Review of the Week

In Quebec City, in what is known as Vieux-Québec, there is a commemorative plaque on a building. It marks the emplacement where one American colonel received a metal souvenir from one of the local riflemen. Ironically enough, there is now a metal toy soldier version of this man available only a few hundred meters away from that spot. That piece is the JJ-SGEN-02 - Major General Benedict Arnold by John Jenkins Designs sold at the Toy Soldiers Club store.

Easter is not often compatible with toy soldiers as toy soldiers are often about (you guessed it) soldiers. Nonetheless, King and Country managed to produce a collection called Life of Jesus with many different versions of Jesus. Like Easter is pretty soon, it would be a perfect timing to look at the LoJ051 - Jesus & The Blindman.

Nefertiti surely can find her place amongst the greatest queens of Egypt such as Cleopatra VI and Hatshepsut. She was one of the most important figures during the reign of her husband, the Pharaoh Akhenaten. Many representations of her done when she was alive survived to this day. The most famous of them is the Nefertiti Bust and currently on display at Berlin. Now, to compete with this controversial archeological find, we have the 1/30 scale version by King and Country: The AE091 - Carrying The Queen.

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.

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.

Two weeks ago, we had a look at the new Saracen archers. Of course, so many archers implies at least a few targets. King and Country released 2 new figures to fulfill that need, one of them being the MK228 - Dead Crusader Knight; a figure with a familiar face...

In the last years, John Jenkins Designs produced several boats, ranging from massive Roman warships to tiny Chinese cormorant fishing rafts. Those ships are now so numerous that they could be almost considered as a collection dispersed within other collections. The latest addition to this theme is the JJ-WSP-100 - River Keel Boat, a mandatory piece for the Whiskey, Scalps And Beaver Pelts product line.