DISPATCHES
AUGUST 2015
AUGUST is here and Hong Kong is as hot as hell...but at least the
tropical thunder storms have gone and Autumn is
approaching.
As is our monthly norm, King
& Country has put together a diverse and, we hope, interesting
little collection of various offerings from a broad range of historical eras
and subjects...So, here goes...
1.
APPEARING
THIS AUGUST...
A.
“Getting Ready For Normandy”
Last month we released the
first of our American airborne figures preparing for the “Night of Nights”...the
night jump behind German lines in occupied Normandy on the evening of 5/6 June
1944.
Here are some useful additions
– again all figures are available as either 82nd
“All-American” or 101st “Screaming Eagles”.
DD264-1
“Standing Paratrooper w/M1 Carbine”
(82nd. Airborne)
DD264-2
“Standing Paratrooper w/M1 Carbine”
(101st. Airborne)
DD266-1
“Kneeling and Sitting Paratroopers”
(82nd. Airborne)
DD266-2
“Kneeling and Sitting Paratroopers”
(101st. Airborne)
DD270-1
“Standing Paratrooper w/M1 Rifle”
(82nd. Airborne)
DD270-2
“Standing Paratrooper w/M1 Rifle”
(101st. Airborne)
AVAILABLE: Early
August
B.
“Somewhere On The Somme”
From the green fields of
England and France in 1944 to the blood and mud of Northern France in 1916 and
1917.
FW210
“German Officer w/Field Telephone”
FW211
“German Grenadier”
FW217
“German 77mm Field Gun Set”
Two lone gunners remain to operate this
artillery piece as the enemy approaches.
AVAILABLE: Early August
C.
“Sweet Lorraine!”
From northern France in 1916/1917 we return back
to Normandy in June 1944 or perhaps somewhere on the Eastern Front from late
1942 onwards...with this little beauty.
WS317
“The Marder I”
In June 1940, after the Fall
of France, the Germans found they had captured thousands of French (and
plenty of British) vehicles and all kinds of armour.
Among their captures were over
300 French “Lorraine” artillery tractors and armoured personnel carriers. Soon they
were utilizing these and many others to mount all kinds of anti-tank guns to
provide much needed artillery support for their troops on the Eastern Front.
More than 170 “Lorraines” were converted to carry the standard German
75mm anti tank gun in an armoured
cupola.
Although most served in Russia
a substantial number were supplied to the 21st. Panzer Division
and saw plenty of action in Normandy after the invasion.
AVAILABLE: Early August
D.
“Soldaten In Action”
In addition to our Marder
I we also have a small and very useful collection of German infantry on the
move and under fire...PLUS, a very famous General...
WH034
“Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus”
The
ill-fated commander of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad. Our figure is based on an image of a
dejected and haggard Paulus marching into Russian captivity after the
surrender of his forces in the beleaguered Soviet city.
Hitler expected that the Field
Marshal would commit suicide rather than surrender. While in Russian
captivity Paulus became a vocal critic of the Nazis...Released in 1953 he lived
the rest of his life in what was then communist East Germany. He died
in 1957.
WH035
“Battlefield Rescue”
A German medic in the lead and
another soldier following him struggle to carry a badly-wounded comrade to
safety whilst the battle goes on around them.
WH036
“Kneeling Grenadier”
This “soldaten” is about to pull the pin of his “potato
masher”.
WH037
“This Way Lads!”
Rifle in hand another kneeling
soldier, a Feldwebel (a German NCO)
indicates where he wants his squad to move to.
WH038
“Running Rifleman Grenadier”
Head down and running quickly this soldier is carrying his K98
(Karabiner 98) rifle in one hand...and a grenade in the other.
WH039
“Running and Shouting”
In the heat of battle this soldier is shouting out some kind of warning.
AVAILALBLE:
Mid-August
E.
At The Court of King Arthur”
From wars in the mid-20th century
to the myths and legends of the Age of Chivalry...Four more brave knights to
stand at the round table of King Arthur.
MK146
“Sir Gawain”
Said to be related to Arthur himself and
Sir Lancelot’s most trusted friend.
MK147
“Sir Geraint”
Reputed
to be one of Arthur’s ablest knights but impulsive by nature with a fiery
temper.
MK148
“Sir Bedivere”
One
of Arthur’s most senior knights and the King’s own marshal. He is also
the knight who casts the sword “Excalibur” back in the lake and into the
hands of the “Lady of the Lake”.
MK149
“Sir Tristram”
Originally from Cornwall in the south west of England, Tristram
journeyed to the court of Arthur to become a knight of the Round Table.
AVAILABLE: Mid-August
F.
“All For One...One For All!”
Alexander Dumas’ tale of a young man from Gascony, D’Artagnan, who journeys to Paris to join the
King’s Musketeers of the Guard is a historical
novel that incorporates many real figures and events of the period.
He soon meets three actual
Musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis and the four then, together, embark on
a series of adventures that have been told and retold, time and time again in
both films and television.
