Stargate SG1.

Stargate SG-1 resumes the plot of the original feature film and follows the present-day adventures of SG-1, a military team from Earth. SG-1 and two dozen other SG teams venture to distant planets using a fictional alien portal known as a Stargate, which in the series is housed in a top-secret United States Air Force military base known as Stargate Command (SGC) underneath Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In the first eight seasons, the mission of the SG teams is to explore the galaxy and search for alien technology and allies to defend Earth against the Goa'uld, a snake-like parasitic alien race that takes humans as unwilling hosts. As explained in the series' backstory, the Goa'uld transported human slaves from Earth to other habitable planets across the galaxy thousands of years ago and now pose as gods of Ancient Earth mythologies, particularly Egyptian mythology. SG-1 eventually learns that highly evolved human-like beings, known as the Ancients, had originally built the Stargate network millions of years earlier, before they used their extraordinary powers to ascend to a higher plane of existence, after which they pledged to not interfere in the lives of other species. The Ori, who belong to the same race of ascended beings as the Ancients but who use their powers to subjugate other species, forcing them to worship the Ori and to believe a doctrine of religious fundamentalism, assume the role of the main antagonists in seasons 9 and 10.

SG1 and SG2 move through the gate following the MALP 'all clear'. A Jaffa watches...

SG1 with Captain Sam Carter, Teal'c and Daniel Jackson led by Colonel Jack O'Neill.

SG2 led by Lt. Colonel Cam Mitchell.

The Jaffa arrive...

...led by the Goa'uld Ishkur!

I have been a fan of all things Stargate since the original movie and fancied a small project to have some gaming in this setting. Stargate figures in 28mm have come and gone, with a variety of makers (Gripping Beast, Eureka etc) and they seem to be a rarity these days. Other than a unit of Jaffa (possibly Eureka) I picked up from eBay I have had to content myself with the slightly less well received sets from the now defunct Phoenix Icons via Cold War Miniatures.

Although on the 'skinny' side, with some rather delicate Ma'Tok staff weapons for the Jaffa, once painted up I think these figures look pretty good. I actually do like the look of the SG1 team! The Stargate and DHD are not bad either. Add to this the Gripping Beast limited edition System Lord and a a 'not' MALP from Ainsty I think I have a pretty good selection to get going with. I am not sure if I will add to this (maybe some more SG teams and some civilian types?) but for now I think I have enough.

I have not decided on a ruleset yet but was originally thinking of using 7TV. Herkybird has some good Stargate games over at his blog Herkybirds Nest and uses his own set of rules which I might check out.

Some of the Jaffa of Apophis.

Figures and Stargate are all from Phoenix Icons. The 'MALP' is by Ainsty. I am unsure of the makers of the figures in the bottom picture, possibly Eureka or GB?

The Assault Group: Tin-Pot Dictator.

I was lucky enough to come across The Assault Groups Facebook promotion and signed myself up for the free mini. They have a nice range in everything from Somalis to Samurai.

All you need to do is 'Like' their Facebook page, post a comment on the wall asking for a free miniature and then drop them an email to request which one you want. Simple.

General Mwangi.

I went for 'The General' - a tin-pot dictator type if ever I saw one!

The full list of freebie miniatures are:

Freebie Miniatures list.

When you purchase £33.00 of any TAG product we will add you a Free miniature. If you choose not to specify we will send you a suitable mini from the one we have, but if you would like you can choose any from the list shown. Just add your choice to the "Customer Comments" box and we will do the rest... World War Two Japanese Sapper digging Banzai Officer Casualty Bugler American Marine eating Chow Marine with Browning shotgun Big John General German NCO with Ppsh40 Major Stransky Soviet Russian Sergeant Michael Egorov and Victory Banner No5 Soviet officer British Stubborn mule Major Lumley Capt Green Renaissance Aztec Sacrificing priest. Aztec Eagle Knight Aztec Porter Aztec Captive Aztec Quachic German casualty Haiduk with flagon. Russian Priest Turkish Officer Drunken Cossack Tlaxacalan Porter Tlaxacalan Warrior with two handed Maquahuitl Conquistador slashing Spanish Wife with Gourd Spanish Wife with Basket Ultra Modern Afghans Afghan in cape firing from the hip Osama Bin Laden aiming AK47 Tracy Burka British Tim Collins. Piper Medic US AFSOC CCT (SAS) One that didn't get away' (Andy McNab!) Chechen Kneeling firing Advancing with sniper rifle Chechen with AK US. Delta in shades Marine with M4/M203 and smoking stooge. Marine with M4/M203 and Molly with Alice pack. Reporter Ranger carrying AT4 Africans Somali brandishing captured M16. Warlord with Dragunov The General Head-hunter Iraqi Saddam Hussein with rifle. Saddam captured Saddam resisting Criminal gangs Suicide bomber

Russian Squad Leader SVD sniper SWATs Medic SWAT with Barrett M95 Sniper Rifle Medieval Asia Japanese Samurai with severed head. Warrior monk with Naginata pointing Peasant with two daggers walking. Follower impaled with Tachi Mongols General with eagle Foot Mongol with axe Standard bearer Chinese "Mr Chop " The Ambidextrous One Song Casualty Sui Guard with axe Tang Dynasty casualties Vietnam VCS Signaller Comrade pointing Flag waving zealot American Casualty on knees and shallow grave marker "Rambo" Downed Pilot Tunnel Rat lil' Dennis (war photographer) Australian Anzac radio Operator