From JezT: Samurai - Three ways (40 points)

 Hi All 

My third post and going for a third Squirrel point by presenting Samurai and inspired by the UK cooking show Masterchef I'll be serving up Samurai three ways.

Firstly we have the popular - Sengoku Jidai  the Age of War style. Here I have a couple of extra figures for my Impetus Late Samurai army - these are all mounted singly and use sabot bases. My army represents the forces of Uesugi Kenshin at the 4th Battle of Kawanakajima in 1561. The Samurai sashimono is the black circle on white of  Takemata Hirotsua. The standard bearer is holding one of Kenshin's personal standards showing the Kanji character for "bi" - standing for the first syllable of Bishamon-ten, under whose divine protection the Buddist Kenshin lived (quoted from Stephen Turnball's Samurai Warlords which has a great illustration).  

These are Perry Miniatures

Secondly we have the very classical Mongol Invasion 1274.  These are earlier Samurai wearing the more classical earlier armour.  

These are TAG miniatures

Finally we have the Tokugawa style, these are post 1615 period. I might use these figures in a samurai skirmish game, there is a more scruffy Ronin type and two of a Daimyo's senior retainers in more formal kimonos.   

These are North Star Miniatures

Altogether should be 40 points and another squirrel for me

Cheers Jez

Well done, Jez, a tasty treat! Good work on all the freehand and patterns. It may already be popular but my favourite are the Sengoku Jidai era.

Barks