Bows

Started by Luddite, 16 May 2011, 08:50:52 PM

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Luddite

16 May 2011, 08:50:52 PM
I have a question about the bows that are modelled on most of Pendraken's ranges.  In general they seem very...short.

Is there a reason for this?

In general i'd expect a bow to be 8-10mm long overall, but some seem to be barely 5mm.

If i could suggest one improvement to the figures in general it would be to increase the size of the bows being used by archer figures.

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Leon

17 May 2011, 12:48:30 AM #1
No reason, just the way the figures were sculpted I guess?  Which range are you looking at?  I know the Medieval bowmen are pretty much the right size, but some of the Ancients won't be.  The Gallic range springs immediately to mind. 
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Squirrel

17 May 2011, 06:32:03 AM #2
Some of the fantasy ranges are similarly afflicted - skellies and orcs certainly. They also seem a bit on the thick side (the bows, not the orcs and skellies). It's on my 'to do oneday' list to replace the bows with brass wire. I can live without the wood grain!

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Kev

Hertsblue

17 May 2011, 08:37:59 AM #3
What type of bow are you dealing with? Your average composite bow is a lot shorter than a longbow.
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Luddite

17 May 2011, 08:38:04 PM #4
Quote from: Leon on 17 May 2011, 12:48:30 AM
Which range are you looking at? 

A few examples of the 'short fat' bows include:

Fantasy | Amazons | FA3

Fantasy | Amazons | FA6

Fantasy | Barbarians | FB2

Ancients | Gallic | AG4   (Actually this is quite a poor figure all round...)

Dark Ages | Norman | N5

Fantasy | Night Orcs | FNO3  (that's a BOW?!)

Fantasy | Wood Elves | FE1  (this one's almost unforgivable - wood elves should have fearsome bows!!)


Etc.


Some ranges have it right but many don't which is a real shame.   :(



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Leon

17 May 2011, 10:08:06 PM #5
The Fantasy ones are just the way they were designed, it should be fairly easy to replace them with wire though?

The Gallic figures, and the rest of the range really, are on the list of ones to be redone as we go forward, somewhere after the Republicans are done.

I'm not sure on the Norman guy, but he does have quite a small one... ;)
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Squirrel

18 May 2011, 06:19:55 AM #6
Quote from: Leon on 17 May 2011, 10:08:06 PM
I'm not sure on the Norman guy, but he does have quite a small one... ;)

Oo-er missus  ;D

Cheers,

Kev

nikharwood

18 May 2011, 07:32:54 AM #7
Hehehe - look, it's Carry On Pendraken  :)
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