the assault group has entered the building!
I would like to say it right on the begining. I have nothing to do with TAG at all, I've only ordered one order. But wow, I love them! They mostly produce historical wargaming stuff that I don't play, but I'll surely go back and buy some russians and all once I get around to gaming chechen wars. Or something. I like those MVD russians with visors. And the rest of the SWAT guys. The rest, you ask? Well, I got the best pack now!
Miniatures came as they always do, in a nice carboard box with some filling to keep the minies safe. This is what was in the packet:
Oh, yeah, sorry for blurry pics again. I blame the enthusiasm this time!
If I go on to minies themselves, they're made somewhat basic, compared to, say Hasslefree minies, but we must keep in mind, they're also much cheaper. Some of the weapons seem a bit small, for example one of the DELTA guys...but most of the miniatures seem pretty good to me. Detail is decent, eyes on some of the faces are a bit "hidden", but that can probably be fixed with a basecoat. I've bought a great variety of different pacs, but If you'd buy from same range...say, 4 packs of SWAT guys, you'd notice that they got same bodies, yet there are not two that would be the same.
I've decided to make a purchase because now I have a decent number of survivors to support my gaming. I could also buy some of the marines or british soldiers for the army, but I will go with SAS guys I bought for now. Then I will either keep it that way or I will go with eureka's germans. Honestly, I think I'll just use SWAT for the "hard hitting" hunters.
The biggest gem in my order are the weapons. TAG sells them at 10 per pack, but Pete said I could mix as I'd want. I REALLY felt bad because I took horrible advantage over his kindness, but now I got such a great mixture of weapons that my survivors will acutally be able to find a 3D gun while searching the house. The downside of the idea is, that I need to get myself some furniture!
Well, thanks yet again for reading, I hope someone finds the short review useful. I will now go and base all the minies, diploma can wait. Then I will probably go make some sandbag emplacements and defenses so I can play "defend" scenario from NMRIH. With .50 cal emplacements. It doesn't get much cooler if you ask me!
Cheers,
Mathyoo
oh and it's Lord Siwoc's birthday today!
Nice haul of figures and weapons, Mathyoo. I like snipers so could we have a closer look at your freebie sniper sometime?
ReplyDeleteHmmm, sandbag emplacement with .50 cal machine gun? DAKKA! DAKKA! DAKKA! DAKKA! DAKKA! DAKKA! DAKKA! DAKKA! DAKKA! Die zombies, die! DAKKA! DAKKA! DAKKA! DAKKA! DAKKA! DAKKA!
There you have it:
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I didn't knew which one should I pick, so I just figured I could always use a sniper, and he seems like a perfect fit.
And I see you know what I mean with that .50 cal haha
Nice TAG figures, I have a few TAGs myself and they are solid units. May place another order soon myself.
ReplyDeleteYou got russians, right? I found out african militia works good as survivors :P
DeleteYep, I got the Russian Mafia guys. I'm also thinking of getting the Russian Terrorists (with ski masks) as they'd make great gangsters.
DeleteA lot of the African and Somali packs were cool looking. Some cool weaponry among them, and many could still pass as survivors.
I have some packs of TAG SWAT and African milita miniatures myself and I have to agree that they are very nice indeed. They have the right SWAT mini for every situation.
ReplyDeleteWould have ordered some modern military too, but I didn't like the aforementioned small weapons.
Whiteface / Oliver
Im now cleaning them, SAS miniatures are a tiny bit smaller than DELTA guy but they have same weapon. It looks pretty good on SAS to me. M4 really isn't the biggest gun ever :P. African militia seems to have them right, too. If I think about it, every time I watch firearms in a museum, I wonder how small those things actually are. Even 1,2 long rifles of WW1 :P
DeleteThat's a great set of minis you've got there. That is really cool about the weapon mix, too. I think they scale in well with each other. I was watching "Ultraviolet" a few nights ago and there was a big bunch of troops lined up to fight her, and they were all different sizes. I can't wait to see these painted up.
ReplyDeleteThanks, but I can't say I know what you're talking in the rest of the post, lol :P
DeleteGood stuff Mathyoo, TAG is a solid line of miniatures, especially there swat, I painted some a while back now, and am very happy with them, if you would like to see them for some inspiration, go here:
ReplyDeletehttp://leadwarriors.blogspot.com.au/2011/03/swat-redux.html
Saw those about 3-4 days ago mate! I still can't decide on dark blue or grey for the uniforms, I'll probably just mix something in between.
DeleteAhh cool, I am a bit of a Spec forces nut, and have many resources (mags), if your stuck for colour choice...there is the classic colours, blue black, and something not many people do which is very popular with modern special forces and police groups, Camo, urban or woodland, or even a combo of Camo and solid colours, I look forward to seeing what you come up with.
DeleteCool blog, and great figures! I know the owner of TAG, he's a cool guy :) Will you be posting painted versions when complete??
ReplyDeleteThanks :D
DeleteI've only talked to him a little, as I've said, hadn't much to do with him, but I am very impressed.
Of course I will!
Cool, I talk to him often as he is the metal caster I use for my figures :P So a useful contact hehe
DeleteNice selection there. You have one of my favourites the delta in shorts holding the shotgun. Thanks for the comparison pictures. Look forward to seeing them painted
ReplyDeleteAgreed! The other delta guy isn't half as cool. He is the most iconic mini in the group, for sure! He even has his shoes unlaced :D
DeleteThese look promising indeed mate! Good review!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks mate! Been a good day so far ;-)