“DISPATCHES”
JUNE 2010
This June
is going to be another busy month for K&C… In a few days time Helen and
yours truly will be off to
So, without further ado let’s get
down to business…
1. APPEARING THIS JUNE
A. With
the early release of our all-new Tiger 1 (WS151) in mid-May we’ve also
got our add-on German tank figures and a few “Classic” German
Infantry…
WS140 “Collaboration”
A young
German soldier tries to make friends with a pretty girl… somewhere in
occupied
WS
Small
groups of patrolling Wehrmacht soldiers were a
familiar sight in the occupied countries. This three-man group are dressed in “classic”
field gray and can be utilized in a wide range of displays, dioramas and
settings.
WS153 “German Tankers”
Two Army
Panzer crewmen with jerricans of fuel and water.
WS154 “SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Hans Weiss”
One of
the
WS155 “Standing Crewman”
Unusually
for an SS Panzer officer this one wears his steel helmet instead of a
field cap.
WS156 “Panzer Crewman on Parade”
Standing
at ease this rifle-armed crewman can be on parade… or on guard duty.
WS157 “Panzer Guard at Attention”
WS158 “Panzer Guard
Marching”
WS159 “Panzer Feldgendarme”
Like all
branches of the German military the Panzers had their own “Chained Dogs”
or M.P.’s. This figure can be “policing” the front-line as well as rear
areas or directing traffic or even on the lookout for deserters!
WS160 “SS Tank Ace Arno Giesen”
Giesen wears the famous black tanker’s
jacket over Italian camouflage trousers. He destroyed 111 enemy tanks and self
propelled guns… mostly on the Eastern Front.
AVAILABILITY: NOW!
B. From
WW2 we’re going back to the American Civil War in 1863 at
“THE
2009 saw
the release of our first Confederate Cavalry… It’s only fair and
balanced that we do the same for the Union Forces…
CW052(SL) “Lincoln & His Generals”
This is
K&C’s first-ever “Strictly Limited” American Civil War set and we’ve
chosen to depict President Abraham Lincoln and three of his most famous
Generals… Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman and Ambrose
Burnside. All four figures are based on images captured by the noted Civil
War photographer, Mathew Brady.
Just 750
sets of this
limited edition four-figure set are being produced in their own specially
designed box complete with a numbered certificate.
In addition there are…
CW053 “Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer”
One of
the
CW054 “The Photographer, Mathew Brady”
Perhaps
the most famous pictorial chronicler of the Civil War and its soldiers… from
the high and the mighty to the humblest private and non com, Brady
photographed them all.
CW058 “Maj. Gen. John Buford Jr.”
Another
of the Union’s most famous cavalry officers and one of the architects of
the victory at
CW059 “Union Guidon Bearer”
This
mounted cavalryman carries the swallow-tailed guidon
of his squadron.
CW060 “Union Bugler”
CW061 “Officer Firing Pistol”
This
mounted Lieutenant fires his Navy Colt at the opposition.
CW062 “Trooper Aiming Carbine”
CW063 “Prisoner and Escort”
A mounted
trooper, carbine resting on the pommel of his saddle, takes a captured
Confederate cavalryman to the rear.
CW064 “Trooper Kneeling Loading
Carbine”
CW065 “Trooper Kneeling Cocking
Carbine”
CW066 “Trooper Kneeling Firing
Carbine”
CW067 “Trooper Standing Firing
Carbine”
CW068 “Trooper Firing Pistol”
AVAILABILITY: Mid June
C. “France
in Ruins”
Both the
1st and 2nd World Wars left the country devastated by battle. Here is the first
of a new display series that provides dramatic and realistic backgrounds for a
wide range of different conflicts from medieval times right up to and including
the Second World War.
SP037 “
A
superbly detailed rendering of both the exterior and interior facades of a
typical Norman church. Both sides of the building provide a wealth of diorama
possibilities whether they be the Thirty Years War… Napoleonic
Campaigns or even more recent Twentieth Century conflicts… the
choice is yours!
