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New Releases Part 2

March 2013
Reviews of new metal figures to arrive in the hobby by Andy Whittaker

W. Britain
Napoleonic and Museum Collections

By the time you’re reading this the new W. Britain catalogue should be available (contact your nearest stockist to get hold of a copy), however I was lucky enough to get a preview of some of the figures featured prior to its release.

The matt Napoleonic range has been a stalwart of the W. Britain catalogues since the late 1990s, it’s funny as I still think of this as a fairly new range but I guess with 15 years under its belt it’s not that new anymore! The latest additions to the range are five British 92nd Gordon Highlanders, as WB rightly states in the catalogue, they’ve had figures of the Scots Greys available for a little while and considering the story of how the 92nd joined the Greys at the battle of Waterloo it seems only right these are added to the range.

Well sculpted and painted the figures will, I’m sure, be welcomed by all regular WB collectors when they hit the shops in late March (expect for the Ensign who’s not out until June).

Another range which has garnered praise over recent years is the Museum Collection. It’s an unusual range as rather than focusing on a specific period it focuses on soldiers throughout history and is actually a range primarily of ‘one off’ figures. However it works well as a range which can be collected as a whole, or it enables collectors to just pick that one figure they like and it to their period diorama.

The new figures which will be out around the time you’re reading this are the three US Marines (1833, 1859 and WWII) whilst, what I know will be the most popular of the bunch, the Black Watch Highlander Ensign will be out in late April. Again all figures are really well detailed and I’m sure will prove very popular.

Sadly no prices were available at the time of writing but I suspect they will cost around the same prices as other figures within the relevant ranges.

Review by Andy Whittaker

Contact:
W. Britain/First Gear Inc.
PO Box 52
Peosta
Iowa 52068
USA
Tel: +1 563 690 1259
www.wbritain.com

In the UK:

W. Britain Ltd. C/C Bachmann Europe Plc
Unit 18 Moat Way
Barwell
Leicestershire
LE9 8EY
Tel: 01455 841756
www.bachmann.co.uk

36095) British 92nd (Gordon) Highlander make ready no.1
36100) British 92nd (Gordon) Highlander Ensign with King’s Colour advancing no.1
36101) British 92nd (Gordon) Highlander charging no.1
36102) British 92nd (Gordon) Highlander standing firing no.1
36103) British 92nd (Gordon) Highlander Officer urging men forward no.1

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Casting around

March 2013
Paul Stocker looks at the latest castings to arrive on the market

All the King’s Men
ACW – Union and Confederate Infantry

I have been looking forward to featuring Ken Cliffe’s exciting new ACW range since I was given a preview last year and now at last the first figures, the infantry, are available. They have quite interesting origins because most of them were first manufactured in plastic in the USA by Classic Toy Soldiers. Ken obtained a license to make the figures in metal to appeal to his wargaming and collecting customers but several entirely original ATKM figures have been added as well along with some of the separate heads that are available for figures across the range.

The two basic infantry sets have troops firing and advancing/charging. All the bodies come headless and the separate heads have pegs to fit into sockets on the bodies. Some of the arms come separate with similar plugs and sockets. There are over a dozen different heads available and they are supplied randomly with the figure sets to provide as much variety as possible. The infantry sets are intended to serve for either Union or Confederacy. There was plenty of similarity between the uniforms of each side during the war and the gradual drift away from regulation dress as the war progressed blurred uniform distinctions even more.

The Firing Line set contains twelve other ranks in eight different poses, an officer and a colour bearer for $40. The Advancing set contains twelve other ranks in five different poses, an officer and colour bearer, also for $40. The officers and color bearers for the two sets are different and Ken is offering a range of flags to use, complete with separate finials and cords. The figure sets are unpainted but Ken offers a painting service, contact him for prices.

For orders up to $50, shipping costs are approximately $7 or less per set, assuming a Continental US customer (rates drop per set according to the size of the order). Contact Ken about costs to destinations outside of the USA.

Ken will be following up his infantry releases with cavalry and artillery and mounted generals and spare officers and I will be featuring these as they are released. There are more original castings amongst the cavalry and I have seen a preview of them and they look splendid. Horses are made by Toy Soldiers of San Diego and, like earlier cavalry releases, these will be in plastic to keep the mounted figures light.

Contact:
All the King's Men Toy Soldiers LLC
2456 Hewatt Rd
Snellville, GA 30039
USA
Tel: +1 770 978 1645
www.allthekingsmentoysoldiers.com

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Fantastic Plastics

March 2013
Mike Blake reviews the latest plastic figures for collectors

Russian Made
Russian Revolution Figures

These are some Russian made, and rather limited edition, figures which really are rather splendid even if you are not into the period. They really are excellent figures, they look much better than any pictures can show, with some really striking characters amongst them. They are identified as Set #1 Red Army, Set #1a Red Army, Set #2 White Guard and Set #3 Counter-Revolution. It is actually a fascinating period of history, and there is a lot of scope in it for some interesting skirmishes.

The figures themselves would also make some useful additions to Russian Boxer Uprising and Russo-Japanese War collections. They are not cheap at £25 a set for 10 figures, but there will only ever be 1,000 sets of each, hence the price. They come in a mix of buff and dark green plastic, and are nicely detailed castings of a most unusual subject.

Contact:
Steve Weston Toy Soldiers
14 Limburg Road
Canvey Island
Essex
SS8 0QJ
Tel: 01268 680117
www.plasticsoldiers.co.uk

FP 15) Russian Revolution Figures Set #1 Red Army
FP 16) Russian Revolution Figures Set #1a Red Army
FP 17) Russian Revolution Figures Set #2 White Guard
FP 18) Russian Revolution Figures Set #3 Counter-Revolution

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