DISPATCHES
NOVEMBER 2011
This past
month (October) has been one of the busiest in K&C’s 28-year history…
As usual at this time of the year
the “
After 20 years in the same third
floor location in Hong Kong’s premier shopping mall, “Pacific Place”
we’re moving into a brand-new and bigger store one floor below our
present K&C shop. This new venue gives us the opportunity to present a
different style of toy soldier shop to our existing collectors and potential
new ones.
The design-style of the new K&C
store has been strongly influenced by two particular
In addition we believe (and hope)
it’s even more inviting and welcoming… we’ll post photos soon so you can see
for yourself.
Anyway, as I write this “DISPATCHES”
we’re closing the old store at 8:30pm tonight and opening the new one at
11:00am tomorrow morning… it’s a lot of work but it will be well worth it… both
for K&C collectors and K&C itself.
So,
without further ado… let’s see what November and December has to offer…
1. APPEARING
THIS NOVEMBER…
Near the end of each year, as the
first snow falls (at least in the
In October we presented our American
Forces release… now it’s the turn of the Germans… As American troops pull
back to
BBG040 “Take Some!”
An SS Panzergrenadier
offers to share some of his captured
BBG041 “Prisoner & Escort”
A hapless GI forlornly trudges into
captivity followed closely by his German captor
BBG042 “Jochen Peiper”
A very well-known Waffen SS officer who was once a military
adjutant to Adolf Hitler. His division is, of course, the “Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler”… the premier SS Division.
BBG047 “Machine Gunner”
BBG048 “Sd.Kfz. 234/1 Schwerer Panzerspahwagen”
A mighty beast of a reconnaissance
vehicle. This 8-wheeled behemoth has been “snow-camouflaged” and comes
with a seated, full-body vehicle commander in the turret which mounts a 20mm
cannon as well as an MG42 Machine Gun… A great winter add-on!
BBG049 “Stug. III Ausf.
G”
One of Nazi Germany’s best and most
produced self-propelled guns. This is K&C’s first brand-new STUG for
several years and is camouflaged in a typical, late-war 2-tone camouflage. As
you can see not all “BULGE” fighting vehicles were “snow-camouflaged”
or had the side-skirts.
Set
includes the 1/2 body tank commander.
BBG050 “Winter Traffic”
With all this “heavy-metal”
on the roads someone’s got to keep the traffic moving… The familiar “chained-dog”
of the Feldgendarmerie could be seen all
German battlefields.
BBG051 “The Sniper”
Taking a swift “smoke-break”
this Waffen SS expert marksman
prepares, once more, to take the fight to the enemy.
Note the typical SS-issue “Parka”
the Sniper is wearing…distributed to members of the Waffen
SS exclusively.
BBG052 “Suspicious Trooper”
This soldier is carrying the
brand-new German Assault Weapon… Only a few thousand were available for
front-line troops fighting in the
Our model looks like he’s just heard
something and is about to investigate.
AVAILABLE:
BBG041-42, 047-48, 050-052: Early November
BBG049:
Mid to late November
B.
Streets of
From the freezing cold of a European
winter to the tropical heat of K&C’s home city…
HK201G “Marching HK Policeman” (Gloss finish)
HK201M “Marching HK Policeman” (Matt finish)
AVAILABLE:
Early November
C.
“IN THE
Another geographical move… From the
sun-drenched (and very tropical) Far East all the way back to the very
dry (and hot)
LOJ011 “In The Carpenter’s Shop”
Here we see a teenage Jesus
eagerly assisting his earthly father Joseph the Carpenter. As Joseph
uses a “plane” on his large workbench his son carries over a plank of
wood. The set includes the two figures plus the workbench and a
pile of wooden planks.
LOJ012 “The Water Carrier”
A woman is on her way to the village
well to pick up some fresh water. Balancing the clay jug on her head she also
has a basket of fresh oranges to sell at the well.
THE MIGHT
OF
During the life of Jesus and
for many years later the Romans were the military power in this part of the
LOJ013 “Standing Roman Auxiliary”
Auxiliaries, although armed like their Legionnary
comrades, were quite different in appearance.
Many
units wore blue as their uniform colour. Their
shields were also blue with particular designs on the front
peculiar to the Auxiliaries themselves.
LOJ014 “Auxiliary w/ Shield and Spear”
On
parade… or on guard duty… the choice is yours.
LOJ015 “Walking Auxiliary”
Spear
in one hand… shield in the other…
LOJ016 “Marching Auxiliary”
Spear
on shoulder… shield in hand and ready for anything!
LOJ017 “The Centurion”
Many, if not most, of the Auxiliary officers were regular
Roman soldiers seconded to an Auxiliary Unit for a specific length of
service.
Here
he is issuing “orders of the day” from a wax tablet.
AVAILABLE:
Mid November
Special
Note: More Romans are in the pipeline…
D.
