Open Book "Pluck Yew" Longbowman Agincourt - AC Models Review

[Guy]

ACM10B24
AC Models
"Pluck Yew" - Longbowman at Agincourt
1/10th scale resin - 6 parts
Sculpted & Painted by Andrew Cairns

Last fall AC Models released his "Pluck Yew" Longbowman at Agincourt which after recieving it has become my favorite of Andy's busts. Loaded with facial character and complete with optional 2nd head this kit is comprised of 5 resin parts and 1 legnth of wire for the bowstring.

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Arriving in a sturdy white cardboard box with all the parts wrapped in bubble wrap. All the parts were sealed inside a clear plastic zip-lok bag to insure against loss during shipping. The bottom photograph above shows the parts out of the box and bag ready for inspection.

Head 1

Above you see various views of the 1st optional head with the typical helmet for the Agincourt period.

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Head 2

Above you see the optional head number 2, without the helmet but sporting a bowl cut hair.

Above you see various views of the chest portion of the bust.

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Above you see various views of the right arm and hand holding up to fingers to signify that he could still use his bow and the left arm and hand holding the longbow.

Above is a length of wire for use as the bow string.

Above you see head 1 dry-fitted into the neck socket.

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Above you see the dry-fitting into the neck of the second optional head, without the helmet.

Additional Box Art Photographs

Painted
by
Andy Cairns

Conclusion:
An excellent kit full of character that Andrew Cairns seems to put into each of his figures and busts. Seam lines need to be removed and sanded smooth. No mold blocks to be removed. Highly recommended.

Available through
Red Lancers
and
other figure shops

R490
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[gordy]

Thanks for the peek in the box Guy

I prefer the helmet to the bowl cut!

 

[kiwi45]

Good review Guy, although some mould seems are quite pronounced. I also prefer the helmeted option, as the bowl haircut version reminds me of the hair cuts my military serving father used to give me AAaaagh!
well done again Andy.

 

[diamond cutter]

Quite a character!! Very good!

 

[mil-mart]

Excellent review Guy and Andy great sculpting and love the title you've given it.

Cheers Ken

 

[gorgosaurus]

Where can I get one of these?
Spike.

 

[Tony Barton]

That style of helmet was not current in 1415 : much more like the style of sallet worn in about 1460.
As a wise man once said, it's very important to remember that the Middle Ages didn't all happen at the same time....

 

[amcairns]

This bust already had controversy over the finger sign,why not another one.
Cheers
Andy

 

[Steve]

The finger sign is great history and represents perfectly the spirit that created the Empire, though of course that was a bit further down the road. Evocative piece, Andy. Wonderful sculpt. Can't really get worked up about the tin hat.--

 

[Ulrich]

It is a great figure. I am just painting it