News and Updates (25 OCT)
The Military Workshop - News and Updates
Visit this page to see a summary of what is new to the web page, what has arrived and what is coming soon. More detailed information and images will be included in the appropriate area.
Next arrivals : King and Country latest Vietnam and Real West arriving Tuesday. Team Miniatures and Thomas Gunn expected early NOV..
25 OCT 20 Added Team Miniatures November releases from Boxer Rebellion series - 7 French and 8 British Navy.
25 OCT 20 Changed some of the RAF prices in King and Country as some discounted,
19 OCT 20 Added Thomas Gunn NOV releases : Romans and Barbarians, German Street Signs, three WW2 supply sets, Japanese bunker, 3 24th Foot Zulu War.
15 OCT 20 Added John Jenkins NOV releases : Two Persian cavalry, Two Roman cavalry and one Gaul cavalry, 2 Numidian cavalry, 4 Norman archers and 2 Vikings, Aztec and Conquistador, pair British infantry and pair Indians American Revolution, a mountain man, Geramn Panzer ammo tank,
15 OCT 20 John Jenkins OCT releases arrived.
6 OCT 20 Team Miniatures Franco Prussian War Prussians and French arrived.
1 OCT 20 Added more prototype pictures to John Jenkins El Cid category including Moors and the castle.
29 SEPT 20 Added images of two prototype Vietnam Australian Landrovers, MP's and two Engineer minesweepers to King & Country Vietnam series.
27 SEPT 20 Added some more images to Team Miniatures Teutonic Knights and Mongols categories (6 Knights plus 4 Mongols). Expected late October.
26 SEPT 20 John Jenkins Sept releases arrived.
25 SEPT 20 Oct Thomas Gunn arrived.
24 SEPT 20 Changed the prices on some more bargain items in King & Country : Life of Jesus blue Romans and ox cart, some LAH Kriegsmarine and some WW2 Russians including 3 vehicles.
22 SEPT 20 Added John Jenkins October releases : several Romans and a pair of Carthaginian infantry from Punic Wars, 2 Mounted Normans and 2 on foot,, 2 Crusaders, Aztec and Conquistadors, pair British infantry and American militia Amer Rev, Mountedd Crow Warrior, 4 ACW 4th Virginia infantry, P51 Mustang.
16 SEPT 20 Added new category to Team Miniatures for new series Spanish American War. Also added updated images of future TM Teutonic Knights and them and more Mongols to home page.
15 SEPT 20 Added new category for El Cid to John Jenkins. First figures in new series will arrive in December and there will be a castle.
15 SEPT 20 King and Country new trres and ammo and German FJ's arrived.
5 SEPT 20 Added Thomas Gunn September releases : two pairs of Highlanders Boer War, WW1 German Uhlan, Japanese Mortar and Artillery sets, 4 variants of Winter Panzer 4 and an Afrika Korps accessory set.
4 SEPT 20 King and Country has re-stocked some Napoleonic Black Watch that had been sold out for a while. Now added back to Naps section again.
3 SEPT 20 Added King and Country Sept releases : 6 German Partroopers, 5 Russian Navy Infantry, 5 Israeli soldiers, Vietnam artillery shells, 2 Vietcong and a Vietnamese civilian plus palm trees and 4 Ceremonial Black Watch.
26 AUG 20 Added John Jenkins September releases : 2 Persian cavalry, Scipio, 4 Carthaginian cavalry, 3 Viking Berserkers, 2 Mounted Normans, Mounted Crusader, Aztec and Conquistador, a Mountain Man Trapper, Pair Amer Rev British infantry, Stonewall Jackson and 4 11th NY Union figures, WW1 German Roland aircraft, Pzr I ambulance version and 2 wounded tankers.
23 AUG 20 Added Building and wall diorama items to Hudson & Allen category.
23 AUG 20 Updated Britians next arrivals to include 5 24th Foot figures.
21 AUG 20 John Jenkns August releases arrived.
20 AUG 20 King & Country Aussie SAS and Vespas arrived.
18 AUG 20 Updated some more bargains from King & Country : Greeks and Persians, plus most of the 8th Army figures including Australian infantry and artillery. See Bargains area.
