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DISPATCHES AUGUST 2017 WELCOME
to the hottest time of the year in Hong Kong and the final month of
preparations before September and the ‘Chicago’ Show... As
usual, we have a fairly eclectic and historically
wide ranging selection of K&C releases covering a broad spectrum from our
different series. And here they are... 1.
BEING
RELEASED IN AUGUST... A. “CRUSADING WARRIORS” Four really useful (and colourful)
additions to K&C’s “Crusaders & Saracens” series – 3
on foot and 1 very famous King. MK170 “Crusader Archer
(kneeling)” This English bowman kneels down to let fly an arrow at his Saracen opponents...
A large ‘Cross of St. George’ on his surcoat. MK171 “Crusader
Halberdier” A fighting Man-at-Arms
wields his mighty and cruel-looking halberd towards the opposition. MK172 “Crusader Archer”
(standing ready) Facing the enemy this
English bowman is about to open fire.
DELIVERY: Mid August B. “Marching To Battle” King
& Country’s “Old Guard” have proved a popular ‘hit’
with Napoleonic collectors and we’re providing more guardsmen to ‘beef-up’
their ranks... NA401
‘Old Guard Walking’ (with musket slung) NA403
‘Old Guard’ Shoulder Arms (w/musket on the left arm) This
proud Grenadier moves closer to the enemy. NA406
‘Old Guard’ Tambour (drummer) Our
second ‘Old Guard’ drummer this time wearing the traditional
long blue greatcoat and the ‘bicorne’ hat. NA407
‘Old Guard’ Shoulder Arms (on the right shoulder) Another
‘bicorne’ wearing Grenadier who is also clad
in his long blue greatcoat. NA408
‘Old Guard Marching’ (with musket on the left shoulder) NA409
‘On Guard’
(2 x figure set) An
attractive (and useful) pair of ‘standing-at-attention’
Guardsmen in slightly varying dress that can be ‘on duty’ outside the
Emperor’s tent... or elsewhere. NA-S05 “The ‘Old Guard’ Marching set” (7-figure set) This
attractive full 7-figure set comes at a very attractive
combined price with considerable savings when you buy the complete set as
shown. AVAILABLE:
Early August C. “VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!” While
the vast majority of people today would never vote
for a ‘Hitler’ the situation in Germany in the early 1930’s was
radically different... LAH234 “Vote For Hitler!” Another
interesting version of this SA campaigning figure together with his
sandwich board and 2 x all-new vintage Nazi posters. DELIVERY:
Mid August D. ‘ROMAN SWORDS &
SHIELDS’ From
‘brownshirts’ with political posters to
FIVE CLASSIC Roman Legionaries with brightly coloured shields and very sharp swords... All in
action! ROM014 “Fighting w/Sword” (Running Forward) ROM015 “Fighting w/Sword” (Advancing) ROM016 “Fighting w/Sword” (About to Strike) ROM017 “Fighting w/Sword” (Thrusting) ROM018 “Fighting w/Sword” (Kneeling) DELIVERY:
Mid August E.
‘GERMAN
TRACKS & ARTILLERY’ A
few useful additions for our ‘German WW2’ collectors... WH073
“Additional Artillery Crew #3” This
2 x figure set (1 x with short ramming rod plus 1
x shell fuser) goes perfectly with the other previously released
artillery gunner sets such as the WH062
The 10.5cm Light Field Howitzer and its crew. WS334
“Marder III Tank Destroyer” This
little Marder III was based on the Czech Panzer 38 (T) chassis
and wheel arrangement. The K&C model is in the same camouflage
style and markings (#102) as the Marder III seen in Steven Spielberg’s
“Saving Pvt. Ryan” movie. Our model also includes a crew
member who can stand outside or inside the vehicle... as you prefer. WS342
“Standing Tiger Crewmen” This
2-figure set wears the ‘classic’ short black ‘Panzer’
jacket and trousers and fits well alongside any of K&C’s Tigers or
other German armour. WS343
“SPG Officer w/Pistol” A
single grey-clad Self-Propelled-Gun officer stands cocking his
pistol... Virtually all German vehicle commanders carried a side arm and this
one is no exception. AVAILABLE:
Mid August F.
“WAY
OUT WEST… SOUTHWEST” From
battlefields in Europe to the ‘Indian Wars’ of the Old West in the years
following the end of the Civil War... Some
great and unique figures for both our “Apaches” and “Plains
Indians” Tribes plus a Cavalry figure or two... TRW112 “Watching & Signaling” A
pair of lying prone Apache warriors observing the approach of a U.S.
Cavalry patrol... As one warrior uses a pair of captured (or stolen)
binoculars the other signals the rest of the war party using a simple disc of
polished metal. TRW113 “Chato” As
K&C collectors already know... I love movies ... ‘war movies’
and ‘westerns’ in particular. This
figure is based on a great little movie called “Chato’s
Land”, starring the late Charles Bronson. Bronson plays a half-breed
Apache and many of the posters for the movie featured this pose... which is a
great one for an Apache warrior. TRW114 “Sgt. Robert H. Hughes” From
a fictional Apache to a factual character from real history ... Sergeant
Robert Hughes carrying the’ National Flag’ at the Battle of the
Little Big Horn on that fateful day in June 1876. Here,
holding his Army Colt in one hand and the 36-star flag in the
other he reels back from a fatal shot during the battle. TRW126 “Errol Flynn’s Custer” And
now we mix ‘fact’ and ‘fiction’ with this figure of
swashbuckling Errol Flynn as he appeared in the
classic 1941 Warner Brothers Movie, “They Died With
Their Boots On”. This
highly fictionalized life of George Armstrong Custer climaxes at the
Battle of the Little Big Horn with Flynn /Custer dressed in his
buckskin jacket (and being the last man standing) as the Sioux
and Cheyenne warriors prepare to make their final charge. And
that’s how we show him. TRW127 “The Stranglehold” This
is the third installment of this first release of “Buffalo Soldiers”... A
black Cavalry Corporal grabs a marauding Apache around the neck as he
prepares to use his pistol butt to ‘brain’ the knife wielding warrior!
A great little 2-man ‘fighting’ set. AVAILABLE:
Mid-Late August 2.
BEING
RETIRED IN AUGUST... As
some come in ... others go out... AF039
Maj.Gregory “Pappy” Boyington
USMC BBA054
The M4A3E8 Easy-Eight SHERMAN BBA074
Radio Operator Set BBA076
Supporting Fire BBG042
Jochen Peiper FOB080
General Yamashita & Staff Officer Sugita FOB089
Oskar Schindler & Itzhak Stern LAH196
Tall Poster Column WS223-1
Tank Commanders #1 WS223-2
Tank Commanders#2 WS317
The Marder I WS318
Extra Hitlerjugend And
that my friends is August for you... Here’s looking
forward to September ... a little cooler weather and... Chicago! All
the best and happy collecting, Andy |