Friday 19 August 2016

The peasants are revolting!

hi all

The last minis in the Temple of Ro-Kan starter pack are the rice farmers. In the pack you get two, one of which is the standard "rice farmer" shown below on the left. He is very much a support model with his bodyguard trait he can sacrifice himself for the "greater good" or he can buff the "ki" feats of your monks with his "Faith" ki feat, making it easier for your monks to do what they need to do. The farmer on the right can be used as a bog standard version or she can be enhanced at the cost of an extra rice point to a named character - Atsuko, although still counted as a "peasant" model she brings with her a barrel of healing saki (well it might be holy water but...) to distribute to tired monks and fighters restoring their bodies back to health.



Paint wise they have no right to wear the orange of the Temple as they have not even been initiates so it was harder to tie them into my faction beyond painting the base, so i just stuck to drab, homespun colours.  For GCT standards the models themselves are fairly basic, although the chicken on the farmers backpack is amusing, the rest of them are fairly meh! so I just powered through. The bases have had bamboo attached in rows in an effort to look vaguely field like but i wasn't really feeling these guys, which is a shame because they are likely to see action a lot due to "Faith"

Lastly a group shot of the Starter Set - I really should have bought these first as they are a lovely balanced introductory force of about 35 rice (the recommended starting warband cost) GCT have done well with their starter sets and all of the factions except the ninjas have them.  I have got the Prefecture of Ryu starter set coming in a couple of weeks and when I finally get round to collecting the other factions i will go with the starter sets first.



hope you enjoy
dGG

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figs bought:painted (difference)

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    1. Thank you HW, not my faves but I did my best ;-)

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  2. I would like to get into some Japanese myth skirmish games, . You never know maybe because of you I will.

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    1. That's one of the biggest compliments a gamer can get I think ;-)

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  3. You can't overlook the importance of support workers and these fill a hole in your force very well. Great work as usual.

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    1. Thanks Bryan, they round out the warband nicely and fulfill that necessary role

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  4. You do know don't you, you are making this very hard to ignore, my resolve is slipping and I just know I`d better stay away from the game shops or conventions.... ANY-where I might see Bushido and these cool minis, because at this stage I am sure to succumb and buy a load of them.... reminded (and plagued) by the images of your cool collection.

    These new batch is VERY nice mate. I especially like the bases. But then again the whole effect, model, wash, and base are just perfection on a game table.

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    1. Thanks Steve, I did the best I could with the sculpts. Come over to Bushido mate, it'll be our little secret I won't tell Hils.....oops ;-P

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    2. *grins mischievously and hums innocently.. nope never heard a thing: dum di dum*

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    3. nothing to see here, move along, nothing to see here....

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  5. Atsuko looks awesome. But her poor back, that weight looks back breaking :)

    does the "rice farmer" have a name (or have you given him one?), and what does Ro-Kan mean?

    These two compliment one another wonderfully and I am most impressed. All this Bushido painting is honing your skills so each new piece is even better than the one before it.

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    1. Poor Atsuko, lucky it's healing saki so she can ease her back....lol

      Not yet, you can name him if you want? I'm not sure it has a meaning, the genre is oriental and is a hit of a fusion of cultures so it could be from anywhere....

      Thank you mate :-)

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    2. I think he looks like he should be called.. hmmmm, ah yes: "Tya Cumu Jitsun"

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    3. Oh sorry, its just made up, means nothing, I confess :( Its a character I used once in a Kara-Tur D&D game I ran.

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    4. That's cool Jitsun- San can stay

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  6. Like Stevie, and this is very unusual for me, my resolve to say `no` is slipping; these are impressing me more with each passing post you present us with.

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    1. Sorry Hils it'll only get harder from here on out, Samurai and Yarimen are prepped and on the paint table to be completed after a couple of side projects. That is the last Temple of Ro-Kan minis I'll be getting for a while as I have over two dozen and you only need a quarter of that on the field if that's any consolation? Of course after the samurai are done I may be looking at getting those oriental pirates....

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    2. hmmmm I see a Birthday present for Mrs G coming on soon, I think.

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  7. Marvellous stuff Andy. Just marvellous. I continue to be in awe of the attention to detail with which you paint your minis and base them. Lovely, and long may these articles continue!!!

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    1. Thank you Simon, oh I think this Bushido project of mine has got legs and it may go on for some time ;-)

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  8. I thought they were rather nice and not revolting at all!

    Cheers Roger.

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  9. Sweet paintjobs on them both. I do like to see buff and support characters they sometimes make all the difference in a game.

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    1. They are useful in making the monks more.....erm useful!

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  10. What everybody else said. Top work

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  11. Nice work, Andy. Not the most dynamic of figures, but they seem to be particularly useful in the game.

    On an unrleated note, I took a wander down to Hobbycraft looking for hole punches, but unfortunately they didn't have any that I wanted. However, on the way back - thinking about your leaf punch - it occurred to me that rather than using coloured paper, you could use actual dried leaves. Not only would they be the appropriate colours and texture, they are also FREE!

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    1. Brilliant!! I already use twigs etc on my bases time to add leaves too

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    2. Jez tried it this morning and it works a treat! Genius!

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  12. Quite a beautiful looking pair - for peasants!

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    1. Haha quite Joe, its hard to get too excited about peasants;-)

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