playing with green stuff

I have recently received a copy of "IMPETUS" by Dadi&Piombo. This seems on first read to be an ideal set of rules for what i like in a wargame, also the baisng system allows you to make dioramas out of your figures rather than just lining them up. So soon i will be rebasing my ashigaru after dulling them down with muted colours a little cos they look a bit bright really and adding a few more flags.

firstly i want to paint my command base, Okudaira Sadamasa, with his retinue and personal standards.

As you can see i have been playing with green stuff, making Sadamasas ''Ko uma-jirushi' (lesser standard) which is a 3D shape of a gourd on top of an umbrella. I have also added a "horo" to the back of his messenger. the base they will be on is 120mmx60mm mdf. i plan to use 10 figs to a base but if this looks to tight with the 2 large standards and all the sashimonos i will go down to 8.

my first try at Samurai

Here are a few pics of my first Sengoku period Samurai. 16 ashigaru with nagae-yari (long spear) made by Perry miniatures

My idea is to use a variant of the lord of the rings and the war of the rings rules, so i have based them on washers to use in skirmishing as well as large battles.

The ashigaru above represent part of the Nagashino castle garrison in 1575, which came under Okudaira Sadamasa. I intend to paint some Teppo, archers and sadamasa along with his retainers as well as the single cannon they owned.