https://breagans.com/blogs/collectors-journal/my-first-set-of-detailed-army-men 2026-06-01T12:38:43-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/IMG_0259.jpg?v=1780335523 My First Set of "Detailed Army Men" Britains British Regiments Set 7226 — Life Guards, Yeoman of the Guards, and Scots Guards toy soldiers from 1983 https://breagans.com/blogs/collectors-journal/historically-accurate-painted-chess-set 2026-06-01T12:39:20-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/acw-chess-painted_fc2948bd-f987-4eb7-8f42-778c423ab683.webp?v=1780335560 A Chris Tubb Civil War Chess Set, Hand-Painted in Ireland Prince August American Civil War chess set with Chris Tubb-designed pewter pieces, full board in wooden case with storage drawer https://breagans.com/blogs/collectors-journal/the-legacy-of-thomas-n-loback 2026-06-01T12:38:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/IMG_3351.jpg?v=1780335502 Thomas N. Loback and the 54th Massachusetts Hand-painted Thomas Loback 54th Massachusetts toy soldiers in 54mm, four Black infantrymen and a white officer https://breagans.com/blogs/guides-tutorials/creating-stunning-dioramas 2026-04-30T17:58:57-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/Union_Zouave_Infantry_diorama.jpg?v=1777589937 How to Build a Toy Soldier Diorama: A Collector's Guide https://breagans.com/blogs/news/king-country-april-2026 2026-06-01T12:39:42-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/rta127_3_5f895293-721b-4fa0-91c7-0b9b86701579.jpg?v=1780335582 King & Country April 2026 Dispatch: What I Bought, What I Passed On King & Country Mexican soldados carrying a scaling ladder toward the Alamo wall — RTA127 Laddermen, At the Gates of the Alamo new release https://breagans.com/blogs/news/king-country-may-2026 2026-06-01T12:40:09-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/Guards_pipes_Drums_d00782ef-99da-419d-b65d-0165616d777a.jpg?v=1780335609 King & Country May 2026 Dispatch: What I Bought, What I Passed On King & Country Scots Guards Pipes & Drums band in ceremonial dress — pipers and the three new drummers (CE120 Drummer, CE122 Drum Major, CE123 Bass Drummer) released May 2026 https://breagans.com/blogs/news/w-britain-new-releases-may-2026 2026-06-01T12:40:31-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/w-britain-13076-belleau-wood-hero_bd846ca2-3646-4cbc-abf7-d8e18b32103a.jpg?v=1780335631 W. Britain New Releases — May 2026: Louisiana Tigers, Belleau Wood Marines & Lincoln Returns W. Britain U.S. Marine firing M1897 trench shotgun, Belleau Wood 1918, painted metal toy soldier https://breagans.com/blogs/news/america-250-revolutionary-war 2026-06-01T12:29:23-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/america-250-flagbearer-hero_f79994d9-f153-437a-989d-3da8a626b95e.jpg?v=1780334963 America 250: The Once-in-a-Lifetime Anniversary for Revolutionary War Collectors King & Country Continental Army ensign carrying General Washington's Headquarters Flag — 13-star American banner, America 250 anniversary https://breagans.com/blogs/news/king-country-june-2026 2026-06-06T15:04:36-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/king-country-june-2026-gold-beach-hero_887a5bf5-141e-44d8-8815-6f29ac8ebde2.jpg?v=1780776276 King & Country June 2026 Dispatch: Gold Beach, Alamo, and Napoleonic K&C CSM Stanley Hollis VC — only Victoria Cross winner of D-Day, 6th Battalion Green Howards, British Normandy Memorial Gold Beach Collection https://breagans.com/blogs/news/photographers-behind-kc-vietnam-series 2026-06-18T12:41:08-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/olson-mccullin-photo-to-figure-hero_2ad9f962-13bd-4683-b87d-ae8ccaf25482.jpg?v=1781804468 When the Photograph Becomes the Toy Soldier: The Photographers Behind K&C's Vietnam Series John Olson's 1968 LIFE photograph of wounded Marines on M48 tank at Hue (left) and the K&C VN179 toy soldier set