I love the look of samurai bows (yumi in Japanese.) I like their varying colors, their asymmetrical construction and their shear size (over two meters tall- taller than most samurai of the day.)
These figures, just as my yari squad, have had haori jackets added with green stuff. I've also replace part of the bows. The original figures have the bottom half of the bow as an integral part of the figure, but the top half is a separate piece you attach to the figure. I replaced that top half with pieces of lightly hammered brass rod. I replaced the bows so that I could have a more durable figure and so that I could have a much larger bow.
Next up are Lord Kaage and his banner man.
They look amazing!
ReplyDeleteThose are spectacular Carmen! You really do justice to the scale.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Thomas
Well they ARE my favorites :)
DeleteI guess I say that about whatever project I'm working on (though I have come back to the samurai more than once.)
Very impressive!
ReplyDeletePhil.
IIRC, these asymmetrical bows were invented to allow a powerful long bow to be used from horseback?
ReplyDeleteYou are correct.
DeleteI think they were also used on foot- maybe? Well, I think they look cool anyway, and I don't play with any grognards :)
Incidentally, I'd love a figure in this pose (look at that bow!):
http://medieval2.heavengames.com/m2tw/history/miscellaneous_history_folder/japanese_weapons_folder/kyudo.jpg