JG Miniatures: Hougoumont Farm Diorama

JG Miniatures is releasing a diorama of Hougoumont Farm this month. The diorama includes three fully three dimensional buildings , the centre house having a lift off roof, two pieces of garden wall and two detailed terrain bases, total overall dimensions when set up - 4 feet long x 18 inches deep x 14inches high. The piece will be available in its entirety at http://www.bgstoysoldiers.com/ in 3 to 4 weeks for: $1590.00 retail price. We will also be carrying the individual pieces separately. We will be putting the piece up for pre-order soon on our website. Due to the high cost of this entire diorama, we will only be ordering two full sets for starters, reserve yours today. This piece will go well with Collectors Showcase: Battle of Waterloo collection, Frontline Figures Napoleonic set, and King & Country's Napoleonic figures.

Hougoumont is a chateau/farm about 5km south of the town of Waterloo and played an integral part in the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. Wellington placed Lieutenant-Colonel James Macdonnell in command of all the forces positioned at Hougoumont. This included the 2nd Battalion of Coldstream Guards, the 2nd Battalion of the Third Guards, and the 2nd and 3rd Battalions of the First Guards. Napoleon sent a concentrated attack on Hougoumont to draw Wellington's forces to his right flank in order to aide in defending Hougoumont. Napoleon then planned a counter attack at the British's main forces on the left center. Lt.-Colonel Macdonnell and his forces held off the French until the end of the battle.

Throughout the battle of Hougoumont, Napoleon directed 14000 troops to the fighting at Hougoumont and its surrounding areas. The turning point in the battle is believed to be when Sous-Lieutenant Legros, "The Slasher", wielding an axe broke through the Northern gate with a small group of the 1st Legre. As a counter, Macdonnell and a small party of officers fought through the ongoing fighting between the British troops stationed at the North gate and Legros and his raiding party to close the gate, which they did successfully. All 30 Frenchmen inside, including Legros himself were killed at this point. The only French survivor was a French drummer boy, who was released by the British forces. Each wave of French forces were repulsed from Hougoumont and the surrounding areas. Napoleon ordered the artillery to shell Hougoumont in the late afternoon, causing all of Hougoumont to burn. The only building left standing at the end of the battle was theChapel. Most of the surrounding areas were also burned. Today, the North gate and Chapel still stand as a memorial to the troops that bravely defended the chateau.

Astur Toys: Asedio a la Villa medieval de Gijón, 1395 - ET01

Astur Toy Soldiers is the newest manufacturer to be added to http://www.bgstoysoldiers.com/. Astur Toys is a producer of extremely limited edition dioramas and figures. They limit their pieces to anywhere between 35 and 75 total figures. Once they complete the production line of a specific diorama, they destroy the mold.

Private collection from Astur Toys studio. The quality of the sculpture and painting, accords to the tastes of collectors and experts, making these collections very attractive not only for their originality, realism of their positions or clothing, but also for their attractive exclusivity, being very limited and numbered editions. They include numbered certificate of authenticity. All are designed and modelled by the artist Marco Navas and hand painted by Astur Toys team of master craftsmen in Asturias (Spain). Because they are very limited editions they can only be purchased at http://www.bgstoysoldiers.com/. See list attached below: Once the edition is finished the moulds are destroyed, so that the pieces acquire a market value.

The piece listed above is the first piece available through http://www.bgstoysoldiers.com/. It is Asedio a la Villa medieval de Gijón, 1395 - ET01. The piece is 1:32 (54mm), resin and hand painted, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. This piece is limited to 75 pieces total. Bgs Toy Soldiers has two total coming, and will not get any more of this specific set. It will be handpainted. We will also be adding a few other of their pieces at the same time.

John Jenkins Designs: The Village of St. Francis Woodland Indians

The village of St Francis woodland Indians designed by John Jenkins Designs is based on the village near St Francis that was daringly attacked by Robert Roger and his rangers during the French and Indian War. The British were in need of a diversion during the siege of Quebec and this daring attack provided that much needed diversion for Wolfe. The Abenaki Indian village of St Francis was deep in the French Canada territory.

