DISPATCHES
OCTOBER 2011
I’m writing this month’s
“DISPATCHES” almost two weeks earlier than usual because Gordon (brother)
and yours truly fly out to the ‘States on our way to Chicago and the “TOY
SOLDIER SHOW”… tomorrow.
On our way we’ll spend the weekend
with Mike and Myszka Hall at SIERRA TOY SOLDIERS in
However before I forget… let’s get
down to “DISPATCHES”…
1. APPEARING
IN OCTOBER
A. This
month sees the launch of… “ANCIENT
Depicting the dramatic events of the
4th and 5th centuries B.C. this new range of colourful warriors (and some backdrop accessories)
will depict the mighty struggle between
AG001 “Standing Hoplite”
AG002 “Hoplite on Guard”
AG003 “Hoplite Officer w/Sword”
AG004 “Hoplite Soldier w/Sword”
AG005 “Hoplite w/ Long Spear (Horizontal)”
AG006 “Hoplite w/ Long Spear (45 Degrees)”
AG007 “Hoplite w/ Long Spear (Vertical)”
AG008 “Ancient
This
four-piece assembly comes together to form a classical Greek backdrop for our
warriors
AVAILABLE:
Early October
B. “
From the sun-drenched battlefields
of Ancient Greece to the freezing cold of an
BBA045 “G.I. Chef”
Sitting by a cooker this GI prepare
a hot meal for the rest of his platoon. He’s taking no chances though… he still
carries his MI over his shoulder. Is that because of the Germans… or is he
worried his buddies won’t like his cooking!!!
BBA046 “Winter March”
Two well-wrapped-up GI’s make their
way forward to the front line…
BBA047 “Kneeling Firing Rifle”
Another great ‘action’ figure
BBA048 “Lying Ready”
BBA049 “Truck Passenger Set#2”
The second installment of seated
GI’s… two riflemen plus a BAR man.
BBA050 “
The ubiquitous jeep, but probably
one you’ve never seen before! Armour plate protects
the front of the engine as well as three sides of the driver/ passenger
area. A 30 cal. machine gun is mounted on a pole next to the driver.
The vehicle has also been “snow”
camouflaged with a rough coat of whitewash.
Note the “snow chains” on the
wheels… a nice little extra touch.
BBA051 “Supplies Trailer” (Winter)
This separate little trailer is the
perfect “add-on” to the jeep… The supplies in the back of the trailer
can also be removed if required.
BBA052 “Vehicle Scout”
This GI has dismounted from the Jeep
with his binos and a field radio to get a better look
at the enemy position and report back to headquarters.
BBA053 “Walking Sergeant”
Carbine over one shoulder this offer
is a great little “companion” piece to BBA046’s foot sloggers.
AVAILABLE:
Mid October
C. “MOVING
TOWARDS D. DAY”
Spring 1944, all over Britain the
country has been turned into one giant army camp as hundreds of thousands of
British, American, Canadian and other Allied nations prepare for “Operation
Overlord”, the cross-channel invasion of Normandy,
As the troops train for the big day
their commanders makes tours of inspection to see for themselves how it’s all
progressing… No one takes these visits as seriously as the Supreme Allied
Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
DD154(SL) “The Eisenhower Staff Car Set”
This latest “Strictly Limited”
shows Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower on a tour of
inspection somewhere in southern
During this time Summersby became a
Please
Note: Just 750 of this special set have been produced.
D. “NAPOLEONIC
REINFORCEMENTS”
Several
very useful additions for a few different regiments…
NA212 “Gordon Highlanders Sergeant Major”
Standing
defiantly, claymore in hand, this senior Non Commissioned Officer is
ready for all comers!
NA214 “Gordon Highlanders Officer with the King’s Colour”
Holding
the great “Union” flag this officer shouts out commands over the heat
and noise of battle.
NA215 “Gordon Highlanders Bagpiper”
Marching
into battle with the skirl of the pipes.
NA216 “Seizing the Colours”
A
great little vignette of a French Cuirassier capturing the Regimental
Flag from a wounded officer while a guardsman wheels around
to attack the Cuirassier (or his horse).
AVAILABLE:
Late October
E. “SERIOUS
BOMB DAMAGE?”
SP047 “Bomb-damaged French House”
This
is the second release of our new
These
pieces are full of great detail and can be used in a variety of displays and
settings for both First and Second World War figures and fighting vehicles.
AVAILABLE:
Late October
F. “THE
NAPOLEONIC SNOW
A light-hearted skirmish in the snow
in Napoleonic times…
XM011-01 “The Napoleonic Snow
As
two young French drummer boys do battle with snow balls… a brave Santa
Claus tries in vain to keep them apart… this is K&C’s special Christmas
set for 2011… Just 500 have been produced.
AVAILABLE:
Late October
2. COMING IN
NOVEMBER
Near the end of each year K&C’s
thoughts turn to Christmas and one of the most important battles of the Second
World War… “WACHT AM RHEIN”… “The
October saw the release of the
latest “winter” G.I.’s… now it’s the Germans turn…
A. “Attack
As American troops pull back after
the massive German assault in December 1944 the Wehrmacht
and Waffen SS troops continue to push
forward…
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.
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”.
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… only 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:
Mid November
B. “IN
THE
From the bleak mid-winter of a
European December we journey back almost two millennium to the time of Jesus…
Our latest offering…
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.
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 clay tablet.
AVAILABLE:
Mid November
SPECIAL
NOTE: More Romans are in the pipeline…
C. “Streets
of Old
From
one type of law to another…
HK201 “Marching
Martini-Henry carbine over one arm this smart-looking constable (plus
a few others) would make a fine little parade.
AVAILABLE:
Mid November
D. “SONS
OF THE EMPIRE”
Still
in the “High Noon” of the British Empire here are three more of our colourful “
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 where the enemy positions
are.
AVAILABLE:
Late November/ Early December
3. “BEING
RETIRED”
Another
extensive list so grab ‘em while stocks last…
AR059 “Marching with rifle”
AR060 “Standing with rifle”
AR061 “Kneeling Firing”
AR062 “Standing Firing”
AR063 “Advancing”
AR064 “Charging”
AR065 “Standing Flag Bearer”
AR066 “Sergeant with rifle marching”
AR067 “Mounted Officer”
AR068 “Cannon Set”
AR069 “Artillery Officer”
AR070 “Drummer”
AR071 “Attacking”
BBA010 “Welcome to
BBG016 “King Tiger (Porsche Turret)”
BBG017 “King Tiger Tank Riders”
MG030 “Army Photographic Unit Cameraman”
MG032 “Captured”
NA028 “French Pioneer”
WS110 “Rifleman In Action”
WS111 “Over There!”
WS112 “Open Fire!”
WS113 “MG034 Gun Team”
WS115 “Marching Waffen SS Trooper”
And
that, as I usually say, is that. Hope you find something interesting for you
and your collectors!
Good luck!
Andy C. Neilson
Co- Founder & Creative Director
King & Country