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15mm Samurai army for a friend - four Ashugaru spear units and a unit of tepo.

 "Everyone should paint Samurai army once!"

Well, this will be my third. Still paying off the debt of replumbing our house, these are for my friend Adrian bought a pile of Two Dragon and Dixon Miniatures Samurai second hand last year off a mutual friend.
 
The biggest batch is done, four units of Ashugaru spearmen, on threes and fours to a base to represent flaxibility between loose and close in each unit. Each unit is colourcoded by belt colour, and I also found enough Ashugaru with Tepo to do another four bases of those too.


It's a LOT of figures!


First two units. There is one Samurai figure in each command stand because it looks cool!


Red and pale blue


Advancing


These actually look good!


Other two units, Green and Yellow


The two stripped banner is in case the owner needs to class one unit as allied


Steady lads!


Line or depth?


Ashugaru with tepu and a log! There is also a samurai in this unit, just because...


Top view


Aim...


Hold!


And this was in the box!


So I painted it
 
Third unit done.
Ashugaru archers, these appear to have a few minifigs added to them..


Top view


Side on


Players eye view


Ready - draw


I have finally started them.

Starting with Ashugaru with Tepo, as they were the first thing in the rather stuffed box. Twelve bases of in two units. Painted as Clan Sakai to allow them to be used in both Senguko and Renaissance era gaming too.


Top view


They look good en masse


Player's view


Very happy with these, now onto the rest!

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