Whats Newly Arrived at Bgs Toy Soldiers

A few collection of pieces have arrived the past two weeks. First off, Young Miniatures unpainted busts are now newly available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

We have restocked most of the diorama pieces from JG Miniatures. Also, we are adding background mats, which have previously not been available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Forces of Valor has also been restocked this past weekend. There are a number of new pieces that have just been released from Forces of Valor as well.

Coming this next week, there will be a restock of Del Prado, Frontline Figures, and the newest pieces from John Jenkins Designs.

New from Thomas Gunn Miniatures

Thomas Gunn: Commando Dingy Set - COMM-002

Thomas Gunn Miniatures has also had a number of new pieces come out this past week. All these pieces are already available for order and shipping from www.BgsToySoldiers.com. As with all Thomas Gunn Minitaures, the pieces are extremely limited to 200 pieces for one variation and 100 for the other variation.

New to the paratrooper collection is the paratrooper Dingy Set, PARA005. The Dingy Set includes a Dingy with 3 soldiers, 2 Ore Man and an extra figure for the boat. The piece retails for $95.00 USD. There are 200 available worldwide of the paratrooper Dingy Set. There is also a Commando Edition of the set, COMM-002, available with 2 Commando figures and is limited to 100 figures worldwide.

Also, Thomas Gunn Miniatures has 8 new figures for the German WWII collection. There is the Medical figures and jeep. The medical figure and wounded soldier is SS022, which retails for $62.00 USD, and the Jeep is SS023, which retails for $79.00 USD. The Eastern European version is the A version and is limited to 200 figures. The B version is the Desert version of the two figures and is limited to 100 figures worldwide.

The remaining German WWII figures are a HMG Anniversary Set, SS024, which retails for $75.00 USD. This piece includes two soldiers and a Gun. The A variation is the Normandy version and is limited to 200 pieces worldwide. The B variation is the winter version and is limited to 100 pieces worldwide. Last but not least, Thomas Gunn Miniatures released a Tank Hunters set of 2 figures for $64.00 USD, which comes in both the Normandy and Winter color schemes.

Order your thomas Gunn Miniatures today from www.BgsToySoldiers.com. We have a wide selection of new and older Thomas Gunn Miniatures available.

Collectors Showcase: the Old Guard - French Napoleonic Collections

In January, Collectors Showcase will be releasing a series of Old Guard figures as part of their on-going Napoleonic: Battle of Waterloo collection. In November they released the Scots Greys Cavalr figures. The Old Guard figures are limited to 400 sets worldwide and are now available for pre-order from www.BgsToySoldiers.com. The figures included in this set are:

Collectors Showcase: Old Guard Command Set - CS00487

CS00482 - Old Guard Advancing (2 Fig.) - $65.00
CS00483 - Old Guard Firing (2 Fig.) - $65.00
CS00484 - Old Guard Holding Wounded (2 Fig.) - $65.00
CS00485 - Old Guard Prone - $32.50
CS00486 - Old Guard Reloading - $32.50
CS00487 - Old Guard Command Set (3 Fig.) - $99.00
CS00488 - Old Guard Sapper - $32.50
CS00489 - Old Guard Repelling (2 Fig) - $65.00

Get all 8 sets today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. Also coming in this release are a series of King Tiger Tanks in both winter and Normandy schemes. Also a new Union Artillery Firing line has been added to Collectors Showcase to compliment November's Confederate Artillery line.

Collectors Showcase: Sherman "EZ Eight" Tank

Collectors Showcase final release of figures for 2010 includes a new set of American WWII figures and a Sherman "EZ Eight" Tank. The tank comes in both a Normandy scheme - CS00459 and Winter scheme - CS00460. The new Sherman tanks look fantastic and come with a lot of extras, including a good track and turret and also a damaged thrown track and blown turret with bullet holes and all. The setup on your diorama can vary with these new tank figures

Collectors Showcase: Sherman "EZ Eight"

which retail for $165.00. The Sherman tanks are available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com today. Also coming with this new release that we will be shipping this week to all the pre-order customers are the Scot's Greys cavalry, Confederate 12 pounder, and new 1938 Berlin figures.