“SONS OF THE EMPIRE”
Three brand-new Ludhiana Sikhs
to bolster up your Indian Army collection…
SOE005 “LSR Kneeling Firing Rifle”
This
Sikh rifleman takes careful aim…
Every bullet, well-aimed eliminates at least one of the Queen Empress’ many
enemies.
SOE009 “LSR Reloading”
Another
Sikh rifleman chambers a round into his rifle.
SOE013 “Standing British Officer”
Cool,
calm and collected this officer indicates to his men the enemy positions.
AVAILABLE:
Late November (we hope)/ Early December
2. “COMING IN
TIME FOR CHRISTMAS”
This festive Season promises a big,
bundle of “goodies” from Santa’s little helpers at K&C in
A. “VIVE LE
ROI”
“Long Live
the King!” French royalty and nobility played
an important role in all of the Crusades… fighting alongside and sometimes
leading the armies of Christendom in their mighty struggle to regain the
Here are
the first three French crusaders…
MK084 “King Philip II of
Philip went on the “Third Crusade” (1189-1192) with Richard
the Lionheart of England. His army captured the
important citadel of Acre in 1191 before ill-health forced his return to
Our K&C mounted figure shows him
greeting his soldiers and wearing the traditional blue surcoat
decorated with the royal “fleur de lys”.
MK085 “The King’s Banner Knight”
Carrying the King’s personal
standard this mounted Knight follows closely behind his “liege-lord”.
MK088 “Royal Man-at-Arms with Banner”
Another of King Philip’s
retainers… this one from the King’s own household troops and carrying a smaller
version of the Royal Banner.
AVAILABLE:
Early December
B. “As
camp as a row of bell tents!”
That’s an old British witticism to
describe a person who may (or may not be) a trifle “Limp-wristed”…
And now
here is the real bell tent…
SP048 “Military
Used as a single or in multiples
they can help transform any tented area in a display or diorama… see for
yourself…
AVAILABLE:
Early December
C. “Streets
of Old
Two colourful
new additions to this best-selling series…
HK191 “The Chinese Gateway”
A superb rendition of a traditional three-entrance
gateway seen all over
HK194 “Paper Windmill Stall”
Another common sight in what was old
AVAILABLE:
Mid December
D. “THE
LIGHT HORSE AT
This is one of K&C’s most
popular military ranges and… one of the most original. Its popularity
now allows us to have 2 sets of releases in the year instead of just
one!
AL027 “Australian Staff Officer”
Major Jack
Haldane, a staff officer belonging to
Gen. Chauvel’s Light Horse H.Q. observe the
Turkish defenses at
AL028 “General Sir Edmund Allenby”
Commander-in-Chief
of all British and Empire Forces in
the
AL029 “Sir Harry Chauvel”
Chauvel was the first Australian to become a Lieutenant General and
command an entire Army Corps. At
AL030 “Heliograph Set”
In a war where the wireless and telephone
were still in their infancy the ancient method of signaling by reflected
sunlight was still valued. Here two Light Horse signalers are at work… reading
the signals coming in and preparing to reply.
AVAILABLE: Mid December
E. “ACHTUNG
LUFTWAFFE!”
December sees the release of
K&C’s latest warbird… the Messerschmitt Bf.109
“Emil”… together with a pair of refueling carts and two well-known German
air aces….
LW034 “Airfield Refueling Carts”
These two hand-drawn carts were a
familiar sight on Luftwaffe airfields through the Second World War… From
LW044 Werner Molder’s Messerschmitt Bf109 “Emil”
This “E” model 109 is in the
personal markings of Oberst
Werner Molders, one of
The aircraft we have portrayed is
one Molders flew when he took command of JG51 in July 1940. At that time
he was the Luftwaffe’s youngest “Kommodore”.
His best friend was another top German ace… Adolf Galland.
Just 500
of this particular aircraft are being produced.
LW046 “Oberst Leutnant Gunther Lutzow”
Another of
LW047 “Kommodore Helmet Wick”
Wick achieved 56 victories before and during the
AVAILABLE:
Early December
3. TIME FOR
RETIREMENTS
As per usual there’s a fair old
bunch of “goodies” that are making room for the “new stuff”… Check ‘em out…
AK049 “AK Tank Riders Set”
AK052 “FunkKraftwagen Afrika Korps”
BBA029 “G.I. Drinking”
BBA036 “Half-Track Passenger”
BBG011 “Command Group”
DD116 “Cromwell Mk. IV Tank”
MK030 “Saracen Drawing Sword”
MK031 “Sacacen Crossbow Ready”
MK046 “Knight w/ Axe”
NA086 “Scots Grey Slashing”
WS083 “General Hasso Von Manteuffel”
WS085 “Moving Forward”
WS086 “Prepare to Fire!”
And
that the story so far, best personal wishes to one and all!
Andy C. Neilson
Co- Founder & Creative Director
King & Country