Friday, October 5, 2012

Perry Choson Korean Hwacha and Singijeon - WIP

Here is the artillery for Changun's army. Still need to add a commander to each unit, as well as basing the artillery pieces. They are basically the same type of multiple-launch arrow machines called hwacha. The arrows are called singijeon and were an early form of rockets in that they were ignited when launched.
The musician is a spare from a command set, but he could be giving the signal to fire.
The figures and the artillery pieces were block painted and given a wash of Minwax Tudor Satin stain prior to a finish of Dullcote.
The carriage is the same for both types, only the top portion and arrows are different.
Here is a link to a Myth Busters episode on the hwacha. Also, more on fused rocketry from an old History Channel segment.

16 comments:

  1. Beautiful and informative on a period I know nothing about. I especially like the musician you slipped in there!

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  2. Thanks again, Monty. Happy to hear your interest. Best, Dean

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  3. Nice work Dean. Your army is looking fabulous

    Cheers,

    Helen

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  4. Really nice work Dean, i particularly like the wooden nebelwerfers. Any info on how effective they were?

    Regards HGA.

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  5. Two fantastic pieces of artillery, I like the addition of the musician as well.

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  6. Hi Dean,
    That's a fantastic work, artilleries and musicians are looking very very nice!
    Best,
    Phil.

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  7. Thanks so much for the compliments everyone. Truly appreciate them. Best, Dean

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  8. More gorgeous work! The taegeuk on the drum is a wonderful touch.

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  9. Excellent work - as always.

    I like the guy running away after lighting a fuse.

    Your work always amazes me

    Miles

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  10. Love those pieces of artillery! Great work Dean!

    Christopher

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  11. Beautiful work on those figures,a lot of time and effort clearly went into them.

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  12. This army is really taking shape, I love the look of it. Great work! Especially the jing/jang-kind symbol on the little drum is a fantastic detail...
    Best regards, Tobi

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  13. Cool! The swirly on the drum is a nice touch.

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  14. Thanks again everyone for the kind comments. I have some cavalry coming too. Warm regards, Dean

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  15. These are rather splendid Dean, wonderful looking contraptions.

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