They're sort of like ashigaru - but not in the sense of the latter Sengoku period. More like a warband kind of group that closely followed their lord or samurai leader.
They have light armor and wield naginata. Supposedly they protected the higher ranking samurai on horseback - and also would try to take down enemy samurai with their naginata. The Heian period warfare translates well with "heroic" warfare rules.
The sculpting of the armor lends itself well to lightly painting the laces, and then following that up with a light wash of black ink. The ink wash settles into the recesses of the lacing to help the look.
Next up are the sohei monks with bows and naginata.
Lovely work Dean!
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DeleteAnother lovely looking miniatures!
ReplyDeleteThanks again for your kind words, Michal! Warm regards, Dean
DeleteMore very impressive additions to tour Samurai collection Dean....they are not what I was thinking when I read "followers" as I mentally inserted "camp" into the phrase, and was thinking geishas's, lol 😆
ReplyDeleteLol! Thanks, Keith! Yes, didn't think about that word-associations :) Best regards, Dean
DeleteBeautiful work Dean
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Richard. Kind regards, Dean
DeleteVery nice work Dean!
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Thank you very much, Christopher. Kindest regards, Dean
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