Firestorm has a couple, Hobby Fan also has a couple of figs.
Post Vietnam- For the time being, bugger all.

Cheers Jason

Chas,
Part of your reply was cut off unfortunately, i did not get to see the link (i presume it was a link) to the site you had mentioned.

Cheers
Jordan

Yea there was a bug on this page. Here is the post again:

If you are talking about WW2 Pacific Aussie infantry then I can give you a hand. Basically there are no dedicated kits, but the problem can somewhat be solved:

1/32 Airfix Multipose. You can combine the British European and 8th Army kits with a few adjustments. Starting from the head down:

-If you want a slouch hat then you would either need to sculpt one or buy a resin head set here: Ultracast

-The british helmet was widely used and is included in the multipose sets.

-A body from the 8th Army set is better because of the unbuttoned shirt and smaller frame (therefore more suited to 1/35) than the Europe set.

-Legs can be either 8th Army (shorts and british gaiters) or Europe (longs and british gaiters) although in the Pacific, most Aussies wore American gaiters, therefore a conversion is required.

-Weapons and equipment (i.e ammo pouches, backpack, Thompson SMG, .303, Bren) are all included with both sets.

Some people may disagree with using multipose, they're a few millimetres larger than 1/35 but they are for me the easiest way to model a WW2 Aussie.

Have fun,
Chas

Hi Jordan , Try squadron.com, they have a few sets in 1/35th for WWII and Vietnam. Hope this helps...Vince

Sorry
WW2

Ultracast make resin heads with felt bush hats in 1/35. They would be too small for replacing the Airfix heads.

Ted

Hi Jordan,

What theatre of war, Italy, N Africa, Middle East etc would help also? Do you want action or relaxed figs?

Cheers

Al

Of course now that DML has a 8th army figure set, KD parts in 1/35 are a tad easier to find. Although a pity they didn't include a few slouch hats...

Here's a pic of the Firestorm slouch hats.
http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/figures/firestorm/fst053.htm
Here's where to get 'em
http://www.firestormmodels.com/lines/firestorm/Figures.htm
Scroll down to FST053
Cheers
Brad

Alan,
Pacific theater

If you choose not to use Airfix Multipose, Dragon's 8th Army set is an option.

If I were converting one of these figures to suite a Pacific Aussie, I would:

-Use an Ultracast head (keeping the british head is fine though, as Aussies wore the british helmet too).

-Shave off the british gaiters and sculpt american ones.

Rgds,
Chas