| 23 Jan 2012 |
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New medieval releases
Two new sets of medieval figures have now emerged into the light of day. Mars have released their set 72052 Teutonic Foot Sergeants, while RedBox have surprised us with an unannounced release of their latest set for the Wars of the Roses, 'Town and Country Levy'. Both have already started appearing at retailers. |
| 19 Jan 2012 |
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Over there, Over there...
Yes, another set of US Infantry has appeared on the horizon, but unlike the song that inspired our headline these are for the second world war and not the first. The set is being produced by Plastic Soldier, but there are no details as yet of what it will contain or when it might appear, although at present it seems to be at an early stage. |
| 18 Jan 2012 |
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First of the new year crop
Waterloo 1815 have become the first to release new figures in 2012 with two new products. Both 'Apache Warriors' and 'WWII Italian Tank, Vehicle and Artillery Crews' should start appearing at stockists any day now. |
| 10 Jan 2012 |
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Zvezda 2012 Plans
Zvezda have recently confirmed their plans for 2012. Apart from the two World War II sets announced last year (German and Soviet Infantry), there are no new figure sets this year. However all the previously announced Art of Tactic sets (small game pieces - generally four figures) have new release dates, and there are a number of new World War II additions to the list. The new sets are as follows:
- 6143 - German Medical Personnel
- 6152 - Soviet Medical Personnel
- 6166 - British Infantry
- 6167 - British Machine Gun Crew
- 6168 - British Mortar with Crew
- 6178 - German Regular Infantry
- 6179 - Soviet Regular Infantry
- 6180 - German Elite Troops
- 6181 - Soviet Militia
- 6182 - German Anti-Tank Team
See our Future Releases page for release dates for all the sets. |
| 8 Jan 2012 |
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Revell 2012 releases
Revell have announced their plans for 2012. Fans of figures sets will find little of interest, but here are the details. Firstly, the two re-releases of Matchox sets - Japanese and ANZACS for World War II - are still due in April this year. Revell have also now added the old Matchbox set of British Commandos, which is expected in August. There is one new set - 02402 Modern Combat Pilots - which is due in July this year. We have no more details on this, but our guess would be this will be another co-production with Preiser in the same style as their sets of RAF and Luftwaffe pilots. We shall see. |
| 30 Dec 2011 |
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New Strelets
Strelets have just released a batch of figures, making them the last of 2011. There are seven sets in all, namely:
- M072 - Roman Market
- M073 - Spartacus Uprising
- M068 - Napoleonic French Line Infantry (Egypt)
- M069 - Napoleonic French Light Infantry (Egypt)
- M070 - Napoleonic British Line Infantry (Egypt)
- M071 - Napoleonic British Light Infantry (Egypt)
- 120 - Napoleonic Mamelukes
In addition, Strelets have given us a list of all the sets they plan to release over the next 12 months. It includes some new titles, and leaves out some titles already announced, so presumably we will have to wait longer for the latter. The full list for 2012 is:
- 20 - Sarmations
- M074 - Spartacus Uprising 2
- M075 - Roman Port
- M076 - Roman Tavern
- M077 - Spartacus Army
- M078 - Roman Republican Legion on the March
- M079 - Roman Republican Legion in Battle
- M080 - Roman Republican Legion Before Battle
- 126 - Crusader Transport 1
- 127 - Crusader Transport 2
- 078 - Napoleonic French Artillery (Egypt)
- 079 - Napoleonic British Artillery (Egypt)
- 118 - Napoleonic French Cavalry (Egypt)
- 119 - Napoleonic British Cavalry (Egypt)
- 125 - Regular RKKA Cavalry
- M082 - Italian Army in Winter Dress (Stalingrad)
- M083 - Hungarian Army in Winter Dress (Stalingrad)
- A001 - 6 Inch Mk VII Cannon
- A002 - 8 Inch Mk VII Howitzer
- A003 - 8 Inch Mk II Howitzer
- A004 - 6 Inch Mk XIX Cannon
While all these sets are set for 2012, there are no more precise dates for any at the moment. |
| 18 Dec 2011 |
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Teutonic surge
Mars have updated their website to show three new sets of figures in the works. All are for the Teutonic Order during the early 15th century, and the names are:
- 72052 - Teutonic Foot Sergeants
- 72053 - Teutonic Mounted Sergeants
- 72054 - Teutonic Mounted Crossbowmen
Also recently highlighted is another new set from Caesar, which is H076 US Paratroopers. There are no release dates for any of these, but Linear-B tell us that they expect to release their sets of Roman Market and Spartacus Uprising very soon, marking the end of a very quiet period for new releases. |
| 1 Dec 2011 |
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Changes at Zvezda and new releases.
Zvezda have let us know that the following full figure sets will not now be made:
- 8070 - Roman Field Artillery
- 8073 - Napoleonic Russian Shooters
- 8081 - Napoleonic French Line Infantry
- 8087 - Napoleonic Russian Cossacks
However all is not lost as figures from all of these sets are expected to see the light of day in new 'mini' sets, which will appear next year. This leaves just two full sets in development - World War II Germans and Soviets. Both are still on their way, but problems have delayed their tooling and there is no firm release date at present. However Zvezda have said they still intend producing new full sets of figures in the future.
Elsewhere, two new figure sets have emerged from other manufacturers. Both 72041 Soviet Artillery Crew from Orion, and 72043 Imperial Light Infantry (for the Thirty Years War) from Mars have started to appear. |
| 14 Nov 2011 |
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Some old friends return
It seems that Revell have announced that it will release two more of the old Matchbox figure sets that it now owns. Due in April 2012, we can look forward to seeing both Japanese and ANZAC Infantry making their return in a Revell box. |
| 27 Oct 2011 |
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Here come the cavalry
Waterloo 1815 have just released their latest figure set, which has already caused some discussion in the hobby. It is the first new set of US cavalry in a very long time, and you can see some of the first pictures on our preview page. The company has also let us know that their next six sets are all expected before the end of this year apart from their WWII British Paratroops, which look likely to appear next January at the latest. As a reminder, the sets due soon are:
- Rogers Rangers
- Apache Warriors
- WWII German Cavalry (Set 1)
- WWII Italian Tank, Vehicle and Artillery Crews
- WWII US Mountain Division
- WWII British Paratroopers with Pack Howitzer
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