Dimensions:
Length:
Width:
Height:
AVAILABILITY:
Mid June
D. “Flak
Support”
The Opel
Maultier was originally developed to handle the
terrible road conditions on the Eastern Front… The Germans realized that
half-track style vehicles operated far better than normal all-wheeled transport
trucks and lorries.
A whole
host of different applications could be used with the “Maultier”…
including mounting flak guns on them.
LW032 “Opel Maultier Flakwagen”
This
Luftwaffe crewed vehicle mounts a
AVAILABILITY: Mid June
E. “PLAYING
BOATS”
As usual
there’s a little something for the “Streets of Old
HK182 “The Little Dragon Boat”
A young
boy celebrates “The Festival of the Sea” with his imitation dragon boat.
These were usually made out of paper or papier mache on top of a lightweight wire frame.
AVAILABILITY: NOW!
2. COMING IN JULY
JULY is
going to be a “BUMPER MONTH” for WW2 buffs… just look at What’s in
store!!!
A. “Our
Latest and Best Warbird Yet”.
LW028 “Focke-Wulf Fw
Professor
Kurt Tank’s most
famous design… the Focke-Wulf 190
caused shock and consternation when it first appeared in the skies over
For 12
whole months there was nothing either the British or the Americans (or the
Russians) could successfully put up against it. A simple, straight forward
design the “
By 1944
however even the “
Our
K&C model is in the “personal” markings of one of the Third Reich’s
top fighter “aces”… Major Heinz Bär.
This particular “
On the
tail can be seen Bär’s tally of “kills” on the
white section, Bär himself can be seen in the cockpit
underneath the sliding canopy. Underneath the aircraft’s belly can be seen a
special extra fuel, centre-line, drop-tank.
As an
added bonus a full set of fuel drums and jerricans is
included with the aircraft. Each complete aircraft and fuel drums comes in its
own specially-designed presentation box.
“Planned
Production Run” on this particular Heinz Bär
Fw190 is just 750 pieces.
About Heinz Bär
Bär joined the Luftwaffe in 1935,
flew over 1,000 combat missions and shot down 220 British, American and
Russian aircraft by the end of the war.
Tragically
he was killed flying a light civilian airplane in 1957.
B. “ACES HIGH”
To accompany
the launch of this very special Fw190 we are also releasing three other
well-known Luftwaffe aces…
LW029 “Oberstleutnant Josef “Pips” Priller”
Priller is perhaps most famous for
flying his Fw190 on a single strafing run of “Sword Beach” on D. Day as
seen in the epic “The Longest Day”.
“Pips” Priller,
during WW2, flew over 1,300 combat missions and shot down 101 Allied aircraft…
including 68 Spitfires! This is the highest of any Lufwaffe
ace’s tally for this particular aircraft.
LW030 “Leutnant Josef “Sepp” Wurmheller”
Before he
was killed on June 22, 1944 “Sepp” Wurmheller, flying an Fw190, was credited with 102
enemy aircraft (93 on the Western Front).
His most
successful day was during the ill-fated “
Our
K&C figure shows “Sepp”, still recovering,
on crutches.
LW031 “Major Siegfried Schnell”
Another
notable Luftwaffe fighter ace with 93 “kills” and recipient of the “Knight’s
Cross with Oak Leaves”. Although most of his victories were gained flying
the Fw190 he himself was shot down and killed in February 1944 flying a
Messerschmitt Bf109 “Gustav”.
C. “Civilians Caught Up In War”
During
wartime it’s not only the soldiers and armies that are affected…. A sad and
tragic feature of modern war is the uprooting of whole civilian communities
that, in order to escape the carnage all around them, pack up some of their
belongings… and take to the road as… refugees!
FoB062 “The Refugee Cart”
A man
pulls a heavily-laden hand cart overflowing with a family’s pitiful belongings…
As he struggles to pull the cart his young daughter tries to help by pushing…
FoB063 “Old Woman by the Road”
This old
lady cannot believe that for the second time in her lifetime her world is about
to be destroyed by war.
FoB064 “The Pram Set”
A mother
pushing a pram with a young baby inside leads her other little girl by the
hand… both of them carrying pathetic little backpacks… where are they going?
