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the palace guards stood ready outside the metal beast, waiting for it to discharge its unholy cargo. last time the sky people came they took the princess, the only heir to the Shogun's throne. with a hiss the beast's gullet opened, and three figures stepped out. the first had a hint of a Shinshiman, but wore the clothes of the sky people, the second wore crimson robes and possessed metal body parts, the third was a giant of a man carrying a massive hammer the crackled with lighting. the guards leveled their yari at the three, and the first one put his hands up. "whoa, hold on, we come in peace." he said.
"the sky people do not come in peace." the guard captain said. "they come to take, now go back to the sky or we'll run you through in the name of the divine emperor!"
"hey now, don't be hasty, I'm just here to visit my grandfather." the first one said. "his name is Shogun Oba, is this his castle?" the guards were stunned by the man's claims. could he be the child of the princess? the sky person who took her seemed to have an interest in her by all accounts, but could they have been in love?
"fine," the captain relented. "we will take you to the shogun, but he will know his own, and if you lie it will be the death of you."

Hello everyone,
you may have seen my samurai orks blog a few weeks ago, but that didn't work out. So I've switched gears and I've made it a samurai IG army. here's some examples of what my troopers will look like:

the heads and lower bodies are from the wargames factory rising sun series, and the torso and arms are cadian.

As far as paint scheme goes I've found a nice little pic for reference:

I was thinking at first of going with the Hojo colors, but now I'm leaning more towards the Satomi.

as far as the army list you can find it here:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/476117.page

I'm sorry I can't go into more detail right now, but I've got class in a few minutes and need to get going. Tell me what you think?

I think this seems like a interesting project, will await more.

I like the Mogami colors.

Waiting to see how this project turns out

thanks, always nice to get some support. I've got a rundown of what each of the units in the army are:

HQ
CCS: Shitennō
Lord Commissar: Shogun or daimyo
primaris psyker: I'll think of something

Elites
Ogryn: Oni
ratlings: Kappa
psykers: I'll think of something
storm troopers: ninja
Marbo: legendary duelist

Troops
Basic infantry: ashigaru
Vets: samurai
penal legionaries: Ikko-Ikki

Fast Attack
Sentinels: Great Guard
rough riders: mounted samurai

most vehicles: no freaken idea, they're made off world. if anyone has any ideas I'd love to hear them.
I'll edit this post later when I've got some more ideas, and with the dramatis personae of the list too.


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Hey I'm changing the format for my content posts, from now on they will be in the form of reports to the Shogun on recent developments.

To the desk of Shogun Rogue Trader Shiro Adama
origin: Magos Verana Turing
with anotations by Inquisitor Dostoyevsky (ret.)
I'll try to keep this brief Shiro, but there's a lot of information that needs your attention. Ever since the death of your grandfather Shogun Oba, most of the clans have refused to recognize you as his successor. They believe a "nanban" should not sit on the throne, even though you are half shinshiman. luckily the Shitennō have remained loyal, and are ready to lead our forces in battle. unfortunetly we're currently a bit low on troops, we've got maybe 60 able bodied warriors at this point plus support personnel and vehicles.

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this is one of our Ashigaru, at first we though arming them with lasguns would mean the difference on a feudal world, but apparently our ship was followed on the way here by another rogue trader dynasty. they're backing a rebel clan, and word has spread that the rich resources of Shinshima are up for grabs. expect to see more lasguns then spears on the battlefield. also we can't expect to see any imperial help, all the rebels are loyal to the Imperium, so there will be no imperial guard units coming to restore order. we've also heard rumors of shadowy cults among the outlying setelments, the inquisitor has advised me to tell you to put an entire town to the sword if you find one in it. also please send me any cultic paraphernalia if you do find any, I can use it as leverage with the ordos to get us some support. - Dostoyevsky

