Before I get stuck back into some 28mm French Napoleonics I thought I'd gather the recently completed 15mm Samurai Army together for a quick parade:
In this case I am using the word "completed" advisedly as I have done enough for essentially all the options in the DBMM army list and really can't see myself having to paint any more. First up a couple of pictures of the Samurai foot:
The Samurai Bow:
And the Samurai general:
Under DBMM the Samurai cavalry is supposed to be double-based with their Ashigaru foot followers. Rather than doing this on a permanent basis I decided to simply create magnetic sabot bases so I can easily separate them for use with other rule sets:
There is also quite a large amount of Ashigaru pike and bow:
With a couple of elements of arquebus-armed Ashigaru:
The figures are all Eureka except for a few Museum Miniatures pavises and some Ashigaru figures which I included in the camp elements:
The Sohei monks were a welcome change of pace and are the only troop type rated as regular in the army:
As I mentioned in a previous post the total figure count is 976, with 909 foot figures and 67 horses. I have already used the army twice with one loss and one win, although it must be said the win was against an arguably much weaker foe:
I'm just putting the finishing touches on some 28mm French chasseurs at the moment, so hope to have a few pictures of them posted before too long.
Wow! Your Samurai collection makes for a very impressive sight when all gathered together on parade. I did not know DBMM fielded such large armies. I need to pull my copy of the rulebook off the shelf and give it a browrse.
ReplyDeleteSuper work, Lawrence!
When will we see these armies in battle?
Thanks Jonathan. DBMM is the big version and DBA the smaller variant, and we normally play 400 points which could be around a third of that pictured, depending upon the troop type selected. We enjoy it, although sometimes to me it does feel a little "gamey" and geometric in the way it plays. I keep intending to write up a few AARs, but usually get swept up in the flow and forget.
ReplyDeleteThat's just not good enough Lawrence....we need battle reports in these wonderful armies you are constantly creating....what happened to all those Xyston figures you spent half a year on...have they made it into a few games? Thus us a fantastic collection of course but we want AAR's!
ReplyDeleteCheers Keith. They've all had a game, apart from the Numidian army components of which have made appearances in Carthaginian and Republican Roman games. Yes, I'll definitely have to get a few AARs together, if I can remember to halt the game occasionally and take a few photos.
DeleteA spectacular and gorgeous army Lawrence...with impressive camp!
ReplyDeleteThanks Phil. The camp was the most fun part.
DeleteFantastic work!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words Stryker. Much appreciated.
DeleteAwesome display. That is a lot of soldiers for any era!
ReplyDeleteI would add my vote to some AAR's, even if not blow by blow, especially if supplemented with photos. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers Pancerni. The other benefit of AARs is I have noticed we are getting to the stage where we have forgotten games we have put on, where one person in the group recalls something that has happened and the other three have absolutely no recollection.
DeleteThat is truly impressive. I can almost hear the table creaking under the weight from here!
ReplyDeleteIt has morphed into my largest 15mm army to date, and fills three A4 sized storage boxes. Nowhere near as heavy as 28mm figures though.
DeleteAbsolutely amazing Lawrence. It's quite an awesome sight. I used to play DBA when it first came out, but haven't touched them since. Has the DBX suite of rules changed much over time?
ReplyDeleteThanks Richard. I have only come to them late in the piece over the past two years after having earlier versions sitting unread on the shelf, but according to the group I play with there has not been too many dramatic changes over recent versions of DBMM. A couple of the army lists have changed including these Samurai, who went from being regular to irregular. I enjoy them them even if they feel a bit "gamey" at times.
DeleteAwesome looking samurai collection, they look terrific all together!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks Iain, it is my largest 15mm project to date so it was nice to see them completed and assembled together in the one spot.
DeleteI somehow missed this post earlier but very impressive! They look fantastic all massed together like that.
ReplyDeleteThanks Codsticker, there are a lot more there than I had originally planed.
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