New Release - Samurai Bust

[Ratty]

Please see the latest release from Bonaparte's. This a Samurai Bust and is cast from Resin and White Metal. It is 200mm in scale and is sculpted by Richard Bailey. It can be painted with or without mask as shown in the photos. This is now available at http://www.bonapartesmilitarymodels.co.uk/samurai-bust-2-150-p.asp

 

[Mark S]

I like this piece very much, I'll definitely be getting this bust.
Well done.

 

[Jimbo]

This is very nice, I like it
Cheers
jimbo

 

[cinimod]

Looks good that one does and its nice tosee them build up their range.....dom

 

[Helm]

Very nice and I can use the menpo to hid the mess I made of the face

Steve

 

[bagelman1952]

Very nice indeed

 

[Blue Thunder]

Beautiful Samurai! And as strange as it may sounds, it fills a gap in a Bust Collection.

With this I intend to mean, that there are quite few Samurai busts available and this miniature is certainly most welcomed.


(bottom line: As a matter of fact, I don't recall a Samurai bust with a mask as an option! Harton, Pilipili, Andrea, Pegaso, Alexandros ... all of the ones that are coming now to my memory, and they are so few, don't have masks. I may tend to think that this is a first one!)

 

[Babelfish]

I like it, I want it, I'll take it off your hands ....

- Steve

 

[Babelfish]

Picked one up at Euro and it's a corker.

All I need now is a decent painting reference, as to be honest I know next to sod-all about Samurais! Any recommendations?

- Steve

 

[Helm]

Anything by Steven Turnball Steve. I would also recommend Ran (film) I use it a lot for this period

 

[Mirofsoft]

Picked one up at Euro and it's a corker.

All I need now is a decent painting reference, as to be honest I know next to sod-all about Samurais! Any recommendations?

- Steve

Hello Steve

perhaps something like

 

[Tubby-Nuts-REMOVED]

Helm,....... Funnily enough I was just looking at getting that film 'Ran',.. Being, (I think), one of Kurosawa's, last works..., I have pretty much all of his other films. Always, excellent.

Mark.

 

[Helm]

Well worth a buy Mark if you have an interest in that kind of thing

 

[Edorta]

Great bust, it´s very well modeled, I like all the details.
Steve, I´m sure this book is helpful: Osprey Military, Elite Series 23 THE SAMURAI
A pair of examples:

 

[Edorta]

This one is very helpful too: Osprey Elite 128 Samurai Commanders 2 ,1577-1638
Three examples:

 

[Tubby-Nuts-REMOVED]

Helm,.... I love world cinema,....... If you haven't got them aready!... Have a look at, 'Red-Cliff', by Jon Woo, and 'Mongol' by Sergei Bodrov!........ Visual brilliance, and great reference material.

Mark.

 

[Helm]

I've seen Mongol but Red Cliff is new to me cheers

 

[Blue Thunder]

Picked one up at Euro and it's a corker.

All I need now is a decent painting reference, as to be honest I know next to sod-all about Samurais! Any recommendations?

- Steve

Steve, here's one of the finest references I can advise regarding painting Medieval Japan:

The book is quite cheep. If you are familiar with the "Europa Militaria" series by Windrow & Green, you will probably agree that still in present times all these books are hard to beat regarding their value for money and as a reference source for us.


Here's a link:


http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Samurai-Recreated-Photographs-Militaria/dp/186126335X




Hope this helps!

 

[Tubby-Nuts-REMOVED]

Cheers, Steve .., Looks like an excellent reference.... One for the shelf!

Mark

 

[Tubby-Nuts-REMOVED]

Ratty, ...Here in, lies an issue!... I have never painted a bust in my life!.... Just spent a week! looking at different 'Busts', for a change of pace!.., getting a bit jaded, with my current project. Then you go and throw this one into the mix!.... Grrrr! ...now one of Eight!... Getting a headache.! (Bloody nice piece though).

Mark