DISPATCHES
OCTOBER 2010
I’m writing these particular DISPATCHES on Thursday 16 September… Reason being brother Gordon and
yours truly are flying off to the States tomorrow. As I wrote last month the
brother and myself will be at SIERRA TOY SOLDIERS in Los Gatos,
California for a couple of days “meeting ‘n’ greeting” before moving
on to Chicago for the big show.
Of course
by the time this particular set of DISPATCHES will be seen by you guys the OTSN
Show will already be history.
However
some of the info in here will be fresh so let’s, as they say, get on with the
show…
1. APPEARING THIS OCTOBER!
A. Life of Jesus “JESUS & THE
ELDERS”
The second release of some very special figures… The new release shows a young
Jesus sitting with the Elders at the
“Jesus along with his family had journeyed to the city for the Feast of
the Passover. Unknown to his parents the young Christ remained behind to talk
and listen to the teachers and scholars at the temple”…
LoJ006 “In the
A young
Jesus, about 12 years old, sits talking with an elderly Rabbi. This set
includes the two seated figures, a bench and an altar.
LoJ007 “Standing Elders”
Standing
nearby are two elderly scholars amazed at the knowledge and understanding of
the young boy.
LoJ008 “Jesus’ Parents”
A
concerned Mary and Joseph watch over the young boy during his discussion.
In addition to these three sets K&C has also added two other small
civilian sets of figures and animals suitable to accompany any of the larger
displays of the
LoJ009 “The Goat Herder”
A
goatherd along with some of his flock.
LoJ010 “The Lost Lamb”
A
shepherd has been searching and found a lost and injured sheep and carries it
on his shoulders.
AVAILABILITY: NOW!
B. “The Perfect Backdrop”
SP043 “The Desert Village TEMPLE/MOSQUE”
A really
unique building and a great addition to the village… This exciting new “ecumenical”
structure boasts a Jewish Temple entrance on one side and an Islamic
Mosque entrance on the opposite.
AVAILABILITY: Mid October
C. “Another Little Tilly”
DD146 “Austin Light Utility” (
This is
the third and final version of our first “SERIES
Just 250 have been produced and they were a familiar “behind-the-frontlines”
vehicles usually employed by Army headquarters units.
AVAILABILITY: NOW!
D. “VIVE LA FRANCE”
A small
but essential addition to our marching-off-to war First World War French
“Poilus”.
FW084 “French Flagbearer”
The
perfect accompaniment for our Poilus marching off to
AVAILABILITY: NOW!
E. “BATTLE OF THE BULGE”
As every
K&C collector knows every winter K&C prepares to refight this epic
battle… Here come the Yanks!
BBA037 “Dodge WC54
Many
years ago one of the first polystone vehicles K&C
ever produced was this U.S. Army Ambulance.
Long-since
retired, it has been much sought-after on the “retired” market and quite
expensive too…
So, we
thought it’s time to do a new one… and a better one too! And here it is…
Perfect for
BBA037-01 “Dodge WC54
K&C
realize that lots of Battle of the Bulge enthusiasts also need some
medical assistance. This snow and frost encrusted vehicle fits the bill.
Both
vehicles comes with a driver…
Special Production Note: Just 250 of this special Winter version have
been produced.
BBA038 “WC 63 1 1/2 ton Truck”
Another
classic U.S. Army truck of WW2. Our model comes with driver and fully
detachable “canvas” roof. Seated figures or supplies can be fitted into
the rear of the truck.
Please note: The front windscreen is now “fixed” in the “up” position.
BBA039 “Stretcher Party”
An army
Medic and two GI’s carry a wounded buddy on a stretcher back to the nearest aid
station.
BBA040 “Truck Winter Passengers” (Set one)
Three
cold GI’s huddle together for warmth.
BBA041 “Fire Team”
A
kneeling firing B.A.R. gunner is joined by a kneeling firing rifleman.
BBA042 “Kneeling Officer w/Binos”
BBA043 “Teenage Prisoner”
A young,
frightened conscript is only too happy to surrender to this rifle-toting US
Military Policeman.
BBA044 “Kneeling NCO w/ Tommy Gun”
AVAILABILITY: Mid October
F. “Christmas Comes But Once A
Year”
And it’s
time for K&C’s special winter Festive Season Sets…
XM010-01 “No Kristmas for the Kaiser!”
