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Armies on Parade 2020: The Warhammer Nippon Mercenary Contingent

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  For Games Workshop's Armies on Parade 2020, www.armiesonparade.com , I decided to mount my Warhammer Nippon Mercenary Contingent on a 2' x 2' terrain board and submit it.  Knowing that the contest is to promote Games Workshop's current line of Warhammer: Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000, I do not have any great expectations that it will even be given a second look.  That being said, I hope that this Oldhammer army stirs some Warhammer Nippon or Cathay thoughts for their Warhammer: The Old World project which has already given some great Kislev previews. https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/03/23/the-old-world-ice-guard-of-kislevgw-homepage-post-4fw-homepage-post-2/  The "Small Japan House" is from Armorcast ( www.armorcast.com ) which I believe is now out-of-production.  Some may recall that Armorcast was an officially licensed third-party provider of large-scale resin models for Warhammer 40,000 with models like the Warhound and Reaper Titans before G

Amazon Miniatures Sumo Basho

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  In the early 2000's, a company out of the UK called Amazon Miniatures released Sumo Basho, a sumo miniatures battle game complete with 25mm/28mm miniatures.  Here is the boxed starter set that included 2 Sumo miniatures, 1 Gyoji Referee miniature, 2 Geisha miniatures, Rule Booklet, Map of Dohyo Ring, and 2 dice.  Everything you needed to play.   Amazon Miniatures also had a vast range of 25mm ancient armies for use with Warhammer Ancient Battles.  In addition to selling the rules for Warhammer Ancients, Amazon also sold its own three miniature games of Sumo Basho, Amazons & Centaurs, and Pollice Verso.  Unfortunately, it appears all these games are long out of print and I cannot find a trace of Amazon Miniatures online. Here is a closeup of a Sumo Basho match in progress with the two Sumo miniatures from the starter set. This is a shot of the extra miniatures that were available separately from the starter set.  In the ring are two alternative sculpt Sumo miniatures.  Outside