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.
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16 comments:

  1. MontyOctober 5, 2012 at 7:49 PM

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

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  2. DeanMOctober 5, 2012 at 8:59 PM

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

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  3. AnonymousOctober 5, 2012 at 11:13 PM

    Nice work Dean. Your army is looking fabulous

    Cheers,

    Helen

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  4. HandgrenadealienOctober 5, 2012 at 11:22 PM

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

    Regards HGA.

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  5. PryzmekOctober 5, 2012 at 11:30 PM

    Excellent!!!

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  6. Ray RousellOctober 5, 2012 at 11:34 PM

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

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  7. PhilOctober 6, 2012 at 12:01 AM

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

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  8. DeanMOctober 6, 2012 at 12:14 AM

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

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  9. Chris ROctober 6, 2012 at 1:55 AM

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

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  10. jmilesrOctober 6, 2012 at 2:29 AM

    Excellent work - as always.

    I like the guy running away after lighting a fuse.

    Your work always amazes me

    Miles

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  11. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)October 6, 2012 at 3:16 AM

    Love those pieces of artillery! Great work Dean!

    Christopher

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  12. KenOctober 6, 2012 at 4:45 AM

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

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  13. Sir TobiOctober 6, 2012 at 5:39 AM

    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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  14. fireymonkeyboyOctober 6, 2012 at 5:54 AM

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

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  15. DeanMOctober 6, 2012 at 8:09 AM

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

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  16. Michael AwdryOctober 6, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    These are rather splendid Dean, wonderful looking contraptions.

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