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Offline Lord Raglan

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Raglan's Samurai Wars
« on: October 18, 2018, 10:30:37 PM »
Katō Kiyomasa and Bodyguard



Katō Kiyomasa was a military man first and last, outlawing even the recitation of poetry, putting the martial arts above all else. His precepts show the single-mindedness and Spartan attitudes of the man, they demonstrate emphatically that the warrior's first duty in the early 17th century was simply to 'grasp the sword and die'. Contemporary accounts of Katō describe him as awe-inspiring, yet not unfriendly, and a natural leader of men.



Kiyomasa was a renowned castle-builder. During the Imjin war he built several strategic Japanese-style castles in the territories he conquered. Ulsan castle was one of such fortresses and the site of Kiyomasa's most famous battle — the Siege of Ulsan on December 22, 1597. Kiyomasa led the defense of the castle, successfully holding at bay Chinese general Yang Hao's army, which numbered 60,000. He defended the castle until November 23, 1598. However, his bravery was not reported to Hideyoshi by his rival and superior Ishida Mitsunari. Hideyoshi recalled him to Kyōto. After Hideyoshi's death, Kiyomasa clashed with Mitsunari, and started approaching Tokugawa Ieyasu.



During the Battle of Sekigahara, Kiyomasa remained in Kyūshū. Believing that the Toyotomi would fall without the help of the Tokugawa (and the hatred he had of Ishida Mitsunari commanding the Toyotomi forces), he sided with the eastern army of Tokugawa Ieyasu. For his loyalty to the Tokugawa, Kiyomasa was rewarded with the former territories of his rival Konishi (who had sided with Ishida), which when added to his existing territory, increased the Kumamoto domain to around 530,000 koku.

This unit is made up from range of manufacturers, including Westwind, Perry and Steel Fist Miniatures.

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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2018, 12:45:50 AM »
Nice work! Your table looks very nice too. Can you tell us how WestWind's Samurai stack up to the Perrys' and Steel Fist's?

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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2018, 07:03:37 AM »
Perfect match IMHO

I will post some side by side pics if you like?

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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2018, 04:44:21 PM »
Perfect match IMHO

I will post some side by side pics if you like?

That would be of great interest to me also, just starting out on my Samurai adventures and have purchased only Perry so far, I already had a few Warrior Miniatures ones as well which are a decent match, so be interested to see the others. :)

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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2018, 04:16:59 AM »
Perfect match IMHO

I will post some side by side pics if you like?
That would be appreciated.  :) I was thinking not just of size but sculpting style well.

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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2018, 09:44:07 AM »
 :o :o :o Nice painted Miniatures!! but how impressive looks your Adolfo Ramos Fortress among the Oshiro walls and Gate....  :-*Congratulations, these master pieces looks fantastic on your board  ;)

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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2018, 09:54:14 AM »
For those who may not have seen my Far East layout (posted originally on the BoB board):























My friend David Marshall (TM Terrain) did a fair bit of this layout for me.

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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2018, 01:23:31 PM »
Beautiful stuff...saving these pics for inspiration.

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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2018, 02:43:18 PM »
Here you go guys, Westwind and Perry miniatures side by side:



« Last Edit: October 20, 2018, 08:20:29 PM by Lord Raglan »

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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2018, 02:52:38 PM »
Lord Torii Mototada



Torii Mototada (1539–1600) was a feudal lord in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Mototada served in all of Ieyasu's major campaigns. With only 2,000 men he mounted a rearguard action against the Hōjō clan's force of over 10,000, and defeated them; soon after, Ieyasu granted him Tanimura Castle in Kai Province. Later, in 1585, he joined Ōkubo Tadayo and Hiraiwa Chikayoshi in laying siege to the Sanada clan's Ueda Castle.



This command vignette is made up from Perry and Westwind Miniatures. 
« Last Edit: October 20, 2018, 08:19:47 PM by Lord Raglan »

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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2018, 12:22:26 AM »
Some wonderful figures there. :) Also good to see figures ready for a battle rather than a skirmish.

You know Kiyomasa's black and white standard with the red writing on it, don't you? Looks good (bastard though the man was).
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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2018, 08:50:59 AM »
Super thread, what inspiration!! Super set up and beautiful painting. :)

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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2018, 10:09:51 AM »
thanks guys!!

big battles are definetely where my interest sits

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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2018, 10:38:48 AM »
 :o :o :o Superb!!! Wonderful  Board and great painting on your minis.... I will follow this thread with great interesting!!  ;)

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Re: Raglan's Samurai Wars
« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2018, 11:10:21 AM »
This looks brilliant, thanks for sparking my interest in Samurai