Friday, May 2, 2025

2025 Japan year: Samurai, Yokai, Test of Honour, Killer Katanas and what not?

After finishing Conan 2025 seems to turn out to be a Japan year. I am building armies and lists (and terrain) for Test of Honour, Ronin and Killer Katanas. 

I wil very likely try out Clash of Katanas as well as the Heiho system Wargames Atlantic is promising me.

But first some paintwork: 

The tryouts of the new 10mm Wargames Atlantic samurai/ashigaru

 

Zenit Miniatures' Jorogumo

Zenit Miniatures' Shinigami



Wargames Factory (currently by Warlord Games) samurai

Wargames Factory (currently by Warlord Games) Ashigaru and Taisho



Wargames Factory (currently by Warlord Games) Ashigaru 

Zenit Miniatures' Oni and converted WF samurai

Wargames Factory (currently by Warlord Games) Ashigaru 

Wargames Factory (currently by Warlord Games) Ashigaru 

Onna Bugeisha converted from Wargames Factory (currently by Warlord Games) figures 

Bac Ninh Lady Snowblood (L) and two Reaper Geisha



Reaper Undead samurai

Reaper Ghost Samurai

Reaper male Oni

Reaper female Oni




Red Nails. The latest and ultimate Conan board game expansion

Last February I received the latest expansions for Conan The Board Game: Red Nails and Worms of the Earth. I had been looking forward to it, Red Nails being my favourite Conan story. 

The painting comenced forthwith!


Valeria, Conan and the Black Pillar

 

Techulthli warriors and Tascela (middle)

Olmec (middle) and Xotalanc warriors


Techotl (middle) 

The Burning Skull and Tolkemec

The Crawler

The Dragon


The Dragon and some of its snacks

Gunderman and Khitan mercenaries

Kushite mercenaries


Black Dragon Guard & crossbow man

The Witch & a few Worms


Bran Mak Morn

Conan a la Frazetta

The Berserker

Motor trip to the Ardennes and Luxembourg

Last year we celebrated my first season with a motorbike license with a trip through the Belgian Ardennes and Luxembourg. 

Departure

Lunch break 

Our second parking spot. I drove my bike to far into the first so we had to drag it back out with the two of us. Don't do that....

Panther in Houffalize


We also had a lot of great food moments. Go figure...

The King Tiger in La Gleize. With my Tiger of course. 

Coffee break on the way back.