William Britain: July Germans

The latest German releases for the First World War, Western Front theatre, with a focus this time on some of the goings on 'behind the lines'.

WWI German Forces 1916 -1918

• BR23090 -- "Forward" - 1916-18 German Infantry Prone Signaling & Kneeling with Grendade
• BR23097 -- "Attack" - 1916-18 German Infantry Assault Team

WWI German Forces 1916 -1918

WWI German Forces 1916 -1918

• BR23101 -- German 1908 Hf11 Limber, Field Kitchen, Figures & Accessories - 20 Piece Set (Limited Edition of 400 Sets)
• BR23102 -- "What's On the Menu Tonight?" - German Infantrymen with Mess Equipment - 4 Piece Set (Limited Edition of 400 Sets)
• BR23106 -- "Music to Peel By" - 1914-18 German Infantry Seated Peeling Potatoes and Seated Playing Concertina - 4 Piece Set (Limited Edition of 400)

WWI German Forces 1916 -1918

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Latest Additions 2

And so to the second of three LA installments and for this one I've chosen to return to some recently released figures from Britains which I featured in a couple of posts last year

I bought them a while ago but again it's taken me some time to get around to snapping them in situ, on the shelf they occupy with some First Legion enemies, on terrain modules produced by David Marshall

The figures in question are those depicting the Brunswick Leib Battalion which fought on the side of the British at Waterloo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Brunswickers

Although not depicted here fighting the French they nevertheless make for quite an attractive group of figures and don't look too out of place sharing the same diorama with their FL fellows

Talking of FL, the company make a handful of 'Brunswickers' of their own, depicting the regiments you can just about catch a glimpse of on the left hand side in the illustration below

I'll end this post with a couple more photos of the Britains figures. Ideally I'd like three more and would love WB to make three more variants. Failing that, I'll double up on three already purchased

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William Britain: November Releases

The latest releases from W Britain, including a number of WW1 figures

Britain's New Arrivals - In Stock Now!
Battle of the Somme

• BR23068 -- 1914 British Infantry with Souvenir German Helmet

Battle of the Somme

Battle of Isandlwana

• BR20150 -- "Overrun" - British 24th Foot Ambulance overrun by Zulu Warriors

 

Battle of Isandlwana, 22 January, 1879

78th Regiment (Highland) of Foot - Museum Collection

• BR10042 -- 78th Highland Regiment Piper, 1870

78th Regiment (Highland) of Foot

New Arrivals Expected November 2014!
78th Regiment (Highland) of Foot - Museum Collection

• BR10046 -- 78th Highland Regiment Drummer, 1870
• BR10047 -- 78th Highland Regiment NCO, 1870

78th Regiment (Highland) of Foot

Battle of the Somme

• BR23062 -- 1916-18 British Lancer Mounted No.1
• BR23063 -- 1916-18 British Lancer Feeding Horse
• BR23067 -- 1914 British Infantry Marching Waving Cap
• BR23071 -- 1916-17 British Infantry Standing Smoking
• BR23072 -- "Life in the Trenches" - 1916-17 British Infantry Exhausted Seated with Box and Seated Eating

Battle of the Somme

Christmas Truce 1914

• BR23086 -- "Look At Him Go" - 1914 Christmas Truce Set No.2
• BR23088 -- "A Friendly Game" - 1914 Christmas Truce Soccer Set No.1, No Man's Land Soccer Match

Christmas Truce 1914

 

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William Britains: Latest Releases

The latest releases from William Britain, including a rather nice set commemorating the centenary of the start of the First World War

William Britain

New Britain's Releases In Stock Now!
New Sierra Toy Soldier Exclusive - Zulu Storehouse Attack

• BR20147 -- "The Deadly Dance" - Zulu Warrior and British 24th Foot Hand-to-Hand Set
• BR20146 -- "Thrust and Block!" - Zulu Warrior and British 24th Foot Hand-To-Hand Set.

Zulu Storehouse Attack

Jack Tars & Leathernecks Collection

• BR13000 -- British Marine Officer, 1780
• BR13001 -- U.S. Marine in Dress Blue
• BR13003 -- U.S. Marine in Green Winter Service Dress, WWII
• BR13006 -- U.S. Navy Sailor in Blue Winter Service Dress No.1
• BR13007 -- U.S. Navy Sailor in Blue Winter Service Dress No.2

Jack Tars & Leathernecks Collection

Clash of Empires

• BR16010 -- Eastern Woodland Indian Squatting, Waiting with Musket
• BR16011 -- Eastern Woodland Indian Kneeling with Hand on Hip
• BR16012 -- Eastern Woodland Indian Crouching Advancing
• BR16013 -- "No One Left Behind" - Eastern Woodland Indian Dragging Wounded Comrade Hand-to-Hand Set
• BR16014 -- Eastern Woodland Indian Kneeling Priming Musket

Clash of Empires

WWI

• BR23059 -- "The Veteran's Farewell" - 19th Century Veteran Sending Young Lad to War in the 20th Century

Battle of the Somme

American Civil War

• BR31133 -- Union Infantry Iron Brigade NCO Cradling a Musket
• BR31146 -- Federal Captain of Infantry Wearing Sack Coat with Cigar
• BR31147 -- Federal Infantry Officer Standing Wearing Sack Coat with Pipe
• BR31189 -- Federal Artilleryman Standing with Arms Crossed
• BR31212 -- Senior Federal Staff Officer with Portfolio
• BR31220 -- Laborer with Shovel
• BR51039 -- American Civil War Winter Hut No.1
• BR51040 -- American Civil War Winter Hut No.2 - 4 Piece Set

American Civil War

 

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'New Shop'

Well, in fact not a new shop but a shop that is 'new to me' and may well indeed be new to you, too!

