Well even though I wanted to be working on my Barons wars figures,
I find myself painting my Japanese again, and I have to say I'm loving every
moment maybe my colors aren't historically perfect but what
the heck they will look good on the table, the figures will be used for
multiple periods so the Sashimono's aren't specific to anything.
In the last picture you will see a bannerman with a red banner,
I painted him before the challenge so he is not included in the points
but was my test figure for the clan color set.
The Ashigaru figures are some of my favorite to paint
and these lads really pop, spent way to long on them but what the heck.
Love painting the big banners, there are 2 layers of blue one of
sliver grey and 2 washes of white to create the white banner,
I know you can't see that depth but in person it's there and I'm really
pleased with the effect the writing on the banner was just a one go freehand
all or nothing, was more afraid of recking all those layers of white,
hardest part was making sure it all fitted on the banner.
the figures below are my latest samurai in civilian dress
and if I i spent to long on the figures above oh boy did I get lost
painting these, I spent 4 hours plus on the first figure alone
the figure is 28mm from Footsore Miniatures.
the figure to the right was missing his hand holding the hilt
so i used a hand from a plastic wargames Atlantic set and a hilt
from a Fireforge Samurai set, there was another
broken figures and even one missing, I got an
email this morning from them saying replacements were on the way
These three characters are from the Perry set which i
bought two or three sets of, not quite sure why I got so many
The figure from Footsore miniatures again is probably my
favorite and I lost track on the hours spent layering his coat and
clothing
A little group shot of the team
point are pretty simple
27 x 28mm foot @5 points each = 135 pts
From Millsy:
Wow, another lovely batch of Samurai mate! I really like the palette you've chosen with flashes of colour contrasted with the earthy tones. The patterning on the fabrics is a lovely touch and really elevates these too.
Cracking work and another 135 points in the bank!
Cheers,
Millsy
Lovely samurai and ashigaru. The time and effort you put into them really shows in the results. Well done Kent.
ReplyDeleteThanks Stuart, I'm taking a break this week but will be back to them next week
DeleteThese are beautiful, as to be expected from you
ReplyDeleteVery kind words Thanks Martin
DeleteUuh, these are pretty ones! Very nice details, sometimes quantity and quality found each other like this. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, I think when you're having fun it shows
DeleteThey are lovely
ReplyDeleteCheers blue
DeleteSplendid finish, they're all lovely!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
thanks Ian
DeletePhenomenal work! Making me want to dust off the unpainted samurai in my backlog...
ReplyDeleteI do wonder how many of us have them hidden away, you buy them then think eek the work but they really are a fun paint
DeleteLovely figures. I really like the details on the clothes and those banners. Colours really work for me, but I know nothing about this period.
ReplyDeletethanks Peter, i to know almost nothing about the era either which is so funny when you see how many I have to paint
DeleteReally great work. Love Samurai.
ReplyDeleteCheers Tim
DeleteWonderful work Kent. I am am going to end down this alley some time but not yet!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see what you do when you do finally step into the period
DeleteFabulous! Colourful without becoming garish.
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteThese are lovely. I like the patterns on the clothing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dave got a little lost doing all that detail
DeleteBeautiful work, very well done.
ReplyDeleteCheers Barks
DeleteThat's a fantastic entry Kent, superb cloth effect on the characters that really make them stand out
ReplyDeleteI'm taking a break this week painting so peasants from barons wars before stepping back into them
DeleteGreat work Kent - love the patterned clothing
ReplyDeleteThank you Richard, I have more arriving soon as I had those missing minis and I had to fix broken and missing parts
DeleteImpressive! Nice feel to them.
ReplyDeleteThank you
DeleteReally great painting - especially impressed with the Kanji on the big banner. Great choice of colours on the clothing.
ReplyDeletethe banner was one of those things where I'm like this is a one take no fixes, I'm also very pleased with the end result
DeleteCrackin' work, Kent.
ReplyDeleteCheers Ray glad you like them
DeleteExcellent work Kent. The end result is very worth the time spent.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bruce glad you like them
DeleteFabulous work Kent - these are stunning!
ReplyDeletecheers Peter
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