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.

John Jenkins Designs: Battle of Fort Carillon, Ticonderoga

John Jenkins Designs: 42nd Regiment of Foot 2 Advancing

John Jenkins Designs latest release included a new collection of figures based on the Battle of Fort Carillon, which occurred on July 8, 1758. Now available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com are:

TIC-03 - 42nd Regiment of Foot 2 Advancing - $70.00
TIC-04 - 42nd Regiment of Foot 1 Advancing 4 - $35.00
TIC-05 - 42nd Regiment of Foot 1 Advancing 5 - $35.00

Also available for pre-order from this collection are TIC-06 and TIC-07.

In the battle, which took place primarily on a rise about three-quarters of a mile (one km) from the fort itself, a French army of about 4,000 men under General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and the Chevalier de Levis decisively defeated an overwhelmingly numerically superior force of British troops under General James Abercrombie, which frontally assaulted an entrenched French position without using field artillery. Abercrombie, confident of a quick victory, ignored several viable military options, such as flanking the French breastworks, waiting for his artillery, or laying siege to the fort. Instead, relying on a flawed report from a young military engineer, and ignoring some of that engineer's recommendations, he decided in favor of a direct frontal assault on the thoroughly entrenched French, without the benefit of artillery. The battle was the bloodiest of the war, with over 3,000 casualties suffered, of which over 2,000 were British The 42nd Regiment, known as the Black Watch, paid dearly with the loss of many lives and many severely wounded. More than 300 men (including 8 officers) were killed, and a similar number were wounded, representing a significant fraction of the total casualties suffered by the British. Order today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com

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.

Thomas Gunn Miniatures: HGM Anniversary Set - SSW-005

Thomas Gun miniatures has just released a new set for the SS Winter German WWII military miniature collection. This newest figure is SW-005(A) pictured here, which includes 2 gunners manning a MG43 gun and an officer spotting for the gunners. The Winter 1944 version is limited edition to 200 figures. There is also a Spring 1945 version SSW-005(B) is limited to 100 figures. SSW-005 figures are available for $95.00 USD. These figures will be shipping from

Thomas Gunn Miniatures: HGM Anniversary Set

www.BgsToySoldiers.com later this week. Also coming soon is the new Paratrooper figures. PARA-001 and PARA-002 are the first figures of the new paratroopers line.

PARA-001 - The crossing is 3 airborne personnel in a small dinghy boat. Perfect for Arnhem and Pegasus Bridge diorama setups. PARA-001 is listed at www.BgsToySoldiers.com for $89.00 USD. PARA-002 is another two airborne figures, retailing for $56.00. Extra Dinghy boats, ACC-002, are also available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Figarti Miniatures: Karl Morser 54Cm

Figarti is releasing 3 new figures to their German European Theater World War II collection. They will also be releasing a BR52 Locomotive set for this collection as well. We will be carrying the ETG-001, ETG-012, and ETG-030. We will however not carry the Locomotion set. We can get the locomotion set and will take orders via email for this set. We will offer free shipping on the locomotion set, but cannot offer any discount on the set, as most are aware, because of cosst Figarti has lowered the margins on the locomotion set. The items that we will have in stock and are available for pre-order at www.BgstoySoldiers.com are:

ETG-001 - Jagdpanzer IV L70 - $199.00

ETG-012 - V-2 1945 - $169.00

ETG-030 - Karl Morser 54 cm - $399.00

The locomotion set that will only be available via email and will not be discounted includes:

ETG-033 - BR 52 Locomotive - $499.00

ETG-034 - Flatbed Wagon - $199.00

ETG-035 - Gondola Wagon - $199.00

ETG-036 - Boxcar Wagon - $209.00

ETG-037 - Light Flatcar Wagon - $179.00

ETG-041 - Track Barrier - $119.00

ETG-042 - Water Column - $99.00

ETG-047 - Low Goods Wagon - $159.00

ETG-048 - Passenger Wagon - $199.00

ETG-056 - Extra Railway Track - $69.00

The Karl Morser 54Cm was a self propelled siege mortar designed and built by Rheinmetall. This artillery vehicle was extremely large and only 7 were built, which of those 7, only 2 still exist today. The large scale model

includes the Karl Morser, also known as Thor, and 3 soldiers. It can be combined with the locomotive set in a nice diorama setting. Pre-Order your figure today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Collectors Showcase: LAH Lichtenfelde Barracks Berlin 1938

Also in CS12 releasing October 2010 is the next installment of Collectors Showcase's Berlin 1938 collection, the LAH Lichtenfelde Barracks. This diorama includes the Front of the building with removable flags, a center eagle, and a great set of LAH statues based on the originals. It

Collectors Showcase: Lichtenfelde Barracks Berlin

measures 15" x 11.5" x 14" with the top flags attached. Also available is the side of the building which measures: 15" x 7 1/2" x 9 1/4". The Marching Soldiers that are a part of this collection are done with eyes right. Included in this series are the following:

CS00477A - Reichkanzlerei Diorama ( Flags, Plinths, Roadway ) - $179.00
CS00477B - Reichkanzlerei Diorama ( Side with gate ) - $129.00
CS00478 - Reichkanzlerei Guards ( 2 figs ) - $65.00
CS00479 - Reichkanzlerei Marchers ( 2 Figs ) - $65.00
CS00480 - Reichkanzlerei Flagbearer ( 1 fig ) - $35.00
CS00481 - Reichkanzlerei Officer ( 1 fig ) - $33.00

These figures can be setup in parade with review using the Hitler figure from the Hitler's office diorama. Also, you can set up the side diorama with the Guards as seen here. Pre-order your figures today from www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Collectors Showcase: Confederate 12 Pound Artillery Set

Collectors Showcase has added an American Civil War Confederate 12 Pound Artillery set to the upcoming release. The Confederate set includes a working and wrecked cannon. It also includes 7 Confederate Soldiers. This will be the last release from Collectors Showcase until 2011. The set includes the following and will be available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com for

Collectors Showcase: Confederate 12 Pounder Artillery

pre-order this weekend:

CS00445CS - 12 Pounder Cannon - $62.00
CS00445CSD - 12 Pounder Cannon Destroyed - $62.00
CS00446 - Confederate Officer - $33.00
CS00447 - Confederate Artillery Movers - $65.00
CS00448 - Confederate Ignitor Swabber - $65.00
CS00449 - Confederate Carrier Carry Wounded - $65.00

Also available in this release is the Scots Greys Cavalry, Sherman Tanks and Riders, and the Reichkanzlerei Diorama with figures. Pre-order your Collectors Showcase from www.BgstoySoldiers.com. We are offering the Scots Greys as a set for a discount for a limited time.