Figarti Miniatures: British M-7 Priest Desert with Crew - 8TH-003

Figarti Miniatures soon will be releasing a British M-7 Priest Desert with Crew pictured here. This exquisite piece includes the self propelled 105mm Howitzer (Priest), crew, and shells. The military miniature from Figarti retails for $229.00 is 1:30th scale and limited.

We at www.BgsToySoldiers.com have been allocated between 2 and 3 of this piece. We have already pre-sold 2 and once we are confirmed for 3, will put the last piece up for sale also. With Figarti pieces, they are so limited and highly sought after at this time, that we are pre-selling all our alloted sets as we make them available to the collector. We have been pushing Figarti to supply us with more sets of each new release. We will also be stocking more of the already released figures soon. Figarti is a great investment at this time, as they are making significantly less quantities then demand calls for from the collectors community.

The M7 was an American made self propelled 105mm Howitzer, created during World War II. The British ordered 500 of the artillery vehicle and dubbed the howitzer the Priest. The M7 Self Propelled Howitzer was an armored vehicle that used the M3 Lee Chassis stripped down to carry the mobile artillery vehicle. The M7 was built to use the American armament standard. This led to issues with British standards, forcing the British to have to supply the M7 seperately. The M7 was used through the North African campaign and some of the Italian campaign before being replaced by the 25 pounder Sexton.

Check for availability at www.BgsToySoldiers.com and watch for new Figarti pre-orders.

Collectors Showcase: Sdkfz 251/C with Booster Pack

Collectors Showcase is releasing a Sdkfz 251/C with a booster pack of soldiers. This release is set to come out the first week of September 2009. The Sdkfz 251/C has a motor that can be viewed by opening the engine cover. It also comes with a broken track that can be put on if you want to display the piece as a war damaged piece. The booster pack comes with three figures that fit snuggly to the Sdkfz to appear as they are jumping out of the halftrack. This set of pieces will be shipping to us from Collectors Showcase with the Polish lancers and a radio horch.

You can get the halftrack in three different flavors. They are releasing the halftrack and booster pack of soldiers in Afrika Corp pictured here, Normandy paint scheme, and Winter scheme. The halftrack retails for $139.90 and the booster pack of three soldiers retails for $79.90. These military miniatures are available for pre-order from www.BgsToySoldiers.com. Get yours today and use our coupon code to save a little. The figures will ship the day after we receive them to all pre-orders.

John Jenkins Designs: 28th Regiment of Foot Firing Line

To celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of The Plains of Abraham, John Jenkins Designs is releasing a series of figures this September related to this battle. These released figures include:

• The Gate of St Louis
• Death of Wolfe
• Multiple sets of 28th Firing Line Figures

Pictured on the left is the 28th Regiment of Foot Firing Line from John Jenkins Designs in its entirety.

Military miniature is based on The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, took place on the 13th September 1759, and was a pivotal battle in the French and Indian war between the British and French which went a long way in deciding the fate of New France. The battle was fought on a plateau just outside and to the west of the walls of Quebec City and was the culmination of a three month long siege of the city. The actual battle lasted less than an hour, during which time, tactics devised by the Britsh commander, General James Wolfe, proved successful in breaking the column advance of French and Canadien troops under The Marquis de Montcalm. Both generals were mortally wounded during the battle. Order your figures soon at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.