Armies in Plastic is offering 30 new sets for June. First is Egyptian Camel Corps in summer dress (white) . They will available in four different sets: mounted officer and 3 mounted soldiers, add on set of four mounted soldiers, two mounted men with two supply camels, and two mounted men, screw gun plus camels. Then the Egyptian Camel Corps in winter dress (dark blue) in the same four groupings mentioned above under Egyptian Camel in Summer dress. The third grouping the Egyptian Camel Corps in khaki dress in the same four groupings mentioned above under Egyptian Camel in white uniforms.
Next are the British Naval Brigade Camel Corps in summer dress (white) in the same four grouping mentioned above under Egyptian Camel in white uniforms. The second version is British Naval Brigade Camel Corps in winter dress (dark blue) in the same four grouping mentioned above under Egyptian Camel in white uniforms. The third version is British Naval Brigade Camel Corps in Khaki in the same four grouping mentioned above under Egyptian Camel in white uniforms.
Next AIP has issued various artillery sets. The first one is American Revolution with French six pounder with 5 man crew in light coco brown. The second one is American Revolution with French six pounder with 5 man crew in white.
For Napoleonic Wars AIP has done a French six pounder with a five man crew in dark blue. French six pounder comes with a different five man crew to represent French Old Guard in dark blue.
For American War of 1812 AIP is offering six French Pounder with 5 man crew and French 8 pounder with five man crew in dark blue. On all the artillery sets the crews have been used in previous sets.
You can check out the new offerings at the link below.
https://www.armiesinplastic.
Just giving a heads up,looks like Timmee Russians on ebay if anybody interested http://www.ebay.com/itm/TIM-MEE-RUSSIAN-WW2-SOLDIERS-RARE-DEAL-LOOK-/22 12 figures for sale
yes, not original but very well done clones in type of plastic/resin material.I will say 95% close as original ones.
Most AIP set listed are not new ,more less ,they are same old production reissue with some new cannon using same old crews on Napoleonic sets and same old camels with cannons on colonial /revolutionary sets .Still interesting add on sets .
Thanks for the info Erwin,I noticed the plastic had an almost semi-transparent look to them,that is why I posted “looks like Timmee ” instead of Timmee Russians ,I wasn’t sure if they were originals or not, I just read the discription now,I’m glad they are being honest and not passing them off as originals !
Mark
After observing the new poses mounted Egyptian and British soldiers from AIP .The detail way less impressive than before and very gear simple figures but they made a good death/wounded pose if place in ground as the leg pose bended in(ballet style) is very odd and only used at ready standing not moving camel. Even depicted some time in metal figures is anatomical odd-wrong and incorrect to ride a camel like that at all. And again not mounted action pose as are in very simple riding pose and the rifle(carbine) sling look very bad detail with that excess of plastic in between.I will use them more less for casualties in the ground. The detailed best are the camels and cannons/machine gun.
I have some of the re-cast Timmee Russians and they were nicely done, I have a few originals too. The re-casts are not the glow in the dark colors like some of the originals and they are a plastic resin, but someone looking for the Timmee Russians which are hard to find, can make due with the re-casts at a fraction of the cost.
I have never been impressed with AIP figures, although I do confess to using some of the 95th rifles for some unique Alamo conversions.