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Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: Gundamentalist 5.56 on January 30, 2007, 08:26:01 AM: As promised here are the various Jaffa that are or were available from manufacturers.

They are from left to right:

Gripping Beast - Eureka hawk helmeted (movie version) - Eureka bald head (movie version) - Phoenix - Shieldwall Games

(http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s83/gundamentalist/28mmjaffasizecomparision.jpg)

As you can see the new Phoenix figures are slenderer than previous versions - however helmeted versions should mix OK. IMO the Shieldwall jaffa offer the best bang for your bucks however.

HTH :)
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: revford on January 30, 2007, 11:34:49 AM: Thanks for that.

I think I'm going to go with Shieldwall and their "I can't believe it's not Stargate" range. The models are a better size and I can't really argue with 9 models for less than the price of 3 official ones.

Do you get enough staff weapons for all of them or is it a random mix of spears, shields and staffs?
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: Gundamentalist 5.56 on January 30, 2007, 11:44:39 AM: Quote from: "revford"
Do you get enough staff weapons for all of them or is it a random mix of spears, shields and staffs?

I think there are enough staffs if you want to arm all your jaffa with staff weapons. The spears and shields are an obvious fudge. Save 'em for kit bashing in the future.
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: revford on January 30, 2007, 12:03:41 PM: Thanks for the info, you're right, It can never hurt to have a few spare swords.

Hopefully they will do a 28mm version of their Jaffa with zat pistols and the cannon too.
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: Gundamentalist 5.56 on January 30, 2007, 01:51:48 PM: Quote from: "revford"
Hopefully they will do a 28mm version of their Jaffa with zat pistols and the cannon too.

The Shieldwall jaffa in the picture is actually armed with a zat - its holding it up by its head in its left hand. They come as a pack of 3 zat-armed jaffa. HTH.
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: revford on February 02, 2007, 12:35:34 AM: Cheers for all the info, I'll be picking some up once I clear my painting table a bit. :)
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: Terrible Tim on February 17, 2007, 12:16:04 PM: You said the first Jaffa is GB. I could not find it on their web site. What range is it from?

TT.
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: revford on February 17, 2007, 01:21:57 PM: Other than some ebay hunting, there are only the two current suppliers, Phoenix produce the licensed ones, and Shieldwall make models that look very close but are not officially Jaffa.
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: Gundamentalist 5.56 on February 17, 2007, 06:37:05 PM: Quote from: "Terrible Tim"
You said the first Jaffa is GB. I could not find it on their web site. What range is it from?

Gripping Beast for a short while produced a 6 figure "Science fiction explorers" pack in their Mo-Fo range. This consisted of a Go'uld, a Jaffa Prime (shown), Jack O'Neil, Daniel and two SGC troopers.

Then came the infamous reporting to Sony/MGM and the lawyers' cease and desist letters followed - this led to the figures made by Eureka, Gripping Beast etc being withdrawn.
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: Terrible Tim on March 03, 2007, 04:31:53 AM: Does anyone know why some Jaffa wear snake helmets and other have bird helmets? Does it have any thing to do with what Goa'uld they follow? Any ideas?

TT.
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: Conquest on March 03, 2007, 07:09:04 AM: The snake heads are followers of Apophis, who was a serpent god in Egyptian myth.

The hawk headed Go'ould are followers of Heru-er, or Horus, the Hawk headed God (again from mythology)

The jackal headed are followers of Anubis, the jackal headed God.

Those without 'head' helmets could be followers of any of the gods, and to ID them one must identify a symbol tattoed on their forheads or other iconolgy.

Of course, these 'gods' didn't look like this in the series, but that's their association.
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: Terrible Tim on March 04, 2007, 12:43:25 AM: Thanks for the info, it has help clear up a few things.

TT.
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: soapy on March 14, 2007, 03:14:08 PM: Yes, as with many things the Mo-Fo travelers disappeared. Some of the uber limited second pack even got into circulation. About the only image of the whole team exists here:
http://www.agisn.de/html/mofo.html

The half made Jaffa cannon for the next release is still on my workbench... :cry:

Soaps.
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on March 14, 2007, 03:19:11 PM: Quote from: "soapy"

The half made Jaffa cannon for the next release is still on my workbench... :cry:

Soaps.

sounds interesting, any WIP pics?
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: soapy on March 16, 2007, 05:11:25 PM: I had a few on the old Mo-Fo yahoo site but now that's gone...

I'll dig it out from under the pile of lead and old green stuff and take a couple of pics when I get a chance.

Soaps.
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: white knight on April 09, 2007, 10:56:11 PM: MJ figures (http://dragonshoard.co.uk/mjFigures/mjfigures.htm) also used to have some 28mm not-stargate figures called Spacegaet. They still seem to do them in 20mm.

I was lucky enough to get hold of the first pack from Mo-Fo and the Jaffa came with a set of three different heads: bare, snake and (I think jackal). Would have loved to get the second half ot that SG-1 team though.

Also, Crocodile Games' "Aegyptus" range has some suitable figures for the Go'auld among their priest figures, like these:
(http://www.crocodilegames.com/secure/items/WGE-114.jpg)
(http://www.crocodilegames.com/secure/items/WGE-140.jpg)
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: white knight on April 09, 2007, 11:03:27 PM: Quote from: "white knight"
MJ figures (http://dragonshoard.co.uk/mjFigures/mjfigures.htm) also used to have some 28mm not-stargate figures called Spacegaet. They still seem to do them in 20mm.

Upon reflection, those probably are the same ones now sold by Shieldwall Games... :oops:
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: revford on April 09, 2007, 11:30:15 PM: Those guys are superb, the Ark is great too.

Cheers for that, you've just found me my Goa'uld. :)
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: the trojan bunny on May 02, 2007, 11:29:21 PM: Does Shieldwall Games have a website? I found 2 companies called Shieldwall, but couldn't find Jaffa on either site.
Title: Stargate Jaffa - Miniature Size Comparision
Post by: Auton on May 03, 2007, 11:18:04 AM: http://www.shieldwallgames.co.uk/

Look under 'Armies of Mythology'