Sunday, December 9, 2012

T.A.G. Song Cavalry - WIP

Here are the horses for a unit of Song Cavalry from The Assault Group. Although they have a style all their own, they are very nicely sculpted. I picked these up from a very generous TMP sale offered by TMPer Iain - aka "The Hobbybox." He still has a ton of other TAG figures for sale.
I have some TAG Samurai and these are similarly styled/sculpted - somewhat stiff, but not excessively.
Proportion-wise they are pretty good - IMO. These have been given highlighting after a block paint job and Minwax Tudor Satin stain. The stain is pretty old and is getting very thick - I used a lot of thinner and the result isn't as good as if from a new can.
Here they are with a basic block paint job.
Krylon Brown Boots Satin was used as a basecot.
In other news, I had ordered some figures made by a Chinese company called Flying-General Workshop. These were on sale at the Michigan Toy Soldier Company.
They are advertised as 1:56 scale, and the two resin (gray) figures are pretty close to that, but the plastic (tan) figure is a lot larger - possibly 40mm or so. I had planned to use them to increase the size of the TAG unit, but may not as they don't blend in too well

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12 comments:

  1. BaconfatDecember 9, 2012 at 6:47 PM

    Beautiful work Dean. It's ashame the other models are too big to blend. The tan guy is dynamite,

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  2. socalwarhammerDecember 9, 2012 at 7:01 PM

    I know it is going to look bad ass! I have to admit is scares the hell out of me to see that can of brown Krylon spray paint in the background. I know, everyone tells me it works just fine, but it still scares the crap out of me! LMAO.

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  3. ScottswargamingDecember 9, 2012 at 7:08 PM

    Very nice horses. I must trying painting horses separate to riders in future as I think it may speed up my painting!?

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  4. DeanMDecember 9, 2012 at 7:24 PM

    Thanks a lot for the kind comments, Gents. Happy Holidays to you all, Dean

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  5. jmilesrDecember 9, 2012 at 8:34 PM

    Nice work
    I've heard good and bad about TAG sculpts - how do you like them.
    Miles

    Happy holidays!

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  6. Jason MeyersDecember 9, 2012 at 9:55 PM

    Very nice works Dean. Beautiful stuff!

    Jason

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  7. Fritz II.December 9, 2012 at 11:01 PM

    Very nice paintjob, Dean.
    Mike

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  8. PhilDecember 9, 2012 at 11:13 PM

    Splendid horses, very nice work!
    Phil.

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  9. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)December 10, 2012 at 1:49 AM

    They look very nice!

    Christopher

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  10. Andrew McCoryDecember 10, 2012 at 6:15 AM

    High quality work again, the golden parts look great.

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  11. DeanMDecember 10, 2012 at 10:11 AM

    Thanks as always for visiting the blog and posting your kind words.

    Miles: I like these particular guys - the cavalry. TAG uses different sculptors - These look similar to the Samurai range - sculpting-wise, that is.

    Happy Holidays everyone. Dean

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  12. Michael AwdryDecember 10, 2012 at 1:09 PM

    Beautifully done Dean, great job.

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