New Feudal Japanese released!

[FierceKitty]

Nobori are effortless conversions. Just use a pikeman.

[Big Insect]

Is that the big gold box carried by about 16 blokes?!  I'll see what we can do...

You got it Leon - ideal for scenarios with belligerent monks - forcing local villagers & townsfolk to knee and respect it - thanks 

I'd also like a lot more Ikko Ikki type fighting peasant variants if possible - I'll have to do a search for images - but I remember seeing some contemporary wood-cuts of the Ikko Ikki in a rag-bag mix of looted helmets (no armour) and assorted bits of armour such as just a breast plates or just the arm armour (the bag type mail sleeves - tied across the shoulders) - or even just the armoured tasset-skirts off a harness. Those without helmets with headbands. All in smock type tops and bear legs - running with a mix of long shafted polearms, yari and just sharpened bamboo sticks.  It's an army I have always wanted. And you'd need a heck of a lot of figures.

[FierceKitty]

Careful. Check the dates. I've got a lot of woodblock prints (not woodcuts) that are no more contemporary with Sengoku battles than I am with the Crimean war.

[Ithoriel]

All in smock type tops and bear legs

Talking of bears legs (nice typo btw)... and the rest of the bear .... any chance they're included in 10 Days of Shiny? One can hope!

[fsn]

That was masterful Ithoriel, absolutely beautiful.

You are the Master.

[rct75001]

Wonderful to see these released.  Doing my research on what I need for a few big armies.

I need to ask then ..... how are the Castle Arts buildings going?  Maybe has been mentioned but I couldn't see it.

Thanks
Richard

[Leon]

I need to ask then ..... how are the Castle Arts buildings going?  Maybe has been mentioned but I couldn't see it.

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19837.0.html

[rct75001]

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,19837.0.html

Excellent - thanks

[Glorfindel]

Really pleased to see these figures released.   Castle Arts buildings as well !   Almost
sounds like it was planned 


>>Outstanding resource of Samurai Heraldry
http://www.johnstuart.biz/historical_artwork_of_samurai_ba.htm

Excellent find - thank you !


Phil

[fred.]

Thats a great resource - they do look like they are from the same artist as linked to earlier, but here they are all together in one place.

[DaveH]

If I didn't have a lot of 15mm Samurai in the lead pile, I'd have been buying a lot of these.

Those resources linked will be a great help with finally getting those 15mm ones painted and I might be after the buildings.

[fred.]

A link to a some great 6mm armies over on LAF http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=102281.0

You will see that FK and myself have seen the progression of these. Interesting that he has used the Castle Arts buildings

[mmcv]

Great blog on the period: https://tenkafubu608971038.wordpress.com/

[fred.]

Anyone know what the middle Sohei monk is wielding?



I suppose what really matters is, is the top part is metal or wooden?

[Glorfindel]

I've just tried a google query 'Sohei Monks' and most are shown wielding a naginata.

From Wikipedia:
"The most traditional weapon of the monk, however, was the naginata, a weapon much like the
Chinese guandao or podao European glaive..."

Metal blade and either wooden or metal pole.


Phil

[mmcv]

Yeah I was going to say naginata, so metal.

[fred.]

Thanks both - I'd wondered that, but thought it seemed a bit straight compared to naginta on other figures

[YORSTONS]

Really great range, lovely figures. Any chance of some more character figures and some ammo carriers.

[fred.]

Really great range, lovely figures. Any chance of some more character figures and some ammo carriers.

Ammo carriers would be great.

[Leon]

Potentially, we'll see how the sales go and then we can look at some additions next year.