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Offline Captaingeneral

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Samurai Castle
« on: 03 January 2009, 11:09:48 AM »
Hi everyone, I wasn't sure where to post this but here goes..
Earlier this year i launched into building a Samurai style castle keep, mainly to provide a backdrop for my (slowly) emerging Takeda army.




I expect it will be pressed into service with our new Oriental adventures (Auton?) Its fully accesible with 4 floors and removable roofs etc. you can check out its construction at

http://www.captaingeneral.co.uk/Samuraicastle.html

Its quite picture heavy so give it a chance to load...
As always all comments welcome and is anyone else doing Oriental stuff? I like to see whats out there ;D
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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #1 on: 03 January 2009, 11:32:16 AM »
  :-* Very nice,   i have had one on the go for about 6 months now.   Got halfway through construction and lost momentum.   Thanks to your picture I may now actually get to finish mine.
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Offline Bugsda

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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #2 on: 03 January 2009, 11:58:57 AM »
That's fantastic :-*

I'd love to have a go at building one, sadly I'd have to build an extension to keep it in first :'(
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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #3 on: 03 January 2009, 11:59:21 AM »
Kudos. Very well done. I have a base in the attic from over a year ago and I doubt I will get any further with it.
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Offline anevilgiraffe

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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #4 on: 03 January 2009, 12:18:07 PM »
Quote from: Captaingeneral on 03 January 2009, 11:09:48 AM
Earlier this year i launched into building a Samurai style castle keep

 :o it's only the 3rd of January!

looks very impressive...

dunno if you seen one in the flesh, but the stone at the base was very precisely laid and smooth on the ones I've seen... can't make it too easy for the ninjas  ;)
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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #5 on: 03 January 2009, 12:25:24 PM »
OOps! of course i should have said earlier LAST year! ;)
Verzeihung!

Thanks for the kind comments.
Quote from: anevilgiraffe on 03 January 2009, 12:18:07 PM
Quote from: Captaingeneral on 03 January 2009, 11:09:48 AM
Earlier this year i launched into building a Samurai style castle keep

 :o it's only the 3rd of January!

looks very impressive...

dunno if you seen one in the flesh, but the stone at the base was very precisely laid and smooth on the ones I've seen... can't make it too easy for the ninjas  ;)
Yes, you are right of course, the pics in the Osprey definately show a smoother join with massive cornerstones at the base.

The other pics show huge climbing assaults without ladders! :o
So i guess there must have been a few hand holds?
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Offline joroas

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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #6 on: 03 January 2009, 01:34:13 PM »
Going to Japan for the summer, so may well get the bug whilst there.............
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Offline odd duck

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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #7 on: 03 January 2009, 03:37:07 PM »
Good looking project!! I came accross this website a while back it might be of use especially for someone visitng Japan
http://www.jcastle.info/
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Offline Saya

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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #8 on: 03 January 2009, 09:08:00 PM »
That's fantastic !!!!! looks very impressive, man...

Congratulations
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Offline DFlynSqrl

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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #9 on: 03 January 2009, 10:41:11 PM »
Looks great!  I really like it. 
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Offline cianty

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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #10 on: 04 January 2009, 12:08:49 PM »
Very cool! This looks great! Really impressive.

Since you asked for it... Here is some of the Cathayan (read: Asian) scenery I did for the Border Town Burning supplement for Mordheim. You can see more pictures and some WIP shots at Tom's Boring Mordheim Forum.







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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #11 on: 04 January 2009, 02:03:12 PM »
WOW I like that alot :o :o

Reminds me to take some better photos of the castle and the troops when the weather permits.

Top stuff!
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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #12 on: 04 January 2009, 06:10:27 PM »
Superb, both of you. 8)
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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #13 on: 05 January 2009, 11:09:14 AM »
Are the roof tiles just corrugated card?

Very effective...
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Re: Samurai Castle
« Reply #14 on: 05 January 2009, 11:22:16 AM »
Quote from: Argonor on 05 January 2009, 11:09:14 AM
Are the roof tiles just corrugated card?

Very effective...

In my case, yes, they are. I actually promised the folks at TBMF to write a tutorial about how to do these roofs. Oh well...  :?

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