Castings done ..

Mould made for the new Ashigaru masters, after a couple of casting sessions have enough figures for 4 10 man squads (two for each army)..

...plus a few more items for  a couple of other things I want to add

• mounted commanders (as an alternative to those in the dismounted sets)
• make some masters for a pack horse and men carrying ammo/supplies

Ashigaru with spear ... masters

 With some Ashigaru armed with spears needed to complete the armies, I have made up two new masters each with different types of 'armour' on their arms. Also I have thickened the bases, bulked out the legs and fitted a sword. 

 Shown with spear temporarily fitted....

Army Commands ...

 The two army commands with their camp curtains now completed...

Trial Setup of Samurai Army ...

 With painting progressing slowly, to give me a boost I setup a samurai army in a nominal 'Sonae' formation...

Looking good. One thing I realised once I set it out is that I hadn't made some ashigaru squads with short spear to support the two front samurai squads. So I will need to cast up 20 figs for each army.