Whilst leafing through the pages of the latest issue of TSC I stumbled across an advert for a shop I hadn't heard of before. The shop is called EC Toys and it is based in Blackpool

About Us

We have been stockists of model soldiers and accessories for over 22 years now, successfully running our brick and mortar shop in South Shore, Blackpool, UK.

Our Range of Products

We have a large collection of toy soldiers available for you on our website from manufacturers such as William Britains and others. Our wide selection of stock will allow you to recreate historical scenes from the American Civil War, the American Revolution, the Napoleonic War, Rourkes Drift (Zulu), both World Wars and lots more.

Simple, Clean, Secure, Easy to use Website

This website is designed to be used and was built with you in mind. We're not in the business of confusing our customers so our website has been laid out for optimal simplicity, making navigation and shopping tasks such as locating an item, adding it to your cart and checking out smooth and easy.

We are also conscious of your security whilst using our website. The registration and checkout areas of the site are secured using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) technology to ensure that your connection to us cannot be hijacked by anyone else along the way.

We Sell on Ebay

We have been Ebay sellers for around 8 years now and have built up a very good reputation with buyers there, earning us a proud "Power Seller" status.

Click here to go to our Ebay Shop

Who knows, maybe you could make the most of the glorious summer weather we're enjoying just now and combine a family holiday with purchasing the latest 'must have' addition to your collection

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William Britains: New Brunswickers

William Britains have just announced the release of the second group of Brunswickers to add to the one released earlier in the year, and here they are

Napoleonic - Brunswickers

• BR36117 -- Brunswick Leib Battalion NCO No.1 
• BR36118 -- Brunswick Leib Battalion Officer No.1 
• BR36119 -- Brunswick Leib Battalion Standing Reaching for Cartridge 
• BR36120 -- Brunswick Leib Battalion Casualty on Ground 
• BR36121 -- Brunswick Leib Battalion Drummer 

Brunswickers

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William Britains: New WW1 Figures

Just like Ronson's, this post does exactly what it says on the tin and gives you some info about the latest WW1 releases from Britains, and rather nice they are too!

Battle of the Somme 1916 - 18

• BR23008 -- 1916-18 German Infantry Advancing Firing 
• BR23009 -- 1916-18 German Infantry Kneeling Firing 
• BR23053 -- 1916-18 German Infantry Throwing Grenade No.2 
• BR23055 -- 1916-18 German Infantry Pulling Grenade Primer 
• BR23056 -- 1916-18 German Infantry Running with Grenade Bags No.1 
• BR23057 -- 1916-18 German Infantry Advancing No.2 
• BR23058 -- 1916-18 German Infantry Pioneer Running 
• BR23062 -- 1916-18 British Lancer Mounted No.1 
• BR23063 -- 1916-18 British Lancer Feeding Horse 
• BR23064 -- 1916-17 British Infantry Walking with Rations 
• BR23065 -- 1916-17 British Infantry Standing Firing Over Parapit 
• BR23066 -- 1914 British Infantry Marching with Full Kit No.1 
• BR23067 -- 1914 British Infantry Marching Waving Cap 
• BR23068 -- 1914 British Infantry with Souvenir German Helmet 
• BR23071 -- 1916-17 British Infantry Standing Smoking 
• BR23072 -- "Life in the Trenches" - 1916-17 British Infantry Exhausted Seated with Box and Seated Eating 

Battle of the Somme

 

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William Britain: New Nappies!

I don't generally post about Britain's figures but occasionally something catches my eye as I rifle through the pages of the latest edition of Toy Soldier Collector and, this weekend, it happened again

As a collector of German-themed fighting men from across the centuries my beady eye was drawn to a review of some of the latest Britain's releases, featuring as it did the figures pictured and briefly outlined below, the Black Brunswickers of the Napoleonic era. They're definitely on my hit list. What do you think?

Black Brunswickers

The Black Brunswickers were raised in 1809 to fight Napoleon Bonaparte’s occupation of Germany. These Brunswickers were distinctively attired in black wool uniforms, black leather belting and wore silver death heads on their shakos, quickly earning the nickname ‘The Black Legion’ or ‘The Black Horde.’

During the Waterloo campaign, they were placed under the Duke of Wellington’s command and joined the Allied forces of the Seventh Coalition in Belgium.

The regiments were heavily engaged at Quatre Bras on June 16, 1815, where their commander, Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, lost his life. The corps lost over 500 men in this engagement, and only two days later they were again engaging the French as part of the Anglo-Allied army at Waterloo.

Wellington held the Leib and Light Battalion in Reserve just north of the Chateau Hougomont. By mid afternoon the regiments were moved forward to support the Allied right wing, and were formed into squares where they stood in place taking heavy casualties from artillery. At about 4:00 P.M., 4,800 French horsemen charged their positions hoping to break the center right of the Allied line, but the Brunswick squares stood fast.

Late in the day, the Brunswickers were repositioned to the center of Wellington’s line facing the last gasp attack by Napoleon’s Imperial Guard. Facing these veterans, the Brunswick regiments broke and fell back in disorder, but were rallied by their officers in time to participate in the Allied “General Advance” that swept the French Army from the field.

Our new release of ‘Black Brunswickers’ will allow you to form a firing line or to build a square to repel your French Lancers!

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