At K&C we are including
these (and more famous figures from the book and movies) in our “Pike
& Musket” series because the historical time period (1625) is
relatively close to the era of “The Thirty Years” War (1618-1648)
and, of course, “The English Civil War” (1642-1651). The
uniforms, weapons and costumes of civilians and the military alike of that time
changed very little and all of our figures and accessories are compatible...and
realistically authentic.
PnM032
“The 3 Musketeers & D’Artagnan”
In this specially – designed
set Athos, Aramis & Porthos,
stand alongside the youthful D’Artagnan
swords drawn and ready to fight the Cardinal’s Guards!
All three Musketeers wear the
“classic” blue cassock adorned with a beautiful hand-woven cross and
decoration. Typical of the period the rest of their attire is their own
personal dress.
D’Artagnan wears a simple plain tunic befitting a
young well-born gentleman from the provinces.
SPECIAL NOTE: Look out for additional characters from the
Dumas novel in coming months.
AVAILABLE:
Mid to Late
August
G.
“The 7th Hussars on Garrison Duty”
Five more
additions to provide an even fuller and more comprehensive picture of military
life behind the front lines in the Age of Napoleon.
NA301
“Hussar Walking w/Horse”
NA304
“Hussar Mounting-Up”
NA305
“The Artist & The Hussar”
A seated civilian artist makes
a sketch of a standing Hussar.
NA307
“Standing Horse”
NA311
“The Card Players” Set
Two seated Hussars play their cards
close to their chest as they wager some of their pay...The bench is also
included in this set.
AVAILABLE:
Mid to Late August
H.
“Battle Damaged Building”
In 2014, one of the K&C
Diorama Workshop’s show displays received a lot of very positive feedback from
both collectors and dealers...”The German Field Hospital”...Why
not, we thought, design and produce a special 2-part display piece that could
be adapted to represent a number of different kinds of structures that could
fit in with a range of varying conflicts, campaigns and wars...All you have to
do is change the building’s signage...or even leave it unadorned...and you have
a great battlefield backdrop!
SP065
“The Battle-Scarred Building”
This
two-storey, brick structure is typical of
industrial-type buildings that were built from the mid-19th
Century until the first quarter of the 20th Century and
could be found all over Europe...East and West.
In
a wartime scenario, either WW1 or WW2, buildings like this one were utilized
for all kinds of purposes. K&C has provided you with 4 great
suggestions and a sheet *of signs that could be attached permanently or
temporarily to provide the perfect battlefield backdrop for both figures and
fighting vehicles.
*
The sheet includes signs and posters for the following:
1.
German
Field Hospital (either WW1
or WW2)
2.
British
Casualty Clearing Station
(either WW1 or WW2)
3.
Russian
Factory (WW2)
4.
French
Auto Depot (WW2)
Collectors, of course, can make up their own
signage to fit this really useful building.
AVAILABLE: Late August
2.
BEING
RETIRED!!!
Boy, there is
a lot of retirees this month...No less than 38 single, double and
multiple sets being let go across a broad spectrum of ranges...Check
‘em out!
|
AL018 |
Kneeling Firing Rifle |
|
AL027 |
Australian Staff Officer |
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EA067 |
Aussie Officer w/ Binos |
|
EA068 |
Aussie Sergeant w/ Tommy Gun |
|
EA069 |
Aussie Bren Gunner |
|
EA070 |
Aussie Advancing w/ Rifle |
|
EA071 |
Aussie on Guard |
|
EA073 |
Aussie w/Rifle at the Trail |
|
EA074 |
Dead Afrika Korps |
|
FOB092 |
French Waiter w/Vichy Water |
|
FOB093 |
French Waiter Pouring Coffee |
|
FOB094 |
Cafe Customers |
|
HK122 |
Sitting Businessman |
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HK123 |
Sitting "TaiTai" |
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HK149 |
Plum Seller (Matt) |
|
HK162 |
Tai Chi Too |
|
HK165 |
The New Chess Players Set |
|
LAH097 |
The Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler
Regimental Band |
|
LAH097(A) |
Side Drummer |
|
LAH097(B) |
Bass Drummer |
|
LAH097(C) |
Cymbalist |
|
LAH097(D) |
Bell-Lyrist |
|
LAH097(E) |
Bassoon Player |
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LAH097(F) |
Flautist |
|
LAH097(G) |
Saxophonist |
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LAH097(H) |
Clarinettist |
|
LAH097(I) |
Tuba Player |
|
LAH097(J) |
French Horn Player |
|
LAH097(K) |
Trombonist |
|
LAH097(L) |
Trumpeter |
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LAH097(M) |
Drum Major |
|
LAH098 |
Schellenbaum Carrier |
|
RA041 |
Female Warrior |
|
WS211 |
Unteroffizier w/ Schmeisser |
|
WS212 |
Kneeling Ready |
|
WS213 |
Kneeling w/ Ammo Box |
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WS214 |
Wait! |
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WS215 |
Just Looking |
And that, my friends, is that for
another 30 days or so...Let’s hope there’s something for you here. In the
meantime all the very best to our dealers and collectors...
Andy C. Neilson
Co-founder & Creative Director
King
& Country