“DISPATCHES”
July 2016
Hi Guys,
Well it’s that time again!
End of one month and about to go into another and, in my case, head off to
Australia on the 8th of July for 10 days of “meetings and
greetings” in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne with
a great bunch of K&C collectors and dealers in each city.
So, let’s get down to basics before we go ....
1.
BEING
RELEASED IN JULY!
Quite an eclectic and colourful
mix of figures, an armoured vehicle, a great
looking “Warbird” and some very useful diorama / display accessories
to liven up any collection.
A.
DD289
“A Taste of Real Chocolate”
A charming little vignette showing a
young French girl clutching a small “Stars’n
Stripes” in her tiny hands and
greeting one of her U.S. Airborne “liberators”. As
you can see this “Mohawk” Paratrooper belongs to the 101st.
“Screamin’Eagles” Division
(the only unit that had some guys adopt the Mohican hair style).
Grateful for the welcome, this GI is offering some chocolate from his ‘C’
Rations to the young girl ... probably the first time she has ever
tasted “Real American Chocolate”!
AVAILABLE : Mid July
B.
“DESERT
ARMOUR RECONNAISSANCE”
EA117 “The Humber MK II Armoured Car”
After the success of the “Normandy”
version of this British Armoured Car we had quite a
few requests to produce an 8th Army Humber... and here
it is!
This one has the normal ‘desert
sand’ colour oversprayed
with a ‘stone grey’ camouflage pattern. The vehicle includes a commander
in the open turret hatch. Our model is in 7th Armoured Division, “The Desert Rats” markings.
AVAILABLE : Mid-Late July
C.
CRUSADER
KNIGHT
MK159 “The Veteran”
This standing Crusader Warrior Knight
was inspired by an illustration by the late, great Angus McBride (1931-2007),
one of the finest historical illustrators in the UK.
In a long and distinguished career his work
featured in many fine Childrens’ magazines in Britain
such as “Look and Learn” and “Finding Out”. To
most toy soldier collectors he is best known as the illustrator behind dozens
of Osprey’s “Men-at-Arms” series of uniform books.
Our K&C interpretation portrays a
veteran knight of The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in
Jerusalem. Quite a mouthful ... They were more commonly called ... “The
Teutonic Knights”.
AVAILABLE : Mid July
D.
“PIKE
& MUSKET”
Although this series began with “The
English Civil War” it has grown and expanded to include “The
Thirty Years War” and even the classic novel by Alexander
Dumas “The Three Musketeers”. Here are the latest four
releases ... Two for “The English Civil War” and Two for the “Three Musketeers”.
PnM059 “Royalist Mounted Flagbearer”
This bold and colourful
flagbearer belongs to the Royalists’ most famous cavalry regiment ... Prince
Rupert’s Regiment of Horse, raised and led by the King’s own nephew Prince
Rupert of the Rhine (1619-1682).
The different troops of horse within the
Regiment carried a number of different standards and guidons.
Our figure carries Rupert’s personal colours comprising
two golden yellow lions in opposite quarters on a black ground alongside the
traditional blue and white diamonds of Bavaria in the remaining two quarters.
PnM060
“The Cardinal’s Guard w/Shouldered Musket”
Just after Louis XIII raised his own
personal guard company, “The Musketeers” he raised a second
company to be the bodyguards of his most trusted Cardinal ... Richelieu.
A great rivalry grew up between these two
bodies of fighting men ... resulting in almost ‘open-warfare’ whenever (and
wherever) their separate paths crossed.
One simple way to recognize each group is by
their ‘casques’ (or cassocks)... the
Musketeers wore blue ... the Cardinal’s men adopted their
master’s preference ... RED!
Our figure stands holding his musket rest
in one hand and his musket over the shoulder.
PnM061 “The
Cardinal’s Guard w/Musket At The Ready”
This second member of the Cardinal’s men prepares
to discharge his loaded musket. The purpose of the rest was to ‘steady’
the very heavy weapon and make it slightly easier to aim.
PnM062 “Sergeant-At-Arms”
A senior non commissioned
officer, promoted from the ranks stands with his halberd. He can accompany
either Royalist or Parliamentary forces.
AVAILABLE : Mid July
E.
“THE
SHERIFF’S MEN’
Three more additions to the Nottingham Garrison ....
