"Everyone should paint Samurai army once!"
Well, this will be my third. Still paying off the debt of replumbing our house, these are for my friend Adrian bought a pile of Two Dragon and Dixon Miniatures Samurai second hand last year off a mutual friend.
I have finally started them.

Starting with Ashugaru with Tepo, as they were the first thing in the rather stuffed box. Twelve bases of in two units. Painted as Clan Sakai to allow them to be used in both Senguko and Renaissance era gaming too.


Top view


They look good en masse


Player's view


Very happy with these, now onto the rest!

Third unit done.
Ashugaru archers.


Top view


Side on


Players eye view


Ready - draw

Nice job, Will.

Sengoku era Japan has always tempted me. Years ago I had a decent collection (unpainted) of the Two Dragons sculpts. I sold those off and went with AIM/Minifigs 10mm range which were interesting sculpts. I think the sculptor ran into some issues the range was never finished. I sold those off...if I was to give it another go, it would probably be 6mm.

You did good work for your friend.

Very nice

10mm armourless ronin have been on my wanted list for a while

The biggest batch is done, four units of Ashugaru spearmen, on threes and fours to a base to represent flaxibility between loose and close in each unit. Each unit is colourcoded by belt colour, and I also found enough Ashugaru with Tepo to do another four bases of those too.


It's a LOT of figures!


First two units. There is one Samurai figure in each command stand because it looks cool!


Red and pale blue


Advancing


These actually look good!


Other two units, Green and Yellow


The two stripped banner is in case the owner needs to class one unit as allied


Steady lads!


Line or depth?


Ashugaru with tepu and a log! There is also a samurai in this unit, just because...


Top view


Aim...


Hold!


And this was in the box!


So I painted it