Other pieces that are coming out that go with the Sherman are:

CS00461 - Sherman Riders Normandy $65.00
CS00462 - Sherman Riders Winter $65.00
CS00463 - Sherman Jumpers Normandy $65.00
CS00464 - Sherman Jumpers Winter $65.00
CS00465 - Sherman Re-Loaders $89.00

Order your figures today from this new collection of Sherman Tank figures and support at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Black Hawk Toy Soldiers: Templars

For all the Blackhawk Toy Soldierscollectors out there that have started collecting the Templar collection from 2010, we have the remaining 10 figures from the collection coming in at the end of this week. They will be available for purchase this weekend at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Blackhawk Toy Soldiers: Hand to Hand Combat - BH0512

The collection includes:

BH0510 - Templar Sergeant
BH0511 - Fatimid Caliphal Guard
BH0512 - Hand to Hand Combat
BH0513 - Salah Al Din
BH0514 - Jacques of Molay, Templar Grand Master
BH0515 - Phillip IV, The Fair
BH0516 - Phillip IV, The Fair Guard
BH0517 - The Death
BH0518 - The Executioner
BH0519 - Jacques of Molay, Burned at the Stake

This will complete the series of the Templars by BlackhawkToy Soldiers. The next collection of figures should be announced soon, and we will let everyone know as soon as they announce what Blackhawk Toy Soldiers will be doing next.

Collectors Showcase: Scots Greys Napoleonic Cavalry

Collectors Showcase will be releasing 8 Scots Greys Cavalry figures in late October. These figures will be available for pre-order at www.BgsToySoldiers.comthe third week of September 2010. We will have the figures available individually and as a set. The new Scots Greys Cavalry set will be limited to 400 total sets available worldwide. These new figures were designed using a new technique for capturing the uniforms on the soldiers in action with physics taken into account, which Collectors Showcase has dubber "Mini-Cloth". This is what Collectors Showcase has to say about this new set of figures:

"The Royal Scots Greys ride again! TCS is very happy to present our next Napoleonic installment.
These eight figures are packed full of action and for the first time ever incorporate our new proprietary physics sculpting model that perfectly imitates the behavior of real clothing in miniature. Known as minicloth it truly takes sculpting to whole new level. Minicloth was written in-house and takes into account simulations that incorporate physics and density of whatever attributes we assign, from dense wool to thin cotton. You'll think you're looking at a real rider and horse! MiniCloth brings forth a new era in miniatures never before seen: our in-house technology combined with traditional techniques, brings forth results that are pretty amazing. Naturally we'll be using minicloth on all of our sculpts moving forward. We'll be showing these pieces in Chicago and wait till you get a close look, it's pretty wild.
The action has been pushed further again and the paint combines our popular gritty look with the bright colors of the Scots Greys uniform. We thought after doing our 92nd Highlanders it would be great to set the scene right with the Grey's charging-right into a battery of French guns! Well we left out the French casualties but we think we captured the mood alright!"

Available soon at www.BgsToySoldiers.com

Frontline Figures: More French Marines

Frontline Figures: More French Marines

Frontline Figures has started to restock the French Indian War figures. Updated and new figures will be arriving to dealers at the end of this month. As part of this restock of figures, Frontline Figures has added some additional French Marines. Pictured here on the right is the new set of French Marines, IFMW4. This set of 4 French Marines will retail for $88.00. They will also beshipping a restock of

IFW1-IFW6 and IFMW 1 - IFMW3 with this new set.

Also, in April Frontline Figures released a new release of Thin Red Line Figures, which will be coming in soon to www.BgsToySoldiers.com. Order your pieces in the upcoming weeks.

