Tuesday 31 August 2021

15mm Samurai

While awaiting the arrival of some flags to replace an order from February which appears to have gone astray, and which I need to complete the last ten regiments of French cavalry, I thought I'd get started on a 15mm Samurai army for DBMM starting with twenty-seven elements of samurai foot:











I went with Eureka Miniatures which are a true 15mm, so look quite small next to my other Xyston DBMM armies but will fit in nicely alongside my Khurasan Tibetan army:











That said, the details are certainly still there:











I found them quite fiddly to paint, not because of the sculpts which are very nice, but because of all the lace on the samurai armour:


I stuck with a few basic designs for the sashimono banners to keep try to keep things somewhat muted, essentially just black, white and red:











There are six different foot warrior designs:











Plus a general and standard bearer figure for the command stands:












 










That's a total of 110 figures in all, with two left over for a camp:









































Next up, some samurai bow.

10 comments:

  1. Lawrence! Your work with the Samurai is fantastic! Such detailing on 15mm is amazing. These units will be an impressive sight in battle. Great job!

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    1. Thanks Jonathan. I'm hoping to get enough of this army completed over the next couple of months to be able to game with them before the end of the year.

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  2. I was expecting 28mm Napoleonic cavalry, I have to say these are awesome, they look fantastic!
    Best Iain

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    1. Cheers Iain. The Napoleonic cavalry is only on a hopefully short hiatus until their standards arrive which will hopefully motivate me to get stuck back into them. I have managed to complete fourteen regiments so far this year and have finished and based the horses for the next ten, so it should hopefully be quicker going when I get back to them.

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  3. Beautifully painted figures Lawrence. Love the choice of colour.

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    1. Thanks Ray, I have used most of those at my disposal including three different greens and three blues.

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  4. Great work Lawrence - I was wondering the other day, what you had been up to since early July - now I know!

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    1. Thanks Keith. This army has turned out to be far fiddlier than I imagined, but I'm quietly pleased with the results thus far.

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  5. These are awesome, Lawrence! Exceptionally fine work on them.

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    1. Thanks Peter. It's always nice to start a new project and ride the initial wave of enthusiasm.

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