Just 400 sets of this 3-man group will be available… Santa has fallen foul of the
German authorities… Somewhere over the Western Front his sleigh and reindeer
have been captured and he’s been carted off along with his bag of goodies to
the nearest headquarters!!!
XM010-02 “Anything For Me, Santa?”
A happy,
smiling Santa is about to cheer up this cold and lonely GI… Somewhere in
(Just 600 sets available)
AVAILABILITY: Late October
G. “THE ROGUE’S GALLERY”
Our latest releases in the LAH series covers a span of years from
1938-late 1944.
LAH119 “LAH Drum Horse… Walking”
One of
K&C’s most collected mounted figures was the standing LAH Drumhorse “Sigrune”… Long
since retired there have been many, many requests to produce another.
So here
it is… this time, walking on parade.
LAH120 “Mounted SS Trooper”
On parade
“Sigrune” was usually accompanied by a mounted
SS cavalry detachment in black parade uniforms.
LAH121 “Mounted SS Guidon Bearer”
AVAILABILITY: Late October
From the
so-called “Glory days of the Third Reich” (before the outbreak of war)
to the grim, dark days leading up to the final defeat of the “Thousand Year
Reich”…
LAH122 “Josef “Sepp”
Dietrich”
Dietrich
has proved to be one of the most collected German figures K&C has produced.
His uniforms were many and varied. Here he is dressed in standard gray green
tunic and field gray trousers of the Waffen SS… in a
typical pose.
LAH123 “Hitler’s Secretary Traudl Junge”
One of a
small select group of personal secretaries who followed the Fuhrer everywhere. Traudl Junge
married one of Hitler’s SS adjutants. She is also featured in the award-winning
movie “DOWNFALL” about the last days of Hitler in the bunker in
LAH124 “Der Fuhrer
Adolf Hitler”
This is
the Hitler after the failed bombplot of July
1944…
LAH125 “Reichsmarschal
Hermann Goering”
Chief of the Luftwaffe and once the Fuhrer’s closest confidante… By late
1944 his reputation and standing in the Third Reich was much diminished. Here
he is, in yet another of his self-designed uniforms.
AVAILABILITY: Late October
2. COMING IN NOVEMBER!
Well in
October we had the “
A. “BATTLE OF THE BULGE”
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”
Famed (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 to Mid November
B. “STREETS OF OLD
HK188 “Lamppost”
HK195 “Street Sign Lamppost "Lan Kwai Fong"”
HK196 “Street Sign Lamppost "
HK197 “Street Sign Lamppost "
HK198 “Street Sign Lamppost “
HK199 “Street Sign Lamppost
"Queen’s Road Central"”
AVAILABILITY: Early to Mid November
C. “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 “Gordon Highlander Advancing”
NA211 “Gordons & Greys
to the Front!”
One of
the aforesaid troopers and one highlander attacking and routing the French
infantry.
NA227 “Officer with King’s Color”
AVAILABILITY:
Mid to Late November
D. “
In
October we presented our “Desert Village Temple/Mosque”… now we’re releasing
the first of our add-on pieces for this unique ecumenical diorama piece…
the 2-piece “Temple/Mosque Minaret”.
As many
of you know Minarets are a major feature of Middle Eastern
architecture. This extremely useful add-on can be utilized as a tall Minaret
for a mosque or using one of the two pieces (the lower one) can be seen
as a tower on a Jewish Temple. How’s that for versatility!!!
SP044 “Temple/Mosque Minaret”
In two
pieces.
AVAILABILITY:
Late November
E. LAST BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST…
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 “Winter Tiger Strictly Limited” and was a
huge 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 finest 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 avoid disappointment!
AVAILABILITY:
Mid-Late November
3. BEING RETIRED
Not so
many this month… but a nice little selection anyway…
a) “Eighth Army”
EA023 “LRDG 30cwt. Chevrolet Uncamouflaged”
b) “Imperial Collection”
IC029 “Chinese Horse & Carriage”
c) “Napoleonics”
NA136 “CG Wounded Guardsman”
NA159 “Dutch Lancer on Walking Horse A”
NA160 “Dutch Lancer on Walking Horse B”
d) “Diorama”
SP023 “French Walls and Gate”
And that
my friends is that… for another month at least! Many thanks for your
continued business and support… we very much appreciate it. Best wishes to
one and all!
Andy C. Neilson
Co-founder & Creative
Director
King & Country