| Swampster | 04 Jan 2014 2:11 p.m. PST |
I finally faced the challenge of all the lacing and have painted some 12th/13th century Samurai in 15mm. I hope you like them.
More here link |
| Skeptic | 04 Jan 2014 3:23 p.m. PST |
Nice work, and a very informative blog post! |
| Zargon | 04 Jan 2014 5:43 p.m. PST |
Many thanks, lots of great info to paint my Early period Samurai and great ideas on the basing. Indebted to you as was stuck and needed just this info. Cheers |
| Lion in the Stars | 04 Jan 2014 7:01 p.m. PST |
Wow! Great looking models and even better links! Lots of bookmarks, thanks! |
| ancientsgamer | 04 Jan 2014 8:03 p.m. PST |
One of my top pre-gunpowder periods and geographies for sure! Much more interesting than the post Shogunate period in my opinion. The wars of the first Shogunate are very fascinating. The abrupt change from the proxy rule by the Taira clan to the Minamoto clan was quite tumultuous. One of the first historical fictions I read about Samurai was during this period about Yoshitsune. I think Old Glory makes some figures for this period too? Back in the day, I had to settle for Dixon/Two Dragons to proxy these as I didn't care for other manufacturer's Early Samurai figures. Lots to choose from now though! |
| Swampster | 05 Jan 2014 4:42 a.m. PST |
Thanks, chaps. Old Glory 15s are for the 16th century. Nice figures though – I'm about half way through an army of them too. |
| Mike O | 05 Jan 2014 5:28 a.m. PST |
Amazing figures and a fabulous, well-researched article on the subject. Great to see hata-jirushi banners bearing the mon of the Hojo (dragon scales), Shōni (4 lozenge) , Kikuchi (2 feathers) and Takezaki (3 lozenge and kanji). Most can be seen here for a little more inspiration!:
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| Carlos13th | 05 Jan 2014 6:31 a.m. PST |
I really like the boxy profile of the older period Samurai armour. These look great, would love to see the whole lot ranked up together. |
| Swampster | 05 Jan 2014 7:57 a.m. PST |
I'll see what I can do. It needs a lot of space :) |
| Carlos13th | 05 Jan 2014 8:32 a.m. PST |
I imagine so. I am trying to paint a decent size force in 28mm so I have no idea how much space I am going to need when done. |
| Skeptic | 05 Jan 2014 9:20 a.m. PST |
I see that Black hat also have a small range of Early Samurai. |
| Swampster | 05 Jan 2014 11:13 a.m. PST |
I meant to include that afaik Black Hat, Tin Soldier, Irregular, Naismith and Minifigs also do 12th/13th century Samurai in 15mm. |
looks at some new terrain products, which use space age technology!