Figarti Miniatures - Sd.Kfz 7/1 Flakvierling - ETG-010

Figarti Miniatures - Sd.Kfz 7/1 Flakvierling - ETG-010

Figarti Miniatures is following up their Pacific WWII Battle of Tarawa Series with 4 new miniatures this month. Pictured above is the Figarti Miniatures: Sd.Kfz 7/1 Flakvierling - ETG-010. This piece will retail for $259.00 and is part of Figarti's highly limited edition 1:30th scale series. The piece was recently revealed and has stunning detail as do most of Figarti's pieces. Also as part of this release, Figarti will also be releasing:

ETA-027: M4 Sherman Crab
RMA-004: Contact with Jerry
RMA-005: Polish 3rd Carpathian

All these pieces will be available at www.BgsToySoldiers.comfor pre-order this weekend and they will be shipping soon.
We also have a number of other Figarti Miniatures available still at www.BgsToySoldiers.com, most of them no longer available through Figarti Miniatures.
Start your Figarti Miniatures Collection today at
www.BgsToySoldiers.com

Thomas Gunn Miniatures: The Rocket Men

Thomas Gunn Miniatures: The Rocket Men


Thomas Gunn Miniatures has just released a Winter version of The Rocket Men and a Spring 1945 version of the German Rocket Men. The piece pictured here is the winter version, both
versions are available at www.BgsToySoldiers.comfor $89.00. Also available in this release that will arrive here at www.BgsToySoldiers.com this weekend are:

The Rocket Men (Winter 1944) - SSW-002A
The Rocket Men (Spring 1945) - SSW-002B
Stuka's Above (Normandy) - TGM-009A
Stuka's Above (Tropical) - TGM-009B

All these pieces are listed at $89.00 and are numbered limited edition figures. Also as a part of this latest Thomas Gunn Miniatures release was the next Gunn Club figure, a German Flamethrower Trooper both in Normandy dress and Mediterranean dress. We will have only 3 of each available, they will be up at www.BgsToySoldiers.com this weekend for $30.00 each.

More news from Thomas Gunn Miniatures. Next month they will be releasing a 7.5cm IG German artillery set with 3 crew, ammunition, and wicker containers. The set will come in two variations as with all their releases. Also, Thomas Gunn Miniatures will be releasing the first figures from their upcoming Berlin Parade range.

Thomas Gunn Miniatures: Winter PAK

Thomas Gunn Miniatures has just released their first Winter pieces for Thomas Gunn's WWII military miniature collection. The first piece of the collection is the Winter PAK, TGMSW001, which is limited to 225 pieces and retails for $89.00 USD. Thomas Gunn also released an Early War version of the TGMEWSW001, which is extremely limited to 75 pieces total. These pieces will not last long and are already selling out everywhere.

For those of you not familiar with Thomas Gunn Miniatures, they do limited runs of quality metal military miniatures of 1:30th scale, and very similar to King & Country. Thomas Gunn also has done two more sets of soldiers as part of their Tropical and Normandy collections. All the pieces from this release will be in this week, but are already available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com for order.

Figarti Miniatures: Russian JS-2 - EFR-001

Figarti Miniatures is releasing the frist set of miniatures based on Russian military used in the European Theater of WWII. Pictured here is the JS-2 Tank. Also being released this week is a set of Russian tank riders: Figarti Miniatures: We Cannot Be Stopped! - EFR-003. Both available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com to order.

Armed with a 122mm gun, that could fire a highly explosive shell that had very good armour penetration. The armmament of the JS-2 was capable of penetrating the armor of the German Tiger and German Panther Tanks. The JS-2 was put into combat in 1944 and was instrumental in the Battle of Berlin for the Russian army. The JS-2 had a thicker armor that would help combat the German 88mm guns. The JS tank series was also known as the Iosif Stalin (IS tank), named after the Russian leader, Joseph Stalin. The JS-2 was a heavy tank, which the Russian military employed as an initial attack tank, to assault areas of resistance in the German lines. Once the lines were broken, a lighter tank, the T-34 was used by the Russian military to move into enemy territory.

