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Build premium 1/35 scale military figure model kits from Tamiya, featuring WWII infantry, tank crews, officers, and specialized troops with exceptional sculpting and authentic uniforms. This collection includes German Wehrmacht, American GI, British Commonwealth, Russian, and Japanese forces in combat, at rest, and support roles, each offering realistic poses, detailed weapons and equipment, and accurate period uniforms for dioramas and armor displays.
Tamiya has earned worldwide recognition for producing exceptionally detailed and historically accurate military figures that set the standard for 1/35 scale modeling. This collection showcases Tamiya's extensive range of WWII and modern military personnel spanning all major combatant nations, featuring infantry in various roles, tank crews, officers, specialized troops, and support personnel. Each figure set demonstrates Tamiya's characteristic attention to detail with crisp sculpting, authentic uniforms and equipment, realistic poses, and comprehensive accessories that bring dioramas and armor displays to life with human presence and historical context.
Tamiya's German infantry range provides comprehensive coverage of Wehrmacht forces across multiple theaters and time periods. The German Infantry Set Mid-WWII captures the standard infantry appearance during the peak war years with authentic M1943 field uniforms, detailed weapons including Kar98k rifles and MP40 submachine guns, realistic equipment including bread bags, canteens, and ammunition pouches, and authentic helmets and field gear. The German Infantry Set Late WWII depicts the final war period with simplified uniforms reflecting material shortages, mix of weapons including Panzerfaust anti-tank weapons, authentic late-war equipment and gear, and realistic poses showing defensive operations.
The German Infantry Set French Campaign represents the early war period with pre-war uniforms and equipment, detailed weapons of the 1940 period, authentic early-war helmets and gear, and poses depicting offensive operations. The German Front-Line Infantrymen provides combat troops in action poses with dynamic stances showing assault and combat, detailed weapons in firing positions, authentic combat equipment, and realistic facial expressions and body language. The German Assault Infantry with Winter Gear depicts Eastern Front winter combat with heavy winter clothing and camouflage, detailed cold-weather equipment, authentic winter weapons and gear, and poses appropriate to winter operations.
Specialized German units include the German Panzer Grenadiers featuring mechanized infantry with distinctive uniforms, detailed weapons and equipment for armored operations, authentic Panzer Grenadier gear, and poses showing vehicle-mounted operations. The German Assault Troops represent elite assault units with specialized equipment and weapons, detailed assault gear including grenades and demolition charges, authentic assault troop uniforms, and aggressive combat poses. The German Wehrmacht Infantry provides standard infantry in various poses with mix of weapons and equipment, authentic field uniforms, and versatile poses for multiple scenarios.
German support troops include the German Infantry Mortar Team featuring the 8cm Granatwerfer 34 mortar with detailed mortar and mounting system, crew figures in operating positions, ammunition and equipment, and authentic mortar unit gear. The German Machine Gun Troops provide MG34 or MG42 machine gun teams with detailed machine guns and mounting systems, crew in firing and support positions, ammunition belts and boxes, and authentic machine gun unit equipment.
The German Infantry Weapons Set delivers comprehensive weapons and equipment including rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, mortars, anti-tank weapons, grenades, ammunition, and field equipment, allowing modelers to customize figures and create weapon caches. The German Field Commander Set features officers and command personnel with detailed officer uniforms and insignia, command equipment including maps and radios, authentic officer weapons and gear, and command poses showing leadership activities.
The German Soldiers at Field Briefing depicts tactical planning scenes with officers and NCOs in discussion poses, detailed maps and planning equipment, authentic field uniforms and gear, and realistic interaction between figures. The German Artillery Crew Set Africa Corps Luftwaffe provides specialized artillery personnel with distinctive Afrika Korps or Luftwaffe uniforms, detailed artillery equipment, authentic tropical or Luftwaffe gear, and appropriate crew poses. These German figures pair perfectly with vehicles from 1/35 Tamiya military vehicles for complete dioramas.
Tamiya's German tank crew sets provide essential personnel for armor models beginning with the German Tank Crew at Rest depicting crew during operational pauses with relaxed poses showing rest and maintenance activities, detailed tank crew uniforms, authentic crew equipment and personal items, and realistic interaction between crew members. The Wehrmacht Tank Crew Set features crew in various operational poses with mix of active and rest positions, detailed Panzer uniforms and insignia, authentic tank crew equipment, and versatile poses for multiple scenarios.