17 AUG 20 Added Team Miniatures September releases : Napoleon III and 11 French infantry from Franco Prussian War.
16 AUG 20 Added Thomas Gunn Pzr IV and Brummbar and three SS figures to TG WW2 upcoming releases. Noite there will be no Auguist releases.
16 AUG 20 Added some future John Jenkins release prototypes to Vikings and Romans categories.
4 AUG 20 Added King and Country August releases : Two pairs of Vietnam ANZAC SAS, 3 Vietnamese ladies riding Vespa's, Saladin and two of his flagbearers, Wellington and 3 of his Generals, WW2 Japanese command group, bugler and Tankette, and 5 ceremonial Royal Marines.
30 JULY 20 John Jenkins July releases arrived.
30 JULY 20 Team Miniatures Boxer Rebellion German Officer and Flagbearer and Italians plus French and Bavarians from Franco Prussian War series arried.
28 JULY 20 Thomas Gunn July releases arrived.
22 JULY 20 King and Country Long Tan set 2 and new USMC arrived.
17 JULY 20 Added John Jenkins August releases : Roman and Carthaginian Marines and Archers, Numidian cavalry, Persian cavalry, Two Norman Knights, Conquistador and Aztecs, British Redcoats, Crow Warrior from Fur Trade, ACW Confederates,
17 JULY 20 Added Team Miniatures August releases : 11 Prussians including Count Von Bismark in Franco Prussian War series.
15 JULY 20 Added Thomas Gunn July releases : Roman tent, 4 barrells, 3 fuel drum sets plus two WW2 German supplies sets, 2 Boer War Scots and a Boer and 4 German SS.
13 JULY 20 Updated some more King & Country bargains : Includes some Lighthorse, NZ Mounted Rifles, plenty of Napoleonics in Egypt, several good Afrika Korps vehicles and figures.
7 JULY 20 Added new category for John Jenkins Fur Trade prototypes with some images and news. Think The Revenant movie opening battle with Indians v Trappers and the river barge !
7 JULY 20 Added some German Armour and crew prototypes to new WW2 category in John Jenkins.
7 JULY 20 Added some 1st Virginia Cavalry (ie. J E B Stuart's unit) and 4 Virginia Infantry and Stonewall Jackson prototype images to Jenkins ACW category.
5 JULY 20 KIng and Country July releases added : 2nd Long Tan set, 4 Mounted US Cavalry, 3 USMC Pacific items, 5 Balck Watch ceremonial and 8 WW1 Russians and some opium smokers Streets of Hong Kong.
3 JULY 20 John Jenkins arrived.
2 JULY 20 King and Country and Thomas Gunn arrived.
24 JUNE 20 Added some more King and Country items to WW2 bargain sections. A few vehicles and plenty of German infantyry figures
18 JUNE 20 Added June John Jenkins releases : 2 pairs of Spartans, 6 Roman Princeps (in Yellow and Red shield version) plus sets of 9, 2 Numidian Cavalryt, 3 mounted Normans, Aztec building, British Infantry and Butlers Rangers American Revolution, 2 ACW Flagbearers and two pairs of wounded, carrier accessories.
14 JUNE 20 Added new Franco Prussian series to Team Miniatures.
9 JUNE 20 Added Thomas Gunn June releases : Hut and base and 3 more Japanese surrender figures, 6 Persians, 3 Zulu war figures and a pair of Luftwaffe figures.
1 JUNE 20 Added King and Country June releases : 5 Roman leaders and a map, 4 Saracens, Victoria and Albert, 9 WW2 Japanese figures, a new Hitler staff car, 6 Vietcong and a sandbag emplacement,
29 MAY 20 Thomas Gunn May releases arrived.
28 MAY 27 MAY 20 Team Miniatures Boer War series arrived.
23 MAY 20 Update with news on future releases from John Jenkins : Carthaginian campaign lots of good figures coming, American Revolution future Indians, ACW 3 new Union Regiments coming. See relevant category.