Even they don’t know… but as long as it’s away from the fighting.
FoB065 “Father & Son”
Perhaps this is the husband and
father of the woman with the pram and children?
The man
carries two heavy suitcases… his little boy a small case… They join the flow of
refugees on the road.
FoB066 “The Old Couple”
An
elderly grey-bearded man gently leads his wife down the road… First, their
house had been taken over by the soldiers… then it lay in ruins… Now they have
nothing but each other to hold on to…
SPECIAL
NOTE:
These
civilian figures are part of the “Fields of
Look out
for more in the coming months…
D. “AWAY ALL BOATS!”
From the
land we take to the waves with K&C’s long-awaited new American landing
craft and
DD130 “
This deck
officer, dressed in workaday khaki can be seen on the dockside… on ship… or in
one of our new landing craft.
DD131 “Standing Sailor”
There’s
always some guy around who just like to stand and watch!!!
DD137 “
The first
of our two Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel boats originally designed by Andrew
Higgins and built in one of his 7 factories in
This is
K&C’s second version and boy… is it a real beaut
and a big improvement…? It comes with a cox’n
and two .30 calibre machine guns and gunners…
The ramp raises and lowers and it can accommodate a whole bunch of GI’s or a
jeep and trailer.
DD138 “
The
Second LCVP (for those collectors who need at least 2 for their displays).
This second craft has a different cox’n figure
plus, of course, the two .30 calibre machine guns
and gunners. As the other LCVP the ramp raises and lowers… as required.
DD139 “Sailor with Binos”
Wearing
his “steelpot” and navy blue windcheater
jacket this sailor is on “lookout” duty.
DD140 “Sailor putting on Life Jacket”
It pays
to be safe at sea… life
can be dangerous so it makes sense to wear your life jacket at all times…
DD144 “Crewman with Radio”
This
sailor on shore duty using his “walkie-talkie” to contact one of the
landing craft.
DD145 “Crewman Shouting”
Another “swabbie” making his presence felt!
E. “ALL AT SEA OR BACK ON DRY LAND”
HK184 “The Fisherman”
A Chinese
fisherman doing what fisherman do the whole world over…
3. “BEING RETIRED”
Have we
got a list for you…? Heading off to the “Happy Hunting Grounds”…
“ANCIENT
AE026 “The Slave Market”
AE027 “Egyptian Slave Buyer”
“AFRIKA KORPS”
AK044 “AK Vehicle Passengers (3-man
set)”
AK045 “AK Vehicle Passengers (2-man
set)”
“
BR062 “Officer w/Telescope”
BR063 “Sergeant Pointing”
BR064 “Standing Firing”
BR065 “Kneeling Firing”
BR066 “Standing Ready”
BR067 “Standing Loading”
BR068 “Standing Drummer Boy”
BR069 “Marching Rifleman”
BR070 “Advancing Rifleman”
BR071 “Marching Flagbearer
Officer”
BR072 “Officer w/Pike”
BR073 “Mounted Officer”
BR074 “Making Ready”
A
replacement “new” British Regiment will marching into view later this
year.
“AMERICAN CIVIL WAR”
CW008 “Confederate Drummer Boy”
“
DD101 “Free French M10 Tank Destroyer”
DD102 “Fusilier Marins
Officer”
DD103 “Free French Scout Car”
“MONTY’s 8th ARMY”
EA018 “The Watchers”
EA019 “The Imposter”
EA020 “The Attackers”
“WORLD WAR ONE”
FW020 “Shot German”
FW034 “German Armoured
Car Set”
“OPERATION MARKET GARDEN”
MG017 “Paratrooper with Mortar
Bombs”
“AGE OF NAPOLEON”
NA111 “Cuirassier General”
NA151 “Guard Lunging Bayonet Drill”
And that,
dear friends, dealers and collectors is that… Lots to consider and think about…
Many
thanks again for working with us… we always appreciate your support and
business.
With best
wishes,
Andy C. Neilson
Co-founder & Creative Director
King & Country