FMG - JAPAN UNITS

The Nakajima B5N2 ought to be the dive bomber

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_B5N

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b46R07QHWi4&feature=related

It was the most advanced and prolific.

As for the Zero, the ones WOTC are pretty poor.  I’d like to see a super detailed Zero.  Same goes for the Yamato, though maybe a more common BB would be better.  The WOTC Yamatos already look like Super Star Destroyers.

One problem with making a mold “too detailed” is it starts looking almost cartoonish - plastic is a hard material to work with.

@Upside-down_Turtle:

The Nakajima B5N2 ought to be the dive bomber

definently

@Upside-down_Turtle:

The Nakajima B5N2 ought to be the dive bomber

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_B5N

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b46R07QHWi4&feature=related

It was the most advanced and prolific.

As for the Zero, the ones WOTC are pretty poor.  I’d like to see a super detailed Zero.  Same goes for the Yamato, though maybe a more common BB would be better.  The WOTC Yamatos already look like Super Star Destroyers.

I second this. Not sure what other fighter would be a good choice besides the zero but, I would love a nice looking zero if no other suitable choice could be made.

@reloader-1:

One problem with making a mold “too detailed” is it starts looking almost cartoonish - plastic is a hard material to work with.

Agreed.  The scale required and the process of molding means that with more detail you’ll see more mold errors.  I can’t imagine what could be added to the planes at that scale.  Rivets and panels would look ridiculous.  Even outlines for flaps and landing gear would probably look off.  The only things I could see that could MAYBE be reasonably added would be the propellor hub and engine cowling.  Even then, it would be hard to pull off at this scale.

And I still say, we already have one naval dive bomber and at this scale all japanese dive/torpedo bombers look very similar (Val just has external gear) so I’d rather have a ground attack plane (like the Ki-45 “Nick”) rather than a torpedo bomber (Kate’s not a dive bomber).

@kcdzim:

@reloader-1:

One problem with making a mold “too detailed” is it starts looking almost cartoonish - plastic is a hard material to work with.

Agreed.  The scale required and the process of molding means that with more detail you’ll see more mold errors.  I can’t imagine what could be added to the planes at that scale.  Rivets and panels would look ridiculous.  Even outlines for flaps and landing gear would probably look off.  The only things I could see that could MAYBE be reasonably added would be the propellor hub and engine cowling.  Even then, it would be hard to pull off at this scale.

And I still say, we already have one naval dive bomber and at this scale all japanese dive/torpedo bombers look very similar (Val just has external gear) so I’d rather have a ground attack plane (like the Ki-45 “Nick”) rather than a torpedo bomber (Kate’s not a dive bomber).

I don’t expect rivets and panels. I just want a zero with a straight tail and complete wings without mold errors like chunks missing. Thats all.

@Variable:

@kcdzim:

@reloader-1:

One problem with making a mold “too detailed” is it starts looking almost cartoonish - plastic is a hard material to work with.

Agreed.  The scale required and the process of molding means that with more detail you’ll see more mold errors.  I can’t imagine what could be added to the planes at that scale.  Rivets and panels would look ridiculous.  Even outlines for flaps and landing gear would probably look off.  The only things I could see that could MAYBE be reasonably added would be the propellor hub and engine cowling.  Even then, it would be hard to pull off at this scale.

And I still say, we already have one naval dive bomber and at this scale all japanese dive/torpedo bombers look very similar (Val just has external gear) so I’d rather have a ground attack plane (like the Ki-45 “Nick”) rather than a torpedo bomber (Kate’s not a dive bomber).

I don’t expect rivets and panels. I just want a zero with a straight tail and complete wings without mold errors like chunks missing. Thats all.

Apparently I got lucky.  No mold errors on my planes.

None on mine as well - 2x Pacific 1940 and Guadalcanal, or 5x 1942.

I just don’t want FMG’s pieces to turn into Eagle Games lookalikes (overdetailed)- and I think he is doing a great job with the Italian pieces. If you look closely, the ships are simply detailed, look like 1942 pieces, but very obvious as to what power they belong to - like FMG molded the pieces for the original game. A continuation of OOB pieces, if you will.

“Out Of Box” - Refers to the way the game originally game from the manufacturer.

@Variable:

I don’t expect rivets and panels. I just want a zero with a straight tail and complete wings without mold errors like chunks missing. Thats all.

Here-Here!!!

GO FMG- KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK- CAN’T WAIT TO PREORDER MY 2 FULL SETS!!! :-)

If you want a good fighter that isn’t a “Zero” then the Japanese Fighter ought to be the Nakajima KI84:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twU8IXlbYok&feature=related

For the Tank 1 and 2, the most used were the Type 95 Light Tank and the Type 89B and Type 97 Medium Tanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJqZvhJ8OpE&feature=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc0H8-O8Z4E

I say, whichever WOTC uses, the other two get used.

The Type 92 Battalion should be the Japanese artillery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc0H8-O8Z4E

Also, the Japanese Commander Unit should have a Samurai Sword

Infantry 1 ought to have a Type 99 Nambu Machine Gun

Infantry 2  the Type 99 Rifle

For the Bomber the Mitsubishi KI-21 “Sally” is the best choice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLKQpceD1mE&feature=related

The Mitsubishi G4M1 “Betty Bomber” is a good one as well, but since it came later in the war, and carries a much heavier bomb load, it’s probably best to save this one for a Japanese Heavy Bomber in FMG’s Technology Set.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc0H8-O8Z4E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdFt0EIA-Oc&feature=related