KING
& COUNTRY
MAY 2008
Welcome to the “Merry
Month of May” and this month’s “DISPATCHES”… As usual a few
surprises and, I hope, pleasant ones at that!
So, here goes…
1. AVAILABLE THIS MONTH OF MAY
a) “Remember The
These latest
additions add extra “depth” and detail to this series plus bring in a
couple of famous personalities…
RTA035 “General Manuel Castrillon”
One of Santa Anna’s generals… this mounted
figure observes the action through his telescope.
Running forward this “soldado” carries his own ladder.
RTA037 “Wounded Mexican”
This poor soldier has been brought to his
knees either by grape-shot or a well-aimed musket ball.
RTA038 “Fighting Duo #1 — James McGee,
The first of these dueling doubles… the enemy are already over the wall and it’s a fight to the
death!
RTA039 “Naval Cannon & Musket Set — William
Wells, GA & George W. Tumlinson, MO”
Many of the artillery pieces used in the
RTA040 “Swinging Rifle — James Buchanan,
Either out of ammunition or no time to
reload this
RTA042 “Mrs. Dickinson & Daughter”
Santa Anna spared no male survivors of the
battle however he did release, unharmed, several females and children. Susanna
Dickinson and her small daughter are probably the most famous.
AVAILABILITY: MID MAY
b) “Classic
Among the great new WW2 releases this month
is K&C’s “Classic
DD093 “The Classic
This welded hull, M4 Sherman is relatively
free of battlefield clutter although it does have TWO different loads
of extra supplies that can be placed on or off the vehicle as the collector
chooses. This fighting vehicle also comes with two crew figures (a head ‘n’
shoulders driver and a half body commander) and mounts the standard
early/mid war
AVAILABILITY: MID MAY
DD088 “GI Tank Crew”
3
AVAILABILITY: LATE MAY
c) “The Big Red One”
Activated first in 1917
the 1st Infantry Division has seen continues action ever since… right up
to the present in
Our boys (comprising five two-man sets) are
in
DD095 “The Rescue”
One GI pulls his wounded buddy to safety.
DD096 “Over There!”
A veteran NCO points out an enemy position
to one of the new guys in the platoon.
DD097 “Two-Man Patrol”
A sergeant with “Tommy Gun” leads a
rifleman cautiously forward… the enemy are nearby.
DD098 “Alive & Dead”
A crouching rifleman approaches a dead Waffen SS trooper.
DD099 “I Need More Ammo!”
While his kneeling officer provides covering
fire… a BAR gunner shouts out for extra ammunition.
SPECIAL NOTE: All of these new figures can work
together or separately to form some very exciting display possibilities.
AVAILABILITY: LATE MAY
d) “And Now For A Little Opposition”
Of all the artillery pieces produced by the
Axis or the Allies during WW2 the ’88 is justly the most famous (or
infamous).
First designed in the latter stages of WW1
this gun was to be originally operated in the Anti-Aircraft role.
However early successes in
This latest K&C version… our 5th is one
of the most different…
WS103 “The Flak 18 (sf1.) aufZugkraftwagen”.
This 12-ton monster mounted the 88 on an armoured half track prime mover body. Our model, one of K&C’s biggest, comes with a crew of 5 Wehrmacht artillerymen and is 3-tone camouflaged in the
style of typical mid to late war European Theatre of Operations and
perfect for a
IMPORTANT: Planned Production Number for
this item is just 750 models. Order Now!
AVAILABILITY: LATE MAY
e) “Lighting The
Streets”
HK167 “Street Lantern Set”
A giant decorative street
lantern being painted by two skilled craftsmen.
AVAILABILITY: LATE MAY
2. COMING IN JUNE…
a) DESERT
TRANSPORT FOR THE DESERT FOX
AK046(SL)
“Rommel’s Desert Horch”
A couple of years back K&C released
Rommel’s famous half track Command Vehicle “GREIF” as a “Strictly
Limited”. Just 750 of this special piece were made and they were eagerly
snapped up within hours of the launch. Sadly more than a few dealers and
collectors were disappointed when they could not obtain theirs or get enough to
satisfy the demand.
