For this theme, I offer a fellowship from the Minimoto Clan. A new project debuting. Bushido by GCT Studios has been around for a good few years and offers a fair range of factions in their fantastical Samurai setting of the Jwar Isles. As a skirmish game of about half a dozen figures a side, most of the minis are named characters with unique stat lines and abilities.
A new faction released in 2018, I couldn’t resist their armoured Ashigaru and massive tetsubo maces. I settled on a grey-blue as clan colour to tie all of the different miniatures together and grey armour. This is in contrast to the studio examples, which use red.
Yoshinobu Masaema
An ashigaru, the core fighters of the Minimoto faction, Yoshinobu Masaema is, apparently, a more experienced and capable example. I really dig this sculpt, in his relaxed but menacing pose.
A young ashigaru, Raiko fights without armour, and with a staff rather than tetsubo. In game, he's a low points (or "rice") cost character in a faction which tend towards the pricey.
Hauru
Hauru is a blacksmith, which is one of the Minimoto faction’s things: these guys go to war, which does feel a little impractical, even with a tiny anvil nestled out of shot behind his leg. The pose is him offering up a large, freshly-forged tetsubo for his fellows to use.
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Tetsu
Tetsu is a bear. A small, angry armoured bear, in fact. Nice sculpt, but I feel he should have been cast in resin and a fair bit larger, for more intimidation factor.
Confession: two were painted pre-challenge to test the colour scheme, so shouldn’t be scored. In penance, I hope to have one or more of these done before challenge end, but wanted to bank these points (though I did just notice that I've already hit my target...)
Oh, and one more squirrel here.
Great work love the bear
ReplyDeleteThanks Adam, he’s a good bear model. I googled lots of photos of bears to do the fur
DeleteExquisite. Especially the bear. But it's a sweet color scheme.
ReplyDeleteCheers Robert!
DeleteThat's sublime painting.
ReplyDeleteCheers Barks, though they take a while being such busy sculpts
DeleteGreat painting! Love the bear and the colour scheme is perfect!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Thanks, I’m pleased that it came out so well.
DeleteOutstanding brushwork Phil.
ReplyDeleteYou’re too kind Michael
Deletelove the colours
ReplyDeleteThanks Martin
DeleteCongratulations. Excellent work, Phil
ReplyDeleteThank you Franjo
DeleteGreat stuff, the colourscheme works really well.
ReplyDeleteWow, beautiful brushwork as usual Phil. I'll have to give Bushido a look. I recently picked up Daisho, which looks like a lot of fun (more of an open sandbox set of rules). I'm going to have to check out these minis to see how they fit with other 28mm ranges. Oh, you should get the Swiss bear from the Perry Italian Wars range as a possible proxy (he's a Biggun).
ReplyDeleteBushido are on the heroic scale - more like 32mm, though skinny.
DeleteThe Perry’s bear is a good shout!
That's some damn fine painting Phil!
ReplyDeleteCheers Ray
DeleteLovely work Phil. hard not to love a post with a bear in it.
ReplyDeleteTrue indeed - there’s something about bears. Maybe the new camels?
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