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Ashigaru

Ashigaru

SKU WAARN005S
by Wargames Atlantic
$39.95 - $399.50
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$39.95
$39.95 -
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THE LIGHT OF FOOT

The Ashigaru (“light of foot” in Nihongo) were the backbone of 16th and early 17th century Japanese armies. Originally wandering mercenaries that came from peasant stock, they were organized into more formal units as the centuries passed. Over time they also gained in status although still existed below the Samurai class. In the later periods they accounted for between 60 and 80% of armies.

This hard plastic box set allows you to field up to 328 10mm soldiers equipped with yari (spear/pike), naginata (pole arm), yumi (longbow), and teppo (musket). You can see the mix of one, two, three, and five man strips on the back of the box with the variety of weapons. There are also 12 casualty figures included to use for scenic basing or as markers.

Models require assembly and painting. Bases are not included. Not for Children. Contents may vary from photos. 

  • Sculpting: Rob Macfarlane
  • Illustration: Marco Capparoni 
  • Figure Painting: Christian Lemmen

Made in the USA

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Customer Reviews

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Ryan Dunham
Good but need work

Models themselves look great but like many others here the spears are just terrible. 5 were already snapped in the box when I received them and then many more still snapped, even with a very good and sharpe pair of cutters. Feels like a waste when you have some many missing spears. Personally I would bother getting another box of these due purely to the spears. Bowmen and handhunners are fantastic though.

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Jason
Great start

I love the GB concept, but feel that WGA should take more care in their gating, particularly as it relates to the spears. They are fragile as-is, and the sprue gating on the Ashigaru sprue makes them difficult to clip off intact.

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Keaton M.
Good Product with some flaws.

I really like the models. The sculpts are very good with a nice amount of detail, also fun to paint.

My main complaint would have to be the thin spears. Tall the spears are prone to bending and breaking during removal from the sprue. Another, small complaint would be that I'd like to see more Sashimono back banners, or maybe a full sprue of them I could purchase separately.

Overall I am impressed with the quality and will be buying more 👍

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Anonymous
good quaility

Nice figures but some parts are too fragile, but still usable , please improve it for further release in this scale.Really looking forward to the upcoming fantasy series.

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Anonymous
Nice sculpts, but too fragile.

The models look nice, but they're just too fragile. Getting the pikes in particular, off the sprue is tough, and even once they're off they can still break easily during normal painting and play.

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