21 MAY 20 Created a Victorian era category in Bargains category as some King and Country items have been discounted.
21 MAY 20 Added some more King and Country value sets : two Luftwaffe and 3 SS Panzer crew (in value set and LW and German categories).
20 MAY 20 Added John Jenkins June releases : Mounted Persian cavalry, 2 Roman cavalry, 4 Carthaginian infantry, 5 Saxons, a Spanish Pikeman. 7 American Revolution, 2 American Civil War, a WW1 accoustic radar.
20 MAY 20 Added June Team Miniatures releases : Boxer Rebellion : German Officer & Flagbearer plus 9 Italian Bersaglieri in Blue and khaki.
11 MAY 2020 Added King & Country May releases : Three mounted L:ighthorse , three Egyptians, Mounted Indian, USMC Vietnam artillery piece and crew, three Israelis, 6 Royal Marines and a Coldstream, streets of Hong Kong fruit seller..
9 MAY 20 Added Thomas Gunn May releases : Long awaited WW2 Japanese Surrender set of 7 figures, 9 Persians, 2 24th Foot and 2 Zulus, & 2 LAH SS waiters
7 MAY 20 K&C April releases Caesar and Augustus and Praetorian Guard, and 6 German Paras arrived.
7 MAY 20 John Jenkins April releases arrived 2 Romans, 2 Iceni, 2 Gallic cavalry, Persian cavalry, Carthaginian Standard Bearer, General Gates and LtCol Buttler, Conquistaores and Aztec walls, ACW officer, 6 American Militia, and carrier deck crew.
2 MAY 20 Thomas Gunn April releases arrived : 5 24th Foot, LAH SS waiters, US Bazooka team, Australian Vietnam Landrovers and machine gunner,
23 APR 20 John Jenkins May releases : 2 Romans, 3 Numidian / Iberian cavalry, Carthaginian musician, 2 Mounted Thracians, 2 pairs Spartans, 3 Norman cavalry, 6 American Revolution figures, ACW Lt Col,
16 APR 20 John Jenkins and King & Country shipments arrived.
10 APR 20 Added Thomas Gunn April releases : 5 24th Foot, LAH SS waiters, US Bazooka team, Australian Vietnam Landrovers and machine gunner,
10 APR 20 Added 4 more King and Country value sets : American Revolution, Brits Middle East WW1, Marching LAH, WW2 German Bergepanther
3 APR 20 Added some more Bargains from King and Country : 2 Mounted Medieval, 2 8th Army vehicles, French armoured car, Italian car amd dio item, Luftwaffe leaders , vehicles and dio items.
2 APR 20 Some more bargains from King and Country. added to Bargains category - Mounted and infantry French Napoleonics.
2 APR 20 Added K&C April releases Caesar and Augstus and Praetorian Guard, 5 Buffalo, Berlin LAH motorcyle, 6 German Paras. 4 US Marines Vietnam.
22 MAR 20 Added John Jenkins April releases : 2 Romans, 2 Iceni, 2 Gallic cavalry, Persian cavalry, Carthaginian Standard Bearer, General Gates and LtCol Buttler, Conquistaores and Aztec walls, ACW officer, 6 American Militia, and carrier deck crew.
3 MAR 20 Some good bargains announced by King and Country and added to Bargains area (top left menu bar). Some good discounts on WW2 German vehicles, Lighthorse Model T, diorama buildings, six Custer / Wild West figures. Dont wait for these.
1 MAR 20 New series of Boer War figures added to Team Miniatures. Hopefully will arrive early April.
24 FEB 20 Added Jenkins March releases : Two pairs of Spartans, Two Romans, two Iceni warriors, Carthaginian officer, two Mounted Normans, Mounted Crusader Knight, Conquistadore and an Aztec building, Bonnie Prince Charlie, a Mohawk / Mohican warrior, Rhode Island Flagbearer, and Jeremiah Johnson fur trader.
2 FEB 20 Added group images of John Jenkins Jeremiah Johnson fur trade, Normans and Conquistadores to home page. Individual images to be added on 24 FEB.