After suffering from many raids at the hands of the Abenaki Indians, the British colonist were looking for a little payback, and Roger's attack provided that as well. In the picture to the right is John Jenkins new Wigwam, His First Rifle, The Hunters, and the LaCrosse set. All the pieces are limited to 500 figures, except the wigwam, which is unlimited and will be discontinued by John Jenkins when they retire the piece. Some of these pieces are already available at http://www.bgstoysoldiers.com/. The rest will be coming soon.

Frontline Figures: Water Barrel being recovered by Lt. John Chard and 3 Soldiers

Fronline Figures has added this new piece to their Zulu Wars collection. This miniature is of Lt. John Chard and three soldiers retrieving a water barrel during the defense of Rorke's Drift. This military miniature is 1:32 scale (54mm) and fits in with Frontline Figures existing Zulu Collection. This piece is now available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com, and is in stock.

Lt. John Chard was awarded the Victoria Cross for his valor during the Battle of Rorke's Drift. Lt. John Chard was placed in command of the supply depot at Rorke's Drift. Prior to that, he had served the British military at Bermuda and Malta as a member of the Royal Engineers. For his bravery and conduct during the battle at Rorke's Drift, South Africa named a military decoration after John Chard, which was awarded for exempilary bravery in battle.

John Chard was promoted Captain and then Brevet Major after the battle at Rorke's Drift. John Chard continued to serve in the British military until his death in 1897 from cancer in the tongue. Get this exquisit military miniature today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com

Blackhawk Toy Soldiers: LAH Parade and Orchestra Review

Blackhawk Toy Soldiers has just got the next release of figures for their LAH Parade and Orchestra review. The figures will be in stock along with a restock of the War Elephants in by the end of May 2009 at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. We also will have some more of the Hitler Parade car with figures in this order. We will also be getting the remaining Roman figures and LAH Orchestra figures as they become available at Blackhawk Toy Soldiers.

Depicted in the diorama photo is Blackhawk Toy Soldiers LAH reveiw figures. The Leibstandarte SS figures in this diorama are each 1:32 (54mm) in scale. This diorama will also be available in its entirity in the near future at www.BgsToySoldiers.com We are waiting on Blackhawk Toy Soldiers to give us the pricing on this diorama, which includes nearly 100 figures in all. We will also be selling Black Hawk Soldiers complete orchestra diorama in its entirity. Check www.BgsToySoldiers.com over the next two weeks to see the new figures as they come available, they will be un Blackhawk Toy Soldiers LAH on the website.

JG Miniatures: Long Green Grass Base

JG Miniatures has just released two new grass bases. Pictured here is the Long Green Grass Base. The base is a 12" x 12" square and will mate up with any of JG Miniatures various S22 bases. The long grass looks very good. Pictured in the bottom half of the picture is 4 long green grass bases with some King & Country figures.

We have ordered 3 of the long green grass bases and also we ordered three of the long green grass mats that can be cut and shaped to go into any of your dioramas. If you are interested in the base of mat let me know, as we can always increase our order this week to meet all of the collector's needs.

The long green grass base also will flatten in places you place figures. You can put the grass back up when you remove the figure by running your fingers through the grass. You can also put vehicle tracks in the grass by running a vehicle model through the grass. This piece will be available in the next two weeks at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. You can email me at doug@bgstoysoldiers.com if you are interested in the base or mat.

Frontline Figures: Zulu Wars - Zulu Figures

Fronline Figures has just restocked their Zulu Wars collection. The first wave of figures sent to us were all their Zulu Warrior Figures. As many of you know, these figures have not been available for almost a year. Our repetitive requests to have all the Zulu Wars figures restocked has finally paid off. We have received all the Zulu Warrior figures this past week. We will get them posted to the site this upcoming weekend. If you have been waiting on thse figures, be sure to get them quickly, as we had a lot of people waiting on these figures.

If you did not know, in late 2007, Frontline Figures respun their Zulu collection with a Matt finish. All these figures have the matt finish and are of very excellent quality. We will be receiving a re-release of all the 24th Foot figures later this month. Frontline Figures recent popularity due to their costs being lower than that of King & Country with equal quality has resulted in their re-releasing a lot of their figures. They are also redoing the looks on a lot of their figures to give collectors new varieties to add to their collection.

