Collectors Showcase: 92nd Regiment of Highlanders

Collectors Showcase: 92nd Regiment of Highlanders


We have received Collectors Showcase, release 10. In this release were the Chasseur Cavalry Napoleonics, 5th Texas Civil War set, and the Fallshirmjager sets, both classic and SS version. All peices are available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. Also, we have a restock coming of all their pieces in the next two to three days, look for any pieces you have been waiting on next week. Now, on to the next release of Collectors Showcase, CS11. Pre-Orders for this release will be avaialble in about 2 weeks, and pieces will be shipping in 5 weeks. Collectors Showcase gave us a sneak peak of the Napolenic series for this upcoming release, the 92nd Regminet of Highlanders (Foot). You can see the samples to the right of some of the figures from their regimental release. Here is what Brian from Collector's Showcase had to say about this upcomming release:

"The CollectorsShowcase is pleased to announce our latest Napoleonic addition: Our 16 figure 92nd Highlander sets. These great figures were sculpted right here in Austin Texas U.S.A. Your customers will enjoy yet another leap in storytelling, animation and connoisseur paint. We've added loads of shading and pushed these poses to the point of losing control of the sculpts! And it's probably clear to all that were not just making toy soldiers. At TCS we create diorama vignettes, rooted in classic military art. We've created a Highlander set combination that allows customers to create a dynamic charge or a defensive square. Be inspired and inspire others to appreciate the most pivotal moments in military history."

Watch for the pre-order soon, we will also make this available as an entire set which will include a slight discount for buying the set, which we did with the Polish Cavalry, so watch for that at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

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.

Collectors Showcase: Chasseur a' Cheval Series

Collectors Showcase: Chasseur a' Cheval Series

Collectors Showcase will be releasing the next series of French Napoleonics on 15 May 2010. This release will include a series of 8 Chasseur a' Cheval Cavalry figures. Each of there figures are available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com for $67.90. We also still have some of the French artillery line figures left fromCS9. Included in the Chasseur a' Cheval line are:

Chasseur In Pursuit - CS00402
Chasseur Charging Forward - CS00403
Chasseur Bugler - CS00404
Chasseur Shooting - CS00405
Chasseur Flagbearer - CS00406
Chasseur Officer - CS00407
Chasseur Lunging - CS00408
Chasseur Wounded - CS00409

CS00409 is pictured here. Also as part of the CS10 release, the Butternut and Blues series, in last months newsletter and more German SS figures will be available. Watch for news on CS11, which should include more American artillery in the upcoming months.

Figarti Miniatures - Battle of Tarawa

Figarti Miniatures: M3 GMC 75mm Half Track - PTA-001

Figarit Miniatures has created 5 new pieces for their Pacific collection based on the Battle of Tarawa. The newly released pieces include:

M3 GMC 75mm Half Track - PTA-001
M4A2 Sherman Tank (Tarawa) - PTA-002
LVT-1 Amtrak - PTA-003
Marines in Action, A - PTA-004
Marines in Action, B - PTA-005

All these pieces are available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com for order. They will be shipping soon.

The Battle of Tarawa was the second offensive by the US in the Pacific theater during WWII, which occured from 20-23 November 1943. With a force of 35000 Americans, the American Navy and Marines started a beach front assault on the 5000 Japanese forces at the Battle of Tarawa. In the end, the Japanese suffered 4713 Casualties and the United States 1677 casualties. The Americans needed to establish a base on the Marshall Islands in order to launch an offensive on the Japanese Empire, but communications between the Marshall Islands and Hawaii were split by the Gilbert Islands. The Japanese kept a heavy garrison of troops on Betio Island. On November 20th 1943, the American forces launched an offensive to take the island. Some have questioned the strategy of the taking of the island, and whether it was worth the loss of American lives. At the end of the battle, the remaining Japanese forces launched a counter-offensive on the American forces on the
beach front, and were annihilated in the end.

Get your collection of figures based on the Battle of Tarawa from Figarti today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Collectors Showcase: 5th Texas Butternut and Blues

Collectors Showcase has just released the Mosby Cavalry, French Guard, and Stuart tanks this week. All pre-orders have shipped and we still have pieces available from all the new releases. Next up, on May 15th, Collectors Showcase will be releasing their CS10 release. In this release is the 5th Texas Butternut and Blues as part of their Civil War collection, Chassuer a' Cheval from their

Collectors Showcase: 5th Texas Command - CS00399

Napoelonic Collection, and 6^th Regt (Von Der Heydt) Fallschirmjager from their WWII Market Garden Collection. The Fallshirmjager figures will come in Fallshirmjager style and SS style.

Pictured here is CS0399, 5th Texas Command, which retails for $85.00. The 5th Texas Regiment was a part of the Texas Brigade, also known as Hood's Brigade.

Collectors Showcase's release CS10 will be up for pre-order from www.BgsToySoldiers.com tonight.

JG Miniatures - Diorama Terrain Mats

JG Miniatures has released more mats as part of their Terrain Mats collection. The new mats include:

Rough Pasture Mat - TM3
Dune or Forest Mat - TM4
Real Sand Mat - TM5
Beach Mat - TM6

All mats are 13" x 30" and can be cut to size easily or used together to construct a larger

JG Miniatures: Beach Mat - TM6

diorama. Each of the mats retails for $61.00 except the beach mat which retails for $82.00. The Rough pasture mat (TM3) depicts a more common and natural variation of grass terrain, there are shorter patches which have been grazed or flattened, interspersed with tussocks of drier longer grass. The dune or forest mat (TM4) has two uses one for placing trees on to create woodland trails and two put small objects underneath the mat and sprinkle fine dry sand on top to create sand dunes, this can then be used with TM6 beach Mat. The real sand mat (TM5) has real sand incorporated into the mat design, giving it an authenic sand look. JG Miniatures also has S46F and S46E to add details such as rocks, plants, and tracks in the sand. The beach mat is designed to fit King and Countries DD107 Landing craft. It can also be used in conjunction with TM4 to have sand
dunes on your beach front diorama.

All these mats and much more are available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. We also just got in JG Miniatures redesign of the DDay beach front diorama, M52-M52E, with the new more realistic grass and sand.