22 FEB 20 Added group images of Team Miniatures new Boer War series to Home Page. Individual images to be added soon.
21 FEB 20 John Jenkins FEB releases arrived. Hannibal, Romans, Saxons, Aztecs, American Revolution, ACW.
17 FEB 20 Added Thomas Gunn FEB releases Australian WW1 Flagbearers and marching soldiers and two accessory (box and crates) sets added.
13 FEB 20 King and Country Australian Artillery and German motorcycle and Command vehicle arrived.
13 FEB 20 Britains and Hudson nad Allen shipment arrived.
4 FEB 20 Added King and Country FEB releases : Robert the Bruce, 3 mounted Napoleonic French and an apple seller, 2 Indians and 4 7th Cavalry, Victorian Handsome cab, WW2 German M/C and Command Vehicle, Vietnam ANZAC Artilllery set and some useful Bamboo, plus Streets of Hong Kong shoemaker set.
4 FEB 20 King and Country US M113 and crew and others arrived.
3 FEB 20 Changed prices of some King and Country discounted WW2 items (mainly British and US) and put them into Bargains area. Medieval tents also reduced.
31 JAN 20 John Jenkins Jan releases arrived.
31 JAN 20 Thomas Gunn releases arrived.
28 JAN 20 Added Washington and his servant and Hannibal (new Carthaginian category) to Jenkins.
28 JAN 20 Added some prototype pics of Conquistadores, Numidian and Spanish Cavalry and Carthaginians to Proptotypes page of Jenkins.
24 JAN 20 Added new John Jenkins items : 2 Mounted Thracians, 2 Romans, 7 Saxons, 3 from Aztecs series, ACW Flagbearer and Drummer. More to follow.
22 JAN 20 K&C new LAH and Saracens arrived.
20 JAN 20 Updated Kinf and Country Value sets pages (see Bargains category). These sets represent an average savings of 25% and can be found in many historical series. Check them out.
17 JAN 20 Created a new category for some discounted WW1 items (ie. Model T, attacking Aussies and wounded / rear line figures).
17 JAN 20 Team Miniatures new Boxers and Russians arrived.
7 JAN 20 Added Thomas Gunn Jnauary releases : 2 Australian WW1 VC winners and 4 sets of 4 marching infantry, 4 Panzer IV's. Fallschirmjager and 3 Japanese Pacific.
6 JAN 20 John Jenkins January releases added : 2 Pairs of Spartans and two mounted Persians, Two Romans and 1 mounted Gaul, 7 Saxons, 3 Aztecs, 7 American Revolution figures and 2 WW2 plane handlers..
5 JAN 20 Added King and Country Jan releases : 4 Saracens, 4 Mounted Indians, LAH SS musicians single and boxed set and motorcyle, and US Vietnam M113 and crew and riders.
5 JAN 20 Re-numbered Team Miniatures Boxers and Civilians. Originally were four pairs but after feedback TM has made the original pairs into singles.
5 JAN 20 Added new category of Teutonic Knights to Team Minitaures to show prototypes of six figures.
22 DEC 19 Added January Team Miniatures releases : 10 Russians from Russo Japanese War plus 11 Boxers and 4 Christians from Boxer series.
20 DEC 19 King and County new FJ and Vietnam arrived. Some John Jenkins arrived and Team Miniatures new Mongols and Japanese from Russo Japanese war arrived.
2 DEC 19 Added King and Country Dec releases : 4 LAH Parade figures and 2 diorama pieces, 4 German Paras, 6 Arnhem British Paras, Winter Jagdpanzer IV, 9 Winter US GI's, USMC Vietnam walking wonded trio, and 3 Streets of Hong Kong figures.
1 DEC 19 Added Thomas Gunn DEC releases : General John Monash, Field Marshall Haig, King George V and two Australian VC winners (Borella and Storkey) plus Patton and MAJGEN Sendasue from Iwo Jima.
28 NOV 19 K&C new USMC and Romans arrived.
25 NOV 19 John Jenkins DEC releases added : Two pairs of Spartans, Two Roman velites, two Germanic warriors, 6 more 1066 Saxons, Conquistador, and Aztecs, George Washington and 3 pairs AREV figures, ACW Union and Confederates.