The German Tank Ammo-Loading Crew shows ammunition handling operations with figures carrying and loading ammunition, detailed ammunition types and handling equipment, authentic crew uniforms and gear, and realistic loading poses and activities. The Schwimmwagen Figure Set provides crew for the amphibious vehicle with appropriate uniforms for reconnaissance troops, detailed personal equipment, authentic poses for vehicle operations, and realistic scale for the Schwimmwagen kit. The German Field Kitchen Scenery offers support personnel and equipment with detailed field kitchen components, cook and support staff figures, authentic cooking equipment and supplies, and complete scene-building potential.
American infantry sets begin with the U.S. Army Infantry Kit featuring standard GI infantry with authentic M1941 or M1943 field uniforms, detailed weapons including M1 Garand rifles and Thompson submachine guns, realistic equipment including web gear and ammunition pouches, and authentic helmets and field gear. The U.S. Army Assault Infantry Set depicts combat troops in action with dynamic assault poses, detailed weapons in combat positions, authentic assault equipment including grenades, and realistic combat expressions and stances.
The U.S. Infantry European Theater Kit represents troops in the ETO with appropriate uniforms for European operations, detailed weapons and equipment, authentic ETO-specific gear, and poses suitable for European combat scenarios. The US Infantry Scout Set features reconnaissance troops with light equipment for scouting missions, detailed scout weapons and gear, authentic reconnaissance uniforms, and appropriate scouting poses. The U.S. Infantry Weapons Set provides comprehensive American weapons and equipment including rifles, submachine guns, machine guns, bazookas, grenades, and field equipment for customization and weapon displays.
American support units include the U.S. Gun and Mortar Team featuring crew for artillery and mortar weapons with detailed weapons including 60mm mortar or 37mm gun, crew in operating positions, ammunition and equipment, and authentic crew uniforms and gear. The US Tank Crew Set European Theater provides Sherman and other tank crews with detailed tank crew uniforms and insignia, authentic crew equipment and personal items, realistic crew poses for tank operations, and appropriate ETO markings and details.
British subjects include the British Infantry On Patrol depicting infantry in patrol formation with authentic British battledress uniforms, detailed weapons including Lee-Enfield rifles and Sten guns, realistic equipment including web gear and packs, and patrol poses showing tactical movement. The British Paratroopers Set with Bicycles features airborne troops with folding bicycles with distinctive Denison smocks and para helmets, detailed folding bicycles and equipment, authentic airborne weapons and gear, and poses showing bicycle-mounted operations.
The WWI British Infantry Set represents Great War troops with authentic WWI uniforms and equipment, detailed WWI weapons including Lee-Enfield rifles, realistic WWI gear including gas masks, and appropriate WWI poses and stances. The WWI British Infantry with Small Arms & Equipment provides comprehensive WWI British troops with detailed weapons and equipment of the period, authentic uniforms and field gear, and versatile poses for WWI scenarios. The British BSA M20 Motorcycle with Military Police Set features MP personnel and motorcycle with detailed BSA M20 motorcycle, authentic MP uniforms and equipment, realistic MP gear including armband and equipment, and appropriate MP poses and activities.
Russian forces include the Russian Army Assault Infantry depicting Red Army troops in combat with authentic Soviet uniforms and equipment, detailed Soviet weapons including PPSh-41 and Mosin-Nagant, realistic Soviet field gear, and aggressive assault poses. Japanese forces feature the Japanese Army Infantry Kit with authentic IJA uniforms and equipment, detailed Japanese weapons including Arisaka rifles, realistic IJA field gear, and appropriate Japanese infantry poses. The IJA Officers set provides Japanese command personnel with detailed officer uniforms and swords, authentic officer equipment and insignia, realistic command poses, and appropriate officer weapons and gear.
French forces include the WWII French Infantry Set depicting 1940 French troops with authentic French uniforms and equipment, detailed French weapons including MAS-36 rifles, realistic French field gear, and appropriate 1940 campaign poses. Modern forces feature the JGSDF Assistance Team Iraq Humanitarian representing Japanese Self-Defense Force personnel with modern JGSDF uniforms and equipment, detailed modern weapons and gear, authentic humanitarian mission equipment, and appropriate modern poses and activities.
