THE RISING SUN
10mm plastics from Wargames Atlantic
WA’s new Grand Battle Scale (10mm) means us gamers have yet another scale in styrene to tempt us. They’ve just rereleased their second box so they now have both Samurai and Ashigaru as options. The former has 192 infantry and 32 cavalry equipped with yari (spear/pike), naginata (pole arm), yumi (longbow), and katana (sword). They are sculpted in one, two, three, and five man connected strips although the cavalry (armed with a selection of longbows, spears and a commander looking chap with a katana) are one piece, individually cast and there also a dozen casualty figures included to use for scenic basing or as markers which is a nice touch. In addition the little back banners are separate items and will need…