25 NOV 19 John Jenkins NOV releases arrived.
17 NOV 19 Added new series Russo Japanese War to Team Miniatures category.
14 NOV 19 King and Country M26 and P40 arrived.
3 NOV 19 Added King and Country NOV releases : Roman Ballista and crew, Napoleon's tent and canteen lady, 4 French Commandos, 5 US Marines Pacific, Bulge Winter M26, Flying Tiger P40 and three figures and three British ceremonial figures.
31 OCT 19 King and Country new Naps and Winter German command set arrived. Thomas Gunn nad Jenkins also arrived..
30 OCT 19 Added next four releases from Team Miniatures - 4 more Mongols.
26 OCT 19 Added more Jenkins releases : An Aztec, 7 pairs of Drums along Mohawk and American revolution, a Galliupoli Diorama base and Three plane handlers
25 OCT 19 Added John Jenkins NOV releases : A Spartan Piper and two Persian Cavalry, 7 new Saxons, three more American Civil War Confederate pairs. More to be added soon.
22 OCT 19 K&C Long Tan set, Arnhem set and new Ancient Egypt arrived.
17 OCT 19 Team Miniatures informed us they have adjusted down price of just received Mamluks so price now US$106.
17 OCT 19 King and Country Long Tan set, Arnhem figures and Ancient Egypt arrived.
16 OCT 19 Added soem of Thomas Gunn OCT releases : German WW2 Generals and table accessory sets.
16 OCT 19 Team Miniatures Boxer rebellion Russians and Mamluks arrived.
7 OCT 19 King and Country OCT releases added : 4 new Ancient Egypt items, three Arhem items (Incl Michael Caine armoured car from A Bridge Too Far. Battle of Bulge German command set, Napoleon and 7 of his HQ staff, Long Tan set of 4 and 2 Xmas items.,
3 OCT 19 Jenkins Sept releases arrived.
2 OCT 19 Thpomas Gunn Sept releases arrived.
29 SEPT 19 Just listed some Britains Vikings for sale at only A$40 each in Clearance sale section. Limited stock.
26 SEPT 19 Added John Jenkins OCT releases : Spartan, 2 Mounted Persians and a mounted Thracian, 2 Germanic Warriors and 2 Romans, 6 more Saxons, 2 Aztecs, Rhode Island Drummer and 2 Colonial Militia, WW1 German pilot and Two Carrier crew.
26 SEPT 19 Updated John Jenkins Prototype category. Includes : Punic War Romans and Carthaginians, Spartans, 1066 Saxons, Cortes and Montezuma, Bonnie Prince Charles, American Revolution 62nd Regt of Foot and a King Tiger.
26 SEPT 19 Added Sultan Baibars and 3 Mamluks to Team Miniatures category. Enemy of the Mongols.
16 SEPT 19 Added Thomas Gunn September releases.
9 SEPT 19 Added two new Naked Army bronzed figures : WW1 AIF figure and Danger Close Vietnam figure.
3 SEPT 19 Added Sept king and Country releases : 3 Indians, Arnhem Generals Command set of 4 and 3 Paras, 5 WW2 French Commandos, 9 Battle of the Bulge Germans, Emperor Hiroito, and a USMC Pacific Sherman.
2 SEPT 19 Added John Jenkins September releases : 4 new Roman items, King Harold and 6 Saxons from new 1066 series, an Aztec, 3 pairs of American Revolution and 7 American Civil War figures,
23 AUG K&C Centurion and new Napoleonucs arrived
19 AUG 19 Thomas Gunn August releases added : WW1 Germans, Australian WW2, Russians WW2, Germans WW2, Israeli and Vietnam.
14 AUG 19 king and Country latest D Day and Egypt sets arrived.
10 AUG 19 Team Miniatures Boxer Rebellion arrived.
4 AUG 19 Added King and Country AUG releases : Seven Medieval knights, Napoleon, his bodyguard and two Generals on horseback, Australian Centurion tank, US marines, a Vietcong prisoner and some vehicle equipment, and set of three Chinese girls fro Streets of Hong Kong, and Dodger and Oliver and Bookseller shop forom the Victoria / Dickens series.
