Japan II
Here Are some more of the historical Japanese that I have painted. And while most of these are strictly historical, even if they do represent differing periods, some are from fantasy lines that I have picked up over time. I have been adding urls for the companies I have mentioned in my posts, from the first post on. still getting the hand of this and should be getting into current projects within the month.
These are I fairly certain are From Perry Miniatures Samurai line. They are civilians to occupy places in the villages that will be raided. Civilians should be targets of raids as much as warriors in much of the pre-Tokugawa period. Raids were, like in any other period in premodern history, to destroy the base suppling the warriors and nobles. As well as enriching the raiders.
Some more civilian types, the two on the right could be wondering ronin, heroes or bums as needed. The rules I am working on are to have a cinematic feel. To feel more like combat from the movies than from strictly a historical perspective. That is harder to balance than I thought it was going to be. To make them historical enough to be used form straight historical games and to represent the heroes and villains of the movies. I'll keep working at it.
These are a mix for heroes, villains or victims for the games. Not sure what company the center figure is. The left hand one is a Reaper Miniatures and the one on left is, I believe an old Ral Partha figure.
This guy is from Warlord Games' Test of Honor line I believe. He was in a box of plastic miniatures that I was have enough trouble with that they are still in the box. Since learning some tricks for working with plastic minis they get a chance to see the table, but for now he is my sole figure from the line fully painted. His detail is very nice and he painted up nicely. As a note it seems that Warlord is no longer producing these figures.
A few more of the hero villain types. One on left I've forgotten maker of, she sat in a box for a good while when I noticed how immodest she was dressed for most upper class women in historical Japan. Then after looking for something to paint one night she looked like a good candidate. She painted up really well and looks the part of a villain. The center figure is a Reaper figure, I think, of the white witch villain. She came in three parts and they do not like staying together very well. the length of hair over her head breaks off repeatedly. If I did her from the start again, I would drill her hand and the base of the hair and add a pin for strength. The figure on the right is Tetsu Ko from Bombshell Miniatures. Despite the name these are a very well done collection of miniatures from various periods in history and a few Science Fiction based figures. This is another figure that sat in a box for a long time before hitting the table for painting. I didn't feel I could do her justice with my painting skills. But she is done for a good tabletop level of appearance and as such looks good.
The Oni should be up next then a couple more on this project, including some of the terrain.
Companies mentioned in Blog
https://www.perry-miniatures.com/
https://us.warlordgames.com/
They look good.
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