JSA - Yojimbo!!

He has a name you just have to shout every time you activate him! The mad motorcycle monster himself, Yojimbo!

The JSA have very limited amounts of smoke access making it difficult to advance up the field safely, especially on more open tables. Yojimbo is the cheapest source of that smoke (out of about 3 options i think!) which sees him secure a spot in nearly every one of my lists. 

He is a handful though, being extremly impetuous and very fast on that bike!

As far as painting goes he was a challenge as well. I didn't want to apply the usually JSA white scheme to him, as he's a mercenary just aligned to the JSA at the moment, not part of the JSA itself. So i went with a cream colour for his bike and the Crazy Koala's. It seemed like a safe choice but it was quite time consuming to get right, requiring a lot of blending and glazing to get the right result.

I used the same blue recipe here on the sword that i used on the Daiyokai. Sadly the sculpt want as crisp on this model, so the end result wasn't were i really wanted it to be. However I'd got to the stage where the model had been on the table for a week or two so he just needed to get done!

As ever the Koala's were fun little models to paint! They had the same cream colour applied as on Yojomos bike.

He took a while to finish but he was worth it in the end!

More soon!

The GunGrave

JSA - Kampeitai

Today i want to share with you a pair of Kampeitai which will be a cornerstone of my JSA lists.

These models are from the JSA army box (Boarding Shotgun) and the Keisotsu box (Shock Sniper Rifle)

As with most of the new JSA range Corvus Belli really knocked it out of the park when they sculpted these minis!!

I think i enjoyed painting their coats the most. The sculpts were very detailed and forgiving making it easy to get great results here. 

More soon!

The GunGrave

JSA - Daiyokai Dengekitai

Hello bloggers!

I'm sorry that I've been away a while and depriving you of your Infinity hobby content. I had a load of pharmaceutical exams to take at the end of last year, which I'm pleased to say i finally passed and now never have to think about again!! This year has been pretty busy as well working towards my promotion, the final interview for which is today actually...!

Over the last 5 months or so I've been able to get a few Infinity models painted, and I've also been playing around with a lot of terrain (which you will have seen if you follow my Facebook or Twitter feeds)

So toady i want to show you my Daiyokai Dengekitai! This was the model that really hooked me into the JSA and made me want to collect and play them. Its a freakin' mecha samurai, whats not to like!!

I used the same white recipe as the rest of the JSA force so far. It was a bit laborious to paint that much white though!!

The twin swords took a bit of time to complete as well, being all done with a brush. Once completed though i not only had a pair of cool looking swords, but a recipe for blue that i could use on other JSA minis as well.

I took my JSA to a tournament in December at FireStorm Games in Cardiff. It was the first time out for my JSA in an ITS setting, and i think i placd second to last! I did however win the painting competition with the Daiyokai so i went away happy!

More soon!

The GunGrave

JSA Keisotsu Hacker

The final Keisotsu model is now complete, bringing me up to 6 JSA models done. I'll be running these guys in a Core links team most of the time, but with the abundance of Special link teams on the JSA lists, they may even be mixed with other units to.


Out of all the Keisotsu I think this one was my favorite! Really like the sculpt and I was able to use the refined color scheme to maximum effect after practicing on 5 other models!

Here's the whole gang together!

Now I can treat myself to the big stuff! More on that lot soon!


The GunGrave

JSA Keisotsu with HMG

On the home straight with the Keisotsu now! Another great sculpt, Corvus Belli really knocked it out of the park with these guys!

I'm a bit undecided if I'll use the Keisotsu link aggressively in the active turn yet, mainly due to their poor BS10. I'll be relying on mods heavily to make that work, but with a linked burst 5 HMG I guess I can afford to take my chances!

Just one more to go, the Hacker, and the Keisotsu will be complete!

The GunGrave



JSA Keisotsu with Missle Launcher

Continuing on with the core link team I finished the Missile Launcher Keisotsu.


This is the third model sporting the revised test scheme, and I think its holding up pretty well. I think my painting of faces is getting better as well ! (I HATE painting faces!)

Just one more Keisotsu to go and the link team will be finished!


The GunGrave

JSA Keisotsu with Combi's

The more time I spent cranking out the Nomads the more I wanted to really get my JSA off the ground! I only have Senior Massacre and a WarCor to complete for the Nomads, so I decided that was close enough!


Its always super tempting to start with the big cool stuff (Daiyokai Dengetai, O-Yori!) I resisted the temptation though and decided to crank out the Keisotsu to get that core link team formed and ready to go. Besides, I already had a Keisotsu Combi done practicing the test scheme.


These are the two Keisotsu that come with the army box. I made a few refinements to the test scheme; firstly more contrast on the black 'combat joggers'! Decided to exercise a bit of creative license with these! Also the shading on the white is achieved with a light blue rather than grey. I much prefer this to the test model, so this is the standard of white I'll use for the whole army.

This guy is sporting a Bruce Forsyth chin as well!

More from the rise of the JSA soon!


The GunGrave

JSA - Keisotsu Butai with Combi Rifle

I've been super excited about the whole JSA uprising, both the evolution of the Infinity story and sweet new models that come with it! Like a lot of people i'm sure, I jumped straight on the JSA train when the models became available, picking up the JSA army box and also the ITS Season 9 Tournament Pack for the alternative O-Youri model.

First thing was first though, i needed to get a test mini done. For this i picked up a Keisotsu Butai, one of three in the JA army box.

I'm really enjoying the black/white/red colour combo's of the box art, so i went straight in for that. The white was a chore, needing to be blended up slowly over several coats to make sure it was smooth. I was quite soft on the highlights for the (now affectionately named) 'Combat Joggers'! As they are cloth i didn't want the highlights to be to severe.

I really enjoyed painting this model and was able to smash this out in just a few hours!

The JSA themed bases are from Laser Army Scenery. They are MDF rather than resin or plastic so i was a bit apprehensive as i'd never tried MDF bases before. I was pleasantly surprised though - the detail was good and they were easy to paint. The thickness was also compressible to the resin bases i'd  been using for my Aleph and Corregidor!

More soon!

The GunGrave