Takeda command bases

It's been a while, but I've done some more command bases, this time for the Takeda. These are the usual 25mm x 30mm bases, with Baccus commanders and printed Project Wargaming nobori bearers. These are for the Takeda around 1561. The bases represent Takeda Shingen, Baba Nobuharu, Kudō Sukenaga and Oyamada Nobuari, (or Nobushige etc.)…

Hōjō Commanders.

To add to the honjin for Hōjō Ujiyasu, I've made some commander stands. I've done 5 to begin with, but will have to add another 2 or 3. I'll then be able to improvise a Hōjō army for club games similar to what I've done with the Uesugi, by adding specific command stands to the…

Lords of the Kantō

Following on from my Uesugi command honjin base, I've now made honjin for the other 2 great lords of Eastern Japan, Takeda Shingen and Hōjō Ujiyasu. As described previously, I've stuck to the banners mentioned in the Kōyō Gunkan for Takeda Shingen, along with two banners from one of the Kawanakajima battle screens. For Hōjō…

Takeda Shingen’s ‘Sun Tzu’ Flag and Wargaming Aesthetics

Probably the most famous flag of the Sengoku Jidai is Takeda Shingen’s ‘Sun Tzu’ banner, bearing a quotation from Sun Tzu, meaning something like “"as swift as the wind, as calm as the forest, as fierce as fire, as unshakable as a mountain." There is, unsurprisingly for the Sengoku period, no contemporary evidence that such…

Shibata Katsuie at Inō

Following on from Oda Nobunaga's army at the Battle of Inō, I've now got enough for Shibata Katsuie's 1,000 man army in 1:1 figure to man ratio. Unfortunately, I haven't yet done enough that both armies can be on the table at the same time... Hopefully, I'll get a chance to play around some more…

Group photo

I got all the 6mm figures together for a photo-op, prior to a small game of Tenka Fubu to see how the new units look as ikkō-ikki sonae.

An Exercise in Utility

The Eiroku project progresses a bit more. Here's an illustration of the principle involved. I'm going to eventually do a fairly large pool of generic units, and then have dedicated command stands for use with specific armies. Essentially it means that I'll be able to do any army just by adding 100 or so command…

Saika-shū Sonae Base

I've made the first sonae base using the 3D printed figures. I thought I'd do a base for the Saika-Shū for any ikkō-ikki battles in the future. The Saika-Shū were a mercenary group well known for their use of guns. Along with the armed forces of the Negoro-Ji temple, they constituted the most formidable of…

More Command Bases

I've made some more ikkō-ikki command bases along with a 'generic' honjin. When I was doing some of the campaign battles it felt a bit odd to have a Mōri honjin standing in for Azai and Asakura. The honjin can be quite distinctive with specific banners and kamon on the maku, so I figured I'd make…

Ikkō-ikki command bases

I've made some more ikkō-ikki command bases for the Eiroku project. Here are a few pics along with the figures so far to show the general idea:   The ikko-ikki command bases attach to the generic 'bushidan' units to add some distinction and visual appeal. The infantry figures are all 3D printed, with Baccus used…