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Title: Compatability of TAG Cossacks to Foundry SYW Cossacks
Post by: Skrapwelder on November 20, 2009, 04:42:38 PM

I hear that the two are pretty compatible in size. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: Compatability of TAG Cossacks to Foundry SYW Cossacks
Post by: white knight on November 20, 2009, 06:51:43 PM

The Foundry ones are bigger. Stylewise they go well together though. I can take some comparison pics of unpainted figures tomorrow if you want.

Title: Re: Compatability of TAG Cossacks to Foundry SYW Cossacks
Post by: Skrapwelder on November 20, 2009, 07:01:23 PM

Thanks,  that would be helpful although I think I'm pretty committed to getting a bunch of their figures. I've had this burgeoning of interest in the period recently,

Title: Re: Compatability of TAG Cossacks to Foundry SYW Cossacks
Post by: white knight on November 20, 2009, 07:13:33 PM

They are all great figures. Unless you're anal about size differences, I wouldn't hesitate (and didn't).

I got some from Old Glory too, which aren't too bad for the specialties, like the dancing ones or the artillery crew. The character on the palanquin is quite nifty. Got a 'rgular' pack with axes too and they're okay sculptingwise, but have some dynamic OG posing.

Title: Re: Compatability of TAG Cossacks to Foundry SYW Cossacks
Post by: Captain Blood on November 20, 2009, 07:51:20 PM

I am anal about size differences, but I really like both the TAG cossacks (by Nick Collier) and the Foundry Cossacks (by the sainted Mark Copplestone). Style-wise, they are a jolly good match, with both sculptors having captured that raffish, colourful bandit character really well.

Unfortunately, TAG's design brief for their entire Renaissance range is deliberately at the small end of the 28mm spectrum, whereas Copplestone's stuff has always veered towards 'heroic' 28mm - although probably less so in his Foundry days. You won't notice too much difference between the cavalry, but the TAG foot figures will look small beside the Foundry foot figures.

But two great ranges  :)

Title: Re: Compatability of TAG Cossacks to Foundry SYW Cossacks
Post by: white knight on November 22, 2009, 06:23:11 PM

I spent the better part of today looking for the horses to go with the Foundry ones and I think I found them. No more time for pics unfortunately, so if it can wait til next weekend...  ???

Title: Re: Compatability of TAG Cossacks to Foundry SYW Cossacks
Post by: Skrapwelder on November 22, 2009, 11:11:53 PM

No worries. I won some Polish Cossacks on Ebay so I should have an in hand comparison available in a few days.

Thanks

Mike

Title: Re: Compatability of TAG Cossacks to Foundry SYW Cossacks
Post by: Alcide Nikopol on November 23, 2009, 04:09:20 AM

I too am quite anal about such things, but I just glued a thin piece of sheet styene between the miniature's base and the plastic base. This only pushes them up by less than 2mm but I feel like it works quite nicely.

Title: Re: Compatability of TAG Cossacks to Foundry SYW Cossacks
Post by: Captain Blood on November 23, 2009, 03:22:54 PM

Yes, I double-mount my TAG ECW figures onto a 20mm washer atop a 25mm washer, and that pretty much eradicates any height / size difference as far as they eye is concerned. And that's alongside 'heroic' 28mm scaled Bicorne and Renegade figures.