NEW PRODUCT: Mr.Z (*Air Lingge cooperation) new product: 1/6 simulation animal twenty-eighth bomb - Yili horse full set of 6

Tony Barton wrote: Incidentally , Shazzdan ( you and I share an obsessional archaeological interest , I believe) the horse archer cultures of the steppe, starting with the Scythians rode very short,so they could stand up in the stirrups to shoot. There's an excellent book called " The History of Horsemanship " by Chenevix-Trench, highly recommended).
The Western European style was long stirrups to withstand shock. The two styles of riding collided in the Crusades.

Stirrups don't do anything to withstand shock. That is an old myth first proposed by Lynn White Jnr. to support his dodgy feudalism theory.

http://www.classicalfencing.com/articles/shock.php

The best book I've ever found on this subject is Andrew Ayton's Knights and Warhorses.

During the Crusades, both sides used cavalry the same way. The Kurdish and provincial Arab heavy cavalry were virtually identical to European heavy cavalry. Turkish horse archers had a very small role in battles in this region at the time.

Ephiane wrote:Welcome Tony, before i order the other Mr. Z Horse. What is better at this one ? Is the other one to small ?

This here is already for sale.... don´t know when the relase of the new one is.

I like this one better than those above.

Can these saddles fit a cat or a pomeranian? Just curious? Also, On the 005, there is a female figure. Is that figure a custom piece or part of a select series?

While nice, who are Mr Z and where would you get them from!? I get very wary of these little companies popping up, promising this and that, but, you never see in hand pics or reviews anywhere.

I'd very much wait till someone actually gets one and you can see what it's like before anyone else does anything.

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Rogerbee wrote:While nice, who are Mr Z and where would you get them from!? I get very wary of these little companies popping up, promising this and that, but, you never see in hand pics or reviews anywhere.

I'd very much wait till someone actually gets one and you can see what it's like before anyone else does anything.

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Mr. Z have been around for years making dogs and cats, and now horses.

Machinegun Figures is the place where I generally see them:

https://www.machinegun-figures.com/figurines-src-0-0-0-0-0-0?q=mr+z

That's as maybe, still not seen reviews or in hand pics.

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Here's one for their Hanoverian, so long as you don't suffer from seasickness:



There's a written review from the old country:

https://www.onesixthwarriors.com/forum/sixth-scale-action-figure-news-reviews-and-discussion-/859932-review-mr-z-german-hanovarian-warmblood-horse.html

The horses seem to have a shiny, waxy finish.

When I was looking into buying their Rottweilers I watched a video, but thought the dogs looked a slight step down from the likes of Border Fine Art, Country Artists or Sherratt & Simpson, which I pick up for a pound or two secondhand when I see them. The Mr. Z seemed to lack sculpting texture.

Mr. Z have never been cheap with their dogs, as you can see from the Machinegun page.


The only 1/6 horse I had was Dragon's Blitz. But I never really liked it, due to the plastic and all the unsightly joints. I've ordered all the Jeanne d'Arc sets so will have PopToys' horse, which looks like the same one they're using for their Mrs. Q.

Mmm, ok, they do look pretty good.

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OMG !!! The glance of the Fur in the clip. Thanks for showing, Asta. That Fur is Amazing

These are quite pretty -- gives me some hope for 1/6 horses. ^.^

ETA: Lynkhart, do you have any tips for adding mohair to these?

I don’t have one of these but I’d imagine it’s the same as most other haired models, with a trench in the neck and tail hole!
I made a video tutorial yeeeears ago on hairing Julips which are totally different models, but the technique is mostly the same.

https://youtu.be/_9SqIchQuXs

I’d probably advise against using mohair for 1/6th scale these days though as it’s very difficult to get long enough strands without breaking! I’d recommend making yarn wefts and doing it that way. You can get a huge range of colours and it’s easy to style too.

https://youtu.be/FdXay72gpS0

Lynkhart wrote:I don’t have one of these but I’d imagine it’s the same as most other haired models, with a trench in the neck and tail hole!
I made a video tutorial yeeeears about on hairing Julips which are totally different models, but the technique is mostly the same.

https://youtu.be/_9SqIchQuXs

I’d probably advise against using mohair for 1/6th scale these days though as it’s very difficult to get long enough strands! I’d really recommend making yarn wefts and doing it that way.

https://youtu.be/FdXay72gpS0

Ah, I see, thanks for clarifying!

And wow, I appreciate you sharing these videos....bookmarking them, asap!