The Bad Feels Blog

[Orcs]

For a change, I'm painting some Samurai.

Three units in and I hate back-banners. 

That's why I have never thought of doing a Samurai army. Thank you for confirming the correctness of my decision.

[fred.]

Back banners - don't try to paint them (beyond a base colour) print out the mons and patterns to the right size on plain paper and simply glue these in place over the banners. Works great, might take a bit of faffing to get them the right size, but once that is done you can create pages very quickly. 

There are lots of online resources so you don't need to create the designs yourself. 

[Steve J]

Good tip there Fred !

[Last Hussar]

For a change, I'm painting some Samurai.

Three units in and I hate back-banners. 

When you have converted 8mm Shakos to Czapkas, then you can moan.

[fsn]

I plan to do to the Japanese what I have done with the Barons' War.

Instead of having two historical forces, I have 8 made up ones. These are neither historical nor equal.

For the Japanese 4 are "mixed foot" - Samuari & Ashigaru, Bow, Spear Sword and Naginata*. Then there are 2 mounted units, and 2 small "elite" Samurai only units. This way, I can have 2 equal forces, or I can mix and match for various degrees of inequality. There would be something romantically heroic about the 800 mixed foot being opposed by the 200 elite and mounted Samurai. 

Armour will be predominantly in one colour per unit - black, red, blue or brown.

Banners will be simple, geometric designs. My first unit has black banners with yellow bands at top and bottom. The problem is coming up with suitably poetic names for them. The first unit now rejoices as "the Reflected Dawn". The second  (so far) marches under a purple banner which I'm contemplating adding three white dots to. Perhaps these could be the "Snow on Iris"

I know it's not historically accurate and frankly I'm not that bothered. It's a less than serious period for me. I took great care to research the plume colours of the Paris National Guard in 1810, but I'm going to enjoy being a bit creative with the Japanese.     

*No, no gunpowder.

[fsn]

When you have converted 8mm Shakos to Czapkas, then you can moan.

I certainly would.

[Last Hussar]

purple banner

Cadbury?

[Raider4]

Cadbury?

Very dark elvish. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Something about duck and rabbit banners...

[Last Hussar]