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this is one of our samurai, unfortunately we've only been able to supply them with lasguns and a few meltaguns. the other dynasties are blockading the upper atmosphere and we've only been able to get through so far by using the inquisitor's authority to move supplies and munitions. he's refused to supply us with boltguns for our samurai so they're stuck with lasguns. Don't look at me, these samurai have never even fired a primitive gun, and I'm not trusting them with anything more complex than "point & shoot" lasguns. - Dostoyevsky

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this is one of our Ashigaru Sergeants, they are samurai who've focused more on leading men than martial prowess. we know we can trust them, or so the inquisitor says. Hey, I checked the loyalty of each and every one of them myself. I didn't even need to torture them to know for sure. - Dostoyevsky

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there is some good news here, we've got some more powerful weapons in the latest shipment: some grenade launchers and autocannons. it may increase logistics difficulty, but no more than getting power packs recharged on a feudal world. you can thank me for the water wheel power plant later, maybe over dinner? I've got my servitors building an ammo factory in the town outside the castle, it will be operational in a month or so. right until some half brained Tech Priestess decides to go have dinner with her boyfriend instead of minding her servitors,then KABOOM no more town. just saying for a mechanicus she's a bit preoccupied and emotional. -Dostoyevsky
that's all we've got for now, the inquisitor should be bringing some of his henchmen in with the next shipment. he's also working on requisitioning some vehicles for us, a few vendettas, some artillery, and something I'm not familiar with called a stormraven. anyways hope this report proves helpful, because as soon as the fighting stops I've got some reports of rich archeo tech sites that I'd like to check out.

While I love the concept, I find the scale difference between the Samurai and IG components too jarring. All of thier arms and the officer's chest look OMG STEROIDS huge. I'll wait to see them painted before completely making up my mind however. I'll watch with interest for further developments.

I like to think they're wearing bulkier or baggy clothes. Makes it look more like they're actually wearing armor instead of just a movie prop.


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To the desk of Shogun Rogue Trader Shiro Adama
origin: Magos Verana Turing
Shiro, I have an update on the uniforms and armor ordered for the men. we've received the new armor based on the cadian patterns with native style helmets and legs. the helmets are made to the same standard as in imperial guard helmet and should provide the same protection. as far as the colors, we've kept the grey Oba clan uniforms on the cloth, and added the blue armor of the Adama dynasty. here's a pic:


We've also received your new armor. It's made to look like the armor of a native daimyo, but incorporates ceremite carapace level protection. more importantly it's not flashy and won't be out of place among the troops to pick you out for a sniper. here's what it looks like:


PS: A local child confused my mechededrites for tails and believed I was a local minor fox goddess. I think with some modifications to my rig I can effectively masquerade as this goddess and move about without being harassed by enemy forces. I'll be in the lab for a couple of days to create the mask and mechidendrites necessary to achieve the disguise.

now this is interesting

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Thanks, BTW that song "Bad Company" you posted in a army theme song thread, I really like it and I'm listening to it right now.


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To the desk of Shogun Rogue Trader Shiro Adama
origin: Magos Verana Turing
Good news Shiro, we've mustered our first squad of samurai. well sort of, three of them are still waiting on the new plasma guns we ordered.

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also apparently there was a mix up in our last shipment, but it's in our favor. we've received a pair of scout sentinels that we didn't need, but everything helps. a pair of samurai cavalrymen have volunteered to pilot the sentinels one is doing quite will and is ready to be deployed (see pic attachment 3.2) the other is still working out how to pilot the sentinel and may be ready in a few days, hopefully.

that's all there is to report for now. Dostoyevsky is reaching out to a clan of ninja to arrange for them to work with us. he's currently at their stronghold in the mountains near the castle.