sculpted from it (right) https://breagans.com/blogs/news/did-medieval-priests-fight 2026-06-30T17:45:51-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/fighting-bishop-mk249-hero_7e907e10-fb68-43fb-b382-5770d19db14f.jpg?v=1782859551 Did Medieval Priests Really Fight? The History Behind K&C's Crusader Clergy K&C Fighting Bishop MK249 — mounted Crusader clergyman with red and white caparison, papal keys shield, and mitre-cross helmet, inspired by Odo of Bayeux https://breagans.com/blogs/news/future-presidents-who-served-wwii 2026-07-11T17:31:47-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/six-presidents-wwii-hero_4c3b4645-0226-4f6d-9c6c-c888489ef08b.jpg?v=1783809107 Six Future Presidents Who Served in WWII Six W. Britain toy soldier figures of future U.S. Presidents who served in WWII — Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Bush https://breagans.com/blogs/news/w-britain-new-releases-july-2026 2026-07-21T12:56:06-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/w-britain-july-2026-rorkes-drift-hero_a347928c-7c0b-4525-b923-20864ef55c4f.jpg?v=1784656566 W. Britain New Releases — July 2026: Rorke's Drift, Great War Germans, Easy Company W. Britain "A Well Aimed Shot" — British 24th Foot soldier in shirtsleeves firing his Martini-Henry rifle over a mealie bag wall, Rorke's Drift 1879 https://breagans.com/blogs/news/king-country-august-2026 2026-08-10T13:37:27-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/kc-august-2026-fury-hero_07698649-a249-4e87-aad8-d28a629b20f4.jpg?v=1786387047 K&C August 2026 Dispatch: The Return of Fury, Crouchback, Wellington, and More K&C Sherman tank "Fury" with the American Patrol — 8 U.S. GI infantry figures arrayed alongside the M4 Sherman, late-war 2nd Infantry Division https://breagans.com/blogs/news/kc-crusaders-saracens-real-history 2026-08-27T15:48:41-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/crusaders-richard-saladin-hero_ea058a88-a8b6-4552-a463-bd1ebd40058f.jpg?v=1787863721 Real or Made-Up? The Men Behind K&C's Crusaders & Saracens Collection K&C figures of King Richard the Lionheart (left) and Sultan Saladin (right) — the two most famous commanders of the Third Crusade, 1189-1192 https://breagans.com/blogs/news/photograph-to-figure-wwii-kc 2026-09-03T18:03:37-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/wwii-photograph-to-figure-hero_370670aa-94f3-4e96-b249-e9c71349e0da.jpg?v=1788476617 From Photograph to Figure: Three K&C WWII Sculpts and Their Source Photographs https://breagans.com/blogs/news/w-britain-new-releases-september-2026 2026-09-16T15:58:45-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/wb-sept-2026-heads-of-state-hero_90f70165-8aa1-4282-b953-4a7abb23e38a.jpg?v=1789592325 W. Britain New Releases — September 2026: Three Heads of State, More Belleau Wood, and a Rare ToL Release W. Britain sculpted portraits of Henry VIII (left), James Madison (center), and Queen Victoria (right) — three heads of state across three centuries https://breagans.com/blogs/news/k-c-september-2026 2026-09-24T17:52:06-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/kc-sept-2026-flakvierling-hero_f82e6754-5631-406c-a62b-1402c143b439.jpg?v=1790290326 K&C September 2026 Dispatch: The Flakvierling, Leibstandarte Berlin '38, and Marine Retirees https://breagans.com/blogs/news/college-marching-band-toy-soldiers 2026-10-01T17:20:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0655/7024/2788/articles/college-marching-bands-hero_666c686d-b3d8-4f6d-83a1-c5d4a61f0080.jpg?v=1790893222 Game Day in Miniature: The College Marching Bands of the Little Band Man Three hand-painted gloss toy soldier marching bands side by side: the University of Texas Longhorn Band in burnt orange and white hats, the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band with an A&M bass drum, and the Notre Dame band with the Leprechaun and kilted Irish Guard