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Can confirm. While of course someone tried it in other stances or with other grips, the rather strict ways of budo would mean a loss of face if a Samurai openly disregarded the traditions and practiced something "just the way he felt like".

With Ronins, Monks, Brigands etc. there might be some who don't care.

Anyone practicing japanese martial arts probably knows the feeling being forced to do something that feels wrong... Kokutsu-dachi, nakadaka ippon-ken etc.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:

I've personally been told to use my right hand for calligraphy even though I'm left handed.

Can attest to hearing this told to others on many occasions, even though I'm right handed.
When things are supposed to be done a specific way and in a specific order, you aren't allowed to buck tradition!

My wife is a ranked calligraphist and I've lost count of how many times I've been told the only way you write it is THE RIGHT WAY.

Now I want a monk or someone with a giant brush painting a giant piece of calligraphy.

"First look to our Uesugi Kenshin, one of the characters that will be available with our #kickstarter in May."

 Smokestack wrote:
"First look to our Uesugi Kenshin, one of the characters that will be available with our #kickstarter in May."

Plastic or resin?

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 Smokestack wrote:
"First look to our Uesugi Kenshin, one of the characters that will be available with our #kickstarter in May."

Plastic or resin?

It doesn't say but I was kind of assuming all the named characters are resin. Edit[u]: Resin

Steve Pugh: Are these character models going to be in resin?

Fireforge Games: Steve Pugh resin

 Smokestack wrote:

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 Smokestack wrote:
"First look to our Uesugi Kenshin, one of the characters that will be available with our #kickstarter in May."

Plastic or resin?

It doesn't say but I was kind of assuming all the named characters are resin. Edit[u]: Resin

Steve Pugh: Are these character models going to be in resin?

Fireforge Games: Steve Pugh resin

Thanks.

Woah, i wonder what separates Steve Pugh Resin from regular Resin.

 Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
Woah, i wonder what separates Steve Pugh Resin from regular Resin.

"Samurai with yumi ready to join our kickstarter on Sengoku Jidai wars! They will be a plastic kit together with samurai with teppou (guns)"

.

So 1 ranged samurai box, 1 melee samurai box, and 1 mounted samurai box are a given.

I wonder how well they'll bash with Death Fields or Star Grave?

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
I wonder how well they'll bash with Death Fields or Star Grave?

They are supposed to be the same size as the Northmen. I have mixed Frostgrave wizard bits with those and they were fine... But I dont have any stargrave stuff yet, so not sure.

Here you can see 3d renders https://fireforge-games.com/3d-viewer/jap/

I like the exaggerated faces.
Not sure about the size of the Katana though.

I was originally just going to get a box or 2, but I kind of want an army. I think I just want a smallish force... I am thinking:

Oda,

1 box of mounted Samurai

1 box of command

2 boxes of Gun Ashigaru

2 boxes of yari or Naginata Ashigaru

1 box of monks

I need to see the sprues for all boxes (hopefully soon they will show what options are in which box) first but I definitely want a box of katana samurai.

Coming soon https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fireforgegames/the-samurai-wars

Looking forward to these.

From FB:"Our Commanders box will contain everything you need to assemble officers for your samurai and ashigaru units. A plastic kit to assemble 10 infantry and 3 mounted models, available by our #Kickstarter"

''Ashigaru Warriors plastic box will contain 24 figures with Yari and Naginata for all models.''

Fireforge stated (in comments) on Facebook that the KICKSTARTER will start next week.

 Smokestack wrote:
Fireforge stated (in comments) on Facebook that the KICKSTARTER will start next week.

Havent they been advertising that it will start "soon" for months?

 lord marcus wrote:

 Smokestack wrote:
Fireforge stated (in comments) on Facebook that the KICKSTARTER will start next week.

Havent they been advertising that it will start "soon" for months?

Originally it was supposed to be may… but then the dwarves got delayed and they wanted to wait til that delivered. I think it was finished later June. Though I have no idea. They kind of stopped talking about the samurai for a while and just started back up the last couple weeks with “soon”. They showed a preview page but didn’t give any dates until that comment today. So next week! But I didn’t see anything that says when next week.

''Samurai Warriors box will contain 24 models. 21 different heads then you will be able to assemble your samurai with or without their face masks. Yari, naginata and katana for all models.''

Hopefully there is a retailer pledge i can look at.

 McDougall Designs wrote:
Hopefully there is a retailer pledge i can look at.

The Dwarves had a retail level. Looks like the Byzantine KS had the same wording in their retail level as well. If you sold Fireforge sprues that would be really great.

Pledge €500 or more
Retailer
If you are interested in participating in this campaign as a retailer, select this pledge and contact us through email address (orders@fireforge-games.com) or our website (www.fireforge-games.com).
Once your pledge have been confirmed at the end of the campaign you can:
- contact us to spend your pledge credit on our existing products
- wait the release of the products getting them before the general release, as soon as the products will be ready for release.

If you are an EU reseller, to be elegible for this pledge you need a valid VAT number for EU sales.

''New partnership with Sarissa Precision Limited ! Join our #Kickstarter this weekend to get the best scenery available for samurai wars!''

Neat.

From FACEBOOK

Join our #Kickstarter launching on friday!
https://www.kickstarter.com/.../fireforg.../the-samurai-wars

Valid Kickstarter preview link here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fireforgegames/the-samurai-wars

~iPaint