New Sohei Army Gathers For Zenit’s Kensei This Month!
February 27, 2015 by brennon
Another month gone and another army gathers to fight in Zenit Miniatures' Kensei! This time around it's the Sohei Clan and they've not only rounded up a rather neat looking army box but also a hero too in the form of Taisho Sohei...
Above you can see what you get in their army box, a pretty standard set that matches the rest of their line so far. If it's anything like the Buke box from last month then you have over 1000 points of models there for their wargame.
As well as the regular infantry you get these characters that you can see above in more detail. I'm a particular fan of this starkly cold looking colour palette that they've used with this army and it gives them a very menacing vibe when you see them on the tabletop. The hoods and scarves also help create that illusion of deadliness!
Rounding things off for this month is their actual named character in the form of Taisho Sohei who stands triumphant over the body of a fallen enemy that he's no doubt picked off from afar with his rather impressive bow.
I like the idea that while the main army is marching into battle he's there with some other bow armed ashigaru flanking the enemy, harassing their units from cover and generally being a bit of a nuisance.
How are you liking this Clan?
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Awesome looking figures. Oh yes.
Looks very nice indeed. Finally a top notch Samurai era miniature line. Unfortunately its metal. I found some of the miniatures poses to be annoyingly wide. And there a lots of unpinnable and super fragile pieces that WILL break of your minis ( ashigaru bows anyone ? ) very frustrating. This is why I went with Wargames Factory Samurai. Its like with girls : The fancy on is a treat for the eyes but causes problems anywhere you go. The not so fancy one is very forgiving and youll have a rather uncomlicated relationship with her. And at Tabletop distance,… Read more »
I know right, amazing details on them! 😀
Wargames Factory Samurai kits are awesome for basic infantry blocks. I do agree that the metal can be awkward for these minis (bow snapped off a Kuge Hero). If they did them in resin and/or plastic, then I reckon they’d last a bit longer.
Hahaha, interesting analogy there @yoshi. xD
Those are rather nice.
They are really great looking models.