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Miniatures Adventure => Adventures in the Far East => Topic started by: Crouchie on December 20, 2015, 12:47:45 AM
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Some Boshin War figures, conversions and head swaps.
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Lovely work on those Crouchie my lad
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LowTar -Still got some BEF and later war bits to send. PM me your address, and I'll get them off to you.
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Top work Crouchie :o
regards
Ged
www.gringo40s.com
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Very nice sir.
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Great work, what heads did you use for the troops in the red uniform
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The Sendai troops have Woodbine Design French Kepi heads. Not really Asiatic, but the kepi is correct, and they are clean shaven.
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Great work Ian! Like a lot, specially Tosa cavalry.
What figures did you use for them?
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Plastic Perry ACW, with the Bac Ninh Shogunate heads with hachimaki.
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Plastic Perry ACW, with the Bac Ninh Shogunate heads with hachimaki.
Thank you Ian.
By the way, are you make the katanas?
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Time would not allow for the Katanas, so I modified some Perry Naginatas, of which I have far too many. :) I ran out of hachimaki heads for the other two cavalrymen, so they will get put on the back burner until the New Year.
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https://coub.com/view/81uze (https://coub.com/view/81uze)
From Yae no Sakura. Dig the Jinbaori
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Lovely stuff, Crouchie. I especially like the cavalry conversions (I've been looking for info on Imperial cavalry for a while, but my google skills have let me down).
I watched Yae no Sakura recently, in preparation for jumping on the Boshin bandwagon. Quality stuff. There's a good film on Netflix at the mo, if you've got it - 'When the Last Sword is Drawn'. It focusses on a couple of the Shinsengumi.
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Lovely stuff, Crouchie. I especially like the cavalry conversions (I've been looking for info on Imperial cavalry for a while, but my google skills have let me down)
Sorry I don't have info about Imperial cavalry, but I think that Crouchie have some pictures.
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Nice conversions! :-*
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Some nice painting on those :)
cheers
James
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Found a sprue of the plastic Perry ACW Zouaves. Crumpled baggy trousers had to go. I managed to fill the creased bits in with putty, and filed off almost all the frippery, water bottle, bread bag and associated straps, plus the knee bindings. Just one belt for the cartridge pouch and a waist sash to hide any remaining shell jacket bottoms and fix the sheathed katana. Unceremoniously plonk on a Bac Ninh Nirayama head. Allow to dry and then paint. I'll post photos when I have based them. I now have three extra for the Aizu to fight off those dishonourable Satsumas and their rotten Choshu allies. I think two of them look the part. The third is a bit dodgy. Perhaps too much rice wine, and a night in the paddy field.
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Found a sprue of the plastic Perry ACW Zouaves. Crumpled baggy trousers had to go. I managed to fill the creased bits in with putty, and filed off almost all the frippery, water bottle, bread bag and associated straps, plus the knee bindings. Just one belt for the cartridge pouch and a waist sash to hide any remaining shell jacket bottoms and fix the sheathed katana. Unceremoniously plonk on a Bac Ninh Nirayama head. Allow to dry and then paint. I'll post photos when I have based them. I now have three extra for the Aizu to fight off those dishonourable Satsumas and their rotten Choshu allies. I think two of them look the part. The third is a bit dodgy. Perhaps too much rice wine, and a night in the paddy field.
I want to see this Aizu guys, includes the dodgy. ;)
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I want to see them too
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I want pictures. ;)
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Pictures please. ::)
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Ian, are you continuing with your Boshin War project?
Regards
José A.
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Yes, but I have been sidetracked with 40mm AWI for a friend. I think he is planning both armies in entirety. Seems that way with all the painting.
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(https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1792089280806171&set=pcb.1792090377472728&type=3)
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Any tutorials on how you done those infantry, they look great
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Perry Zouaves plastic infantry, any flouncy detail such as lace removed, greenstuff pantaloons with a flap at the front, and insignia cloth on the left arm.. Bac Ninh heads. I think of myself as a straight line model maker, and these were not straight.
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/73/5d/32/735d32c9d1893bd9ed2aeef90d04d24d.jpg) Got the idea from this illustration, and from No yae sakura.
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Thank you, they are great conversions! :)