DISPATCHES
NOVEMBER 2010
Well, that’s
Special thanks must also go out to Mike and Myszka of
Sierra Toy Soldiers for a fantastic weekend at their
Additional thanks and appreciation to Shannon, Pete and Ben of Treefrog
Treasures, our good friend Tim Tyler of Troops of Time, Inc. and
Mike & Myszka (again) for the annual
Treefrog K&C dinner… It just gets better each year.
After
Finally, a huge thanks to our old pals Don Pielin,
Jo & Steve Sommers who for the last 30 years
have toiled through buckets of blood, sweat and tears to organize North
America’s biggest and best Old Toy Soldier Show… You guys have helped make the
hobby what is today.
I cannot stress too highly how important I believe that toy soldier
shows are to the hobby… the internet is great but… to actually meet and talk
toy soldiers with the dealers… collectors … and manufacturers is
second-to-none. And it’s virtually 24 hours a day (and night).
And so roll on the London Show in December… the
Meanwhile here’s a few new pieces for you to be getting on with…
1. COMING IN NOVEMBER!
A.“BACK TO THE
It’s freezing cold… it’s bloody miserable… and there’s a whole bunch of
Krauts coming down through the forest!
K&C’s latest release of winter German figures portrays the early
stage of the surprise assault on the American lines…
BBG032 “Prize of Arms”
A single
Waffen SS Panzer Grenadier walks off with a box
of “liberated” U.S. Army field rations.
BBG033 “Cold Feet… Warm Boots”
One of
the indelible images of the early days of the German offensive in the
BBG034 “Over There!”
A
pointing Waffen SS trooper indicates
something to a Luftwaffe Field Division rifleman.
BBG037 “Walking Forward”
Again,
another figure based on a well-known photo of an SS NCO walking past a
row of burning, abandoned American vehicles.
BBG039 “Otto Skorzeny’s
Command Car”
Famous (or
infamous if you prefer) SS Obersturmfuhrer
Otto Skorzeny was in charge of the operation to
launch English-speaking German soldiers dressed as GI’s behind
This set
includes Skorzeny, his personal driver
and radio operator.
SPECIAL NOTE: Just 500 of this vehicle have been produced.
AVAILABILITY: EARLY NOVEMBER
BBG044 “
BBG045 “Malmedy
Signpost”
AVAILABILITY: Mid to Late November
B.“FIGHTING SCOTS”
Since the
retirement of our Napoleonic era Black Watch we’ve had many requests
from both collectors and dealers for another Scottish Regiment
and here it is… The 92nd. Highlanders better known as The
Gordon Highlanders.
After
fighting bravely at Quatre Bras the
Regiment took part in one of the most famous incidents of the
K&C
is releasing no less than ten individual Gordon Highlanders as well as a
dramatic 2-figure vignette of a charging Scots Grey trooper and a
running 92nd. Highlander.
NA202 “GH Kneeling to Repel”
NA203 “GH Kneeling Firing”
NA204 “GH Kneeling Loading”
NA205 “GH Standing Firing”
NA206 “GH Standing to Repel”
NA207 “GH Charging”
NA208 “GH Mounted Major”
NA209 “GH Drummer”
NA210 “GH Advancing”
NA211 “Gordons & Greys
to the Front!”
One of
the aforesaid troopers and one highlander attacking and routing the French
infantry.
NA227 “Officer
with the Regimental Color”
AVAILABILITY: Mid to Late November
C.“SNOW TIGER”
Our
latest “Tiger” and our newest “Strictly Limited”… The Panzerkampfwagen VI, better known as “The
Tiger” has played… a very big role in the K&C story… Back in 2005
it was the very first “Strictly Limited” fighting Tiger K&C ever
produced. That first “SL” Tiger was a snow-camouflaged version of our
earlier WS070 and was a big success with 999 produced and
sold!
A few
years later we revisited the Tiger to do another “SL”. This time an
early AFRIKA KORPS version… again another popular success.
Now in 2010, we’re producing a third Tiger “SL” and, without a
doubt, the best one yet!
