New DID Samurai Takeda Shingen!

[Doomhammer]

Takeda is cool! He's not as cool as Date but a lot more detailed.
The realistic horse is pretty damn amazing too. Bad news is that it looses more hair than I do these days (and that's saying something) and that it seems impossible to pose Takeda on a rearing horse like that.
Nevertheless, for all 1/6 LotR fans, get that horse!

 

[Mudshark]

Takeda is cool! He's not as cool as Date but a lot more detailed.
The realistic horse is pretty damn amazing too. Bad news is that it looses more hair than I do these days (and that's saying something) and that it seems impossible to pose Takeda on a rearing horse like that.
Nevertheless, for all 1/6 LotR fans, get that horse!

Thanks for the tip on the shedding horse hair! Maybe there's some way to keep it from doing that, like overspraying it with a fixative that won't hurt it in any way. Just a thought. And there must be some way to pose the figure on that rearing horse! Maybe some fine wire would hold him in place and still be hidden so it doesn't show...?

Both samurai figures and the horse are waiting for me when I get back to the states this summer, but after all the good things I'm hearing about them, I'm not sure I can wait that long! Is there any chance you could post a few pics of your figures? That would be much appreciated!

 

[edwint]

 

[Doomhammer]

And there must be some way to pose the figure on that rearing horse! Maybe some fine wire would hold him in place and still be hidden so it doesn't show...?

I thought of that wire thing too, and I think it might work, but still the weak legjoints could ruin it. Also the sturdiness of both Takeda and his horse don't seem that good to withstand a lot of testing. So for now I'm dropping it.

I'm having a sunny day here so I'll try to get some pictures done for you.

 

[Mudshark]

Thanks, Edwint! Now that's what I'm talkin' about. Excellent pics, man!


I'm so glad I ordered these figs!!!
:chew :chew :chew

 

[xenoviper]

Received my set the other day... seriously DID is probably one of the best 1/6th company right now. Look at the intricate details and intense handcraft that went into their samurai figures... simply amazing! and the thing is price is very reasonable (if not quite cheap!) compare to other 1/6 figures that required less handcraft. DID also improved their headsculpt and thats another bonus! The box with figure weights around 1.3kg when i was holding it in my hands i felt the value already!

 

[screamingmetal]

Amazing pictures of an incredibly beautiful figure Edwint!
Since Date is still available at most places I can rest a little easier on getting Takeda. Those Spider-Man figures have my priority right now, but I do think you get more then your monies worth on the DID Samurai in comparison.

 

[edwint]

thanks!!

woulda love to gotten the jap version...but then i gotta spread some love to other figs i wanna get as well..so settled on this one..muahaha

 

[Vader AL]

what's the difference between the japanese version on these? metal, etc.? looks like the sheathe is a different color.

 

[edwint]

what's the difference between the japanese version on these? metal, etc.? looks like the sheathe is a different color.

i don think there's such differences..could be the lighting..only diff i know are the heads and accessories..

 

[musketball]

Vader-Al
I have both figures, each figure represents an actual historic Samurai from a slightly different period of time. The armor is acurate down to the last detail. There is a difference between the two. Takeda Shingen lived from 1521-1573. Date Masamune lived from 1566-1636. Also I have encluded a website with exact reproduction life sized armor so you can see how much detail DiD included in there figures. True works of art.https://images.ask.com/fr?q=Takeda+...2Fs13.jpg&thumbsrc=http%3A%2F%2F65.214.37.88%

Brent

 

[Mudshark]

Vader-Al
I have both figures, each figure represents an actual historic Samurai from a slightly different period of time. The armor is acurate down to the last detail. There is a difference between the two. Takeda Shingen lived from 1521-1573. Date Masamune lived from 1566-1636. Also I have encluded a website with exact reproduction life sized armor so you can see how much detail DiD included in there figures. True works of art.https://images.ask.com/fr?q=Takeda+...2Fs13.jpg&thumbsrc=http%3A%2F%2F65.214.37.88%

Brent

If I may add something here, both of these men are very famous in Japan. Both were actually greater than "samurai" rank. They were daimyo, great clan and military leaders who commanded their own armies during the Sengoku Jidai ("Age of the Country at War"). Their battles, rivalries and exploits are the stuff of legend, which is probably why DiD decided to make these figures in the first place. For anyone who has more than a casual interest in Japanese feudal history, 'The Samurai Sourcebook' by Stephen Turnbull is a pretty good place to start. There are quite a few pages devoted to both of these iconic warriors.

 

[Vader AL]

thanks for the great info!

when i asked about the difference in the japanese version I meant the japanese version vs. the international version for each (or at least for Takeda), rather than the difference between the two samurai. looks like the japanese version sells for $400+.

 

[Mudshark]

thanks for the great info!

when i asked about the difference in the japanese version I meant the japanese version vs. the international version for each (or at least for Takeda), rather than the difference between the two samurai. looks like the japanese version sells for $400+.

That's kind of what I thought you meant! I haven't gotten my Int'l version yet, but it apparently comes with two head sculpts which are both different from the Japanese exclusive. Here's a link to the DiD page for the Japanese exclusive. You can see it comes with a collection of banners, a seat and some other stuff. I'm in Japan and I've never seen one for sale here, so I don't know what they were asking for it, but you're right about the price in US $, which is exactly why I decided to settle for the International one!

https://jp.onlinedid.com/products/samurai/70002/

 

[terryvad]

who's the next samurai ?

I hope it will have a black armor like masume

 

[Mudshark]

who's the next samurai ?

I hope it will have a black armor like masume

Well, I finally got to see the Takeda Shingen Int'l up close and on the box was a tiny pic of the next figure, which I believe was Ii Naotaka. The Ii army was quite fond of red for their armour and banners and the figure was decked out in red armour. So it looks like we'll have to wait a while longer for some different colored armour. But the new figure looked pretty nice, even so.

 

[Captain Faramir]

It's beautiful! I'm way excited to see more of these!

 

[musketball]

On the box the next figure is Li Naomasa. His armor is red and his helmet has two very large and long horn type extentions on the sides of the helmet.

https://images.ask.com/fr?q=Takeda+...ctures%3Fq%3DTakeda%2BShingen%26page%3D1&qt=0

Brent

 

[Mudshark]

On the box the next figure is Li Naomasa. His armor is red and his helmet has two very large and long horn type extentions on the sides of the helmet.

https://images.ask.com/fr?q=Takeda+...ctures%3Fq%3DTakeda%2BShingen%26page%3D1&qt=0

Brent

I thought it might have been Ii Naomasa (not Naotaka), but couldn't remember for certain. Those long hornlike things are called kuwagata in Japanese, btw.

 

[metaphorge]

There are just too many awesome 1:6 figures out these days. These look fantastic, but my budget is currently consumed by Hot Toys.