Yabusame Mounted Archer

Title: Yabusame Mounted Archer H-75-122

Manufacturer: ALTORES STUDIO

Scale: 75mm (1:24)

Sculptor: Alexander Deryabin

Material & no. of pieces: 23 grey resin

This is Yabusame (流鏑馬) Japanese traditional horse archer figure kit. Yabusame is a ceremony in which Japanese archers clan in the hunting outfit of samurai warriors shooting arrows at three targets as they race by on horseback.

The kit consists of 23 grey resin parts packed in six zip lock bags and sandwiched between two pieces of foam inside a cardboard box. A mounted figure kit superbly sculpted by Alexander Deryabin, the horse is 3d sculpted and overall excellent casting in 75mm.

Here are the casting parts.

Parts View

 Head, Body and Arms View

Horse View

Saddle and Abumi View

Horse Harness View

Broken horse tassel cord

Tachi Sword and Headgear View

Bow and Arrows View

Base View

Final thoughts: 

Congratulations to the sculptor for a superb kit which is well sculpted and well researched (although the horse is not the Kiso breed). Despise of one broken part, casting is excellent but not sure if there are metal rods inset in the rear legs for a rearing horse. An amazing kit. Highly recommended.

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Thank you for looking!