Get your Zulu figures at www.BgsToySoldiers.com later this week.

Collectors Showcase: AB43 Collections

Collectors Showcase has just released 3 varients of the AB43 as a part of their growing German WWII collection, which also includes their very popular Tiger Tank collection and also their Horch miniatures. German use of the Italian AB43 was widespread. Not only was the AB43 an excellent reconnaissance vehicle, but it packed a nice punch with its 20mm cannon. Collectors Showcases limited edition model (just 300 each) features a turret interior, three figures and a removable front tire with a jack! Choose from three different variants. Also a wide variety of different diorama possibilities can be realized with your AB43. A Battle of the Bulge varient, a Normandy varient, and an Afrika Korp varient are available. From the tire changing diorama to a buttoned up recon mode. Collectors Showcases model is made from over 50 different metal and polyresin parts.
Enjoy the finest and most detailed models available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Pictured here is the Normandy AB43 vehicle from Collectors Showcase, which retails for $135.00 USD.

Order your pieces today from www.BgsToySoldiers.com

John Jenkins Designs: Battle On The Monongahela

BgsToySoldiers.com has just received John Jenkins Designs latest releases from their Battle on the Monongahela collection. The latest collection of pieces are some wagoneers and British artillery pieces. The roads that were traveled during Braddock's expedition were badly constructed and resulted in the British artillery moving at about 2 miles a day. Civilians were used to move the artillery accross the country. One of these wagoneers was a young 21 year old Daniel Boone. He was one of the lucky survivors of Braddock's Disaster.

On 9th July 1755 amid the wilderness of North America, Britain suffered one of the most humiliating defeats in her history. General Braddock's army, a mixture of British regulars and American Militia, was devastated, losing over 900 men from a force of 1,300. General Braddock was killed and the remnants of his army were rescued by his aide, Colonel George Washington. This defeat and subsequent chain of events ultimately led to the start of the Seven Years' War.

Pictured on the right is the John Jenkins Designs: British Artillery Crew - BA-01, which is limited to only 350 pieces and retails for $92.00 USD.

Order your John Jenkins Designs figures today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com

Frontline Figures: U.S. B-17 Crew 10 Pieces - USF1

Depicted in the picture above is Frontline Figures - U.S. B-17 Crew of 10 military miniatures. These figures are all 1:32 scale (54mm) and are a part of Frontline Figures - Early Air War toy soldier collection. The Boeing B-17 also known as the Flying Fortress was a strategic bomber with 4 engines, used by the US Army Air Force and the Royal Air Force during WWII. The B-17 actually lost the original contract to build 200 heavy bombers for the US Air Corp, but they were so impressed with the bomber, they ordered 13 of them initially. The B-17 was capable of defending itself, doing extensive damage on bombing runs, and return home despite extensive damage.During WWII B-17 Bombers were used in both the European and Pacific theaters.

The Air Corps (renamed United States Army Air Forces or USAAF in 1941), utilizing the B-17 and other bombers, bombed from high altitudes using the then-secret Norden Bombsight, which was an optical electro-mechanical gyro-stabilized computer. During daylight bombing missions and sorties, the device was able to determine, from variables input by the bombardier, the point in space at which the bomber's ordnance type should be released to hit the target. The bombardier essentially took over flight control of the aircraft during the bomb run, maintaining a level attitude during the final moments. Bgs Toy Soldiers has a lot of other pieces in our webstore from Frontline Figures Air War Collection. We also got in a lot of new Napoleonics from Frontline Figures. The Zulu War figures are coming soon.

Collectors Showcase: Battle of Islawanda

Collectors Showcase is releasing their first Zulu War figures this April 2009. These figures are extremely high quality figures. Collectors Showcase started their Zulu War collection with a release of figures for the Battle of Islawanda. The Battle of Islawanda was one of the worst defeats in British military history. A British Column of 850 soldiers of the 24th under the command of Lord Chelmsford. 20000 Zulu warriors of Cetshwayo's Zulu army stormed down on the British column and annhilated them. You can pre-order these figures now at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Included in this release is a 7 pound artillery with 3 British figures, CS00325 (Pictured on the right), retailing at $119.75, 3 24th Firing miniatures, CS00326, retailing at $79.75, Mbonambi Wounded Set of 2 figures, CS00327, retailing at $59.00, and Mbonambi Attacking Set of 2 figures, CS00328, retailing at $59.00. Collectors Showcase is also releasing 3 versions of the German AB43, and also new 95th Rifle Napoleonic Firing line figures.

