John Jenkins Designs: Spanish Civil War and More

John Jenkins Designs: Spanish Civil War and More

John Jenkins Designs: SCW-01

John Jenkins Designs has just shipped their June release of figures, they will be available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com this weekend. In this release, they have created a new vehicle as part of their Spanish Civil War collection. The Lancia 1ZM Armoured Car, SCW-01, pictured above will retail for $158.00 and is not limited.

The Lancia was the most important Italian armoured car of the First World War - it was built in some numbers and used against the Austrian and later German forces on the front on the north-east borders of Italy. Some were captured by the Germans and used to equip some armoured car units of their own, and Lancia armoured cars were used to train and equip American troops in Italy.
The basis of these cars was the Lancia 1Z 25/35-h.p. light truck chassis with pneumatic tyres, dual at the rear. The construction of the armoured cars was undertaken by the Ansaldo engineering firm, of Turin, and the vehicles were, in fact, sometimes known as Ansaldos or Ansaldo Armoured Cars.

A special feature also used in other Italian armoured cars was the rails, incorporating wire cutters at the tip of the rails, to enable the vehicle to pass through wire obstacles stretched across roads. The Lancia armoured car had a roomy hull (of chrome-nickel steel) and this was needed to accommodate the large crew consisting of the car commander, driver, three gunners and a mechanic.

The car weighed about 3950 kg. loaded including 25.000 rounds of ammunition. The engine of about 60 b.h.p. (35 h.p. nominal) gave a maximum speed of 70 km/h and the car had a circuit of action of about 500 km's. It had a crew of 6 men. The length was 5.240m, the width 1.9m, the height 2.89m, and the wheel base 3.570m.

A company of armoured cars were sent to Spain in 1936. These vehicles were used by the Italian forces during the attack on Malaga, where two platoons of armoured cars were deployed as well as three companies of light tanks.


Also coming in this upcoming John Jenkins Release are:

ACE-05 - Fokker DR1 454/17 Jasta 11 Warplane - $198.00
ACE-05P - Lothar-Siegfried Freiherr von Richtofen - $33.00
COND-03A - T26 Light Tank Commander - $30.00
TIC-25 - Grenadier Kneeling Firing - $39.00
QF-26 - Line Infantry Marching with Pokalem - $66.00

Also for club members that ordered JJCLUB-06, the piece will be shipping this weekend from www.BgsToySoldiers.com as well. JJClub10 - Lieutenant Spendelowe and Midshipman Haynes will be available for pre-order soon. As well as final orders for JJClub09.

Andrea Miniatures: New Releases and New Arrivals

Andrea Miniatures: New Releases and New Arrivals

Andrea Miniatures new figures arrived last week and their latest release will be available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com monday. Some of the figures that were released in recent months that are now available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com are the entire Pin-Up collection from Andrea Miniatures. PIN UP-22 will also be available this weekend for order from www.BgsToySoldiers.com. Also, the Viking and Roma collections SV-01, SV-02, SR-1, and SR-02 are now available as well. Pictured here is SV-02 - Norse Lord to display just how detailed Andrea Miniature figures are. This unpainted kit is available for $43.00.

The upcoming pieces that will be available next week include:

Andrea Miniatures: Norse Lord - SV-02

PIN UP-21 - Sun Care
S14-F02 - General Custer 1875
DN-02 -Gabriel Blackburn, Serpentia Co.

If you have not tried painting your own figure but are interested, I recommend trying an Andrea Miniatures piece. There are a number of Napoleonic and WWII pieces that are available that are relatively easy to piece together and paint for a low startup cost. Get your Andrea Miniatures pieces today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. If there is a piece you are looking for that we currently do not have in stock, let us know and we can get it for you. Andrea Miniatures are also available assembled and painted by request. If interested, let us know and we can get a quote for you from Andrea Miniatures and a time frame.