RH009 “The
Sheriff’s Man-at-Arms”
A standing well-armed Man-at-Arms
in the Sheriff’s livery of black and golden yellow. He carries a sword as well as his own
lance and shield.
RH010 “The
Sheriff’s Crossbowman”
Another of the Sheriff’s ‘lackeys’
... This one carrying a crossbow more favored by Continental armies and
soldiers ... less so by the English ... they preferred the Longbow.
RH011 “The Sheriff’s Sergeant-at-Arms”
This professional soldier has the long ‘Norman’
-style shield and wears the ‘Norman’ helmet complete with metal nose
guard.
AVAILABLE : Mid July
F.
“THE
RUINED TENEMENT”
Several years back we produced our first
multi-story building “The Berlin Tenement”.
For some time now this has been another of
those K&C projects that has been much requested to be reissued by
collectors and dealers alike.
Rather that make some more of the original
version, we resculpted a ‘second edition’ that
incorporates some collectors’ suggestions ... more battle damage ... taller
than the original ... and more space to fit figures into, onto and next to it.
SP071 “The
Ruined Building”
This 2-piece 3 x dimensional diorama
building can be used in any urban, European wartime setting.
Dimension: 30cm(L)
* 23cm(W) * 33(H)cm
AVAILABLE : Early July
G. “STATUES & PLINTHS”
Another selection of fine bronze
statues together with their accompanying stone plinths.
SP085 “Brown Shirt Hitler 1933”
A standing bronze of “Der Fuhrer.”
SP085-GR “Brown
Shirt Hitler w/Grey Stone Plinth”
SP085-SA “Brown
Shirt Hitler w/Sand Stone Plinth”
SP086 “King
Philip of France”
A magnificent equestrian
bronze of Philip and his favorite horse.
SP086-GR “King
Philip of France w/Grey Stone Plinth”
SP086-SA “King
Philip of France w/Sand Stone Plinth”
SP090 “General
Lasalle”
One of Napoleon’s favorites and a very brave
general… Lasalle points the way
forward.
SP090-GR “General
Lasalle w/Grey Stone Plinth”
SP090-SA “General
Lasalle w/Sand Stone Plinth”
AVAILABLE : Early July
H. “ANCHORS AWEIGH!”
Following the success of “Pappy” Boyington’s
F4U Corsair and USMC figures we recognized it was about
time we went to sea and joined the Navy!
USN014 “Lt.
Cdr. J.T. Blackburn”
Tom Blackburn was the U.S. Navy’s top-scoring Corsair “ace” with 11
“kills” to his credit. A born leader, he came from a
family of Naval officers.
His most famous command was VF-17 “The
Jolly Rogers”. He led the squadron from January 1943 until May
1944. During this time they shot down 154 Japanese
aircraft, sank 5 transport ships and produced 12 other
F4U “aces”.
USN015 “Lt.
D.C. Freeman”
Lieut “Chico” Freeman flew Corsairs first with VF-17 and
then transferred over to VF84 on the USS Bunker Hill. While there
he upped his final score to 9 “Kills”.
USN016 “Lt.
jg. John Gilder”
While flying with VF-84 Lieut Gilder racked up 7 “Kills”
in just over 6months. Sadly, he was killed in the “Kamikaze” attack
on the Bunker Hill in May 1945.
USN017 “US
Navy Flight Deck Officer”
A Flight Deck Officer assists the aircraft handing officer in
supervision of all flight deck operations ... He plans ‘plane spotting’
on the deck of the carrier and also trains and controls crash crews and fire
crews during plane recovery and general deck maintenance.
USN018 “US
Navy Armourer”
An enlisted sailor who works with all the
ordinance necessary for flight operations ... bombs, rockets, depth charges,
flares, and ammunition.
Easily recognized by his
bright red cloth helmet.
USN019 “US
Navy Fireman”
Just one of the carrier’s
“Fire Crew” and in this case, equipped with a portable fire
extinguisher.
In addition to the red helmet he wears the
red jersey.
USN020 “US Navy
Medic”
Although usually present in the ship’s medical
bay these sailors would also be on duty on the flight deck to assist in the
care of any returning wounded flight crew from operations.
USN021 “Deck
Crew Set #1”
These two sailors would assist the Flight
Deck Officer to signal by hand to the pilots and aircrew waiting in their
aircraft to take off or move to a new position on the deck.
USN022 “Deck Crew Set #2”
Two more flight deck crew ... “plane
handlers” ... Their duties would include helping to position the aircraft
either for parking or preparing to launch.
