2015 Beginning the Year Strong 87 Assembled

I actually got a good chunk of time over the holiday's to assemble a good deal of miniatures for my samurai army. They are Wargames Factory Plastics by the way. Here is the first major update as what I have assembled to date.

Assembled But Unpainted

Archers (15)
Arrow Carriers (2)
Taiko Drummer (2)
Taiko Drum Carrier (2)
Banner Bearer (2)
Lead Commander with Saihai (command stick) (2)
Samurai with Spear (15)
Samurai with Katana (16)
Tai Commanders (4)
Horagi (Conch) Unit (2)
Ashirigu with Yari (25)

I'll see what I can get done in the coming months as my master's courses have begun back up again. 87 out of 225 assembled is good for a starting point. My New Year's resolution is to get them assembled and painted at least by years end. If I get them assembled and painted sooner, I'd like to get in some games with them. So far I'm thinking of either the Taiko! rules or the Killer Katanas II rules set.

In Taiko! its 1 figure = 50 men
In Killer Katanas II its 1 figure =120-300 men (According to an internet search, as my rules are currently on their way).

If KK2 scale is as claimed, then I look forward to being able to do a historical battle of about 33,000 men on a side. Should prove interesting. Although at the Taiko! scale I can do roughly one-third of at at 11,000. I could always fudge the scales later. At roughly 100 figures a side it will be a decently sized battle.

Until Next Time,

Have a Good Battle!
Kevin

More Wargames Factory Figures + Future Project

I purchased several boxes of WargamesFactory figures on their black friday sale. They arrived a few days ago and I'm looking forward to assembling them when I get time. I've always been intrigued by Japanese samurai, so I purchased several boxes of those. I'll get some pictures up of them when I begin to build and paint them. Right now I'm in the research phase to determine which clans I want to paint up. Ii Naomasa's "Red Devils" seem to be a popular clan to paint up. They were a subdivision of the Tokogowa Clan. I might decide to paint them, but right now I'm leaning toward painting clans which are not as popular to paint for miniatures, because then if I meet another person who plays samurai miniatures, then we won't be fighting with two of the same clans on the battlefield. I'm still waiting for my rules so far.

Have a good battle,
Kevin