Tamiya provides comprehensive accessory sets enhancing figure displays including the German Military Insignia Decal Set with authentic rank insignia, unit markings, awards and decorations, and vehicle markings for 1/16 and 1/35 scales. The WWII German Insignia Decal Set Vol.2 offers additional German markings with expanded insignia options, specialized unit markings, and comprehensive decal sheets. The German Gunner & Ace Pilot set provides specialized personnel with detailed Luftwaffe uniforms, authentic pilot and gunner equipment, and appropriate aviation personnel poses.
Tamiya figures are renowned for exceptional sculpting quality featuring crisp detail in uniforms showing fabric folds and texture, realistic facial features with authentic expressions, accurate weapons with proper dimensions and detail, authentic equipment with correct scale and appearance, and natural poses avoiding stiff or awkward stances. The figures are molded in tan or gray plastic with minimal flash, requiring careful cleanup and assembly before painting. Parts breakdown is thoughtful, facilitating painting with separate arms, heads, and equipment allowing pre-painting before assembly.
Successfully painting Tamiya figures requires attention to uniform colors using authentic period colors for each nation and time period, proper shading and highlighting to create depth and dimension, realistic flesh tones with appropriate skin color variation, authentic equipment colors showing leather, canvas, and metal, and weathering appropriate to operational conditions. Faces benefit from careful painting with base flesh tone, shading in recesses, highlighting on raised features, and subtle details like eyes and facial hair.
Uniforms should show fabric texture through shading and highlighting, authentic color variations between different materials, realistic wear and fading appropriate to service conditions, and proper insignia and markings placement. Equipment requires varied colors showing different materials, realistic weathering showing use and age, authentic metal finishes on weapons and tools, and proper leather and canvas tones. These painting techniques work beautifully with products from Tamiya acrylic paints for authentic military colors.
Tamiya figures excel in diorama settings bringing scenes to life with human presence and activity. Combat scenes benefit from dynamic poses showing action and movement, appropriate weapons and equipment for the scenario, realistic terrain using Vallejo Diorama FX products, and environmental details establishing context. Rest and maintenance scenes feature relaxed poses showing downtime activities, appropriate equipment and personal items, realistic settings with diorama effects materials, and interaction between figures creating narrative.
Tank crew figures populate armor models from 1/35 Tamiya tanks with crew in hatches showing operational status, figures performing maintenance showing realistic activities, appropriate crew equipment and tools, and realistic positioning for the vehicle type. Infantry support armor with figures in tactical positions around vehicles, appropriate weapons and equipment for combined arms, realistic terrain showing operational environment, and authentic tactical formations and spacing.
Tamiya figures benefit from extensive historical research incorporating authentic uniform details from period photographs and references, accurate equipment based on museum examples and technical documentation, realistic weapons with proper dimensions and features, and appropriate insignia and markings for units and time periods. This research-driven approach ensures figures accurately represent their historical counterparts, satisfying both casual modelers and serious military historians.
The consistent 1/35 scale ensures perfect compatibility with Tamiya's extensive armor and vehicle range, compatibility with other manufacturers' 1/35 scale kits, appropriate proportions for diorama building, and realistic interaction between figures, vehicles, and terrain. Figures can be customized through head swaps creating unique individuals, equipment modifications showing different loadouts, pose adjustments for specific scenarios, and painting variations depicting different units and theaters.
Working with Tamiya figures develops valuable modeling skills including careful part cleanup removing mold lines and flash, precise assembly ensuring proper fit and alignment, advanced painting techniques for realistic results, and weathering methods showing operational wear. These skills transfer across all figure modeling, improving results on future builds regardless of subject or manufacturer. The experience gained through figure painting builds confidence for more ambitious projects and encourages attention to detail and historical accuracy.
Discover the complete range of precision military figure models at Tamiya and explore how these exceptional 1/35 scale figures can bring your armor models and dioramas to life with authentic human presence, realistic military activities, and historically accurate representations of the soldiers who operated the tanks, vehicles, and weapons that shaped military history across multiple conflicts and eras.
