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es charting a wargame project based on the late nineteenth and early twentieth century conflicts in china and the far east early inspiration the extraordinary rise of imperial japan in the period from the late 19th century to the first world war included some fascinating interplay between japan china the colonial powers and imperial russia the japanese coined a phrase for this national rise and patriotic feeling nihon shugi or more fully nihon gunkan shugi i ve used the idea of nihon shugi as a kind of franchise covering a gaming project looking at the major conflicts at this time which include the first sino japanese war 1894 1895 intervention in the boxer rebellion 1900 the russo japanese war 1904 1905 the assumption is that nihon shugi will be a project running over a three year period with the first year being devoted to the first sino japanese war the emphasis will be on land actions using 1 72 and 20mm figures whether plastic or metal as the best fit naturally as you are reading this on the all things jacklex site the prime actors will be the jacklex imperial japanese range supported by the imperial russian and newly emerging chinese range however use has been made of suitable plastic ranges to supplement the armies especially the chinese boxers originating from orion and red box of course not every troop or weapon type is covered by these fulsome though they are so recourse has been made by borrowing and adapting weapons such as gatling guns from other plastic ranges and converting other jacklex figures into suitable crew etc to fill the gaps all of which will be discussed as we go along the new range of jacklex chinese army figures on the workbench of sculptor andrew stadden firstly what got me inspired here well it was actually a longstanding interest dating right back to 1968 this is when with my pocket money i bought the weekly part work of purnell s history of the 20th century authored by notable historians and authorities of the time on the pages i remember seeing a colourful and dramatic woodblock print of a japanese cavalry officer in western style uniform sabering some chinese infantrymen in traditional costumes i had to read more about it and at the same time learnt about the russo japanese war complete with all the wonderful contemporary photographs much later on in the 1980 s i discovered the jacklex range so could skirmish game some japanese and russian encounters these small forces along with some boers and others used as colonial settlers were sold on and the urge subsided fortunately it didn t totally disappear and when i later bought a wonderful artbook with a collection of woodblock prints based on the conflict it was sufficient until the right time came along so to return to nihon shugi it is primarily a gaming project and very much one that has evolved from previous explorations into 1 72 gaming in the great war period using the partizan press rules bloody picnic derived from the popular general de brigade napoleonic ruleset another related gaming project was based on the hypothetical great invasion of 1910 which used william le queux s book if england were invaded recently reprinted by the bodleian press as a source of inspiration for two show games one being a scenario set around alexandra palace during the siege of london the show was actually hosted at the said location and the other the battle of maldon displayed at the partizan show in may 2022 hopefully i ve set the scene here for the series and next time we ll look at the opening set piece game which was held at the other partizan show in october the first sino japanese war game at the other partizan part 2 to follow posted by abc wargamers at 17 01 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels jacklex miniatures john kersey nihon shugi russo japanese war wednesday 17 march 2021 an old school tale veteran wargamer john briggs has kindly sent me the following wonderfully evocative story accompanied by some really nice images from his recently completed russo japanese war collection i blame my mother it s 1962 and we have to go to the local library to change her books there it was on the shelf war games by donald featherstone i took it out so many times and for lack of funds copied most of the rules by hand into and exercise book later that year my grandmother bought me my own copy for christmas this coincided with the arrival of boxes of figures from airfix at 2 each allowing along with some home made buildings and merit trees the beginning of a lifelong hobby then i noticed that df lived in southampton about an hour s bus ride away a quick search through the phone book and i have very kindly been invited to visit and see his wonderful collection of wargaming figures i came away with my pockets full of home cast figures and visions of colonial troops and far away campaigns and so it went on with the occasional purchase of hinton hunt or stadden figures when pocket money allowed education and other activities pushed the soldiers out of my life and it wasn t until many years later that i came across the harrow model shop i had visited with my brother looking for some aeromodelling supplies but there in the corner of the shop was a glass cabinet with the loveliest models of figures and equipment from the boer war i was hooked little did i realise that the man who served me was jack alexander the creator of this wonderful range of figurers i am grateful that i have had a chance to meet him again in more recent years i think most wargamers are partial to a second hand bookshop in one on the isle of wight i found a copy of cassell s 3 volume history of the russo japanese war then i remembered that i had seen some figures for this fascinating conflict sadly however the range was never completed so i put those thoughts aside ending up with a collection of figures for the boer war the range passed from jack to the preserving hands of peter johnstone and has now re emerged in glory from mark lodge at jacklexminiatures com i had to have a look could he would he yes he did the missing items from the russo japanese and other ranges were either in production already or on their way so my fate was sealed nearly 50 years on from my first purchase of jacklex figures i could at last buy all i needed to complete a pair of armies for the conflict russian and japanese troops face off across john s lovely terrain massed japanese formations ready to storm the russian positions a supporting massed battery of japanese guns with waiting limbers opposing russian guns engaging in counter battery fire russian troops with machine gun in support massed russian cavalry line and cossacks in reserve japanese forces storm russian positions the order was made infantry in units of 20 cavalry in 12s with the possibility of using the sword and flame as my set of rules at least at first very soon the little boxes arrived with the figures beautifully packed in sawdust not one damaged figure an excellent lucky dip following consultation of osprey internet and a variety of books i did my usual practice of writing a painting chart for each type of figure this saves a lot of trouble when returning to the painting table after a break well they re all done now i think they look wonderful and when lockdown is eased i look forward to many games with them i only had to wait 40 odd years i think it was worth it john briggs posted by abc wargamers