Conical Hats Never Die Out of Fashion Thanks to Puppets War
March 21, 2014 by dracs
Puppets War have just released the Bushi Troopers, another variant of their sci-fi troopers this time sporting some nifty, traditional Chinese conical hats.
The combination of sci-fi armour and straw hats is something of a strange mix, but then I can personally attest to the practicality of those hats in hot weather.
The heads are available as a separate option, or as part of a set of ten troopers.
Think your future soldiers might be wearing these to battle?
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I don’t see many lines to indicate that its straw, so you could paint them as if its some sort of metal if your going for the sci-fi look.
if they are named “Bushi” I think they’re Japanese. They look like an updated version of the Ashigaru armor you would find in Sengoku Judai.
I remember running around in stupid heat during a Vietnam reenactment and, yeah, those coolie hats actually aint bad at their job (the hat + mask specifically reminded me of the hat + airsoft mask)
pretty nifty Gue’vesa if you’re that way inclined…
Wish there were an option for ones without the masks, I keep contemplating getting into some of the more current 40K stuff and going for a samurai marine ashigaru guard allied force.