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April 17th Updates
Hello, folks. It's been a fairly routine week here at the Bunker, with a lot of items coming and going. Unfortunately, the tariff situation has not improved. We have observed some manufacturers raising retail prices by 10-20%. While this has not significantly impacted us yet, I anticipate that we will experience some price increases in the coming weeks or months. We are beginning to overstock some of our popular gaming and hobby items, as well as accessories that are made in China, in anticipation of running out of stock or facing higher costs. With the exception of most of our toy soldier brands, about half of our hobby and gaming items do not originate from China. I have listed some of our toy soldier brands below and indicated in parentheses how each brand may be affected.
I finally made it to The American Heritage Museum. I took my youngest child, and we loved it. The museum features an impressive array of military vehicles, aircraft, and artillery representing the years 1939 to the 2000s. It is housed in a building that spans over 66,000 square feet, located at the Collings Foundation’s headquarters in Stow, Massachusetts. The display and layout are outstanding.
Tariff Update: Over the past month or two, we have been absorbing tariff costs. Moving forward, new toy soldier items and restocks may incur an additional surcharge or experience a price increase without prior notice, or the item may be canceled. We can no longer absorb all of these costs. The Chinese tariffs have reached 125% today.. Consequently, we will have to suspend importing new stock and restocks from China until these tariffs are reduced. Our costs will exceed the retail price. We are not saying we won't be ordering again; we just won't be placing orders at this time. We cannot honor any discounts currently. We have already raised our minimum order amount to $129.99 to qualify for the FREE SHIPPING THRESHOLD. Some items, such as tanks and airplanes, will likely incur an additional "oversize shipping" fee of $9.99. To date, we have paid approximately $5,000.00 in tariffs to date.
Brands that will be heavily affected include John Jenkins Designs (we will not be getting future shipments until tariffs are sorted), King and Country (we have been able to solve the tariff situation and will be ordering K&C through this), Team Miniatures (we will not be getting future shipments until tariffs are sorted), Expeditionary Force(not sure), War Park(we have been able to solve the tariff situation and will be ordering K&C through this, and First Legion(only ordering current stock in the US). Additionally, it could later lead to increases for BMC Toys, Toy Soldiers of San Diego, Paragon, and others.
Our Free Shipping threshold is going up next week. $129.99 will be the new FREE SHIP "magic number" on most items shipments. Many Tanks, Airplanes, Diorama Accessories and large items will still have an "oversize" or shipping surcharge on them. We also ship mostly UPS Ground Savor and USPS Ground Advantage. These typically take 1-6 Days. The good old days with Priority Mail and quick UPS Ground are to costly for us to sustain. You can upgrade to these services if you choose so.
UPDATES
Massive King and Country Collection! Updated 4/11
LINK: K&C COLLECTION
Thomas Gunn Miniatures Collection just in. Updated 2/12
Check out the retired items here. LINK: GUNN COLLECTION
Retired W.Britains just updated on 4/1
LINK: W.BRITAINS RETIRED
*RARE and Retired Section updated 4/17
LINK: R and R
Lots of plastic sets just added!
JOHN JENKINS DESIGNS: New April releases
LINK: JJD
Damage Goods! from time to time we list broken, chipped
and wounded soldiers: LINK: DAMAGE
Great deals on older stock! LINK: #SALE
Toy soldier auctions and more in our eBay Store: Seller mhobbunker
We have really been adding items almost daily.
Upcoming Shows we are attending:
The Gettysburg Toy Soldier Show
May 4, 2025 10AM-3PM
Eisenhower Hotel & Conference CTR
MFCA Show May 9 and 10***
*** We are unable to attend this year***
Plastic Warrior Show 2025
Saturday 7th June - 1005 Plastic toy soldiers!
The Harlequin Suite, The Winning Post,
Chertsey Road, Whitton, Twickenham, (London)
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