Hello everyone. My new project, samurais. They are unfinished. What do you think? I accept ideas for a better finish.
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They already look absolutely splendid to me !! :-bd
Cheers - Phil. :)
They look really good. The striped weapons are very effective.
With my Samurai I painted one or two pieces of armour a contrasting colour, as this seems to be common in pictures.
The yellow armour is very striking, but I've not seen it elsewhere, do you have a source for it? If not I'd suggest using it for a few samurai but not on Ashigaru
Very good - worthy of the Pendraken Painting Competition :D
Very nice work and they should look superb once based in units 8).
The evidence is beyond dispute for glossy black, glossy red, gilt, and rust-brown armour. Samurai breastplates could be fabric-covered, but this was not the norm. Otherwise, in earlier armies - and you don't get to use ashigaru in jingasa then - armour makes so much use of coloured cords that anything goes, but always in horizontal bands.
Superb
Those look great, will they be based in time for the Painting Comp?!
Excellent stuff
Hi, thanks for the tips. It is difficult to find real information. Gold or yellow, don't they look alike? Do we take them for good or not? I still have many to paint.
Hi Leon, I just found out about the contest and I'm already speeding up to be on time, let's see if you like it. :) :)
and that I thought to paint some green, hahahaha
Jesus, those are excellent. 8)
Quote from: FierceKitty on 20 January 2021, 09:00:45 AM
The evidence is beyond dispute for glossy black, glossy red, gilt, and rust-brown armour. Samurai breastplates could be fabric-covered, but this was not the norm. Otherwise, in earlier armies - and you don't get to use ashigaru in jingasa then - armour makes so much use of coloured cords that anything goes, but always in horizontal bands.
So should all the armoured figures be painted universally as black lacquered armour , with a few exceptions for red, and differentiated by the use of the mon? A bit like Wars of the Roses dressed in 'silver' plate armour and differentiated by their heraldic banners.
For Sengoku armies, that's very much the norm. Gold and rust-coloured armour here and there, and some entire units were in red, but black by far the most common.
Looking good.
already a contender (if finished in time)
Regards
Sean
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Great painting as always :)
Quote from: FierceKitty on 20 January 2021, 11:51:21 PM
For Sengoku armies, that's very much the norm. Gold and rust-coloured armour here and there, and some entire units were in red, but black by far the most common.
Many thanks; noted for my 6mm Baccus armies. I am not planning on painting the Red Demons so everyone else will get black (gloss) lacquered armour.