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.

John Jenkins Designs - Knights of the Skies

As John Jenkins Designs starts to expand into the 20th century with the most recent release of the Condor Tanks COND-01, John Jenkins Designs is following up with the start of the Knights of the Skies Collection. The first release of this collection is the Sopwith Camel B7270, ACE-10. ACE-10 is avaialble for pre-order at www.BgsToySoldiers.com for $188.00 USD. This Aircraft collection will be a must have for any Aircraft miniature Enthusiast. Here is a little more about this first model:

The Aces were the top pilots of each nation who had downed at least 5 enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The governments promoted them to raise morale, civilians adored them for their courage, and skill, and the press were to memorialize them as “Knights Of The Skies”. Aces presented a vision of war based on past virtues like chivalry and decorum. They became modern day heroes flying machines, instead of riding horses. The first aircraft of the collection is the one that became famous because it was the machine that Capt. Roy Brown used to chase Baron von Reichtofen over the Somme on 21st April 1918. A flight from which the Baron did not return. Brown had fired at the Baron’s Dr1, and upon landing was told that he had shot it down. (This machine was then flown by Capt. O W Redgate, who scored two more victories in it that same month.) There were 3 white bars on the fuselage sides, one ahead of where a roundel might have been, and two aft.
A red chevron, edged in white, appeared on the top wing across the centre section.

The Sopwith Camel entered squadron service in June 1917 with No.4 squadron of the Royal Air Service, near Dunkirk. The following month, it became operational with No’70 squadron of the Royal Flying Corps. By February 1918, 13 squadrons were fully equipped with the camel. Originally intended as a replacement for the Sopwith Pup, its design was more evolutionary than revolutionary, featuring a box-like fuselage structure, an aluminium engine cowling, plywood-covered panels around the cockpit, and fabric covered fuselage, wings and tail. Two Vickers machine guns were mounted directly in front of the cockpit, firing forward through the propeller with synchronisation gear. A metal fairing over the gun breeches created a “hump” that led to the name Camel. More than 5,000 Camels were produced, and it was responsible for destroying 1,294 enemy aircraft, between June 1917 and November 1918, and was the most successful fighting scout employed by either
side in terms of the sheer numbers of victories that it scored.

Also coming in the October release are:

BM-25 44th Regiment of Foot, British Line Infantry, Sergeant and Corporal
JR-18 COMBAT SET #4, Wounded Highlander and Line Infantry
SRN-02 BRITISH NAVAL BRIGADE, 2 Sailors Firing #1
BCHART-02 The Battle of Chippawa, 5th July 1814, British Foot Artillery, 2 Crew Aiming,
WISTOCK-04 RAID ON ST. FRANCIS, WATCHTOWER

All pieces are available for pre-order at www.BgsToySoldiers.com

Black Hawk Toy Soldiers: Templars

For all the Blackhawk Toy Soldierscollectors out there that have started collecting the Templar collection from 2010, we have the remaining 10 figures from the collection coming in at the end of this week. They will be available for purchase this weekend at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Blackhawk Toy Soldiers: Hand to Hand Combat - BH0512

The collection includes:

BH0510 - Templar Sergeant
BH0511 - Fatimid Caliphal Guard
BH0512 - Hand to Hand Combat
BH0513 - Salah Al Din
BH0514 - Jacques of Molay, Templar Grand Master
BH0515 - Phillip IV, The Fair
BH0516 - Phillip IV, The Fair Guard
BH0517 - The Death
BH0518 - The Executioner
BH0519 - Jacques of Molay, Burned at the Stake

This will complete the series of the Templars by BlackhawkToy Soldiers. The next collection of figures should be announced soon, and we will let everyone know as soon as they announce what Blackhawk Toy Soldiers will be doing next.

Collectors Showcase: Scots Greys Napoleonic Cavalry

Collectors Showcase will be releasing 8 Scots Greys Cavalry figures in late October. These figures will be available for pre-order at www.BgsToySoldiers.comthe third week of September 2010. We will have the figures available individually and as a set. The new Scots Greys Cavalry set will be limited to 400 total sets available worldwide. These new figures were designed using a new technique for capturing the uniforms on the soldiers in action with physics taken into account, which Collectors Showcase has dubber "Mini-Cloth". This is what Collectors Showcase has to say about this new set of figures:

"The Royal Scots Greys ride again! TCS is very happy to present our next Napoleonic installment.
These eight figures are packed full of action and for the first time ever incorporate our new proprietary physics sculpting model that perfectly imitates the behavior of real clothing in miniature. Known as minicloth it truly takes sculpting to whole new level. Minicloth was written in-house and takes into account simulations that incorporate physics and density of whatever attributes we assign, from dense wool to thin cotton. You'll think you're looking at a real rider and horse! MiniCloth brings forth a new era in miniatures never before seen: our in-house technology combined with traditional techniques, brings forth results that are pretty amazing. Naturally we'll be using minicloth on all of our sculpts moving forward. We'll be showing these pieces in Chicago and wait till you get a close look, it's pretty wild.
The action has been pushed further again and the paint combines our popular gritty look with the bright colors of the Scots Greys uniform. We thought after doing our 92nd Highlanders it would be great to set the scene right with the Grey's charging-right into a battery of French guns! Well we left out the French casualties but we think we captured the mood alright!"

Available soon at www.BgsToySoldiers.com

Figarti Miniatures: Iraq War

Figarti Miniatures: M2A1 Abrams Tank - IRQ-001

Figarti Miniatures has just released a 1:32 scale collection of Iraq War figures. The entire first collection of figures from the Iraq War series from Figarti Miniatures is now available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. The first release of figures is centered around EOD forces from the US Military and a number of US military vehicles. The release includes:

EOD: Careful! - IRQ-001 - $62.00
M1134 Stryker ATGM - IRQ-002 - $219.00
USMC M198-155mm Medium Howitzer - IRQ-003 - $239.00
M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank - IRQ-004 - $239.00
EOD: Ready with extinguisher - IRQ-005 - $69.00
EOD: Reporting Status - IRQ-006 - $62.00
More USMC Artillery Support Figures - IRQ-007 - $62.00

Pictured above is the M1A2 Abrams Tank. All the figures are available today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com

Coming in September, Figarti Miniatures will be adding to their World War II allied European Theater collection with some new British piece. This new release will include:

British AEC Matador Artillery Tractor - ETA-026 - $189.00
British 5.5 - ETA-028 - $219.00
British Churchill AVRE - ETA-032 - $199.00

These figures will all be 1:30 scale figures and are all available for pre-order from www.BgsToySoldiers.com today. As with all Figarti Miniatures, all the pieces are extremely limited Edition.