DISPATCHES
JULY 2014
Hi Guys,
First of all apologies that
due to another of those HK Public Holidays – JULY 1st. is “Handover
Day” when the former British Crown Colony was handed back to our new “Lords
& Masters” in Beijing in 1997. Another slight delay was that Helen
(K&C’s Managing Director) and yours truly were in Singapore meeting and
greeting K&C collectors from Singapore, Malaysia and even Bali at
our very first “Lion City” gathering thanks to Mike Tong and Daniel from “The
Soldier’s Story” in Singapore.
Anyway better late than
never…Here goes…
1.
AVAILABLE
THIS JULY…
A.
“Per Mare…Per Terram”
That’s the
motto of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines and it means “By sea…By Land” and it could equally apply to the officers and men of the Royal Navy.
During the 18th and
19th Centuries Royal Navy officers and seamen often joined
Marines in forming “landing parties” and “raiding forces” to
harass and fight their enemies on land. Britain’s greatest naval hero Horatio
Nelson himself often took part in such expeditions and with these 3 x
new additions we show him and two of his officers ashore accompanying a group
of Marines…in Napoleon’s Egypt.
NE045 “Rear
Admiral Horatio Nelson”
At the time of the Egyptian
Campaign Nelson was still just a Rear Admiral. Here he is dressed
in typical day uniform of his rank. He is not as flamboyantly dressed or
decorated as he was at Trafalgar…or as much of a target. His green
eye patch is neatly folded up on his hat exposing his blind right eye.
His empty right sleeve pinned on to his jacket front.
NE046
“R.N.
First Lieutenant”
This officer is accompanying
the fleet admiral and acts as both his Aide de Camp as well as nearest
bodyguard with sword drawn…note the “Hussar-style” riding boots.
NE047 “R.N.
Midshipman w/Union Jack”
A young naval officer trainee
(probably 15 or 16 years of age) carries the Union flag (or jack)
in one hand, navy cutlass in the other.
AVAILABLE: Early
to Mid-July
B.
“THE
GOOD GERMAN”
Over
the years K&C has produced a veritable “Rogue’s Gallery” of the Nazi hierarchy and their henchmen.
Maybe it’s time we thought to honour a Nazi (or at
least a member of the Nazi Party) who actually showed more than a measure
of his humanity and compassion for his fellow human beings – Oskar
Schindler!
FOB089 ““Oskar Schindler & Itzhak Stern””
During
WW2 there were Germans who performed many acts of kindness and bravery
protecting, helping and sometimes hiding Jews and others from Nazi
persecution…maybe not many – but a precious few.
One
of the most notable and famous was Oskar Schindler whose story has been
well told in Thomas Keneally’s book “Schindler’s
List” as well as Steven Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List” movie.
Here
we see Oskar together with Itzhak
Stern, the Jewish accountant who helped run his firm and helped compile
the famous “list” of men, women and children who were saved from almost
certain death.
FOB099 “Refugee Mother &
Son”
A mother tenderly holds onto her young son…Are they British, German, French,
Russian or Polish? Who knows? They are just the innocents
caught up in a war.
AVAILABLE: Early to
Mid-July
C.
“THE
BLITZ!”
Between September 1940 and May
1941 there were major German bombing raids on 16 British cities, including London,
Birmingham, Liverpool and Glasgow. Hundreds of thousands of homes,
factories, schools and hospitals were destroyed and damaged the length and
breadth of Britain with over 40,000 civilians killed and many more wounded.
Helping protect Britain’s
cities and people were many organizations but few were more important or
necessary as…The National Fire Service.
Created by combining the
professional, full-time fire brigades and the auxiliary, part-time volunteers
this new organization of fire-fighters fought the flames and the Germans at the
same time.
K&C’s new “Fields of
Battle” release portrays a group of NFS firemen performing a
rescue and tackling the aftermath of yet another Luftwaffe “raid”.
FOB103 “Section Leader”
Shouting instructions this
fireman oversees his mates. Note the red band of a “Section Leader”
on his helmet.
FOB104 “Fighting The Blaze”
A 2-man team complete with their fire hose.
FOB105
“The Rescue”
A
fireman tenderly lifts a young girl to safety from the ruins of her home.
FOB106
“Fireman w/Hose”
Another
fireman carries a rolled-up length of firehose on his
shoulder.
