John Jenkins Designs: The Condor Legion: Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen 1 Ausf B (PzBefw 1) - COND-04

John Jenkins Designs: Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen - COND-04

Scale: 1:30 (60mm)

John Jenkins Designs - The Condor Legion: Kleiner Panzerbefehlswagen 1 Ausf B (PzBefw 1) the Condor Legion military miniature collection. Perfect toy soldier for WWII military diorama. Hand crafted Toy Soldier collectible.

Germany sent 4 Befehlswagen 1 Command tanks to Spain. They were first issued 1 per company, and 1 in the battalion headquarters.

These were a version of the PZKPFW 1 AUSF B, but with a fixed superstructure and additional radio equipment. The provision of dedicated radio vehicles was due to the Wehrmacht's prescient view that radio communications were essential in co-ordinating modern mobile operations. The German Command considered that the leader of a tank subdivision himself should not necessarily participate in the battle; his task lied in the battle control. Therefore, commander's tanks of the first series had no armament at all. The tanks crew consisted of three people: a tank commander (who was also the leader of the tank division), tank driver and radio-telegrapher. Later it was determined that the tank should have arms and it was equipped with one MG - 13 machine gun of 7,92 mm caliber. Radio equipment included a transceiver FuG 6 with 13 - 16 km reach and receiving radio station FuG 2.

The prominent St. Andrews Cross painted on the roof was an air identity mark, common on Nationalist tanks to prevent straffing by friendly aircraft.

Available for pre-order at www.BgsToySoldiers.com today for $148.00. Pre-order yours today. Shipping the last week of January 2011.

Thomas Gunn Miniatures: Fallshirmjager Collection

This month, Thomas Gunn Miniatures has expanded their Fallshirmjager Collection, which is a part of their WWII Collection. Their first piece from this collection, FJ-001 was a success, and now they are releasing FJ-002, FJ-003, and FJ-004 which are all shipping from www.BgsToySoldiers.com starting Monday 17 January 2011. These pieces have already shown how popular they are, as they are all nearly sold out. Each piece retails for $56.00 USD, and is extremely limited. The A version, is the Normandy paint scheme and is limited to 200 for each

Thomas Gunn Miniatures: Knockout Blow (Africa)

set worldwide. The B version is the Africa version and is limited to only 100 each worldwide.

The sets include:

FJ-002(A) - Rifle Section (Normandy) - $56.00
FJ-002(B) - Rifle Section (Africa) - $56.00
FJ-003(A) - Rifle Section (Normandy) - $56.00
FJ-003(B) - Rifle Section (Africa) - $56.00
FJ-004(A) - Knockout Blow (Normandy) - $56.00
FJ-004(B) - Knockout Blow (Africa) - $56.00

Also, one more thing of note, the LUFT-001A and LUFT-001B airplanes will be shipping worldwide in the next two three weeks, so all pre-orders will be going out to customers soon. Visit www.BgsToySoldiers.com for more Thomas Gunn Miniatures pieces.

John Jenkins Designs Collectors Club: 2011 Membership Piece

Bgs Toy Soldiers is proud to announce, starting 2011 we will be offering John Jenkins Designs Club Collectors pieces. To be a member of this exclusive club, you will need to purchase either JJCLUB-2011A or JJCLUB-2011B. With this purchase, the collector will receive a membership for 2011, the military miniature collectors piece, the 2011 Annual, and the privilege of purchasing

John Jenkins Club: JJCLUB-2011B

other limited edition club pieces throughout the year.

Once you are a member of the John Jenkins Club for 2011, we will contact you during each preview period for 2011 and let you know what piece is coming up and you can let us know if you would like to pre-order the piece, which will guarantee that a piece is made exclusively for you, the collector. Some collections, such as the Battle on the Monongahela, will only have new pieces directly through the John Jenkins Club. Also, once a member of John Jenkins Club, you can order as many of a single piece as you like with your one membership.

To join the John Jenkins Collectors Club for 2011 through www.BgsToySoldiers.com, purchase one of the two Collectors Club pieces at: John Jenkins Designs Club

John Jenkins Club Set #6, which is the first piece for the 2011 club is now in the preview period and available for pre-order at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Thomas Gunn Miniatures: British Arnhem Paratroopers

Thomas Gunn Miniatures: The Crossing - PARA-001(A)

Thomas Gunn miniatures has started to add some British soldiers to their popular World War II collection. The first two sets available for this collections are a grouping of British Paratroopers. PARA-001 features 3 airborne soldiers in a dinghy. This set of figures comes in two seperate paint schemes European Theater, limited to 200 figures, and a Mediterranean uniform scheme, limited to 100 figures. Also available is extra Dinghies, ACC-002. PARA-001 is set to sell for $89.00 and is available for pre-order at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. PARA-001 will be shipping the last week of December 2010. Also as part of this set is PARA-002, The Sentries, featuring two British airborne soldiers standing watch. Also featured in both European and Mediterranean uniforms. PARA-002 is available for $56.00 at www.BgsToySoldiers.com and is shipping now. All figures from Thomas Gunn Miniatures are limited edition. These initial British paratroopers make excellent figures for any Arnhem or Ranville/Pegasus Bridge dioramas. PARA-002 was specifically designed to go with Build a Rama's Pontoon Bridge Diorama piece.