Collectors Showcase: Roman Figures

Collectors Showcase: Roman Figures

Now that Collectors Showcase has released their much anticipated 88 collection in both Normandy and Winter colors, it is time to look forward to their recently announced July release. In the upcoming release, Collectors Showcase is going to be launching their latest new collection of Roman soldiers. This collection will be based on the Claudian invasion of Britain. The Roman soldiers will be available with a number of celtic barbarians as well. The first set of Rome 43AD figures will include:

Collectors Showcase: Rome 43AD Collection

Roman Command Set (3Fig) - CS00538 - $99.00
Romans Advancing (2Fig) - CS00539 - $65.90
Roman Slashing - CS00540 - $33.00
Wounded Celt - CS00541 - $33.00
Celt Slashing - CS00542 - $33.00
Roman Wounded - CS00543 - $33.00
Celt Advancing (2Fig) - CS00544 - $65.90

Also as part of Collectors Showcase July release are a set of 8 French Carabinier Napoleonic Cavalry figures. Each figure will be $72.00 and the numbers will be CS00496 through CS00503. We will also have a special price designated for the entire series as a whole for $520.00. All these figures will be available for pre-order at www.BgsToySoldiers.com next week.

And last but not least, Collectors Showcase is adding to their WWII German Normandy and Winter collections with a release of a Tiger Tank Wittman for $179.00 in each paint scheme and a M8 Greyhound for $165.00 in each paint scheme. Watch for these pieces to be available for pre-order at www.BgsToySoldiers.com next week as well.

Collectors Showcase: New Figures for April 2011

Collectors Showcase: 88mm Anti-Tank Gun

Collectors Showcase is releasing an 88mm Anti-Tank Gun in both Normandy and Winter paint schemes this April. This piece has proven to be very popular, as we sold out our initial quantity of figures within hours of opening pre-orders. We have since then added more pieces to our order from Collectors Showcase. The piece includes 2 crew members and folding seat and legs. The 88mm Anti-Tank Gun is available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com for $165.00 USD. There is also an add on crew kit that includes 3 figures available for $99.00 USD. For the 88mm Anti-Tank Gun set there are the following figures:

CS00513 - 88mm Anti-Tank Gun (Normandy) with 2 Crew - $165.00

CS00514 - 88mm Anti-Tank Gun (Winter) with 2 Crew - $165.00

CS00515 - 88mm Anti-Tank Gun Normandy Crew 3 Fig - $99.00

CS00516 - 88mm Anti-Tank Gun Winter Crew 3 Fig - $99.00

CS00517 - Sdkfz 7 with Driver (Normandy) - $179.00

CS00518 - Sdkfz 7 with Driver (Winter) - $179.00

CS00519 - 88mm Anti-Tank Gun Normandy Caisson - $79.00

CS00520 - 88mm Anti-Tank Gun Winter Caisson - $79.00

CS00521 - Sdkfz Riders (Normandy) 2 Fig. - $65.00

CS00522 - Sdkfz Riders (Winter) 2 Fig. - $65.00

Also coming out this April from Collectors Showcase are a 5th New York firing line from their Civil War Union Collections and a British RHA Artillery set for Collectors Showcase's Napoleonic British collections. The new release figures are:

CS00490 - 5th New York Charging (2 Fig) - $65.00

CS00491 - 5th New York Firing (2 Fig) - $65.00

CS00492 - 5th New York Wounded (2 Fig) - $65.00

CS00493 - 5th New York Reloading (2 Fig) - $65.00

CS00494 - 5th New York Prone (1 Fig) - $33.00

CS00495 - 5th New York Command (3 Fig) - $99.00

CS00504 - British RHA Artillery Cannon Destroyed - $62.00

CS00505 - British RHA Artillery Cannon - $62.00

CS00506 - British RHA Artillery Cannon Movers (2 Fig) - $65.00)

CS00507 - British RHA Artillery Ready Ammo - $33.00

CS00508 - British RHA Artillery Wounded/Loader (2 Fig) - $65.00

CS00509 - British RHA Artillery Commander - $33.00

CS00510 - British RHA Artillery Igniter/Sponger (2 Fig) - $65.00

CS00511 - British RHA Artillery Caisson (4 Horses & 3 Riders) - $329.00

CS00512 - British RHA Caisson Horse Set (2 Horses & Rider) - $129.00

Pre-Order your Collectors Showcase figures today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Del Prado: Samurai Collection

Bgs Toy Soldiers has been carrying the Del Prado military miniature collection for a little over a year now. We have expanded what we carried to include the Men at War of the 20th Century, Napoleonic Wars Cavalry, Napoleonic Wars Infantry, American Civil War, and the Cavalry through the Ages. We have added the Samurai collection to our permanent collection now. We tried out a small sample of figures late in 2010 with a great deal of success. We now are stocking the entire Samurai Collection. These pieces are fantastic for the price. Every figure costs only $13.99. Not only do we have the publicized piece released in the United States, but in the next week, we will also have the European collection which includes an additional 20+

Del Prado Samurai Figure

figures never made available in the US. Watch for the new figures as we get them in. Most Samurai figures are already available for order at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

The entire collection, will run from SKU: SAM-001 to SAM-096. Also available at Bgs Toy Soldiers if the Medieval Collection which includes knights on foot, and knights on horseback, which are listed at 13.99 and 19.99 respectively.

