Titan Forge Find Something Better Than Horses For Their Samurai Cavalry
May 30, 2016 by dracs
Titan Forge have unveiled the latest unit that will be joining the ranks of their upcoming Japanese themed fantasy army. This time we get the support of the heavy cavalry, but with a slight difference in their choice of mounts.
These samurai have somehow got themselves komainu as their mounts. The legendary guardian lion-dogs of Japanese mythology traditionally serve as the guardians to shrines and temples, with two statues usually being found at the entrance. They can be fearsome creatures, keeping evil spirits at bay, while ensuring good ones remain.
Titan Forge have bulked up their komainu, making them look all the more animalistic than their traditional depictions. I am still a bit annoyed that it does seem we're getting only two distinct sculpts again, although in this case it makes sense for the komainu, as they always appear in identical pairs, one with its mouth open and the other with its mouth closed.
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"The legendary guardian lion-dogs of Japanese mythology traditionally serve as the guardians to shrines and temples."
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Lovely looking models. I hope they do them as multi part plastics to allow some posing to make the units have a little more variety across the ones they have shown up to yet. With these minis I’m interested to see if people paint them up in the riders colours or go for a bronze or other metal look.
Those look really nice.
they look great, they could be statues brought to life by the chains around the necks with the globes glowing with magical power?
These look like fun
Oooooh ! I love that idea !
I really hope they make this a multi part kit that can be easy to mix and match so we can have some variety. I really do like the look and idea behind them nonetheless.
Very cool design, heck all these previews are looking great. Though certainly not the cheapest out there, Titan Forge do produce some fantastic quality resin models. Will definitely be keeping an eye on these. The plastic/resin mountain may be out of control already, but where’s the harm in an extra character model or two……right….. Their models have had surprising potential for customization in the past, which I discovered with their mechanical, evil and regular dwarves. Those guys consistent out of a lot more individual and well designed parts than I’d anticipated. Made it a lot easier to fit all those… Read more »
Man, they might be cool as a Kings of War army
Super sexy. Looking forward to this kickstarter.
Holy cow! Those minis are pretty amazing!