The Assault Group

Conquistador Cavalry

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Hello, and welcome to a sneaky peek at the first of the Cavalry miniatures for our Spanish Century range.

These nine new 28mm miniatures are design to represent the small number of mounted warriors who accompanied Cortes to the New World. Each of the three new packs contains; three fully armoured Knights, mounted on un-barded horses. A majority of packs are sculpted to be equipped with light lances, but the miniatures are to be cast open handed to allow a degree of choice.
The third pack has all its miniatures armed with swords.

Werben Bamberg Lech Scenario Supplement

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200

This supplement is designed for the Father Tilly rules and covers the end of the conflict between King Gustavus of Sweden and his bitter opponent Count Jean Tserclaus, Baron of Tilly, commander of the Catholic forces in Germany.

Three scenarios are described in this booklet, the first (the skirmish at Werben) is a small encounter game that does not require huge numbers of figures and can easily be handled by two players.

Italians released to beat price rise deadline

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

With a view to our forthcoming price increase, it has become somewhat of a article of faith that i work as hard as i can to get all the current unreleased 'greens' on the web-cart and into production before the deadline. It seems a bit of a fraud to tease people with pictures of new miniatures for there armies and then hold them back until after the rise goes in.

So this weeks release, clears the decks of new 28mm miniatures, we have more in pre-production due for release across the summer months, but for now this is what we have.

Germans in boot-hose released

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Released today are the latest miniatures for our huge Thirty Years War range.

These two packets of Germans in boot hose are shown in standing and firing poses, to compliment the packs we already have on sale.

The full details of the packs are as follows;

REN209 German musketeers in boot-hose standing with musket and fork
REN210 German musketeers in boot-hose firing musket from fork

Italian arquebusier and pike latest greens

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

This weeks news item features more Italians for our early 16th Century range, which we have been calling The Spanish Century.

These four new packs of 28mm miniatures are the final few we shall have for these types in the early part of the 16th Century, they are suitable for what was to become know as the great Italian Wars, but they would also be useful for Italians (Venetians particularly) fighting against the Turks in the eastern Mediterranean and Balkans.

The full details of the packs are as follows;

Maximilian Guard greens on the workbench

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

After last weeks bad tidings, its much easier this week for me to bring you the latest news form the TAG Workbench.

These four new 28mm miniatures, sculpted by our in-house sculptor Nick Collier are the first of our Germans for the period at the start of the Italian wars, the are taken from the famous wood-cut images commissioned for the Emperor Maximilian, I shortly before his death in 1519. They appear almost at the end of the Maximilian triumphal procession, after the French, Turks, chariots and beasts, escorting a group of prisoners.

These are Nick first stab at the slashed clothes that are so distinctive of this period of military history, I have add a couple of extreme close images of the detail on these parts to show how Nick has tried to convey weight and movement. Slashing seams to have arisen in Italy in 1480's but it was the Germans and the Landsknechts in-particular that took it to its extremes

Prices to rise from 1st of July 2010

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Its is my duty to inform you at as of the 1st of July 2010 all the miniatures in TAG 28mm range are set to rise in price by about 10% per item.

It has been two years since we last raised our prises in this way and in that time material coast, and overheads have both risen in what has been some of the most turbulent trading times in living memory.

Prices on all packs of metal miniatures will rise, as shown on the table below, but we are delighted to say that we continue our policy of FREE WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, on all orders for the foreseeable future.

More German Musketeers and some ponies...

Thu, 27 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200

New on the workbench this week are a few packs to add to our huge Renaissance range, we have two new packs of German Musketeers in boot-hose and the conversions of the standing ponies we have made for our Cossack horse-holders.

The ponies are simple conversions, with the reigns back over the body of the beast, for riders to hold. These minis will not be added to any packs in particular, but every Tatar of Cossack pack that is now purchased will have an even greater mix of mounts to choose from.

The Musketeers are depicted in boot-hose as the previous packs that we release have proved very popular. They also all have 'forks' for supporting their muskets, which were very common in the period for which these are intended (1600 - 1640).

Escalade, added to Father Tilly rule-set family

Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Escalade is a set of skirmish rules designed for keen Father Tilly players - and anyone else interested in seventeenth-century warfare. Escalade takes the basic mechanics used in Father Tilly and incorporates that extra layer of detail required for battles at the skirmish level. The rules feature organisation at the company level and focus on the role of officers and NCOs in low level engagements.

Also included in the rules are a number of different troop types: those interesting and exotic units that are too small or rare to feature in most big battles. Players can field units of Jägers, Shützen, Sturmtruppen and Trabanten.

Early Ordinance and more...

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Just a few new packs to add to our shopping cart this week...

Firstly, a larger Ordinance piece of our going early Renaissance range. Guns such as these can be seen in large numbers in pictures and wood-cuts of the period, our is a copy of one from an Albrecht Durer illustration.