USN023 “U.S.
Navy F4U Corsair”
K&C’s second “Corsair” and
this time , it’s US Navy ... One of VF-84’s
aircraft when they operated from the USS Bunker Hill towards the latter
part of the Pacific War.
Wearing the all-over Navy-Blue paint scheme
and sporting the distinctive “White Arrows” that denotes a “Bunker
Hill” aircraft #122 awaits its pilot and its next mission.
Notice: Just 250 of this U.S. Navy F4U Corsair
are being released.
AVAILABLE : Mid to Late July
I.
“WORLD
OF DICKENS”
It’s a long way from the pale blue skies
over the Pacific to the grey smoke-stained streets of Olde
London but here we are ... With the latest “World of Dickens on the
Streets of Olde London”.
WoD 040 “MUTINY
IN INDIA!” Newspaper Seller
When in May 1857 a mutiny broke out among
the “Sepoys” (Native Indian Troops)
of the British East India Company it took several weeks for the news to
reach back to London.
When it did it sent shockwaves throughout
the entire country. This brand-new “Newspaper Seller” spreads
the latest report to all and sundry.
WoD 057 “JACK
THE RIPPER STRIKES AGAIN!”
Another dramatic headline
from Victorian times.
This time it’s the blood-curdling events
surrounding the activities of the notorious “Jack The
Ripper” on the streets and alley ways of London’s fog-bound Whitechapel.
WoD 041 “The
Town Crier”
Before newspapers became widely available
the local “Town Crier” called out the latest news or public
announcements.
Traditionally, their costume belonged more
to the late 18th Century than the mid Victorian Era.
They announced their presence with a hand-bell.
WoD 042 “Miss
Eliza Doolittle”
London’s most famous fictional flower girl
created by George Bernard Show in his play “Pygmalion” and
immortalized by Audrey Hepburn in the 1964 musical film, “My Fair
Lady”. Our little flower girl is a tribute to a great fictional
character, a superb actress and a fantastic movie!
WoD043 “Mrs.
Hudson”
Another fictional character from the pen of Sir
Arthur Conan-Doyle ... and a memorable one too! Mrs.
Hudson is the landlady of 221 B Baker Street and its two most famous
occupants, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, the Consulting Detective
and his assistant, Dr. John Watson.
Although insisting that “She is not their
housekeeper” ... Mrs. Hudson fusses and frets over both gentlemen in a
somewhat motherly-fashion. As can be seen in our figure the lady herself
is very prim and proper but also a figure of some authority.
AVAILABLE : Mid July
J.
“The
AGE OF NAPOLEON”
NA350X “Hussar At Ease”
This standing 7th Hussar with shako in hand
awaits orders for his next assignment.
*Only available direct from King &
Country.
NA351X “Hussar With Sabre
Drawn”
Another 7th Hussar going about
his duties.
*Only available direct from King &
Country.
NA352 “7th Hussar Guidon Bearer”
A mounted subaltern carrying the Regimental
Guidon.
NA353 “7th Hussar
w/Standing Horse”
One of the mounted escort party for the guidon .... Usually two
Hussars made up the escort.
AVAILABLE: Mid July
K.
NEW
VERSIONS OF OLD FAVOURITES ...
HK255 “Royal
Navy Sailor-At-Ease”
Dressed in tropical ‘whites’ this bearded
matelot is about to go on shore leave.
HK259 “The
Fisherman”
Being close to the sea, fish and fishing, have always played an important part of Hong Kong’s
daily life.
HK262 “The
Clown”
The little figure with the
giant head is usually featured alongside the ceremonial Lion in and Lion
Dance performance.
LOA014 “Lieut T.E. Lawrence”
Later to
become much more memorable as “Lawrence of Arabia”. This
is how he first appeared as a lowly junior office attached to the British
Army’s “Arab Bureau” and sent into the desert to liaise with Crown
Prince Feisal who was leading the uprising against the Ottoman Turks.
AVAILABLE
: Early July
2. BEING RETIRED THIS MONTH ...
TRW049 “The
Last Bullet”
WH014 “At
attention”
WH016 “Marching
Rifleman”
And that is that for approximately 30 more
days ... Until we meet again.
Best wishes to one and all and ...
Happy
Collecting!
Andy C. Neilson
Co-founder & Creative Director
King & Country