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Iwo Jima Sticker Tests
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Here's prototype stickers applied to the massive Mount Suribachi Bunker from the BMC Toys Iwo Jima Playset: The graphics were created with great care to be as historically accurate and detailed as possible. There were some limitations due to the small size and required margins for sticker cutouts, but there are still a lot of fine details to discover in these.
Some BMC Boxed Set Improvements
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A couple of improvements have been made for the upcoming BMC Toys production of the D-Day Invasion Normandy and Iwo Jima Boxed sets. The Bombed Farm House tool has been revised with reinforcements on the inside of the walls, and will be molded in ABS plastic instead of Polypropylene to keep walls straight and improve assembly. We're also changing the color of the walls from reddish brown to tan. We took some inspiration from the original 1990's BMC Toys Alamo set and made a brand new mold of the flag with base and rock formation. The flags are over 7...
More Sticker Tests
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BMC Vehicle Sticker Tests
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We're looking at including sticker sheets with some of the BMC Vehicles. Here's the Amtrac, Sherman Tank, and Tiger Tank with prototype stickers applied. The flags aren't historically accurate, but they really dress up the vehicles, and it's easy enough for them to be left off if the end user prefers.
Getting Back in the Groove
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Welcome to the new BMC Toys shop. Here you'll find all currently available BMC Toys products, along with production updates and other projects we might be working on. We're working with BMC's long-time production agent on a new production run of BMC playsets including Iwo Jima, D-Day at Normandy, and D-Day Utah Beach. We hope to have the boxed sets, along with new production of Higgins Landing Craft, Gray German Tiger Tanks, German Pillbox Bunkers and an improved Bombed Farm House available by Fall 2016. The Farm House tooling is currently in the shop getting interior reinforcements added to help prevent warping....