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The medieval archer. 120mm.

Discussion in 'Sculpting' started by Sergey, May 24, 2012.

  1. Sergey A Fixture

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    Russian-Federation
    malc, Elia, Mike S. and 10 others like this.
  2. Helm A Fixture

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    England
    That's a real nice job. A minor point they almost never carried arrows like that in battle but stuck them into the ground for ease of use
  3. DaveCox Member

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  4. Martin Antonenko A Fixture

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    Germany
  5. bagelman1952 Well-Known Member

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    Nice looking figure but have to agree about the curve of the box and the arrows.

    Ken
  6. Sergey A Fixture

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    Russian-Federation
    Thank you!
    The curvature of the bow change after pulling the bowstring.
  7. bagelman1952 Well-Known Member

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    England
    Ok I understand now.
  8. Renéduret Well-Known Member

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    Netherlands
    this looks very sharp and if I were into medieval painting I'd buy him instantly.
  9. Tony Barton Active Member

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    United-States
    As has been already said , you need to change the curve of the bow , and the detail of the arrow. I presume he's meant to represent and English archer ; here's a pic of a friend of mine , drawing a copy of one of the Mary Rose warbows, with a replica arrow. Notice the shape and length of the feathers on the arrow, and the smallness of the arrowhead.
    My archer is wearing a replica outfit based on the sort of clothes they wore on the Mary Rose, so later than your figure.

    [IMG]


    I hope this helps....
    And of course, he is shooting at the sort of angle needed to send the arrow about 250 metres.
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  10. Helm A Fixture

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    England
    The arrowhead could be correct there were a lot of variations [IMG] [IMG]

    Steve
  11. Sergey A Fixture

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    Russian-Federation
    Colleagues, thank you for the feedback and information.
  12. Renéduret Well-Known Member

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    Netherlands
    type VI and III look brutal to me :)
  13. Sergey A Fixture

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    Wonderful artist Sergei Popovichenko finished its work.

    Attached Files:

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  14. chippy Well-Known Member

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    United-Kingdom
    Like others have pointed out the bow needs more curve and arrows were distributed from wagons in linen sacks in bundles of 20 with a willow hoop at the top .
    At the battle of Agincourt most were suffering from dysentry and had their tights rolled down to their ankles so they could shoot and crap free will at the same time , NOW THAT'S A KIT I WANT TO SEE !!!!
    chippy
  15. Helm A Fixture

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    England
    A lot of them had no leggings and were naked from the waist down due to the afore mentioned dysentry... Maybe that is what really beat the French ;)

    Steve
  16. Edorta A Fixture

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    Spain
    Furthermore dysentry, the French threatened to cut the archers fingers. Now that's shooting under pressure.

    Military miniatures painted by Eduardo Garcia
  17. Tony Barton Active Member

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    United-States
    But Sergey's figure is not from Agincourt , but from the Wars of the Roses in the 1460s , for which the outfit is entirely appropriate.
  18. Edorta A Fixture

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    Spain
  19. Helm A Fixture

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    England
    Nobody said it was We were just responding to Chippy's post which mentioned Agincourt
  20. chippy Well-Known Member

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    United-Kingdom
    Thanks for clearing that up Steve , maybe I wasn't making myself clear when I said "At the battle of Agincourt most were suffering from dysentry and had their tights rolled down to their ankles so they could shoot and crap free will at the same time , NOW THAT'S A KIT I WANT TO SEE !!!!"
    Having taken another look at the kit I would also like to see more lift to the bow and arrow so I could imagine the arrow traveling some distance , mybe not as much as in the picture Tony supplied . As it is the arrow is only going to travel 25-40 meters allowing for trajectory
    chippy

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