If there is a specific Del-Prado piece that we do not have in stock, let me know and I will be sure to order the figure for you and email you when it comes in. We also have a number of Cavalry Through the Ages pieces that were never publicized in the US, that we will be photographing and making available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Unpainted Figures: Andrea Miniatures and Alpine Miniatures

Bgs Toy Soldiers is now starting to add unpainted military miniature kits to our available products offered through our website: www.BgsToySoldiers.com. The first two lines we have added are the Alpine Miniatures and Andrea Miniatures lines. These both have proven to be quite popular in the first few weeks, and we will be expanding out into other lines in the coming months. Having painted figures in the past, and most recently finishing a Hessian Grenadier figure, I can say that it is exciting to be adding unpainted kits to our family of products. We will continue to carry all the finished lines and add to them as well this year as planned. Here is a little info about each of the new lines.

Alpine Miniatures does resin cast figures of the World War II era. They have a 1/16 and 1:35 scale line. Every two months, they release one 1/16 figure and 3 1/35 figure kits. Each 1:35 kit

Andrea Miniatures: French Imperial Guard Grenadier, 1812 - S7-F29

contains two heads for each figure in the kit, so that you the painter have a choice on how you want your figure to look.

Andrea Miniatures are white metal cast kits. Most Andrea Miniatures are 1:32 (54mm) scale, but they do have a few lines that are 90mm and a few 1:30 scale kits as well. We will primarily care the military miniature 1:32 scale lines only. Currently we have a small sample of figures from Andrea Miniatures Napoloenic Wars and Medieval Miniatures Collection. We will be adding the rest of the figures from both of these lines in the next few weeks, before adding the Golden West and General War series.

We can get Andrea Miniatures painted as well for anyone that wants a piece from their line that is pre-painted. If interested in a piece pre-painted, let me know and I can check the price and availability for you. Get your Andrea Miniatures and Alpine Miniatures at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

John Jenkins Designs: March 2011 New Figures

John Jenkins Designs: March 2011 New Figures

John Jenkins Designs: WOODLAND INDIANS CARRYING A CANOE - RSF-08

John Jenkins Designs is releasing a number of figures March 2011. John Jenkins is adding a new plane to the Knights of the Sky Collection. The new figure is the Knights of the Skies: Sopwith Camel, F2137 Captain D.R. Maclaren, No, 46 Squadron Athies, October 1918, This miniature is not limited and will be listed for $188.00. Captain Donald R. Maclaren tallied a total of 54 kills while flying various Sopwith Camels.

John Jenkins will also be adding to the Jacobite Rebellion Collection with a new Lowland Infantry Attacking with Musket, JR-23 listed for $62.00. The new Jacobite miniature is limited to 500 pieces. Also, a new piece is being added to the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. The new piece QF-25 consists of 2 Line Infantry in Summer Dress marching. The piece is limited to 750 and is listed for $60.00.

The last two pieces added this March include: a British Naval Brigade: 2 firing figures, SRN-03, listed at $60 and not limited and a new piece for the Raid on St Francis collection. The new St Francis piece is RSF-08, Woodland Indians Carrying a Canoe. This new piece is limited to 500 figures and listed at $105.00. All these pieces will be available for pre-order from John Jenkins Pre-Order on 16 February 2011 and will ship March 2011.

Attention all John Jenkins Club members!! The Club-Set #06 is now in the order phase. This military chaplain can be viewed at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. We will give John Jenkins our final count on the 25th of February 2011, as the club pieces are made to order. Memberships are available through John Jenkins Club, and include a membership card, 2010 Annual, and 2011 Calendar, along with your choice of the two annual member pieces. This also give you the exclusive ability to purchase 2011 Club pieces through Bgs Toy Soldiers. The JJClub Set #07, Red Jacket, listed at $38.00 is now in the preview phase, we will be putting the piece up at www.BgsToySoldiers.com on February 16th for viewing and to start taking orders from Club members.