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I started a L5R campaign using ht new FFG rules recently. We used the Beginners game box and had a lot of fun. Consequently I had to get and paint some suitable minis. From left to right:
Doji Ren Courtier of the Crane Clan - I used a Samurai from the core Okko box and swapped the head for a female Statuesque mini head. I underlines his soft androgen Crane look.
Togashi Yoshi Tatooed Monk of the Dragon Clan -A Pathfinder Human Male Monk that is just painted in suitable Dragon colours.
Isawa Aki Shugenja of the Phoenix Clan -A Rising Sun boardgame mini in Phoenix colours.

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Nice work. No tattoos on the tattooed monk? (not that I blame you, not an easy thing to do)

LOL, no time for the tattoo ink…

Nice substitute models . I wish I could afford the privateers press boxes that had L5R figs in it, the togashi Yokuni model was fantastic.

Very nice work. I love the shaved head on the monk; it really does look just like someone who's shaved his head recently and the hair is just starting to grow back.

 Theophony wrote:
Nice substitute models . I wish I could afford the privateers press boxes that had L5R figs in it, the togashi Yokuni model was fantastic.

Well I can afford them but the whole subscription deal is very tedious…
I would love to see a dedicated L5R skirmish game.

There was Clan Wars. Started an army, but it died before I ever got a game in. Still got mine kicking around somewhere, not sure how easy it is to find on ebay/etc. Nice minis.

Yeah I have a bunch of clan war s minis too, they were good for their time, but don’t hold up very well, except for the basic samurai.

 Nevelon wrote:
There was Clan Wars. Started an army, but it died before I ever got a game in. Still got mine kicking around somewhere, not sure how easy it is to find on ebay/etc. Nice minis.

So true, I sold most of my Clan War minis...

Since years I am interested in Asian warfare. Ancient Japan and China was always a place special to my imagination. Asian warfare, especially Sun Tzu and the Bushido Code of honour had fascinated me for years. I have countless books about Samurai and Chinese armies.

As far as miniatures and miniature games are concerned I was less enthusiastic. That changed when Clan War was coming out back in the 90s. Great setting and - at that time - great minis. Unfortunately their later minis were less then good and all in all the game fumbled quite soon. I still like the game, but nobody is playing it. The setting itself is still one of my favourite Fantasy settings. I can only recommend the Clan War novels and the recent FFG RPG!

The good thing is that today we are spoiled with good new miniature ranges for almost every setting. For the domain of Fu Leng - the Shadowlands - the above undead Samurai from the great Kensai range are very fitting!
I use colours of the Unicorn clan, the next 5 will be Crab colours. Lost patrols...

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More Kensai undead Samurai!

The group shot shows Kensai Samurai together with AEG Clan War minis from the 90s!
The big Oni in the back is still ne of my favourite Oni minis!

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Awesome work as is your standard .

Oni looks great, by the time it came out the game was dead around us and my friends and I went and competed n the card tournaments in the states around us.

Meet some of the writers over the years, all great guys and winning some of the tournaments affected the main games outcome. My buddy won a tournament (I acted as the catalyst by playing a scorpion deck which determined the winner by keeping everyone else pinned down) with unicorn which got one of the battle maidens experience 2 in the next expansion.

Still have a ton of unpainted L5R figs.

Three Yurei: one from the Okko core box, a Kogen from the great Kensai range and as a test a Nighthaunt from GW, they work well together IMO.


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A Crab character - I used the Privateer L5R minicrate Hida Kisada mini.

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