Since then our North African series (both
Afrika Korps and 8th Army) have surged in popularity and we feel the time
is right to produce another of the “Desert Fox’s” favourite
transport vehicles… in this case one of his HORCH staff cars.
Our all-new set shows a specially adapted
vehicle with radio communications, a signal officer, a bodyguard and driver
plus a standing figure of Erwin Rommel himself. Clad in his famous leather
greatcoat this figure can be placed inside or outside the vehicle as the
collector chooses.
All other seated figures are fixed in their
positions.
QUANTITY: JUST 1,250 of this unique set are being
produced.
PACKAGING: Each set comes in its own specially
designed box with an explanatory leaflet.
AVAILABILITY: EARLY JUNE
b) “The
From the dry desert sands of North Africa to
the lush, green fields of
King & Country’s latest additions to their
recently revived American Civil War soldiers are our first Federal release. In
this case, we’ve chosen the 83rd.
At the beginning of the war the Union Army
was short of everything… except men! Weapons…
As was the case in the first two years of the
War military dress and fashion on both sides of the divide varied from “the
weird to the wonderful”… Our Pennsylvanian “Chasseurs” were no
exception!
We are releasing 14 individual pieces that
together or separately, in large or small formations make for an exciting and colourful display.
CW026 “Union
CW027 “Union Chasseur Standing w/ Rifle”
CW028 “
CW029 “Union Standing Firing Rifleman”
CW030 “
CW031 “
CW032 “Union Kneeling Loading”
CW033 “Union Standing Loading”
CW034 “Union Standing Ramrod”
CW035 “
CW036 “Union Sergeant w/ Flag”
CW037 “Union Bugler”
CW038 “Union Mounted
CW039 “Thirsty Work”
AVAILABILITY: MID JUNE
c) “Wehrmact
To The Front”
Some Collectors complain that we produce too
many “Waffen SS” in action and not enough
regular Wehrmacht.
Well, these new pieces should help fix that…
WS116 “
A conscripted Police
WS117 “Get Ready!”
As one Wehrmacht
Panzer Grenadier watches the advance of the enemy another prepares to pull the
pin on his “potato masher” grenade.
WS118 “Moving Forward”
A three-man rifle section (including
a Schmeisser-toting NCO) stealthily move closer to the enemy.
WS119 “On the Road”
In the weeks and months following D. Day
German vehicles found it increasingly difficult to move undetected along French
roads. Infantry moved forwards (and backwards) by the traditional
method… on foot. An NCO leads two of his riflemen to the front carrying
extra ammo and weapons.
WS120 “Walking Machine Gun Team”
This two-man set is a “companion piece”
to WS119.
SPECIAL NOTE: These are just the first of many new “Wehrmacht in Action” sets K&C will be releasing… look
out for more.
AVAILABILITY: LATE JUNE / EARLY JULY
3. “BEING RETIRED”
Quite a list this month so let’s get on with
it…
“ANCIENT
AE011 “Scaffolding Set”
AE020 “The Cleopatra Set”
“SANDS OF
All of our Japanese Infantry are going so
now’s the time to grab’em.
IWJ025 “General Kuribayashi”
IWJ026 “Rifle Grenade Team”
IWJ027 “Mortar Team”
IWJ028 “Machine Gun Team”
IWJ029 “Anti Tank Team”
IWJ030 “Sniper Team”
“CRUSADERS & SARACENS”
MK002 “Foot Knight w/Sword & Shield”
MK005 “Foot Soldier w/Spear”
MK015 “Charging Knight w/Axe & Shield”
MK017 “Horn Blower”
MK021 “Wounded Man-at-arms”
MK022 “Man-at-arms w/Sword & Shield”
MK032 “Saracen Crossbow Loading”
“ANCIENT
RO032-RE “Attacking w/Shield”
RO039 “Mounted Julius Caesar”
“
WS072 “German Summer Panther Set”
WS080 “Gepard Flakpanzer 38(T)”
WS091 “Gestapo Arrest!”
WS092 “Tour of Inspection”
Best personal wishes!
Andy C.
Neilson
Co-founder
& Creative Director