Tokugawa Ieyasu

[quang]

Johan, I hear ya.

I'm currently sweating over the putty. Will catch up with you guys later!

Quang

 

[quang]

Johan, I hear ya.

I'm currently sweating over the putty. Will catch up with you guys later!

Quang

 

[Robin]

Hi Jason

Lovely figure


Robin

 

[Robin]

Hi Jason

Lovely figure


Robin

 

[jasonballamy]

Thanks everyone for your comments

Johan

Glad to hear that you like the figure. The armour is more Northern Italian c.1580 than Spanish / Portugese although the kabuto (helmet) is more likely Spanish but worn with the sweep facing forward as the Japanese tended to prefer. This is based on one of three gusoku of this design that Tokugawa is known to have owned and that are still in existence. I only bought this kit about 6 weeks ago so you should be able to pick one up with a bit of searching. I think it is unlikely that we will see another samurai kit with this style of armour as it is not what most people would regard as a “typical†samurai, the next few offerings will most likely be based on characters from “The last Samuraiâ€

Pollock

Tokugawa was quite portly, this combined with the sculptors preferred ratio of 7.5 heads to the height of a figure may make the legs look short but they are fine. The position of the figure is base on the head viewing ceremony at the end of the battle of Sekigahara 21st October 1600 and he is jesturing to one of the heads (supplied with kit) place in front of him. Without the accompanying figures the pose it a bit out of context and I know that Augie the sculptor wanted to alter the position when Jim Johnson of Ft. Duquesne took it on.

Jason

 

[jasonballamy]

Thanks everyone for your comments

Johan

Glad to hear that you like the figure. The armour is more Northern Italian c.1580 than Spanish / Portugese although the kabuto (helmet) is more likely Spanish but worn with the sweep facing forward as the Japanese tended to prefer. This is based on one of three gusoku of this design that Tokugawa is known to have owned and that are still in existence. I only bought this kit about 6 weeks ago so you should be able to pick one up with a bit of searching. I think it is unlikely that we will see another samurai kit with this style of armour as it is not what most people would regard as a “typical†samurai, the next few offerings will most likely be based on characters from “The last Samuraiâ€

Pollock

Tokugawa was quite portly, this combined with the sculptors preferred ratio of 7.5 heads to the height of a figure may make the legs look short but they are fine. The position of the figure is base on the head viewing ceremony at the end of the battle of Sekigahara 21st October 1600 and he is jesturing to one of the heads (supplied with kit) place in front of him. Without the accompanying figures the pose it a bit out of context and I know that Augie the sculptor wanted to alter the position when Jim Johnson of Ft. Duquesne took it on.

Jason

 

[gordy]

nice painting , at first glance i thought it was a wargaming figure given the proportions..

i'd have to agree the pose is quite stiff even given the context, although with that kind armor my head and torso would move together like that

 

[gordy]

nice painting , at first glance i thought it was a wargaming figure given the proportions..

i'd have to agree the pose is quite stiff even given the context, although with that kind armor my head and torso would move together like that

 

[Johan]

I think it is unlikely that we will see another samurai kit with this style of armour as it is not what most people would regard as a “typical†samurai

Jason,

... The question is, what would the samourai themselves regard as "the typivcal samourai"? :lol: Really, based on what I know of the history of Japan, I think the Japanese were always pragmatic and keen to learn about, and adopt, the "best things" (= what was useful to them) from other cultures, while at the same time keeping their traditions "intact"; remember fe. how they defeated the army of the Russian Tzar in 1905 (or was it 1904?)... they had learned about "modern warfare" from European and American military advisors, correct? So I wonder, how many other samourai would have adopted European armour? Quite a few maybe? Well, another samourai kit with this namban gusoku might possibly draw even me into painting a samourai figure :lol:

the next few offerings will most likely be based on characters from “The last Samuraiâ€

Let's hope not. If I'm correct, Tom Cruise is actually quite short in stature, so we might get the same problem there, samourai figures that look more like dwarves. :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Johan]

I think it is unlikely that we will see another samurai kit with this style of armour as it is not what most people would regard as a “typical†samurai

Jason,

... The question is, what would the samourai themselves regard as "the typivcal samourai"? :lol: Really, based on what I know of the history of Japan, I think the Japanese were always pragmatic and keen to learn about, and adopt, the "best things" (= what was useful to them) from other cultures, while at the same time keeping their traditions "intact"; remember fe. how they defeated the army of the Russian Tzar in 1905 (or was it 1904?)... they had learned about "modern warfare" from European and American military advisors, correct? So I wonder, how many other samourai would have adopted European armour? Quite a few maybe? Well, another samourai kit with this namban gusoku might possibly draw even me into painting a samourai figure :lol:

the next few offerings will most likely be based on characters from “The last Samuraiâ€

Let's hope not. If I'm correct, Tom Cruise is actually quite short in stature, so we might get the same problem there, samourai figures that look more like dwarves. :lol: :lol: :lol: