Figures

What kind of "top quality" are you looking for? I like Verlinden figures most of the time, pretty good detail, straight forward clean up and construction but the figures are usually a little oversized IMO, more like 1/32 scale instead of 1/35

Warriors makes some good figures as far as I know, their poses are sometimes a little unnatural, but that might just be the box art, I have never put one together. Hornet is pretty much the place to go for heads, and if it doesn't have to be a full resin figure, Dragon figure kids are pretty well done, especally their Gen 2 figures, about as close to resin as you can get with plastic, I'd say either get a Dragon kit to save you money and replace the heads with something from Hornet, or go with Verlinden, as I don't have any first hand experience with Warriors and these are really the only brand I know much about. 

Marines kits:

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/DML00006272/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=1&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&era=x,6&ct=1&sc=35

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/DML00006408/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=1&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&era=x,6&ct=1&sc=35

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/VER00002072/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=1&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&era=0,5,6&ct=4&sc=35

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/VER00001753/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=1&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&era=0,5,6&ct=4&sc=35

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/VER00001959/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=6&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&e=0&era=6&ct=1&sc=35

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/VER00001981/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=6&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&e=0&era=6&ct=1&sc=35

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/VER00001982/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=6&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&e=0&era=6&ct=1&sc=35

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/VER00001985/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=6&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&e=0&era=6&ct=1&sc=35

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/VER00001992/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=7&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&e=0&era=6&ct=1&sc=35

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/VER00002036/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=7&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&e=0&era=6&ct=1&sc=35

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/VER00002130/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=7&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&e=0&era=6&ct=1&sc=35

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/VER00002313/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=7&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&e=0&era=6&ct=1&sc=35

Japanese kits:

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/VER00000356/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=1&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&era=0,5,6&ct=4&sc=35

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Scale_Figures/VER00001870/product.php?s=0&t=5&u=0&pg=1&ppp=24&sb=stocknumber&so=a&era=0,5,6&ct=4&sc=35

 Not much available by the look of it for Japanese figures, what are you looking for these kits for? I think that you could probably get away with a scene with a handful of marines and some Japanese casualties or even no Japanese at all as they were mostly underground in tunnels and the like- just a tunnel entrance or a few bodys would be enough for a little scene. The only reason I use resin figures over plastic is back in the day before I started kit bashing figures, not a lot of plastic figures were offered in cool poses and scenes and didn't fit with the stories I wanted to tell, but once I started kitbashing Dragon/Taymiya figures, the figures can fit any story I make up and the plastic is much easier to mess around with/cut/resculpt and less expensive than the resin. Good luck hunting! And in the future you might want to change your post title to something like "Figures Needed- 1/35 scale Pacific Marines and Japanese" so people know what you are talking about without having to click into your post. Also I'm only assuming you want them in 1/35- if you wanted a bust or 1/16 scale full figures, I'm sorry but you didn't specify. Welcome to the forums Dan! 

thanks chris thats awesome . im thinking of sculpting my own range of figures i.e. aussie troops ; japanese etc . would u know anything about marketing etc ?

Thanks Chris. That's awesome. I'm thinking of scultping my own range of figures i.e. aussie troops; japanese etc. Would you know anything about marketing etc?

No problem, glad to help. As far as marketing though, I'm sorry but I can't help you there. I know there a few people on here that have their own lines/own their own local hobby shops. You might want to try making a new post about that if you want, I'm sure someone could help you out.

Here are a few more high end figs from tha Pacific Theater:

Infinity Shape

Michael Roberts Ltd

 

 

 

It seems most companies that do that just get their own website when they make their own kits.  I dont have my links here, when I get home ill give you it, of a company that makes AM parts for planes and vechels, and then figures and figure accessors in 1/35 all of it being about 98% for British and Canadian troops.

If you try it, I suggest that, but you would have to pay for the site, then advertising and such, you have to be ready to make that buisness venture.

i would absolutely steer clear of the Corree USMarines WWII Iwo Jima set.

I made this horrid thing for presentation last year and have chronicled it elsewhere here. Terrible kit, low production value, the resin was horrid and crumbled and turned to a sandy textture when drilled.....I was very happy to get it done.