Figarti has constructed a replica miniature of the Russian JS-2, SKU: EFR-001, which retails for $189.00 USD. Available today at www.bgstoysoldiers.com. Military miniature includews a driver, detailed markings, and hasa set of tank riders, EFR-003, available, that compliment the piece.

Collectors Showcase: M8 Stuart Howitzer

The Collectors Showcase has been producing high quality tanks as part of their collection for three years now, primarily focusing on the German side of WWII. They have now started to add focus to producing the more American tanks and soldiers. As a part of their upcoming release, Collectors Showcase is releasing two varients of a M8 Stuart Howitzer Tank. They are releasing a Winter version and a Normandy version of the M8 Stuart Howitzer. Each military miniature M8 Stuart Howitzer includes one extra thrown track, so that the M8 can be displayed as running or disabled. Also includes 3 soldiers and a full turret interior. Each piece is listed for $155.00 USD available for pre-order at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. This set is limited to a run of 300 vehicles.

Also as part of Collectors Showcase's February 2010 release, they are releasing the Mosby Cavalry pieces described in this newsletter and a Napoleonic French Artillery line with Cannons available. All available for pre-order at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

The M8 Stuart Howitzer also known as the M8 Scott and Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 was designed on the General Stuart VI, M5 light tank. The M5 turret was replaced on the M5 on the M8 Howitzer and an open top turret was used in the design with a 75mm M2 Howitzer gun mount. The M8 Stuart Howitzer was also armed with a .50 cal machine gun, seen in the model above. The M8 Stuart was used throughout WWII by allied forces. The M8 Scott also saw action in the First Indochina War.

Reserve your Collectors Showcase M8 Stuart Howitzer today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com

Blackhawk Toy Soldiers: Templars

Blackhawk Toy Soldiers has announced their new release for this upcoming year. As many Blackhawk Toy Soldier collectors know, last year they focused on their Roman Carthage Battle Collection and their German SS Collection. This year, Blackhawk Toy Soldiers will be adding a Templar collection. They are doing 19 pieces in their initial Templar collection. The first 9 figures are available for pre-order on our site and will be available for shipment at the end of February. Pictured above is BH0501 - The Battle, which is listed at $160.00 USD. Also coming to the Templar collection by Blackhawk Toy Soldiers are:

BH0501 - The Battle - $160.00
BH0502 - Hugh of Payns, 1128 - $30.00
BH0503 - Bernard of Clarivaux, 1090-1153 - $42.00
BH0504 - Templar Cloister - $55.00
BH0505 - Gerard of Ridfort, 1184-1189 - $78.00
BH0506 - Guardian - $30.00
BH0507 - The Holy Grail - $44.00
BH0508 - The Accolade - $75.00
BH0509 - After The Battle - $109.00
BH0510 - Templar Sergeant - $30.00
BH0511 - Fatimid Caliphal Guard - $30.00
BH0512 - Hand to Hand Combat - $75.00
BH0513 - Salah Al Din - $30.00
BH0514 - Jacques of Molay, Templar Grand Master - $30.00
BH0515 - Phillip IV "The Fair" - $42.00
BH0516 - Phillip IV "The Fair" Guard - $30.00
BH0517 - Death - $30.00
BH0518 - The Executioner - $30.00
BH0519 - Jacques of Molay Burned at the Stake - $30.00

The first 9 figures are available today for pre-order at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. We will list the remaining figures soon.

Collectors Showcase: Mosby Cavalry - American Civil War

The Collectors Showcase is releasing 5 Cavalry figures in their upcoming release designed after John Mosby and the 43rd Battalion, 1st Virginia Cavalry. John Mosby served for the Confederate army from 1861 to 1865. John Mosby started the war assigned to the monted rifle company of Virginia volunteers. After the First Battle of Manassas, John Mosby was re-assigned to Stuart's cavalry scouts, under J.E.B. Stuart. It was not until 1963 that John Mosby was granted permission from General Lee to form the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry, a regiment of rangers in Northern Virginia. Mosby and his rangers carried out a number of successful raids throughout the remainder of the war throughout Virginia, causing major disruptions in the Union supply chain. It was Mosby's rangers that carried the surrender documents and orders of the Confederacy at the end of the American Civil War to Appomattox Court.

