Victrix ancient horse archers - shared by Dirk Heinius, 2 July 2022

More Persians are coming…… 

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Product Announcement: Ancient Horse Archers

Here we have some renders of the 3rd and 4th horse archer figures.

Both figures are performing the Parthian shot, shooting behind them at the pursuing enemy. The ability to be able to shoot all around was the great skill of the horse archer. They could turn retreat into attack in an instant and cause real headaches for any foe.

The first figure you see is performing a very dramatic and agile shooting style. This was heavily based on the rather splendid horse archer in the reference image and also on watching military historian Mike Loades (Bottom right reference image) perform the Parthian shot.

The last two body poses are being worked on at present, 1 of them being a female warrior with some head variants. These should be ready in a couple of weeks and then off to the tooling department!

• Russell Briant

  Thanks Dirk.

  The reference photos show you can put your head outside the string while shooting to the rear. But I’m yet to see any advantage in doing so.

  None the less I will use the pose when these arrive….

  

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    Vincent Cholewa

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    I think the archer can have their arm turned further towards the rear that way, though I am not sure what that would do for aim.

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    • Russell Briant

      Vincent Cholewa you try it. You can point further to the rear with the nock end hand in front of your face (the normal draw) than behind your head.

      I’m seeing it to be a trick shot skilled archers can use but doesn’t hold an advantage.

      Will trawl Google some more to see if there is more info on its purpose though. Be very happy to find a good rational for it.

      

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  Kevin McCarthy

  Technically, aren't they leaving if they are firing Parthian shots.

  

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  • Bruce Ferguson

    They aren't so much leaving as coming then going then coming again

    

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    Kevin McCarthy

    We have two Parthians in our house then. Ginger ones.

    

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