Another twelve Spearmen knocked out to bring the Oda's Ashigaru up to full strength. I was really unhappy with how the soft metal spears were working, so I decided to use some of the Northstar steel pikes. These are significantly longer than even the plastic spears that come with the Wargames Factory minis, so I thought they would work well for ""Oda Long Yari Ashigaru" like those seen in "Total War Shogun 2"
They look fine individually, but the unit as a whole is definitely chaotic. Paired with the first unit, they look like a hedgehog:
I managed to pick up enough Oda decals to do all of the sashimono plus add a white mon to the top of the their helmets. I considered adding transfers to their breastplates as well, but decided the juice wasn't worth the squeeze.... Too much work for too little effect.
I did opt to add the Oda mon to the archer's breastplates, however as they have neither Sashimono nor helmets to reflect their allegiance.
I am near the end of my available Ashigaru models, but I do need to add some Teppo (handguns) at some point to really declare them complete. I should probably also finish painting my Oda Nobunaga figure as well....
Jake! These Ashigaru really pop! The yellow banners with the blue clothing makes for a striking unit. Nice!
ReplyDeleteI am happy with the overall scheme, so I planning to expand this force with more Ashigaru.
DeleteGreat looking ashigaru. The contrasting colours of blue with yellow really bring these figures to life.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Ross
Thanks. There is definitely more to come.
DeleteLooking very good, Jake!
ReplyDeleteThanks Peter!
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