| 1 Sep 2010 |
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Zvezda's first Great War set is released
Zvezda have confirmed the release of their first set of figures for the Great War. The set is German Infantry, and while the title refers to '1914 to 1918', the troops all wear the Pickelhaube rather than the Stahlhelm, which makes them largely suitable for 1914 to 1916. As usual pictures will be posted soon. |
| 25 Aug 2010 |
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New Great War figures promised from Strelets
Strelets have added a number of new figure sets to their future plans, and at a time when Airfix release their new World War I playset it's more good news for those interested in that conflict. The new Strelets cover all the major participants, with each getting an infantry set wearing gas masks. In addition there is also a set of German Stormtroopers planned, while their range for the Russo-Turkish War of 1877 gets a mountain artillery set in winter uniform. Most of these have no release date yet, but the next batch of releases is now due in October. |
| 24 Aug 2010 |
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New Orion sets arrive
As expected Orion have released their latest batch of figure sets. The latest products to hit the shelves are:
- 72033 - Russ Mounted Knights
- 72034 - Gumans (Polovets) and Pechenegs
- 72035 - Iberian Infantry
- 72036 - Soviet Tankmen and Crew, 1943 - 1945
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| 16 Aug 2010 |
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New HaT sets in the pipeline
HaT have confirmed a number of new 1/72 scale figure sets are currently being developed. For fans of ancient history their Sassanid range will now include a set of Light Infantry, while the World War I range will be gaining a set of Belgian bicyclists. A set of Japanese cyclists for World War II is also in development, but there are no details of when any of these will be released at the moment. |
| 10 Aug 2010 |
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New maker releases debut figures
The Plastic Soldier Company, a new manufacturer to the hobby, has announced that it is ready to begin shipping its first figure set, 'Russian Infantry in Summer Uniform'. This is the first of what promises to be a range of World War II sets, and has been some time in coming, but limited numbers of the set are now ready. We expect to have our usual pre-review pictures by the end of the week. |
| 27 Jul 2010 |
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Zvezda sneak out a long awaited set
A number of dealers have started selling a new Zvezda set, 8037 French Cuirassiers for 1807-15. Strangely Zvezda themselves have not yet announced a release for this product, yet it seems to have reached the market nonetheless. This is a particularly long-awaited set which looks very promising and we will post pictures as soon as we can. |
| 14 Jul 2010 |
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More medieval life recreated
Valdemar have released two more figure sets reflecting medieval life. This time the subjects are on a religious theme, and are entitled 'Medieval Repentance' and 'Medieval Organ and Crew'. Both will have a limited run in hard plastic and then be made in metal. |
| 5 Jul 2010 |
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All for one and one for all
LW have released their first new figure set in a while, and it depicts French Musketeers from the 17th century. The box contains 14 figures on each of three sprues, one of whom is mounted, and the set is already starting to appear at retailers. |
| 19 Jun 2010 |
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New arrivals
There are two pieces of news on new sets today. First, Ykreol have released their set of French Foreign Legion at Bir Hakeim 1942. Containing 48 figures in 16 poses, we hope to have pictures shortly. Second, Mars have kindly let us know about four new releases for their Thirty Years War range. They are:
- 72036 - Swedish Heavy Cavalry
- 72037 - Imperial Mounted Arquebusiers
- 72038 - Imperial Siege Artillery
- French Infantry and Guard
Mars say that these sets will start to be released next month. |
| 17 Jun 2010 |
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New releases from BUM brands
A number of new sets have recently appeared from the BUM stable, two of which were not previously known to us. First, 'Lord Lovat's Commandos' is released under the Metch name and immortalises the British commandos who fought in Normandy in 1944. The other new set is from GerMan and is an addition to their War of the Spanish Succession War. The set is number 1002 and entitled 'Armed Civilians and Porch', since it contains another of the large diorama pieces similar to those found in sets we have already reviewed. Also new is 'Battle of Talamanca' from GerMan, along with a couple more sets about which we are currently waiting for clarification.
BUM tell us that they have begun making their original figure sets in a new compound of plastic which they say is more robust and less liable to breakage than their previous material. We will be testing this new formula and will report on the results. BUM (including GerMan etc) will be making new batches of many of their sets in this new material, but we do not have a full list of which sets will receive this treatment, although we understand it includes many of the WSS sets. |