FOB107 “Bedford 1939 Fire Engine”
The NFS used a variety of many
different vehicles and appliances – this 1939 vintage, Bedford Fire Truck
was one of them…Please note the fireman’s hose of FOB104 can fit neatly
onto a pump nozzle on the left rear side of the engine.
AVAILABLE:
Mid-July
D.
BY
REQUEST
Many
“Desert Village” collectors have bombarded us with requests for
additional “wall-sections” for their Middle Eastern buildings and street
scenes…Here they are…
SP061
“Desert Village/Compound Set
Five
individual lengths of desert-coloured walls and
corner pieces that can be used to extend and connect any of our DV
structures. Very
flexible…and useful!
AVAILABLE: Mid-July
E.
“AT THE LITTLE BIG HORN”
Four more colourful and dynamic additions to this dramatic series.
TRW054 “Captain Tom Custer”
The
Colonel’s younger brother and Aide de Camp at the battle and on
campaign. He too
suffered the same fate as his elder brother. Here, the buckskin-clad Tom,
a two-time Medal of Honor winner, looks desperately to his right…pistol
in hand, ready for the worst!
TRW055(P) “Running Bull”
A relative of the great Sioux
leader “Sitting Bull” carries his “coup stick” as he
prepares to “count coup” on his bluecoat enemies.
TRW056(P) “Hawk Man” (casualty)
This Hunkpapa Sioux warrior is shot off
his horse by…
TRW060 “The
Pistoleer”
A mounted cavalry trooper, his Army Colt levelled to the front, shoots
down “Hawk Man”.
AVAILABLE:
Mid-July
F.
“UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT”
As we all know the
Wehrmacht made the maximum use of any and all captured vehicles that came
their way…and could also prove useful. Here’s one of the more unusual
ones…
WS281
“The Renault U.E. Armoured Carrier”
This lightly armoured “tankette” was
able to tow small artillery pieces and mortars. When used by the Germans
they were used for a variety of purposes including patrolling, pulling
anti-tank guns and even hauling small supply trailers.
AVAILABLE:
Mid-July
G.
“FROM
TANK POWER TO HORSE POWER”
As I prepare to head off to
Australia on the 6th of July to visit the troops in Brisbane,
Sydney and Melbourne I thought it might be a good idea to “whet” their “Light
Horse” appetites…Here’s a wee taste!
AL062
“Trooper w/Rifle Up” *
A Light Horseman of the 3rd
wave on a trotting horse with his Lee Enfield resting on his thigh.
AL063
“Trooper w/Rifle to the Right” *
Another trooper on a walking
horse with his .303 slung across his shoulders and pointed to the right.
AL064
“Trooper w/Rifle to the Left” *
This third mounted trooper carries his rifle across his back pointed left.
*SPECIAL NOTE: All three of
these figures are separate from their individual horse. This allows
collectors to “mix ‘n’ match” and provides the possibility of nine
variations of both horse and rider.
AL065
“Corporal w/Guidon”
This NCO carries the guidon of “A” squadron of the 4th Light Horse
Regiment.
AL066
“Fighting w/Bayonet”
A bayonet wielding trooper in full fighting mode.
AL067
“Wounded Johnny Turk”
A Turkish infantryman staggers back…Has he been shot or cut down by the
trooper?
AL068
“Lying Prone Turkish Machine Gunner”
Complete with Maxim ’08 Machine Gun.
AL069
“Lying Prone NCO w/Binos”
AL070
“Lying Prone Turkish Rifleman”
AVAILABLE:
Mid to Late July
2.
“BEING
RETIRED”
Not too many this month…but some “real goodies” among them. Grab
‘em while you can!
|
BBG054 |
Sd.Kfz.222 Armoured Car (Winter
camouflage) |
|
SP035 |
The Village House |
|
LAH122 |
Josef "SEPP" Dietrich |
|
LAH123 |
Hitler's Secretary Traudl Junge |
|
LAH124 |
Der Fuhrer Adolf Hitler |
|
LAH125 |
Reichsmarschal Hermann Goering |
And that is that my
friends…I’m off to the Land of OZ this coming Sunday to meet up with
dealers, K&C collectors and friends in Brisbane, Sydney and Donnybrook
(near Melbourne). I’m looking forward to meeting with a lot of old
friends and making a lot of new ones…All the best to one and all!
Andy C. Neilson
Co-founder & Creative Director
King & Country