Ii Naomasa by steel fist miniatures

[Steel fist]

Just back from the caster, Ii Naomasa, he was due to be in the kickstarter, but I wanted to release him ahead of the kickstarter, to show the level of quality that can be expected. The caster has done a great job, these have had no filling and have literally just been stuck together. He comes with these two standard bearers and a brass banner and a resin one. They are not due for release until I have a stock of the resin standard.
Naomasa carries a nodachi, which apparently was used as a cavalry sword due to its long reach. And he wears his famous helmet. Here I envisage him at Sekigahara, disobediently leading the charge that started the battle and denying Fukushima Masanori the honour given by Ieyasu.
His horse is fully armoured. Most horse armour is apparently from the edo period but I have different books from japan that say it was widely used in the sengoku period, so I chose to depict the flamboyant Naomasa's horse in it.
One of his standard bearers has a unusual armour made of hexagonal pieces of steel sewn into fabric, like a medieval brigadine.

[olyreed]

  wonderfull figures. Definately ordering him when hes released.

[OSHIROmodels]

Very nice indeed 

cheers

James

[rokurota]

Amazing!

[carlos13th]

Very nice.

[Steel fist]

Cheers

[THE CID]

Yes I will have him as well. THE CID.

[Steel fist]

Just to say he is now on the site. www.steelfistminiatures.com

Will paint him soon.
Cheers

[olyreed]

Would the horse armour be painted red, all the references i can find online shows either gold or dull gold/brown, I personally would go for red with gold face armour for the horse

[Steel fist]

I'm painting it red too, I would say any colour that laccur came in.
Cheers
Oliver