I am having trouble finding a 1/35 Japanese solider standing at ease, wearing what I am calling out of ignorance an "early war uniform". Something along these lines:


Now, Tamiya 35090 seems like it might do the trick, and it is certainly cheap enough, but I would have to do some plastic surgery to achieve the right posture, and I have zero experience with that.

Another option would be to find a Soviet rifleman in the correct pose, because to my untrained eye they sometimes wore a similar uniform.

So what do you think? Should I Frankenstein the Tamiya figures or could a Soviet uniform pass for a Japanese one? Is there another figure that may do the trick?

Thanks,

Alex

Lovely typo, Al.

Alex, maybe have a look at Modelkastens Japanese and Fine Molds Japanese..... Some work with green stuff and or putty you may get closer to the early look.
Cheers, Jason

try officer from masterbox
http://www.mbltd.info/3542.htm
he has 3 arms ' one of them levered down, that would suit best. Figures are of a great quality, plenty of equipment...

Thanks for the replies everyone. It looks as if some modifications will be required regardless of what I buy, so I may just buy the Tamiya figures, because they are cheap and I am new to figures.

Have you seen this set?
http://www.tamiya.com/english/products/35341/index.htm

The crew figures from the Tamiya Ho-Ni might work.

Otherwise you could use the Miniart tank crew and switch the heads and arms around.
https://armorama.kitmaker.net/review/8746