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.

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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.

John Jenkins Designs: The Death of General Wolfe - QB-02

John Jenkins Designs: The Death of General Wolfe - QB-02

General Wolfe was a highly successful general for the British military in Jacobite's rebellion and the Seven Years War. He fell from three shots, one fatal to the chest during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. This death was depicted in a famous painting, which John Jenkins Designs reconstructed with their latest release QB-02. In the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, General Wolfe took a group of British soldiers and two cannons up the side of a cliff to surprise the French and defeat them in less then 15 minutes. This was the last action General Wolfe would see.

The John Jenkins Designs military miniature depiction of The Death of General Wolfe is limited to 750 total sets. The set retails for $92.00 USD. It is depicted to the right here. BgsToySoldiers.com has this set available and many more figures available from John Jenkins Designs.

The Collectors Showcase: Voltiguer Napoleonics

The Collectors Showcase: Voltiguer Napoleonics

The Voltiguers were formed in most French Line Infantry battalions in 1804. This was a group of 90 soldiers that were an elite group of sharpshooters that would perform light infantry operations for the French Infantry. They would shield the battalion from the enemy and forming skirmish lines. This group of elite soldiers was slowly disbanded throughout the 1812 Russian campaign.

Collectors Showcase has just released a group of Voltiguer Napoleonic miniatures in this latest release. This is the 4th release of figures for their Napoleonic Waterloo collection.

Voltiguer Prone - CS00370 - $59.00

Voltiguer Firing - CS00371 - $79.90

Voltiguer Command - CS00372 - $85.00

Voltiguer Wounded - CS00373 - $59.00
Voltiguer Advancing - CS00374 - $59.00

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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.