Perry Agincourt Archers News

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I just got an email from Perry Miniatures.

The Perry Archers for Agincourt are already moulded.



Here is the sprue


Tooling has started for the Men at Arms.  The finished set should be ready by Christmas.

Mick

[Cubs]

Oh .... urm, I hate to say it, but I was expecting better. These look kind of stiff.

[OSHIROmodels]

I have to agree.

Considering what we have seen in the past these do pale a bit in comparison 

Perhaps it's the lack of separate torsos.

Useful for converting none the less 

cheers

James

[Arthur]

The relatively static poses make sense to me considering what bowmen were supposed to do most of the time on a battlefield - i.e stand and fire rather than saunter about. More animated poses could have been potentially weird in an Old Glory 'hey Steve' kind of way.   

[Ahistorian]

For 50p each they look grand to me. I look forward to picking mine up.

[Captain Blood]

Blimey, they've certainly fast-tracked these. From first announcement to likely release date in barely 6 months. Unlike the 18 months - two years it will have taken for all the other medieval sets to reach the shelves.
I rather like them. They are perhaps a tad static compared to the other Perry medieval sets, but I guess we have to remember this is the first Medieval plastic set by Alan, rather than by Michael. I know we all tend to think of the Perrys as a single entity, but they do actually have slightly different styles.
Also worth remembering that many of the existing WOTR longbow (and other) arm pairs will be usable with these as well, giving even more variety.
And also, this is only half the box - bring on the men-at-arms

[Gibby]

I like these. I can see why the torsos and legs are all one piece, given the stuff they are wearing.

[painterman]

Had the privilege of seeing these at close hand yesterday - and they are very good IMHO - very convincing line of bowmen when assembled (plus the obvious conversion potential, as mentioned).
Good news on the 'fast tracking'.
Simon.

[Ray Earle]

Not bad, but as others have said they are archers so fairly static. I'm looking forward to seeing the men at arms.

Although I've just gone and bought some of their WoTR figures... 

[Cubs]

It's not the firing poses I have an issue with, it's the others. Perhaps it's the way they've been put together for the photos, but there's an ugly join at the shoulder and the angles the arms are at look ... awkward.

They're by no means bad models and as always the Perry twins are providing good value for money, but with such a high standard having been set previously, these don't quite match up for me.

[Creaky]

Worth bearing in mind that the newsletter does mention that these are the first test of the mould, and there are still tweaks to be made.  Hopefully they'll get that odd shoulder fit sorted out - otherwise, I really quite like them, and can't wait to see the Men at Arms.

[Arthur]

What Creaky said : the figures above were assembled from a test sprue, probably to detect potential snags. The Perry newsletter makes it clear these aren't the final product.  

[Cubs]

Well, fingers crossed the small creases get ironed out then.

[Johan]

Heard these were made for a Agincourt diorama the Imperial War Museum commissioned. Making it with plastics with the subtile differences of poses makes sence. In that case it's not surprising they were fasttracked. 2015 is the 600th anniversary after all.

[fastolfrus]

They're fine by me - they'll only get spoilt by my painting anyway.