Also shipping the last week of December 2010 from www.BgsToySoldiers.com is Thomas Gunn Miniatures FJ-001(A) and FJ-001(B). FJ-001 is a LG40 with crew in both Normandy and Tropical uniforms. These pieces are available for pre-order at www.BgsToySoldiers.com for $75.00. The latest Thomas Gunn Club piece GC006(A) and GC006(B) will also be available soon for $30.00. Order your Thomas Gunn Miniatures today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com.

Collectors Showcase: King Tiger Tank Collection

Also in January, Collectors Showcase is releasing a series of King Tiger Tanks and a generic re-loader crew for the tanks. The tanks will come in 8 variations and include opening hatches, 2 crew members, an opening rear loader door, and both a good and thrown track so you can choose between displaying the tank in pristine form or battle damaged. The tanks retail for $179.00 each. There is also a custom loader crew for the Tiger Tanks that retails at $79.00.

Collectors Showcase: KING TIGER Henschel Turret - CS00455W

These tanks are compatible with Collectors Showcase's jumper and rider sets for both winter and Normandy. The tank variations are as follows:

CS00454Z - King Tiger Henschel Turret with Zimmerit (Normandy)
CS00455 - King Tiger Henschel Turret (Normandy)
CS00456Z - King Tiger Porsche Turret with Zimmerit (Normandy)
CS00457 - King Tiger Porsche Turret (Normandy)
CS00454ZW - King Tiger Henschel Turret with Zimmerit (Winter)
CS00455W - King Tiger Henschel Turret (Winter)
CS00456ZW - King Tiger Porsche Turret with Zimmerit (Winter)
CS00457W - King Tiger Porsche Turret (Winter)

Also as a part of this release, Collectors Showcase has released a M20 Patton Vehicle, CS00468, with a gunner and Patton figure included with the set for $165.00. Pre-Order all these figures today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com

Collectors Showcase: the Old Guard - French Napoleonic Collections

In January, Collectors Showcase will be releasing a series of Old Guard figures as part of their on-going Napoleonic: Battle of Waterloo collection. In November they released the Scots Greys Cavalr figures. The Old Guard figures are limited to 400 sets worldwide and are now available for pre-order from www.BgsToySoldiers.com. The figures included in this set are:

Collectors Showcase: Old Guard Command Set - CS00487

CS00482 - Old Guard Advancing (2 Fig.) - $65.00
CS00483 - Old Guard Firing (2 Fig.) - $65.00
CS00484 - Old Guard Holding Wounded (2 Fig.) - $65.00
CS00485 - Old Guard Prone - $32.50
CS00486 - Old Guard Reloading - $32.50
CS00487 - Old Guard Command Set (3 Fig.) - $99.00
CS00488 - Old Guard Sapper - $32.50
CS00489 - Old Guard Repelling (2 Fig) - $65.00

Get all 8 sets today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com. Also coming in this release are a series of King Tiger Tanks in both winter and Normandy schemes. Also a new Union Artillery Firing line has been added to Collectors Showcase to compliment November's Confederate Artillery line.

John Jenkins Designs: Battle of Fort Carillon, Ticonderoga

John Jenkins Designs: 42nd Regiment of Foot 2 Advancing

John Jenkins Designs latest release included a new collection of figures based on the Battle of Fort Carillon, which occurred on July 8, 1758. Now available at www.BgsToySoldiers.com are:

TIC-03 - 42nd Regiment of Foot 2 Advancing - $70.00
TIC-04 - 42nd Regiment of Foot 1 Advancing 4 - $35.00
TIC-05 - 42nd Regiment of Foot 1 Advancing 5 - $35.00

Also available for pre-order from this collection are TIC-06 and TIC-07.

In the battle, which took place primarily on a rise about three-quarters of a mile (one km) from the fort itself, a French army of about 4,000 men under General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and the Chevalier de Levis decisively defeated an overwhelmingly numerically superior force of British troops under General James Abercrombie, which frontally assaulted an entrenched French position without using field artillery. Abercrombie, confident of a quick victory, ignored several viable military options, such as flanking the French breastworks, waiting for his artillery, or laying siege to the fort. Instead, relying on a flawed report from a young military engineer, and ignoring some of that engineer's recommendations, he decided in favor of a direct frontal assault on the thoroughly entrenched French, without the benefit of artillery. The battle was the bloodiest of the war, with over 3,000 casualties suffered, of which over 2,000 were British The 42nd Regiment, known as the Black Watch, paid dearly with the loss of many lives and many severely wounded. More than 300 men (including 8 officers) were killed, and a similar number were wounded, representing a significant fraction of the total casualties suffered by the British. Order today at www.BgsToySoldiers.com