Redvers and Son Get Into Bushido

As my son has a couple of terrain pieces he can buy into his warband that provide him with a boost, I thought it was time that I added some options to my force. The Cult of Yurei have a few options that they can use, two of which look fairly easy to put together. Firstly there is a rubbish pile, which in game generates a small rat swarm for free every time a victory point is scored. The other terrain piece is a cursed honden. In game, this allows me to drain 1 Ki from any enemy model within 4″, which should come in quite handy against the Temple of Rokan who just love their Ki feats.

For the rubbish pile, I’ve searched the 3d printing sites for a small pile of rubble which I’ve digitally attached to a 30mm base and then printed out. I’ve picked out the various rocks with differing shades to provide a bit of contrast and then just given everything a heavy wash. It took less than half an hour to complete.

A honden is the centre of a shrine and the most holy place within it. It is usually represented by a mirror or often a statue. In this case, I’ve chosen to go with a stupa that has been digitally captured from a shrine and then turned into an stl file. I’ve not opted for a statue as there are other terrain pieces that are represented by statues and I wanted this to look a little different. Again, I’ve opted for a simple painting approach. A dark grey for the stone which I’ve given a wash of black and then a dry brush. The top is shining bronze which I’ve then gently dry brushed a grey over to take the shine off a litte.

To make it cursed, I’ve stippled a reddish brown over the model using a sponge to represent dried blood followed by a lighter stippling of red as the ‘fresh’ blood. The banner is cut from the metal foil found around the top of wine bottles. This did of course mean that I had to drink the bottle of wine first, but I was prepared to make that sacrifice. After cutting the foil to the correct shape, I’ve broken up the uniformity of the edges to make it look more battered and ripped/torn. I used Google translate for the lettering, it’s supposed to say ‘join the cult’ but I’ll settle for not insulting any Japanese who read it.