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Urgent Message to the Shogun
Origin: Exploritor team alpha
Shiro, this is Verana, we've found something. remember that goddess that the child confused me for? she's real, she was a magos like myself who crash landed here a couple millenniums back. We've found one of the caches of archeo tech she was transporting back to her forge world, including a couple of STCs I've never seen before. one of them may prove very important to us: a hereto undiscovered variant of plasma gun. I've already made a copy of it and given it to one of the samurai:

functionally it is the same as any plasma gun, but the schematics seem to be made to be simple and robust to make it easier to produce on low tech worlds. with your aproval I'd like to begin production immediately.

hey guys this is yeri talking. playing around with some extra bitz I made a cool looking weapon I'd like to use as a plasma gun, do you think it works as a plasma gun?

These are awsome minis...im doing the reversed version with using the torsos with ig legs.

I really like this idea, and you're pulling it off really well Not only are the conversions cool, but I like the narrative as well.

The plasma gun conversion is cool, but it looks too much like a flamer (to me) to have it pass as a plasma gun. Not that I don't love it, just not as a plasma gun.

To the Desk of Shogun Rogue Trader Shiro Adama
Origin: Magos Verana Turing
Shiro, my recent report from the field included an error in the pic attachment. this is what the plasma gun actually looks like:

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what the original pic attachment depicted was what I have dubbed the Inari Pattern Meltagun after the magos. what this pic attachment sows is what I have dubbed the Inari patter plasma caster. we also found another interesting item in the cache: Inari's suit of power armor fitted with nine mechedendtires creating the legend of the nine tailed fox goddess. it looks like it would fit me,but it appears to be gene locked so that only Inari or a relative could wear it. I've lost three servitors already, so for now it's sitting on my shelf until I can genetically test the local populace. strangely it seems that Inari did not die on Shinshima, her diary says that she was waiting for an incoming ship to pick her up. where she went is anyone's guess.
in other news we've mustered and trained our first ashigaru squad. take a look:

we've got thirty eight more peasant volunteers who are looking to join our standing army, we are currently equipping and training them.
in other news Dostoyevsky is making headway with the ninjas, we will have our answer soon.


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hey everyone I need an opinion, I'm including the survivors of the seven samurai as the platoon commanders in my army. I just have one question:
Original flavor:

they're the guys not freaked out in this pic.

or anime flavor:





opinions opinions I need some opinions.

IMO go with orginal, it would probly fit in nicer.

I've got a poll going over at Painting and modeling, go cast your vote:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/jforum.page?module=posts&action=list&topic_id=476472&viewResults=true


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to Shiro Adama
From: Inquisitor Dostoyevsky
talks with ninjas going well. rumor of samurai saving village true, found three of them, recruited them. they're on their way to you. here's what to expect:

names Kembei, Shichiroji, and Katsushiro.

transcribed by servitor XXVII

Oh very nice. Looking forward to following the progression!

Great idea. After playing A LOT of Shogun 2 i've been thinking about doing a Japanese, Shogun era IG as well. Cant wait to see your progress

Actually the genesis of this army was Shogun Total War 2. Then I found some cheap and nice quality historical minis and off my mind raced.

This is surprising, I haven't seen something like this but I like it very much, the models are nicely done, and the narrative is interesting, I'll be following this

Wow, this is looking good. Can't wait to see more progression! Subscribed!

Great adaption, can't wait to see more!

were are the base components for these samurai coming from o.O

Minis look cool...nice theme and skillful kit-bashing. There does appear to be a slight miss-match in size between the two companies respective parts but its not a big deal, I'm sure it'll be overlooked when they're painted up!

R

Thanks for tipping me off to this company, I'm currently caning my knuckles with a ruler every five minutes, since my hands keep trying to sneak off and buy their late-war Yank infantry against my will

These looks to be about Forgeworld-sized, yes? Perhaps a titch smaller? By which I mean DKoK, Elysians, Titan Crew etc etc.

I have to echo the idea of these guys being a bit too ridiculously jacked with the GW arms. It's like an entire army of Johnny Bravos. I wonder if it would be possible to adapt the arms from the samurai kits?

That's always going to be a problem with GW scale figures. They have bad proportions.

