This week’s submission featuring my favourite brown Dulux paint is the start of my Sengoku period Samurai project. I already have skirmish forces for Test of Honour - these new figures will be used for full tabletop battles with the Warlord Games' "Pike and Shotte: Samurai Wars" supplement. The first units are for an Ikko Ikki force including some of the peasants that will make up around half of the planned initial army.
The first unit is a unit of Warlord Games Ona-Bugeisha, female Samurai. In the game that could be used to represent peasants, Samurai or Ashigaru, depending on the army composition. They started with a white undercoat followed by speedpaints/contrast paints. For me the paint is not pigment heavy enough on its own so I dry brushed highlights with normal’ paint.
The next unit is some Ashigaru skirmishers, part of a job lot eBay purchase. I believe those to be from the veteran 25mm Dixon’s Miniatures range that in its day set the standard for Samurai. They are a little dated compared to more recent sculpts but paint up nicely. They are two to a base to represent skirmishers and are led by what I think is a Minifigs Samurai with Teppo.
Today’s third contingent comprises three units each of 3 bases of peasants armed with spears and various improvised weapons and farm tools. They will count as spearmen in Pike and Shotte. They are from assorted makers including Perry, AW Miniatures, 1st Corps and a few 3d prints from Wargames Atlantic.
The 4th contingent is a base of two “fire starters”; medieval or renaissance peasants or castle defenders who will send their flaming spears and firebrands onto attackers that have just had oil poured over them. One of the figures is from Irregular Miniatures and the other is from Wargames Atlantic's Barons War Peasant set. The Warlord Landsknecht supplement includes siege rules for these guys. I rarely use contrast paints but the lurid green has sort of worked but is a bit bright for a peasant. Maybe he stole the smock!
I calculate the points for this posting as follows;
9 x 28mm Ona Bugeisha @ 5pts = 45; 6 x 25mm/28mm Ashigaru @ 5pts = 30; 29 Ikko Ikki peasants @ 5pts = 145 and finally 2 castle fire starters @5pts = 10 pts for a grand total of 230 points.
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Well this is quite the pile of figures Graham! The brushwork is fine, but what I enjoy most is the huge assortment of manufactures. I really like a project that can bring such a wide variety of sculptors and castings together under a single umbrella.
I too would like to attempt the "Sengoku" period of Japan for gaming, but I just can't quite seem to get it going...one day perhaps! Until then, I will vicariously enjoy the efforts of hobbyists like you. Well done!
230 points it is.
GregB
