Doing this unit reminded me why I took such a long break from adding more units to my Shimazu clan project.......because they are extremely hard to paint!! Granted the finished effect is very satisfying because of the pay off which is if you put the effort in Samurai armies will rewarded you with spiffy looking units because of the detail they have. I suppose I look at it as the wargamers version of running a marathon.
I've made some changes to the Ashigaru in that I lightened up the armour a shade as I felt my previous ones were a little too dark. I'm very happy with the change and I'll need to go back over the other Ashigaru and update them to look the same as these ones. I also decided to go for a slight bamboo effect on the Nagae-yari which I rather like. I mean if ones already going to paint all the darn lace then why not go the extra mile on the yari....right?
Impetus bases (my favourite btw) are great fun so I took the opportunity to pose this unit as if preparing to receive or hoping to receive a cavalry charge. Not sure how many units I'll do like this as it's not very practical on the tabletop with the extended yari, but hey I like the effect and I'll either add a spare base in front when units meet or turn them around briefly in the melee.
Not sure when I'll do my next unit as like I said it's a marathon, but I will for sure do some more.:-)
Thanks for viewing!:-)
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Excellent, they have come out beautifully. The banners are great
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly Martin I appreciate the remarks.
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Wow! Well worth all the effort as they look spectacular.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Jonas!
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Good heavens! what is that I see! Sublime brush work by Christopher that's what I'm seeing!
ReplyDeleteAwesome and amazing!!
Thank you very much for the very kind words Phil!
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They are absolutly stunning !
ReplyDeleteyour brush work is brilliant!
Thank you very much TFJ!
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Lovely reslt, and I agree, the effect on the spears is rather nifty.
ReplyDeleteThanks FMB I was hoping they would turn out.
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Beautiful painting Christopher!
ReplyDeleteCheers Ray!
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Gorgeous brushwork and eye-pleasing composition, Christopher! Bamboo spears do look cool and really add depth to the stand. A whole army of these fine fellas would be sublime (to steal a word from Phil).
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Jonathan! I too would like to see a whole army completed!:-)
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I 2nd the motion (Jon's suggestion) a whole Army would be Sublime! :o)
DeleteThe banners look fantastic too!!
I think if I ever manage a whole army I might end up in a padded room!
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Another good looking unit with a good balanced use of colour.
ReplyDeleteRegards Gavin .
Thank you Furphy.
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Stunning, stunning work, Christopher! Love the banner work and basing - looks like a museum display.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Dean!
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Outstanding job, they look beautiful, from the base to the spearhead...Outstanding!
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly Phil I appreciate that!
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That is beautiful work Christopher especially the mon!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Fran!
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bravo, beautiful unit ashigaru, and very good choice of colors
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly Spock.
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Most impressive !!!
ReplyDeleteBest regards Michael
Thank you Michael!
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Well, those are simply marvelous Christopher! But, I could n't paint another myself for any amount of money so I sympathise with you too.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much David! Ahh another veteran of the Samurai march I see.:-)
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Hi Christopher,
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful paintjob. The combination of the shades of brown and the light blue is great. Also the bamboo structure of the lances.
Great!
Cheers
Mike
Thank you very much Mike.
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Stunning brushwork mate! They're a simply gorgeous unit.
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly Michael!
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Even if you only do one marathon a year it will be worth it, they look fantastic.
ReplyDeleteLove the choice of colours, they really work well together and the bamboo effect is very effective.
Thank you very much Pat for your support. I'll keeping on running the painting marathon and who knows maybe I'll manage more then one a year.:-)
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Stunning painting and basing Christopher!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Cyrus!
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An excellent looking unit
ReplyDeleteThank you Neil.
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Hello Christopher,
ReplyDeleteSuperb unit !!! The base is very nice too !!!
Nikko
Thank you very much Nikko!
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Great work Chris and I'm looking forward to see them up close.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nick.
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Ooh, those are lovely... Well done, Chris!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Curt!
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Lovely Christopher, very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteThank you kindly Paul!
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Beautifully painted minis with very interesting and colourful bases Christopher. I think a lot of people are put off painting Japanese Renaissance period stuff because of the details such as the armour lacing etc. Oh and I like the bamboo effect on the yari. Super livery colour scheme as well.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Peter I appreciate your kind words of support. The fears everyone has of painting Samurai are......completely justified!:-) Simply put if one wants to produce a decent looking Samurai figure it's going to cost one some elbow grease because of the lacing, armour plates and design patterns on their clothes. If somebody knows a short cut in getting good results with Samurai I'm all ears.:-)
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