DISPATCHES
MAY 2010
MAY is
here, with, I hope, a few little surprises and some useful additions…
1. COMING IN MAY…
Next to
our WS series the DD range of Normandy-related figures, vehicles and ships is
probably K&C’s most important collection.
Here, are
the latest pieces as previewed in last month’s “DISPATCHES”.
A.“D Day Minus One”
We’ve put
all of these new additions under this banner because they’re showing the
preparations stage for “Operation Overlord”. Somewhere in a dozen
different ports on the South coast of
DD126 “D. Day Minus One”
Three US
Army “Rangers” stand on a cold, wet English dockside waiting to board
their landing craft that will ferry them to
DD127 “Standing Ranger”
His rifle
resting at his feet another Ranger contemplates the coming battle.
DD128 “Standing B.A.R. Gunner”
One more
Ranger holding his B.A.R. machine gun.
DD129 “Medic”
Holding
his folded stretcher this Medic prepares to board.
DD132 “
A 2-man
US Navy team test out their equipment.
DD133 “Marching Ranger”
Rifle
slung over his shoulder this GI heads for the landing craft.
DD134 “Marching Ranger Officer”
This
officer is leading his troops into position.
Not only
were the American troops getting ready for the big invasion so were their
British Allies…
DD135 “
Another
long-awaited and much-requested piece of Armour…
the
Our model
is in the markings of “B” Squadron of the 2nd. Armoured
Battalion of the Irish Guards, part of the famous Guards Armoured Division.
This
K&C Firefly comes with two crew figures and a detachable radio Antenna and
separate “back-pack” of extra supplies.
DD136 “Dismounted British Tank Crewmen”
Three
superb “portraits” of typical British “tankies”…
goes great alongside the Firefly.
AVAILABILITY: NOW!
B. “THE
Finally,
they’re here! A modest
selection of Turkish infantry to oppose the charging Australian Light Horse. Look
out for more later in the year…
AL008 “Turkish Soldier Standing
Firing”
AL009 “Turkish Soldier Kneeling
Firing”
AL010 “Turkish Soldier Kneeling
Loading”
AL011 “Turkish Soldier Standing Ready”
AL012 “Turkish Machine Gunner”
AL013 “Turkish Soldier Reaching for
Bayonet”
AVAILABILITY:
Mid May
C. “The Age of
Two
useful additions to our previously released Napoleonic Royal Horse Artillery…
NA200 “RHA Officer Shouting Orders”
NA201 “RHA Gun Set in Action”
Three
dismounted Horse gunners operating their field piece
AVAILABILITY: Mid to Late May
D. “Streets of Old
HK176 “18 Ship Street”
Sadly,
few of
Available
for a limited time only!
AVAILABILITY: Mid May
King
& Country’s latest, and without a doubt, best Panzerkampfwagen
VI yet! This new Ausf. E (in
true 1:30 scale) is in the markings of the 2nd SS Panzergrenadier
Division “Das Reich” as it would have appeared during the Battle of
Kursk in the summer of 1943.
Painted
in typical 2 colour camouflage of that mid-war period
our Tiger comes with 2 crew figures and its own specially-designed
pictorial box.
AVAILABILITY: Mid May
2. APPEARING IN JUNE…
A. June is normally a “
WS140 “Collaboration”
A young
German soldier tries to make friends with a pretty girl… somewhere in
occupied
WS
Small
groups of patrolling Wehrmacht soldiers were a
familiar sight in the occupied countries. This three-man group are dressed in “classic”
field gray and can be utilized in a wide range of displays, dioramas and
settings.
WS153 “German Tankers”
Two Army
Panzer crewmen with jerricans of fuel and water.
WS154 “SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Hans Weiss”
One of
the
WS155 “Standing Crewman”
Unusually
for an SS Panzer officer this one wears his steel helmet instead of a
field cap.
WS156 “Panzer Crewman on Parade”
Standing
at ease this rifle-armed crewman can be on parade… or on guard duty.
WS157 “Panzer Guard at Attention”
WS158 “Panzer Guard
Marching”
WS159 “Panzer Feldgendarme”
Like all
branches of the German military the Panzers had their own “Chained Dogs”
or M.P.’s. This figure can be “policing” front-line as well as rear
areas or directing traffic or even on the lookout for deserters!
WS160 “SS Tank Ace Arno Giesen”
Giesen wears the famous black tanker’s
jacket over Italian camouflage trousers. He destroyed 111 enemy tanks and self
propelled guns… mostly on the Eastern Front.
AVAILABILITY: Early June
B. “THE
Following
on the success of our Confederate Cavalry released earlier in 2009 we thought
it only fair and balanced that we follow up with their Northern
opponents. And here they are…
CW052(SL) “Lincoln & His Generals”
This is
K&C’s first-ever “Strictly Limited” American Civil War set and we’ve
chosen to depict President Abraham Lincoln and three of his most famous
Generals… Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman and Ambrose
Burnside. All four figures are based on images captured by the noted Civil
War photographer, Mathew Brady.
Just 750
sets of this limited edition four-figure set are being produced in their own
specially designed box complete with a numbered certificate.
