6mm Samurai: New to 3D Resin Miniatures

When it comes to acquiring 3D printed miniatures, in the past I have purchased just from Shapeways.  There are now a lot more options available in the market.  You can now print a file yourself or have someone else print it.  I have no interest in purchasing a 3D resin printer and do not have a friend who has one.  I wanted to research how someone like me did it.  I tracked down a post on the subject.

For someone who knows very little about 3D printers I impressed myself.  Certain key steps for someone who does not own a 3D resin printer (i.e. myself):

1. Find 3D miniature files (STL) for free or purchase.  I purchased the 6mm Samurai files from Project Wargaming.
2. Choose a manufacturer.  A web site like treatstock.com can help you find a manufacturer.
3. Expect misprinted figures or breakage.
4. Once figures are received, you may have to remove the supports yourself.

Here is a 34 minute video on my take on going through the process of acquiring 3D resin miniatures with some recommendations:

Veterans Wars 2021

Last weekend our club had our Fall club convention.  We had three to five games for each session on Saturday or Sunday.  There were about 15 people attending Saturday and close to 40 on Sunday.  I thought Saturday was a little disappointing attendance wise, but a lot of people were busy (i.e. attending an old club member memorial service).  I ran my Korean War game Saturday morning and it ran very well.  Overall I think everyone had a good time.  It was good to see everyone at our latest club convention.

Convention photos:

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Cold War Commander, Korean War: Battle of Chail-li

In December 1950, the first Canadian troops arrived in Korea.  Further troops arrived in May 1951.

On May 30, 1951, Canadian forces moved into the town of Chail-li, and were quickly attacked by Chinese forces.  Due to the large Chinese attack on Chail-li, the Canadians were forced to retreat.

I have put together a Cold War Commander scenario of the battle using 10mm Pendraken miniatures.

Pendraken has Chinese and British miniatures for the Korean War, but the British hats were not correct for the Canadians.  I customized the hats to better match what the Canadians were wearing in Korea.

To read about the historic battle click on think link: 

http://www.regimentalrogue.com/rcr_history/1945-1953/chail-li_kakhul-bong_1951.htm

Photos from my game:

6mm Samurai: Primer and Basing options

Since I am new to painting 6mm and Samurai miniature wargaming, I have been researching various approaches to painting and basing.  I thought I'd share my thoughts on these topics in two videos.

The first video focuses on using grey, black or black with grey drybrush as options for priming.  I did a test for each and then share which I chose.  Typically I just use a grey primer for painting miniatures.

The second video discusses what basing I chose for the two wargame rules I'm going to game with.  At the end I go into casualty marker options as well.

I think my next video will be on how I do the sashimono flags and other flags.  The sashimono flag is the banner on the backs of the samurai and ashigaru.

Video looking at priming options.

Video on basing options for two rulesets I've chosen.

6mm Samurai: 2D6 vs Baccus

I have chosen to dive back into Samurai miniature wargaming again.  I didn't get too far last time with 15mm.  I have always been a big fan of the Samurai period in Japan, but I think the quantity of 15mm I needed to paint up for Killer Katanas rules basically did me in.

I saw the Commands and Colors: Samurai on GMT P500, so decided to put in an order.  I figured it had a lot of good scenarios and maybe could be used with miniatures, like I've seen with other Commands and Colors games.

Rather than 15mm, this time round I am giving 6mm a go.  I went with the 2D6 6mm Samurai Kickstarter that included their ruleset.  I like the detail in the miniatures, but not a fan of how brittle they are.  I figured I should give Baccus a go, so I ordered their Samurai Army pack.  This would give me a good variety of miniatures to paint up.  From what I see so far, they look good.  I will probably focus on just the Baccus, but might fill in a few with 2D6.

I decided to make a video comparing the two companies 6mm Samurai side by side.

My Game History by Period Graphed

Have you ever wondered what games you've run by period of time looks like?  Well, I had that thought today and decided to plot the games I've run.  This represents the past 25 years of miniature games I've put on at home, a club or convention.

As you can see, I seem to focus on the period from ACW to WWII.  Most of my 1860s-70s period games have been ACW.  I guess my wargaming is approximately hundred years from the 1860s to the 1960s.

West Wars 2021 Convention Photos

 Here are photos I took at our club convention in May.