at 17 00 9 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels don featherstone jack alexander jacklex miniatures russo japanese war monday 26 october 2020 a little beauty australian modeller and wargamer phill sporton has kindly sent this contribution for the blog thank you phill this model is a little beauty all the elements are nicely cast with lots of detail to bring out the oxen are particularly well done and i chose a range of dark colours with just one or two in lighter hue the eyes are large enough to be easily picked out and the long horns make a very interesting animal i found it difficult to fit both seated figures on the limber although it could be done so i chose to place one on the gun cross member the 4 7 naval gun is a very attractive model and the addition of the bucket adds to the ambiance i use a colour called wolf grey vallejo 72 047 for the british gun blue i feel this is a reasonable representation based on comparisons with guns resident in reputable museums all the figures are nicely done and i particularly like the ox handler figure and i do plan on getting a few more of these that said the crew figure with the separate rifle is also a very handsome figure the yokes and associated hardware are a work of art with a bit of careful painting with basic wood shade along with a woodgrain wash and a tan dry brush bring these up a treat i also detailed the ropes and pins to bring the detail to life there will be many ways to mount these figures i noted on the jacklex site that the oxen are based in pairs with the connecting rod linking the pairs whilst i experimented with this configuration i felt it was a little too fragile so i chose to mount the whole model on a single base 29cm long x 45mm wide i mounted the model on 1459 gsm card whilst this is adequate it is a very heavy model and in hindsight i would have probably been better to mount it on a similar thickness plastic card on my bases i like to blend in the model bases with gap filing plaster polly filler in oz i colour this with some humbrol acrylic 83 to give a sand colour using a piece of sponge to provide texture once dry i then top this with tamiya diorama texture grit effect light sand and then add various rocks and logs from the garden as well as a few model railway tufts finally i use my finescale model railways static grass applicator 50 white glue 50 water to apply static grass to taste have you ever been zapped by one of these things dang they hurt when building artillery models i like to do two one drawn by a limber and one in firing position allowing these to be swapped out on the wargames table depending on the circumstances at hand so having completed the 4 7 naval gun and ox train it was time to do a version in firing position for the gun i used the vallejo grey wolf and outlined the various barrel and carriage detail in black wash a common practice these days combine with the judicious use of a dark blue wash in various crevasses with washes i have found less is more however i seldom follow my own advice here and usually end up doing it i do always struggle with white over dark colours but edging the white straps and the like in a black wash helps hide errors and highlight the shadows i used my usual base techniques but this time added a couple of boxes and a wheat bag just to add some interest i raid various 1 72 kits for these sort of items wwii sandbags make a great substitute for grain sacks which i use a lot a very enjoyable build and a great model highly recommended phill phill s article prompted me to add the following captain percy scott rn and improvised technology in the second boer war improvised carriage captain percy scott rn commanding hms terrible was one of the most inventive gunnery specialists then serving in the royal navy he had already designed and tested a field mounting for 12pdr guns dismounted from ships this mounting consisted of a baulk of timber as a trail secured to the wheels and axle of a cape cart onto which the gun was seated it was fitted with a telescopic sight elevation was by a simple screw mechanism and laying by shifting the trail spotting was by an officer with a large magnification telescope taken from the flag deck and mounted on a tripod adjacent to the gun position armoured train scott constructed an armoured train with maxim guns and a 7pdr manned with sailors and capable of carrying a company of infantry the train was used to conduct reconnaissance tasks searchlights the royal navy provided two mobile searchlights fitted with signal shutters mounted on railway carriages which were used for long range communication long range guns made aware of the army s request for long range guns scott asked for all the resources of the dockyard to be made available to him and within 24 hours had produced two transportable mountings later wheels for 4 7inch guns consisting of four baulks of timber fourteen feet long and one foot square to be dug into the ground in the form of a cross to which the base plate was bolted onto this mounting the gun was secured each gun required six wagons to transport it within 36 hours two of these 4 7inch guns were on the way to durban in hms powerful scott also mounted a 6inch on wheels for use by general buller source the victorian naval brigades lt cdr arthur bleby whittles publishing 2006 i have to say that i rather admire the ingenuity and speed of action of the victorian royal navy i also think that there are some great ideas for the wargames table a jacklex armoured train sound like just the thing posted by abc wargamers at 13 36 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels 20mm 4 7 gun colonial sunday 13 september 2020 the manchurian experiment following on from greg potter s very interesting post in may about his tex mex figures he has been at his creative best again and has kindly sent me the following words and images from his wargame collection for the blog i have long admired the jacklex japanese 1904 range and always had an idea to bring them forward a bit to the 1920 s 1930 s and put them somewhere in china or manchuria the uniform did not really change at all n the intervening years and in china the cap was still the most common headgear well in to the early 1930 s when finally helmets started to be worn now mark has rounded out the range and there are gun crews as well as machine guns i felt this was the time the osprey title on the chinese warlord armies showed that many wore a very similar uniform to the japanese but in grey s and blues so i could use the same figures for both sides i also made some basic tank and armoured car models very much in the style of the late great john sandars of airfix magazine fame who in the 1970 s showed us how to make trucks and tanks from balsa wood and bits from your wife s sewing box i hope you will enjoy the pictures japanese infantry advancing with greg s amazing scratch built tank jacklex japanese infantry painted up in chinese army uniforms supported by a scratch built armoured car another view of japanese infantry advancing the archway and house are also scratch built by greg japanese mg and crew supporting the attack another view of the chinese and scratch built armoured car finally two views of a jacklex 75mm field gun from the us punitive expedition in mexico range with japanese gunners provide fire support for their infantry thank you very much to greg for this great contribution posted by abc wargamers at 12 07...