Monday, 10 April 2017

A Man Of Straw.



Okay so I said " no new projects this year !" and up to about three months in I remained true to my pledge , then I sold some figures off and had some ready cash - which of course had to be re-invested in the hobby . This concurred with Warlord's new Samurai skirmish game , with the inevitable result of me buying into it BIG time ! ( sigh what a weak creature I am ) ( who am I fooling - I'M LOVING IT !)


I've been a long time fan of Kurosawa and his Samurai films , but always been intimidated by having to paint the figures - so different and integrate than Western warriors and have found most of the rules rather complicated as well .


Warlord cleverly issued the rules as a free down load on their web site , which I had a look at and I was impressed ! , they use a token activation system for the figures (like Bolt Action) and stat cards for the figures/units (which I like) so I purchase the starter deal .


The Author contemplates the task ahead , I've started gluing up figures so further updates to follow ...




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  1. Jonathan Freitag10 April 2017 at 07:10

    Tony, you drew no line in the sand. Have fun with a new project!

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    1. The Good Soldier Svjek10 April 2017 at 07:14

      I always know there will be one more project ! : ) , Tony

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  2. Springinsfeld10 April 2017 at 11:11

    I knew you would break :) as would I. Look forward to seeing the figures painted.

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  3. Ross Mac rmacfa@gmail.com10 April 2017 at 12:13

    The nicest thing about lines in the sand is that they are easy to erase!

    Good luck with the painting!

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  4. Conrad Kinch10 April 2017 at 21:57

    You have disgraced your clan!

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  5. KEV. Robertson.11 April 2017 at 00:21

    Tony,
    Looking forward to your painted figures- I'm sure you will do a great job of it- about 27 years ago I painted a lot of Samurai with Japanese civilians in 25mm for a D&D Collector - he was wrapped with the finished figures...never gamed Samurai myself - though if it is anything like the old 'Shintaro' TV series it would be indeed be interesting fun to do. Cheers. KEV.

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    1. The Good Soldier Svjek11 April 2017 at 05:33

      It's the very different colour schemes and dress that is a challenge , Tony

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  6. tidders11 April 2017 at 03:30

    Enjoy your new project

    I've been looking at 40mm samurai for some time, so far I've managed to resist ...

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    1. The Good Soldier Svjek11 April 2017 at 05:34

      It's the rather playable rules that have tempted me , Tony

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