1 AUG 19 - Added John Jenkins August releases : Two Roman cavalry and infantry and two Iceni, An Aztec chieftain and a mounted Comnquistador, some great American Revolution figures (Butlers Rangers, 62nd Foot and New Hampshire Regt and 2 Colonial Drummers) more ACW Confederates and a 54th Mass Drummer, and a Crow INdian of a horse from new series Whiskey, Scalps and Pelts.
1 AUG 19 - July Jenkins arrived.
27 JULY 19 Added 1066 prototype images to John Jenkins.
26 JULY 19 Thomas Gunn releases arrived.
26 JULY 19 New King and Country Australians in Vietnam and D Day figures arrived.
17 JULY 19 Added US Marines and Russians to Team Miniatures Boxer Rebellion series.
7 JULY 19 Added Thomas Gunn July releases : 4 WW2 German officer, 3 Waffen SS figures, Nap Russians, WW2 Japanese, BDM girls for LAH and Goliath with German engineer.
4 JULY 19 Added King & Country July releases : 5 Egyptian items, Poirot in summer suit, 2 sets of 3 Panzer crew, 3 Vietnam Aussies and a well known Air Cav Lt Col, and some Cantonese opera figures.
2 JULY 19 Added July Jenkins releases : Mounted Thracian King, Two more Romans, two Iceni, a Roman warship, pair of Aztecs, Jager and NY Regt American Revolution, Confederate Zouaves and Palmetto Riflemen, Capt 54th Mass., a German Stug and two RAF figures.
30 JUNE 19 Added new brand Team Miniatures : Romans & Gladiators, Mongols, American Indians, Napoleonics and Boxer Rebellion.
23 JUNE 19 Have been adding figures from a new brand we will be stocking. Items currently not visible but will go up probably Wednesday. Stock expected Friday.
20 JUNE 19 Thomas Gunn June releases arrived.
17 JUNE 19 - Added John Jenkins June releases : 2 Thracians, Mid Rep Romans, 2 Germanic Warriors, 2 pairs of Aztecxs, American Revolution Mass Regt and General Learned, ACW 54th Mass and a Grumman F4F-3.,
15 JUNE 19 : Added King and Country June releases : 6 5 British Napoleonics, 6 Medieval knights, 5 Texans Alamo, German Panther and 3 crew, 9 US Rangers WW2 and General de Gaule
MAY 19 Added King and Country May releases : Several Ancient Egypt building Pyramid figures, Roman shield set, Gaul and captive, Whittman Tiger, Adolf and Blondie blondie, Eva Braun and Sepp Dietricj and parade SS. Australian M113 and two extra crew and three sitting infantry.
7 MAY 19 Added John Jenkins May releases : 4 Thracians, Mid Republican Romans, two Gauls, 2 Aztecs, 6 American Rev figures, ACW, RAF ground crew with beer.
7 APR 19 Added King and Country April releases : one shouting Centurion, 6 Hospitalier Knights. two mounted Scottish knights (wallace and Douglkas), Mounted Welligton and 3 Kings German Legion mounted Dragoons, Moriarty, US Tank transporter, 4 Vietnam figures,
3 APR 19 Added John Jenkins April releases : 4 Thracians, 2 Iceni, an Aztec and a Conquistadore gun crew, 7 American Revolution figures, 2 pairs of American Civil War Union soldiers (based on movie Glory), and an Albatross DIII.
3 MARCH 19 King and Country March releases added : 5 new Romans / Barbarians, 4 mounted Kings German Legion, 6 Alamo figures, a winter Stug III, 5 US Marines Vietnam and a new Streets of Hong Kong building.
25 FEB 19 John Jenkins March releases updated : 4 Romans and 2 Germanics, 4 more Thracians, 2 Aztecs and a Spanish lombard, American Revolution Morgans Rifles and 1st Canadians