In addition there are…
CW053 “Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer”
One of
the
CW054 “The Photographer, Mathew Brady”
Perhaps
the most famous pictorial chronicler of the Civil War and its soldiers… from
the high and the mighty to the humblest private and non com, Brady
photographed them all.
CW058 “Maj. Gen. John Buford Jr.”
Another
of the Union’s most famous cavalry officers and one of the architects of
the victory at
CW059 “Union Guidon Bearer”
This
mounted cavalryman carries the swallow-tailed guidon
of his squadron.
CW060 “Union Bugler”
CW061 “Officer Firing Pistol”
This
mounted Lieutenant fires his Navy Colt at the opposition.
CW062 “Trooper Aiming Carbine”
CW063 “Prisoner and Escort”
A mounted
trooper, carbine resting on the pommel of his saddle, takes a captured
Confederate cavalryman to the rear.
CW064 “Trooper Kneeling Loading
Carbine”
CW065 “Trooper Kneeling Cocking
Carbine”
CW066 “Trooper Kneeling Firing
Carbine”
CW067 “Trooper Standing Firing
Carbine”
CW068 “Trooper Firing Pistol”
AVAILABILITY:
Mid June
C. “France In Ruins”
Both the
1st and 2nd World Wars left the country devastated by battle. Here is the first
of a new display series that provides dramatic and realistic backgrounds for a
wide range of different conflicts from medieval times right up to and including
the Second World War.
SP037 “
A
superbly detailed rendering of both the exterior and interior facades of a
typical Norman church. Both sides of the building provide a wealth of diorama
possibilities whether they be the Thirty Years War… Napoleonic
Campaigns or even more recent Twentieth Century conflicts… the
choice is yours!
Dimensions:
Length:
Width:
Height:
AVAILABILITY: Mid June
D.
“Flak Support”
The Opel Maultier was originally developed to handle the terrible
road conditions on the Eastern Front… The Germans realized that half-track
style vehicles operated far better than normal all-wheeled transport trucks and
lorries.
A whole
host of different applications could be used with the “Maultier”…
including mounting flak guns on them.
LW032 “Opel Maultier Flakwagen”
This
Luftwaffe crewed vehicle mounts a
AVAILABILITY: Mid June
3. “Heading Off Into The Sunset”
Yes, it’s
“Retirement Time” again… And here’s a few excellent offerings… Grab ‘em while you can!!!
The
French Resistance (The Maquis) played a
vitally important role in the run-up to D. Day and its aftermath… Here are the
last remnants this little range within a large series.
DD089 “FFI Resistance Command Group”
From
behind cover these three Resistance fighters take on the hated “Boches”. A lying prone Bren gunner keeps the enemy
heads down while another “Resistant” prepares to throw a captured German
“Potato Masher” at its previous owners. A third figure guards the rear.
DD090 “FFI Resistance Ambush Group”
Another
fighting threesome... Using captured enemy weapons as well as air-dropped
Allied ones these three “Resistants” make
every shot count!
DD091 “FFI Demolition Team”
Blowing
up enemy communications... rail tracks... bridges... supply dumps... roadways
was part and parcel of normal resistance activities. While, one figure prepares
to push the “plunger” another fires a burst of Sten
gun fire at the enemy.
“Streets of Old
HK068 “Dim Sum Set”
HK071 “Teahouse Façade”
Special
Note: These
two little sets also go great with our
“
WS078 “Atlantic Wall Set”
This very
useful diorama piece is cast in sturdy polystone and
is typical of hundreds of similar reinforced concrete machine gun positions up
and down Hitler's “Festung Europa”
(Fortress
WS078-01 “Atlantic Wall Set (K11)”
This very
useful diorama piece is cast in sturdy polystone and
is typical of hundreds of similar reinforced concrete machine gun positions up
and down Hitler's “Festung Europa”
(Fortress
WS125 “German Panhard
Armoured Car Set”
During
WW2 the German War Machine made full use of captured enemy weapons... equipment
and vehicles... Here we see one such example... the French-made Panhard Armoured Car.
Following the Battle of France in May and June 1940 large numbers of these
machines fell into German hands. These in turn were given the minimum of
adaptations (but usually some improvements) quickly repainted and
reissued to German units. This new model, in typical 2-tone camouflage, has
been handed over to the infamous “Das Reich” 2nd SS Division just prior
to the
vehicle
comes with 2 crew figures.
“FIELDS of
FoB042 “
The
epitome of the British troop carrying transport of WW2. Sturdy, reliable and
seen everywhere British and Empire soldiers fought.
FoB043 “Polizei ADGZ Armoured Car”
A unique
looking vehicle… Is it coming or going?… But great for anti Partisan
operations and behind the lines displays.
Very
limited supplies of all of this month’s retirees are available so don’t delay
and/or “miss-out”.
And that,
my friends, is that! Once again all of us at K&C very much appreciate your
support and business and will do our level best to bring you great new
products… at affordable prices… on time… every time.
So, until
the next time… adios for now,
Andy C. Neilson
Co-founder & Creative Director
King & Country