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Before we get to the good stuff (and stuffing), I just want to take a moment to say  tanks' to all the friends, family, customers, and colleagues that make everything I do here possible. An extra special thank you goes out to 'Uncle' Thor Sheil and his Army Men Homepage. Thor passed away this week, and he was a great friend and ambassador for BMC Toys. Our deepest condolences to his friends and family. Here's a summary of what's going on with current BMC Toys production. The container with the new Iwo Jima 72pc Boxed Playsets, Rough Riders bagged figure...

There's a lot of news, but I have to keep this post short and to the point. The latest BMC production order has shipped and is scheduled to arrive early November. It includes restocks of many popular items, the new upgraded Iwo Jima boxed set, and the Rough Riders vs. Spain bagged set. The production samples look great, and I'll be posting more about those soon. This post is about some upcoming additions to the BMC Toys 'Classic Army Men Collection'. Production is scheduled to start very soon for new USA Made recasts of the Marx WW2 Russian Soldiers and...

We've made some good progress on the BMC Toys 1:32 scale WW2 German Bunker Building. The digital model is almost complete and should be ready for 3D printing a prototype soon. Here's the latest digital mockup of the project:I've made some changes and additions based upon customer feedback of the original concept art. The center of each roof half now has a removable insert. These will be a light friction fit and can be removed so troops have access to the roof with ladders. There will be 2 ladders that can be used from inside the building through the center...

I was recently asked a question that comes up every so often, "Do you stock any female toy soldiers?" Marx and Tim Mee offered Army Nurse figures decades ago, but I'm not aware of anything currently available, so I let the customer know we don't have anything like that in stock. Usually, that's the end of it, but this time the customer (a retired Navy Sailor) made a compelling case for why Plastic Army Women might be popular. I promised to conduct some research, and discovered there might be enough folks looking for Little Green Army Women to consider producing...

A few months ago we staged a search and rescue mission for the BMC Toys San Juan Hill Playset molds. The search was a success, but the molds need a lot of repair and maintenance, so for the rescue part I decided we'd start with the Rough Riders figure mold, and get a bagged set of Rough Riders and Spanish soldiers produced for the Fall. The mold is still in the shop, but the details need to be finalized soon so everything is ready to move into production in time. One of the first things to figure out is what...