Village Green 25mm Japanese Civilians in their Bushi Range, 11th to 14th Centuries
Available from 34, Moorgarth Ave, York, YO2 2DP, UK, or
The Elite Group, 2625 Forest Glen Trail, Riverwoods, IL, 60015, USA

There are distributors in France, Germany and Australia also. These figures are not as detailed as some but have good "atmosphere" and paint up well. They are part of a massive coverage of this era by Village Green, with buildings and boats. The latter are in resin with some metal parts where appropriate. A = 55p, B = 60p, C = 15p, D = 30p, E = 40p, F = 95p.

SAM100 A Samurai standing in robes.

SAM 101 A Samurai seated in robes. Holds his katana, sheathed, hilt up. "Do not even let your wife come between you and your sword." [Book of Five Rings, Miyamoto Musashi]

SAM 102 B Court lady heavily robed with fan. Long hair in the style of illustrations in The Tale of the Genji."

SAM103 A Seated bodyguard in robes.

SAM104 A Traveling lady in beehive hat and SAM105 B Lady, long hair. You'll have to drill out her hand to take the parasol handle. The shade fits on top.

SAM106 A Woman carrying box in straw Jingasa hat. Unlike SAM104, she is not veiled. Face is rather coarsely modeled for a lady; Angin-san in disguise?

SAM 107 A Servant woman/old retainer hands clasped together. Hai!

SAM108 A Priest with bald head and hands clasped together. Could be a ronin in disguise - see start of Akira Kurasawa's "Seven Samurai."

SAM109 A Priest with staff and begging bowl. Could be a Taoist priest by the look of his robe front.

SAM 110 B Traveling priest with portable shrine. l like this figure very much.

SAM 111 A Porter with hands to left shoulder, open (use with SAM 120/121/123).

SAM 112 A Porter with handsupto right shoulder.

SAM 117 A Man hands up to right shoulder for holding kayo carrier/palanquin.

SAM 122 E Kago with pole. You will notice the list is out of sequential numbering. I have done this intentionally as all these bits/figures go together. If you have watched "Shogun" you will have seen various Kago, used for carrying persons of high rank about.

SAM 113 B Porter with large load on back. Wears a jingasa hat

SAM 114 B Woman (peasant) with hoe and baby on back. I think she should have the hoe in the other hand if she carries it on her shoulder as her baby's head appears on the right. Otherwise great.

SAM 115 A Woman running. A good action figure.

SAM 116 B Man standing, right hand out holding rake. Also jingasa hat. Rake separate.

SAM118 B Man standing left hand out holding hoe. Hair knotted in rag. Hoe separate.

SAM 119 A Village Headman. Robes and a type of whistle or fan.

SAM 120 E Bats on bamboo pole (2)

SAM 121 E Boxes on bamboo pole (20

SAM 123 E 2 large bundles of baskets on pole.

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