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Below you will find news, notes and gossip for products and companies that we stock here at MichToy. The products listed here are scheduled for future release but we do not have enough information including product numbers, pricing or release dates to post them in our UPCOMING RELEASES section. Check back often for the latest doings within our hobby.
Date of Last Update 04april2008
The Michigan Historical Collectibles Show gets a new home and new dates for 2008 & 2009. We are moving to a new location for our summer 2008 show and all shows to follow in Madison Heights Michigan (a Northern Metro-Detroit suburb. The show will be at Madison Place Hall on 13 Mile Road near the I-75 Freeway. This beautiful new hall with easy access, spacious parking and excellent lighting will allow us to have all the dealers in one room, militaria, toy soldiers and more to come. The expanded space will also allow us to enlarge the activities area to include Living History groups, wargaming, figure painting, seminars, military vehicle displays and much more. The 2009 show (our 20th) will be a two day extravaganza with many surprises and additions. The dates for the 2009 show will be January 24 & 25 2008
Short Takes: Look for the new Britains American Civil War Cavalry. Sources tell us that seven figures have already been completed and are now in pre-production with more to follow.
MIG Productions of Spain. The leader in products for weathering models with their extensive line of pigments, oils and washes is working with Vallejo Acrylic Paints to develop a range of paints for armor models featuring true military colors not yet available on the market. More details as available.
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Black Hawk Toy Soldier 3rd Series Announced
Exciting news from Black Hawk Toy Soldier is the announcement that the 3rd series of historical figures to be released will be
"Zama: Rome vs. Carthage 202BC"
The centerpiece of this series will be a stunning 1/32 scale Carthaginian War Elephant with 4 figures. The rest of the series will be comprised of 17 more figures including generals Hannibal and Scipio. The series will be released on a bimonthly basis beginning in October 2008. Ordering information and pricing will be posted in March in our Upcoming Releases section under "New Metal Toy Soldiers"
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Click Image to View the War Elephant
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Click Image to View the Series Preview
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Black Hawk Toy Soldier 2nd Series Posted
Black Hawk Toy Soldier has released details on the 2nd series of historical figures:
"The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid"
The series features the famous bank robbery by the James-Younger gang in 1876. Comprised of 13 pieces including several double figures and a bank facade the first four pieces will be available in May 2008. Pricing and subscription information has been posted on our Upcoming Releases View Information
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del Prado "Soldiers of the Civil War" Series Extended!
The popular del Prado American Civil War series has been extended with the announcement of the next five figures. Below we are featuring images of these figures but please note that these are just prototypes. We will post images of the production figures and release details as soon as they become available.
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Colonel Chamberlain
at Gettysburg
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General Grant
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General Lee
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Confederate Artillery Officer
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Colonel Oates
at Gettysburg
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Perry Miniatures ACW plastic range now available!
A new range of 28mm injection molded (hard plastic) figures by Perry Miniatures. The first releases will be an American Civil War Infantry box and a supporting Cavalry box. More Information
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Field of Glory from Osprey Publishing Launched
Field of Glory Web Site
Field of Glory is a new historical miniature tabletop wargaming rules system for anyone interested in recreating the battles of Rome, Greece or the Holy Land, among others. This series is intended to give both beginner and expert wargamers everything they need to play the battles of ancient and medieval eras on their tabletops.
Tested and created by wargaming experts, this series includes a rulebook detailing the gaming system, and companion army lists which help players select and build their historically accurate army with the relevant units or troop types they want to take onto the field of battle.
The striking Field of Glory rulebook includes color coding for easy navigation, clear photographs of miniatures (taken by Wargames Illustrated editor Duncan McFarlane) and diagrams (showing rules examples, troop placements, scale considerations and more), detailed Osprey artwork, a comprehensive painting guide, an overview of the history of this world of warfare, organization tables and a background to the men who fought on the ground. Containing two ready to use army lists, this rulebook can either stand alone and be used for immediate gaming, or can be combined with the companion volumes to recreate a more diverse range of conflicts.
Published in partnership with Slitherine Software Ltd, a developer and publisher of historical strategy games, Field of Glory already has the table-top gaming community buzzing.
Field of Glory is both an ideal starting place for newcomers to this hobby, with clearly described gaming rules, and suitable for more experience gamers, with detailed companion volumes covering army listings and historical overviews that can be used to create a more challenging, gaming experience.
Authors
Written by renowned wargaming experts, including Richard Bodley Scott, former contributor to Wargames Research Groups DBM Series.
Wargames Factory is launching an extensive new line of highly detailed, multi-part hard plastic 28mm (Wargames Standard 1/56th Scale) historical miniature box sets to support the Field of Glory game. The first releases will be Late Republican Romans (the Legions of Julius Caesar) and Celts are already posted in our upcoming section and will be available in May and June respectively. The company is committed to an aggressive release schedule that will allow Field of Glory players to deploy armies from all the eras featured in the game. Michigan Toy Soldier is carrying this new line.
Just announced are some further releases due this year including. Wargames Factory is pleased to announce our first range of hard plastic multi-part figures for the Horse & Musket era - The War of Jenkin's Ear!
"We are incredibly pleased to announce this exciting and comprehensive range of multi-part hard plastic miniatures to represent this sadly unrepresentative period of history," stated Wargames Factory CEO Tony Reidy today. "The War of Jenkin's Ear deserves it's place next to the great conflicts of history right next to the wars of the Napoleonic era, the 30 Years War, and, of course, the invasion of Grenada in 1983."
This comprehensive range will feature complete box sets of figures for both the British and Spanish -- and ALL ALLIED FORCES!
Other forthcoming ranges will include: 100 Years War, Ancient Greeks, Imperial Romans and The Third Crusade
More details can be found at Wargames Factory
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 Valiant Miniatures have announced two new 1/72 scale plastic figure sets for. These next two sets will be American GI's 1942-44 (available March 2008) and German Panzer Grenadiers (Delayed until May 2008)
VM004- The American GI's 1942-44 will contain 64 figures with 15 separate poses, 60 arm options with 15 different arm styles and 24 additional separate heads. Weapons include the Garand, Thompsom SMG, BAR, M1 carbine, 60mm mortar, .30 cal MMG, 9mm Browning pistol and Bazookas. Additional equipment includes radios, backpacks, entrenching tools and various pouches.
 VM003- The German Panzer Grenadiers 1944 will contain 68 figures with 14 separate poses. Various uniform types will include Panzer jackets, smocks and Zeltbahns. 60 arm options with 15 different arm styles. Weapons include the 120mm mortar, MG15 MMG, Panzerschreck, Panzerfaust, GWER43, MG42, MP40 and Luger pistol. Additional equipment includes anti tank mines, bedrolls, entrenching tools/bayonet and various pouches. All components of this set are interchangeable with the previous release Classic German Infantry.
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