Maeda Toshiie 1590

[akaryu]

Just finished another one of Augie Rodriguez busts for Fort Duquesne, Maeda Toshiie, The Lord of the Golden Marsh, ca.1590. First produced by Fort Duquesne, now available from Steve Kirtley of SK Miniatures.
Quite monotonous, but the large areas of white, purple and gold posed a challenge nonetheless.

 

[tomifune]

Nice work. Images are better here than on Facebook.

Bob

 

[akaryu]

Thanks Bob, FB does a kind of compression of image files I understand.

 

[Chris Ribchester]

Very fine detail painting and nice silky looking cloth.

Chris

 

[Dimonikus]

Very nice work!

 

[Oda]

Painting large areas and maintainig such consistency,degradation and volume control is no mean feat.This is a splendid rendition of the chief of the five regents Hideyoshi appointed to uphold his heritage and make sure his son succeeds him.The FD busts still remain some of the best samurai busts ever produced.You've certainly done justice to the piece as well as the historical personality.Top class.

Oda.

 

[akaryu]

Oda, if I were a fair young maiden I'd be blushing! Alas, grey bearded old soldiers don't blush!

 

[lancer115]

Super bust, beautifully painted. Fine brushwork really brings out the best in this lovely miniature.
Great presentation....very talented work.....John.

 

[Joe55]

Your efforts paid off. That's a beautiful piece !

Joe

 

[akaryu]

The FD busts still remain some of the best samurai busts ever produced.

They are indeed, Augie really went far in his research for authenticity. It is a pity one almost never sees them on the shows either. Next one I'll tackle is lesser known Katô Yoshiaki. Thanks for the positve comments!

Pierre

 

[arj]

Beautifully even painting of the vast expanses of clothing.
The final effect you've achieved is very eye-catching.

Cheers,
Andrew

 

[Oda]

As a fanatic lover of Japanese history all FD busts and the personalities they represent are on top of my list.Since I do not do busts it is always a pleasure to have the chance to see other people's works on them.You are clearly a seasoned and highly competent modeller and I'd love to see one more of your works (or more) on this fabulous range.

Oda.

 

[akaryu]

Hello Oda,
At the moment I have only four of the FD busts finished, with three more Date Masamune, Kato Kiyomasa and Kato Yoshiaki in the waiting room. II escaped me and has not been reissued by SK since. Here are some photos.

Tokugawa Ieyasu:


Takeda Shingen:


Yamamoto Kansuke:


Enjoy and don't spare your critic!

Pierre

 

[Oda]

Critic?What's that? Only praise for these creations.Marvellous work Pierre,trully fantastic.As for Ii,have you checked Ebay.Last time I was there there were some FD busts available.A remarkable collection that of yours.Be very proud of your work!

Oda.

 

[akaryu]

Kato Kiyomasa is well documented and one of Date's jinbaori is preserved, so painting them will be straightforward. Yoshiaki is lesser known, except for his Mount Fuji-style helmet, but his jacket offers quite some possibilities. Time to browse through my Japanese library which luckily predates the Sengoku-craze of late which blurred the line between fact and fiction in many recent Japanese publications. By the time I have finished with these three gentlemen hopefully Steve Kirtley will have reissued Ii, who by the way is very well documented in a lovely little volume called 'Akazonae' written by Ii Tatsuo in 2007.

Pierre

 

[Oda]

I agree with you.Nice to find someone who likes basing his samurai on sound research.This last mentioned work by Ii Tatsuo is it by any chance available in English?

Oda.

 

[akaryu]

Sorry only in Japanese as are the majority of books published by local museums. A bilingual book well worth having is 'Samurai Armor Design' 390 full- color pages of helmets, armor and clothing. ISBN-13: 978-4894446410
In English of course there is quite a number of publications, with the useful ones often on the expensive side of the spectrum! If one reads Japanese all the books by Sasama Yoshihiko are priceless.

Cheers,
Pierre

 

[Oda]

Thank you Pierre.Samurai Armor Design is already part of my arsenal and has been for some years now as indeed most of the works of I.Bottomley,H.R.Robinson (on armour),S.Turnbull (on history) and other English speaking authorities on Japan.I am also aware of the fame of Dr Sasama but alas I have never achieved persuading myself to start learning Japanese (although I know that this is the only logical step to take if one wants to learn more on the subject of history,arms and armour).Once more thank you very much.Looking forward to seeing more of the great SD busts by your hand and perhaps have a conversation on finer points of our common interest.

Oda.

 

[fullbeak]

Certainly a kawari kabuto!

 

[akaryu]

Another one:
https://www.planetfigure.com/threads/katô-yoshiaki.112341/

Cheers,
Pierre