Order your pieces today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com

John Jenkins Designs: Jacobite Rebellion

Bgs Toy Soldiers is now stocking John Jenkins Designs latest releases based on Jacobite's Rebellion. As all of John Jenkins Designs pieces, these pieces are all limited edition, limited to 500 figures for each set. These military miniatures are based on the Battle of Culloden Moor from April 1746. Charles Stuart invaded England after being encouraged by King Louis XV of France. After gathering Catholic forces from Scotland Charles moved into England. When France did not deliver on their promise to provide 12000 troops to aide Charles and the English Catholics did not support his attempt at capturing the throne, Charles was forced to retreat to Scotland, pursued by the English. He made his stand at Culloden Moor, known as the Jacobite Rebellion, before fleeing back to France.

You can now purchase these pieces at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. We will be getting the new pieces to this collection as they are released in the upcomming months. John Jenkins Designs pieces are not eligible for any store discounts, but we will give our John Jenkins Designs figure collectors a store credit to be used towards a future purchase, when they purchase John Jenkin Designs pieces, equivalent to any coupon code used at purchase. Pictured on the right is John Jenkins Designs: Highlanders Charging - JR-01, and retails for $70.00.

Order your John Jenkins Designs figures today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com

Frontline Figures: The Red Baron

The world famous Air Ace, The Red Baron, plagued the skies during the WWI period. The pilot, Rittmeister Manfred von Richthofen, has been credited with 80 air victories. He was known as the red Baron, due to his red plane. Manfred von Richthofen started him military career as an Uhlan cavalry unit in 1911. During WWI, the increased use of the machine gun rendered the Uhlan units obsolete and Manfred applied for a transfer to the Luftstreitkräfte, which later be known as the Luftwaffe. The Red Baron was not known for Aerobatic prowess, but was a very skilled marksman in the air. He also practiced superior battle tactics while in the air. In April of 1918, the Red Baron was fatally wounded during an aerial battle and landed near Morlancourt Ridge. He died shortly after making his landing.

Frontline Figures has released the military miniature set FF2 of the Red Baron downed at Morlancourt Ridge with 5 other soldiers looking over the crash site. This set includes 5 soldiers, the plane, and Manfred von Richthofen himself. This set retails for 198.00 and like all other Frontline Figure pieces is limited in quantity and includes a numbered certificate.

Frontline Figures has also just released German Storm Troopers for their WWI collection. These figures are very impressive. They include a flamethrower crew, Lewis Gun crew, Anti Tank gunners, and Trench Raiding Party. These figures will make a great addition to any WWI diorama. We have put them all on the website and also included some Cavalry units with gas masks. You can check all these pieces out at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Blackhawk Toy Soldiers: Battle of Zama

Black Hawk Toys has just released the first figures from their Battle of Zama Collection. In the picture on the right you will see their Carthaginian War Elephant, BH301. These figures are 1:32 (54mm) in scale. In the first release are a number of Roman Centurions. The Battle of Zama marked the end of the 2nd Punic War. The Roman army finally won a decisive battle against Hannibal and the Carthaginian military that had dominated the battles in Southern section of Italy. Hannibal had 80 of these War elephants, over 50000 troops, and more than 4000 cavalry up against Scipio's 35000 infantry and 8000 Cavalry. The War Elephants used in this battle were newly trained and were easily destroyed by Scipio's Legions. The technique used by the Roman forces was to make holes big enough for the elephants to pass between them, and then they would pick the elephants off one at a time.

These figures and many more from Black Hawk Toy Soldiers will be available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com later this week.

