Monthly Archives: March 2022

When it comes to the look of Bagot’s Hussar, contemporary illustrations are pretty elusive. Yet, John Jenkins managed to produce a very plausible and beautiful rendition of this small and mysterious elite troop. It’s time to look at the JJ-JRCAV-01 - Bagot's Hussar and talk about this regiment.

On a timeline, most of the pieces from the Vietnam War collection by King and Country are located around the 1968 Tet Offensive. So it makes sense to see so many figures based on Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket within this collection as the second half of this movie is taking place during the Tet Offensive. The latest of the additions to this movie cast is the VN131 - FMJ Rafterman.

Since its beginning in 2017, the Conquest of America collection by John Jenkins has always been one of my personal favorites. The pieces depict the Aztec army in a never seen before level of accuracy. This month, we saw the arrival of the JJ-AZ-18A - Aztec Warrior. So this could be the good time to see where all those Aztec pieces are coming from while having a look at this new release.

This month, King and Country announced a new bunch of 83rd Pennsylvania soldiers. Amongst those men, one stands out by being slightly smaller than all the others. Behold the CW123 - Infantry Drummer Boy.

Each year, March 8th is known as the International Women's Day. This is a day where accomplishments toward women rights and gender equality are celebrated and pondered. When it comes to the world of toy soldiers, we see few women collectors here and there, but we must admit that this passion seems to mostly interest men. Nonetheless, it’s a day that we can commemorate by looking at some of the best female toy soldiers (and I’m not talking of The Hussar Hussie #1 'Monique' here).

Since its creation in 2006, John Jenkins Designs products have evolved a lot. They increased in quality and details. One of the features that often goes under the radar is the base design. With the recent release of the JJ-VIK-34B - Viking Warrior, maybe it would be a good time to talk about bases.