A third time re-paint for this one, an SK Miniatures 1/9 bust of the famous C14th samurai Kusunoki Masashige. There is a statue of our man outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo:
And here he is depicted in a couple of prints:
The bust depicts Masashige in court dress, similar to the image on the right. Ernesto Reyes painted the box art, and an impossible act it is to follow too, especially as he's used the subject's mon to create a pattern all over the clothing. I'm going for a much simpler scheme, though I did attempt something on the last repaint:
The pattern was semi successful, but made the whole thing a bit unbalanced. Sorry for the poor photo - I was convinced I'd run a thread on it on this site and therefore had better pictures, but it turns out that it must have pre-dated my joining in April 2018. Time flies.
So, here's the head:
If I remember correctly, the kit came in several parts, with three sections for the hair, separate neck armour and a sword hilt. The square thing under his arm is a ceremonial fan.
That's the hardest bit done at least.
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