Secondly, we have a group of dismounted Cossacks, 3 miniatures with fire-arms holding and leading ponies. These miniatures were specifically designed to act as dismounted dragoon, which the Cossacks used in the 1650's.

Finally, a pack of Russian labourers, to act a gun crews for our Muscovite Russian range. Labourers are cast open handed and can be fitted with artillery equipments or tools, as requested.

Freebie Offer - Spanish Wives

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200

As of today I have added the two new Spanish Wife miniatures to our ever-growing list of Freebie Miniatures.

Normally it takes an order of over £33.00 to get a free mini from the list, but from today and until the last day of May this year we will be adding extra Wives to all orders which contain at least one ordinary pack of 'Spanish Century' miniatures.

Orders over the normal £33.00 rate will or course still get an extra mini, and if you would like, we can ensure that you get both of these individually sculpted, limited edition models. As always, please state your choice in the 'Customer Comments' box at the check-out of the web-cart.

Russian Labourer Greens

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200

These are the Greens for our Russian peasant labourers for use in the period 1575 - 1650. They are shown dressed in the same manner as our provincial Steltzi, with forked beards and rustic fur trimmed hats. These miniatures are stripped of their bulky outer-coats and sculpted with period shirts. All are cast open handed to make them suitable for gun crews if equipped with our slight artillery items or as labours if given axes or hammers.

Gallery Updated; Swordsmen, Carabins and Cossacks.

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200

For the first time in what seems like a very long time , i delighted to say that I've updated our websites Gallery pages.

Three new units for you to look at from three different painters; firstly a small unit of Cossacks painted by Orctrader for use as 18th or 19th century troopers, secondly a unit of German Carabins, mounted arquebusiers of the Thirty Years War, painted for his own collection by Mr Robin Shackleton, finally the first of our Spanish Century miniatures that i have had painted by Mr Mark Taylor of Redline painting services.

Spanish Cavalry dolls, horses, ordinance and Wives...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Work on our Spanish Century continues with more greens, dolls and parts from our Master Sculptors talented hands.

Firstly and the only complete 'greens' on show in this batch of miniatures, are a pair of Spanish Wives. These wifes, not subtler or whores, as designated by the visible wearing of the households keys on their skirts, are going to be given away next month with a Spanish Century offer.

Grand Ambition ready for download

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Grand Ambition is another set of rules that uses the AB One system.

Having covered the Thirty Years War period and the English Civil War with previous versions, I wanted to finish off the seventeenth century by covering the wars of James II, Louis XIV and William III.

This later period saw the rise of the standing army: regular troops, funded by the state and employed all year round. This period also saw significant developments in weaponry and tactics and it is these changes that I hope are reflected in the rules. Included in the Grand Ambition rule book are sections detailing with the organisation of troops and the type of formations and tactics deployed.

Last few day of Modern Give-away

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Thorough out the calendar month of February, we here at TAG are giving away one freebie miniatures for every pack of our hugely successful Ultra-Modern miniatures that is purchased.

The full details of the offer can be seen here

The offer is due to end at mid-night on the 28th of this month, so that makes this weekend your last chance grab one of these these exclusive freebies.

First Italians released

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Welcome to the first release of Italians for our Spanish Century range of 16th Century miniatures.

These Italians are for the period 1495 - 1525, the start of the Great Italian War and could be of any of the main-land states or colonials fighting Turks in the Adriatic.

These are the full details;

REN327 Italian Pikemen advancing with pike/pole-weapon at 60 degrees
REN328 Italian Pikemen advancing with pike/pole-weapon at 45 degrees
REN329 Italians standing with arquebus at port
REN330 Italians advancing with arquebus at port
REN331 Italian/Swiss Papal Guards with Halberds

Ultra-Modern Freebie Extravaganza!

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Its been a year since we launched our new web-site, and through out that time we have been giving away large numbers of free miniatures. Initially we gave away Chechens, and following on from that Vietnamese, World War two and recently Renaissance and Asian miniatures.

The time has finally come for us ton add the Ultra-Modern miniatures to this list, and for the month of February we will be giving away anyone one freebie miniature of your choice, for every full priced pack of TAG super 28mm Ultra-Modern minis that you purchase.

Spanish Infantry final release

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100

Hello, and welcome to the first full release this year from The Assault Group

These six packs of 28mm miniatures represent the last of the Spanish Infantry we are making for the start of the Great Italian War.

The pack details are as follows;

REN321 Spanish/Conquistador wardogs and handlers
REN322 Neapolitan/Spanish with swords and bucklers I
REN323 Neapolitan/Spanish with swords and bucklers II
REN324 Neapolitan/Spanish firing arquebus
REN325 Neapolitan/Spanish marching with arquebus shouldered
REN326 Neapolitan/Spanish artillery crew

Research on French Clothing of the TYW

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100