 Veteran Sergeant wrote:
I have to echo the idea of these guys being a bit too ridiculously jacked with the GW arms. It's like an entire army of Johnny Bravos. I wonder if it would be possible to adapt the arms from the samurai kits?

That's always going to be a problem with GW scale figures. They have bad proportions.

The arms won't blend into a Cadian torso, but there is an easy fix. Keep the gw shoulderpads and cut the arms off the shoulder pads, then cut the shoulder/upper arm off Japanese hand gunner models. It's more work, but the thinner arms will make the oversized torso look like it's bulk from armor rather than being a Johnny Bravo.

there's just one problem: I play at a GW store, and the guy working there has already approved my design and I think I'm pressing the non GW parts percentage as is. also it's not just the armor that's bulky. my army comes from a high altitude region where the temperature is quite chilly. they're wearing winter coats. I'll add the battle plan when I get around to writing it, as well as the intro to General Fuyu.
here's a pic of him and his retinue for now:

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To the most Honrorable Shogun Shiro Oba Adama
Origin: his humble servant general Fuyu
my lord I have reviewed the battle plans for our campaign, and I must say they are highly unorthodox. however I believe that that is the key to the success of this plan. no one will expect an attack in the dead of winter, and certainly will be unprepared for an attack from the air. I would be honored to serve you in this campaign as your signal officer and tactical adviser, with your permission of course.

sorry about the pic quality, my hands won't stop shaking all day. -Yeri

Status of apointment to lead general of upcoming actions: Approved


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To the desk of Shogun Rogue Trader Shiro Adama
Origin: Magos Verana Turing
Shiro, an idea hit me while I watched some of the huntsmen practicing archery in the muster yard. the men are unacustomed to firearms, but they are more skilled with more primitive weapons like bows. I've taken a missile from one of our launchers and replaced the tip of an arrow with it. it functions like a missile launcher, but it aims and fires like a bow. It's so simple I'm sure it's in a STC somewhere, but for now the implementation of this device awaits your approval. this device indeed has previously existed. archeological digs on Terra found a cache of historical vid logs made for educational purposes. one in particular featured this device called Ra-Am-Bo: Primary Kill. -Dostoyevsky here's a pic log of the device:

Status of Missile Arrow Device: Approved


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well, well I've made a mysterious headless man that I'm going to use as my Marbo. anyone what to guess who he is? here's a hint: he was on TV 50 minutes ago, and he wears a mask sometimes, oh and I've censored a possible offensive sword hilt. here's the mini:

I'm going to use a modified necron head for his head, that may be a clue. guess away everyone.

I don't know about the missile launcher arrows. The bows would have to be damn powerful to shoot missiles 48 inches.

Are single missile launcher guys even legal in the IG codex?
How about a firecracker launcher type thing? One guy aiming one guy loading.

Sort of like this:


Or a nebelwerfer looking one.

The bow just gives it the kick into the air and the aim, once it's free of the firer's arms the rocket ignites and carries it the rest of the way (kind of like a cruise missile). As far as single rocket launcher guys,there will just be nine guys in that unit (or more likely they'll be used as a heavy weapons squad).

I did something similiar with the Zulu models it's on here as the 24th Islandlwanda regiment. Personally I just modified the original arms but A. I don't play at GW and B. most held guns. I do feel that would improve the look however.

Samurai_Eduh wrote:
While I love the concept, I find the scale difference between the Samurai and IG components too jarring. All of thier arms and the officer's chest look OMG STEROIDS huge. I'll wait to see them painted before completely making up my mind however. I'll watch with interest for further developments.

I agree with this. The scales are just too off on this. You could cast the arms and shrink them. Theres a product that shrinks depending on how much water you dilute it with. I dont remember what its called, but you could shrink the arms a bit, then this would look awesome.

Awwww your using bane as marbo! i would have made him Musashi Miyamoto founder of the two sword style and writer of the book of five rings.... he was a boss and he was a samurai!