WS177(SL) “Snow Tiger”
This is
not simply a repaint of an earlier model this new “Snow Tiger”
is an all-new sculpt with a radically different winter camouflage
scheme to the 2005 version.
A close
inspection of the photos provided will easily demonstrate the differences
and improvements on K&C’s previous Tigers.
Each “Snow
Tiger” comes with two crew figures… a specially-designed
presentation box and a large 4 page full-colour
brochure and numbered certificate.
Just 999 are being produced… Order now to get yours!
D.“WINTER RECONAISSANCE”
WS195 “German
Panhard Armoured
Car”(Winter Version)
Over the years we have had more requests to produce different German vehicles
with the “white-washed winter” camouflage. And here is the
captured French Panhard “winterized” complete
with a 2-man crew lightly dusted by frost and snow.
(Just 200 of this little recce vehicle are
available)
AVAILABILITY:
Both “Snow Tiger” and “Winter Panhard”
are expected Mid To Late November
2. “COMING IN DECEMBER!
Just in time for Christmas and
ready to be put under the tree.
A.“
Our
second release of Australian Light Horse and Turkish defenders of
the little Palestinian town. We previewed these a few months ago in
AL014 “Leaping
Lighthorseman”
AL015 “Turkish
AL016 “Firing
Rifle Lighthorseman”
AL017 “The
Rescue”
AL018 “Kneeling
Firing Rifle”
AL019 “Turkish
Officer w/ Flag”
AL020 “Fighting
Duo”
AL026 “Aussie
Flagbearer”… carrying the modern Australian national flag.
AVAILABILITY: EARLY DECEMBER
B.“A VERY BIG BANG”
Recent years have seen many different versions of the mighty ‘
This new gun however, has, I believe never been produced in 1:30 scale by
anyone… until now!
BBG035 “The
Flak’41
This particular artillery piece boasted a lower profile and a higher
rate of fire than its famous predecessor. The K&C model is dismounted
on its four spars ready to go into action. Virtually all of these guns were
primarily used in the anti tank role both on the East and West Fronts. It
originally entered service in 1943 and served until the end of the war.
Just 550 were manufactured and that’s exactly what K&C are producing.
Each specially packaged model comes with a seated gunner and is painted in very
typical late war “splinter camouflage” and is in a “fixed-firing”
position.
Five additional gun crew figures are also available…
BBG036 “Gun
Commander”
BBG038 “Crew
Set#
One
standing “Shell Loader” and a standing gunner.
BBG046 “Crew
Set#
One
kneeling “Shell Handler” and another gunner.
Together this new Flak ’41 and its crew make a fine “stand-alone” centre
piece for any collection.
AVAILABILITY: MID DECEMBER
C. “Guarding The Tiger”
WS179 “Tiger
Tank Guards”
Two
winter-clad panzer figures dismounted and armed with MP40 Schmeisser Machine Pistols.
AVAILABILITY: MID DECEMBER
D. “
Another
great way to create a whole range of visually exciting dioramas and displays.
This is a new and much larger adaptation of a design we first produced over
10 years ago.
Back
then our original
Now,
this first release of a whole “
Unlike
that very first “
SP045 “The
BOULANGERIE”
A typical French corner shop featuring a “Boulangerie”
(Bakers Shop) on the ground floor and a shell-damaged dwelling on the
upper storey.
AVAILABILITY: MID DECEMBER
3. “BEING RETIRED”
Not too
much this month but what there is … is well worth grabbing while stocks last…
a.
“Fields of
FOB024 “Kneeling British Officer w/ Bino”
FOB025 “British Vickers Machine Gun
Set”
FOB026 “British Lying Firing Bren
Gunner”
FOB028 “British Kneeling Firing
Rifleman”
FOB029 “British Standing Firing
Rifleman”
FOB030 “British Kneeling Firing
Tommy Gun”
FOB032 “French Standing Firing
Rifleman”
FOB034 “French Officer in Action”
b.
“Streets of Old
HK096 “Maid”
HK111 “Old Man w/ Long Pipe”
And that
my friends is that for another 30 days or so… Hope there’s more than a few
things that will interest you and your collectors.
All the best!
Andy C. Neilson
Co-founder & Creative
Director
King & Country