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Our new (pretty big!) top secret samurai project is well under way, so while you're waiting, why not take a look at the little terrain set being released today for the samurai collection... a set of street fish ponds!
▲ Old Japanese towns often have extensive water channels running alongside the streets for drainage and fire-prevention, and you can sometimes find koi carp swimming there. This set of modular water channels can add unique authentic details to your samurai board.
▲ The water channels are 25mm wide (approximately 35mm including the stone edges), and include straight sections, wider pond straight sections, and 3 sizes of corner section.
▲ Here's a popular street scene, with some decorative fish ponds surrounding the town's temple bell.
▲ Also included in the set are small wooden bridge sections and some end stones, so the fish can travel through tunnels under roads and junctions.
▲ These street ponds are super popular with tourists in modern-day historical towns.
▲ Each section can be printed with or without the low bamboo railings.
▲ To make these water channels look realistic, I recommend continuing them from block to block via bridges and (imagined) tunnels, so the whole system looks interconnected.
▲ It really enhances the authentic feel of any town board you play over, and is a truly unique feature of Japan!
▲ Yes, children in old samurai towns would have loved them, too!
▲ The Street Fish Ponds set is available from today!
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