Richard of :-
http://www.magistermilitum.com/
And Essex too @ :-
http://www.essexminiatures.co.uk/frames15anc.html
Do some really nice 15mm Han Chinese. I can speak as an owner of them from the previous supplier of the same moulds some years ago.
I have twice in my life tried to paint 25/28mm Samurai and ended up trashing them although I have done 15mm Samurai to my acceptance, mainly from
Two Dragons :-
http://www.caliverbooks.com/figures/cat ... rai&menu=3
I do find that 25/28 mm figures cost too much and need an awful lot of work to paint to an acceptable standard.
You could nicely go to even a 10mm Qin Chinese from Magister Militum which I have also, but yet to paint.
If you really need to go to 28mm Samurai then
West Wind :-
http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/index.php
Curteys :-
http://www.curteysminiatures.co.uk/
Old Glory :-
http://www.oldgloryuk.com/disp_items.php?m=2&s=58
Perry`s :-
http://www.perry-miniatures.com/index2.html
Probably offer the best and I just swapped 200 of same because my painting was not good enough.
Of all above Perry`s and Essex make good figures but make it as hard as possible to order online from so I tend to use others.
I would actually only use 28mm Samurai for Skirmish gaming as I feel this is where they fit.
As a PS I just remembered that Dave at Museum :-
http://www.museumminiatures.co.uk/pages/index.htm
Does some really nice 28mm Samurai odd bits too, As do
Dixons :-
http://www.dixonminiatures.co.uk/dixonc ... maintype=3
But I do feel that Dixon figures IMO look like Dwarves although I may have been the first person to ever buy £100`s worth of them 18 years ago.
If you want some piccies of the West Wind 28mm Sammies painted up really badly then PM me and I will send you some.
So, Summing up--Go 15mm Chinese. It can give you so many variations due to China being Militarily speaking so advanced in the early periods.
The Army lists are coming soon.
Cheers, Terry.