John Jenkins Designs: Battle on Snowshoes

Bgs Toy Soldiers will be receiving our first shipment of John Jenkins Designs pieces. We ordered a number of pieces, including the very popular Battle On Snowshoes collection. The Battle on Snowshoes occurred in March 1758. The battle took place between the British (Roger's Rangers) and the French / Indian Forces. The battle originally started in the favor of the British after a successful initial ambush by Robert Roger and his Rangers. But ultimately the French and Indian forces won handedly, due to their sheer numbers. Robert Roger and the remaining rangers retreated with the help of darkness to conclude the Battle of Snowshoes.

The Battle of Snowshoes pieces will go well with JG Miniatures snow bases. We will be ordering some new bases shortly. Other collections by John Jenkins Designs include: The Jacobite Rebellion, Raid on St Francis, Siege of Quebec, Battle on the Monongahela, and the Battle of Chippewa. You will be able to get most of these pieces from Bgs Toy Soldiers this upcoming week. John Jenkins Designs figures are ineligible for any storewide discounts. We will however reward our customers that are purchasing John Jenkins Figures with store credits for future purchases

Frontline Figures: Napoleonic Collection

Frontline Figures Napoleonic collection has been done in a Matt finish. The pieces look great. Frontline Figures limits all their pieces in quantity, with each piece coming with a numbered certificate.Frontline Figures make French, British, and Other European Nations in their Napoleonic Collection.Each set comes with Cavalry Figures, Infantry Figures, Bands, Famous Personalities, and Artillery.We currently have a number of French pieces in stock today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. We will be expanding into all three categories in the coming months. We currently are waiting on an order from Frontline Figures of Civil War figures and Zulu figures. Please take the time to check out their figures, and sample a piece.Frontline Figures creates 54mm pieces that are among the best quality in the business.
Get your pieces today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com

Build a Rama: Profile

As many of you know, we have carried JG Miniatures for two years now. His pieces are fantastic and have been very popular. We have decided to offer more diorama pieces in 2009. We plan to start rolling out more diorama manufacturers by adding Build a Rama in the first quarter of 2009. Keep an eye out at www.BgsToySoldiers.com to start seeing these pieces become available to you through our site.

The piece depicted on the right is BAR180 - Street Facade. It goes well with most manufacturers including Frontline Figures, Forces of Valor, Collectors Showcase, and most other 54mm and 60mm figures. It retails for $89.99 USD. Build a Rama has been making hand crafted diorama pieces in the USA since 2002.

The Old Northwest Trading Company: Company Profile

I would like to let everyone know, we will be carrying the Old Northwest Trading Company's military miniature collectibles in going forward starting in early December. We will start by carrying their American Civil War collection and WWI military miniature collection. We will follow up this first order with an expanded order of the rest of their collection in early January. Depicted in the picture is their ACW-001, Loomis' Battery, from their Civil War collection. It retails for $150.00 and includes a pewter Cannon, 5 Figures, and scenic base. ONTC is located in Michigan, all their pieces are constructed of Pewter and are manufactured in Hong Kong. Currently their product lines include figures from the following collections:

- ETO Normandy 1944
- The American Civil War
- The Great War, WWI

Again, I am pleased to announce we will be carrying ONTC pieces starting this December. Visit www.BgsToySoldiers.com and get your pieces from ONTC soon.

The Collectors Showcase: Wheats Tiger Zouves

The Collectors Showcase is releasing their third installment of early American Civil War military miniatures: Wheats Tiger Zouves. Raised in New Orleans, the Zouves were amongst the toughest and determined troops the South employed during the war. This infamous unit was responsible for anchoring the Southern line at the Battle of First Manassas in 1861 and fought fiercely throughout most of the American Civil War. The Lousiana Tiger Zouves led the South to victory at: Winchester, Port Royal, and Fort Royal. Let our Tiger Zouves lead your Southern advance to certain victory as well! Collectors Showcase has created a complete charging line of Tiger Zouves for your display. These are 54mm pewter figures, hand painted and limited to just 300 sets worldwide. These pieces will be released on 24 Novemeber 2008. These sets are available today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. The sets include:

CS00293 - Wheats Charging 3 figures - $79.50
CS00294 - Wheats Command 3 Figures - $85.00
CS00295 - Wheats Wounded 3 Figures - $79.50

Also available from the early American Civil War collection from Collectors Showcase are the Berdan Sharpshooters, get yours today as they are going fast. Free shipping available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.