Pictured here is Mosby himself - CS00384. Order all 5 today, they include:

Mosby - CS00384
Mosby Flagbearer- CS00385
Mosby Bugler - CS00386
Mosby Shooting - CS00387
Mosby Attacker - CS00388

Collectors Showcase has done 5 Cavalry figures of John Mosby and his rangers. Each figure retails for $65.90 and is available for pre-order from www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Figarti: Desert Sherman MKII - 8TH-006

Figarti has just released a Desert Sherman MKII, 8TH-006. This piece is limited to 100 pieces and retails for $189.00. We will be putting the piece up on www.BgsToySoldiers.com in the next few days. Here is what Figarti has posted about this piece:

"The first Sherman tanks to see combat in WWII were the petrol engined M4A1, known to the British as the General Sherman Mk II. Responding to the wishes of collectors, Figarti Miniatures proudly adds to its North Africa line by introducing the "Desert Sherman Mk II" (Item # 8TH-006) with a single tank commander figurine. Painted in the markings of Squadron C, 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, 2nd Armoured Brigade, 1st Armoured Division, the Shermans of this regiment were known for their marksmanship with one gunner personally congratulated by General Montgomery for destroying nine enemy tanks on a single day. Displaying an attention to detail, the Figarti Desert Sherman Mk II has the distinctive early M3 type bogies, M34 gun mount, spoked road wheels, and bolted three piece transmission cover. In addition, Figarti has added the features unique to British Shermans serving in North Africa, including sand shield, blanket box, recognition pennants, and the brackets and rails along the hull to accommodate a sunshield. Their existence a secret at the start of the Second Battle of Alamein, the British Sherman tanks used a large tent like sunshield painted to look like a 3 ton lorry to disguise them from enemy aerial and mountaintop observation. Only 100 sets of this livery will be produced."

Thomas Gunn Miniatures: PAK 38 with 2 FJ crew TGM-005

Thomas Gunn Miniatures has just released 3 new Fallschirmjager sets for their German WWII military miniature collection. Pictured here is the TGM-005, PAK38 with 2 Fallshirmjager Crew members. This set comes in two paint schemes, the Normandy and the Tropical versions. Also released in this latest release are - FJ Mortar set with War Correspondent TGM-004 and Add on PAK - TGM-006. All sets retail for $85.00 USD. We also have TGM-002 and TGM-003 still available. Thomas Gunn Miniatures limits all their pieces to a small quantity. in each release. For those of you that don't know, Thomas Gunn Miniatures creates 60mm 1:30 scale, hand crafted and painted military miniatures. They are a relatively new company, but their pieces are very similar in style and quality to King and Country.

The PAK38 was developed for the German military in 1938 to replace the PAK 36. The PAK 38 was a German anit-tank gun featuring a 50mm gun capable of penetrating the 45mm armor of the T-34 Soviet tank. The PAK 38 was introduced to the German military in 1940 and saw its first combat in 1941 in the Western front during Operation Barbarossa (The war effort versus the Soviets by the German army). The PAK 38 was replaced by the PAK40 which featured a 75mm gun, but the PAK 38 was used by the German military till the end of the war in 1945. The PAK 38 used an armour-piercing, composite rigid ammunition with a tungsten core, known as Panzergranate 40, in order to penetrate the armor of heavier tanks.

Order your Thomas Gunn Miniatures today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com

Figarti Miniatures - US Priest "Texas Special" - RMA-001

Figarti Miniatures - US Priest "Texas Special" - RMA-001

The M7 is a 105mm mobile artillery, self propelled howitzer. The British had a version of the M7 and the US, also known as the Texas special was an M7 but armored with additional armor on the ammo racks. The M7 was the self propelled artillery of choice for the allies in World War II. The British were the first to see combat with the M7. The 105mm Howitzer was removed in some M7 artillery vehicles in the Asian campaign to utilize the vehicle as a troop transport.

