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

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: 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

Frontline Figures: Zulu War

Frontline Figures has just re-released their Zulu War figures in a remastered Matt finish. The picture to the left shows WZW1, a depiction of 2 Zulu Warriors attacking 2 24th Regiment Soldiers. The Zulu Wars consisted of many bloody battles, which ultimately led to the end of Zulu Independace. One of the most famous battles was the defense of Rorke's Drift, a missionary on the South Africa border. The battle of Rorke's Drift lasted 10 hours in Jan 1879. In the battle, 139 British troops fended off over 5000 Zulu warriors, injuring and killing many.
William Brittian and Conte Collectibles have both recently also released fabulous Zulu War pieces. W. Brittian pieces were released in March and Conte's pieces will be available early this summer. Both sets will compliment the Frontline Figures collection nicely. We look forward to bringing all the collections to our website in the coming months. This piece and many others will be available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com this upcoming weekend.