This is the Perry Kato Kiyomasa command pack - along with Perry decals for the set. The Perry website shows the banner on the right looking to be hand-painted. Thankfully, they came out with this decal set.
The helmet has decals that are for small sashimono, but work well for this. I may replace the spear shaft with brass rod as this one looks a bit "bendy."
The Perry website has the helmet's "court cap" painted silver with red suns, but there are examples of it black with these gold rings - which I thought looked a bit more menacing, and appropriate for the "Devil General."
Kato was one of three senior commanders during the Imjin War, and was known to have hunted tigers in Korea. He was one of the most warlike Samurai of the time - which says a lot in itself. He died in 1611, after being possibly poisoned by rivals.
Next up are some Old Glory mounted Samuria with spears - they'll also get Perry sashimono. Thanks for stopping by and checking out the blog.
Fantastic work Dean, a brilliant command stand!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Mike! Kind regards, Dean
DeleteAmazing work Dean!
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DeleteStunning brushwork, Dean!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much again, Jonathan! Best regards, Dean
DeleteFantastic work Dean! I’m doing a mounted Kiyomasa in 90mm at the moment. Samurai are great figures to paint!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mike! Looking forward to seeing your large figure. Kind regards, Dean
DeleteA great looking command stand Dean!
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Thank you very much, Christopher! Best regards, Dean
DeleteAmazing vignette Dean.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Richard! Kind regards, Dean
DeleteOne of my favorite models from Perry, very well executed.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jake! Appreciate the visit and kind words. Best regards, Dean
DeleteSuperb work on some excellent Perry figures Dean!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Keith! The decals really helped out a lot. Warm regards, Dean
DeleteAmazing details Dean.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Michael! Kind regards, Dean
DeleteDEAN!!! You know how much I love this shizzel! I mounted my set the same way but they didn’t have decals yet, I handed painted mine, which of course say gibberish. Yours looks great!
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Kevin
Thanks, Kevin! Yes, if I were to attempt hand-painting that it would've come out much worse than your's, I'm sure. Kindest regards, Dean
DeleteYou are so welcome! When I painted mine in late ‘17 I was always looking at your stuff for inspiration. Dude you remember how you added strings and stuff to yours back then? Your Samurai have always kicked ass.
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Kevin
Thanks a lot, Kevin. I'm glad to revisit the period again. Best regards, Dean
DeleteLovely stuff, Dean!
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