Fireforge Warrior Monks

 Fireforge have just released a box set of Warrior Monks.

There are two sprue frame types (A and B) and there are three each of them

There are naginatas, muskets (teppo) and bows (Yumi) for all.

Ronin Warband using Fireforge figures

 So as an intermediate milestone while building two Japanese forces for Oathmark, I built what should be a viable force for Ronin (admittedly based on the Bushi Buntai Starter Army - I do not actually possess the rules yet)..

The force comprises:

• Hatamoto Samurai with heavy armour and Katana.
• 2 x Samurai with heavy armour and Katana.
• 2 x Ashigaru with Naginita
• 4 x Ashigaru with Yumi

The points might not quite add up, we shall see.

The four archers (awaiting quivers and katanas). I might add some slung helmets (the bow strings would be fouled by the helmets if worn).

Two Ashigaru with Naginitas.

The three samurai (they need to have the sword scabbards added)..

Ashigaru with the first scenery item - a Japanese Streetlight from Sarissa precision. 

The pieces are quite delicate during assembly and this one needs a bit of tidying up.

Fireforge Samurai and Ashigaru comparison

 Comparison between Fireforge Ashigaru and Samurai with Fireforge Almughavars, Living Dead Peasants, Byzantine Auxilia and North Star Stargrave Scavengers.

Fireforge Ashigaru Shooters

The Ashigaru Shooter box builds 24 lightly armoured Ashigaru armed with either a  composite bow or a matchlock arquebus.. They also have a back up sword.

There are four body sprues (identical to the Warrior box) and four weapon sprues.

They will provide the ranged weapons for the Samurai.

Fireforge Ashigaru Warriors

 Fireforge have recently released a range of Japanese Samurai and Ashigaru. At SELWG 2023 I picked up a box each of the Ashigaru Warriors, Ahsigaru Shooters and the Samurai Warrior.

The Ashigaru Warrior box builds 24 lightly armoured Ashigaru armed with either a naginata (basically a sword on a stick) or a nagae-yari (more like a pike). They also have a back up sword.

Each sprue has six torsos (so builds six figures) but is common to the Ashigaru Shooter box (qv) and includes two crouching sets of legs.

There are six heads wearing the traditional jingasa helmet and two bare headed.

The right arm is integral to the naginata and the left arm is numbered to match the right.

The plan is to build two mini armies with slightly different themes for Oathmark, which will also be usable in Lion Rampant.