Figarti has released a new US M7 "Texas Special" self propelled Howitzer this past month. They only fabricated 100 of the figure. We do still have a few instock, but as with most Figarti pieces they are going quickly. The cost is $229.00 USD. The SKU number is RMA-001. Get yours today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Collectors Showcase: Panther Tank Release

The Collectors Showcase is releasing a new Panther Tank series this Christmas season. They will be releasing two variants of panthers for both their Normandy and Winter collections. The Panther tanks are already up on www.BgsToySoldiers.com for pre-order. As with all Collectors Showcase releases, the tanks are extremely limited. With each panther tank the collector will get two sets of tracks, one damaged track and one running track. This way you can display the Panther in action or in a battle damaged diorama.

The tanks also come with a clean look or the Zimmerit version. For those of you unfamiliar with the Zimmerit finish, Germany coated some of their tanks in a rigid paste covering to reduce magnetic attraction of the tank to combat anti-tank magnetic mines from being attracted to their tanks. Even though, Germany was the only country that widely used the magnetic mines during World War II??

Also available are Panzer Crew Casualty set, which actually fits the copula of all tanks released by Collectors Showcase, which include the Tiger tanks, Sturmgeschutze, and the newest Panter. These are also available for the Normandy and Winter collections. The Panzer tanks are set at $159.00 and the Casualty packs are $59.00. The tanks are selling fast, so we will try to get extras to accommodate everyone out there that wants to get one of these fine military miniature tanks.

Thomas Gunn Miniatures: Overlooking the Battle and The Rocket Men

Bgs Toy Soldiers has started to carry Thomas Gunn miniatures. We now have the latest two releases from Thomas Gunn Miniatures. There will be many more pieces to come as they release new toy soldier figures. Currently we have in stock both TGM 002(A) - Overlooking the Battle - $85.00 and TGM 003 - The Rocket Men - $85.00. Both sets are from Thomas Gunn Miniatures World War II German Military Miniature Collection. Pictured here is TGM 002(A). All figures from Thomas Gunn are extremely limited and 1:30 scale. Sets run size run anywhere from 200 to 300 total produced.

TGM 002 (A) is a limited edition of 200 pieces and comprises a 1/30th scale radio operator and 2 other paratroopers conferring about the battle going on in the distance. Dressed as they would have appeared in typical FJ Luftwaffe dress at Normandy in 1944.

TGM003 The Rocket Men A three man SS Fallschirmjager anti tank team as they would have appeared at the Battle of the Bulge. One figure prepares to fire his Panzerschreck whilst wearing his respirator, a second crew member prepares to reload the weapon should the first shot not be successful and a third member of the platoon runs forward to give support.

The Collectors Showcase: 146th New York Infantry

The Collectors Showcase is releasing 4 sets of military miniatures based on the 146th New York Infantry also known as Garrard's Tigers. They were named after Colonel Kenner Gerrard. The 146th New York Infantry was a volunteer group of infantry organized for the Union during the American Civil War in Utica, New York. The group also has been referred to as Hallek's Infantry or the 5th Oneida Regiment. They uniform of choice was the Zouave uniform of sky blue jacket and pants, yellow tassels, and red sashes.

The Regiment fought in battles throughout the Civil War from 1862 up through Battle at Appomattox, which ended the war with the surrender of the South. The Regiment suffered their heaviest casualties in this final battle. Collectors Showcase has released 4 sets of 3 toy soldiers based on the 146th New York Infantry, which include:

146th New York Charging - CS00366 - $79.90

146th New York Firing - CS00367 - $79.90

146th New York Wounded - CS00368 - $79.90

146th New York Command - CS00369 - $85.00

Pre-Order yours today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.