NEW
RELEASES FROM
KING
& COUNTRY!
DISPATCHES
– MARCH 2026
Dear
Partners,
Welcome once
more to the merry month of March and a diverse collection of new releases that
will please at least some of our K&C collectors around the world.
Let’s start
at the beginning…
1. BEING
RELEASED THIS MONTH
A.
Heading Towards Arnhem…
It’s been
quite a few years since King & Country released its last ‘Arnhem Jeep’ and
it continues to be one of our most requested items.
And so,
without further ado here it is…
MG095
‘The Airborne Jeep & 6 Pdr. Anti-Tank Gun’
Now that’s
quite a mouthful but this is quite a set!As you can
see we have a brand-new sculpt of the classic, wartime Willys
JEEP complete with two British paratroopers in the front driving seats backed
up by another Para hitching a ride on the side of the vehicle.
Eagle-eyed
collectors can also see that this particular JEEP is
also carrying ammunition boxes, an additional pair of Lee Enfield rifles and
two small, loose backpacks (obviously belonging to the driver and his mate).
Being towed
behind this JEEP is another, much requested item – a British 6 Pounder
Anti-Tank Gun.This is K&C’s third and latest
version of this iconic Ordnance Quick-Firing 6 Pdr.
Gun.
Serving
throughout the Second World War it was the primary anti-tank gun of both the
British and United States armies (where it was classified as the 57mm gun) and
was also used as the main armament for a number of
Allied armoured fighting vehicles.
Although
designed before WWII it did not see action until the North African Campaign in
April 1942.
Just one
month later it made its presence felt at the Battle of Gazala in Libya when
these new 6-Pounder Guns destroyed every type of tank the enemy forces put up
against them!
Later in the
Campaign 6-Pounder Guns accounted for the first German Tigers disabled in North
Africa.As the war developed even better ammunition
was supplied in the form of the ‘Armour Piercing
Composite Round’ (APCR) and the ‘Armour Piercing
Discarding Sabot’ (APDS) which became available by mid 1944.
These new
rounds were very effective against the thick frontal armour
of both the Tiger 1 and Panther tanks.
OTHER
OPERATORS
In addition
to the UK, US and other Commonwealth forces the 6-Pdr. Anti-Tank Gun was
supplied to Free French Forces, the USSR and Brazil.
Following WWⅡ
the Israeli Defence Forces used the gun extensively
as well as some armies in Africa and even Taiwan’s
military. The gun remained in use with the British Army until 1960.
ABOUT THIS
SET
This K&C
set comes in its own special full-colour
‘Presentation Box’ and makes a great centerpiece of any ARNHEM collection.
AVAILABLE:
Early March
B. Flying
The Colours
This slightly-late, but very welcome, addition to General George
Washington’s Life Guard unit shows a young ensign carrying the General’s own
standard or Headquarters Flag.
It was a mid blue silk banner with 13 white, six-pointed stars
arranged in a 3-2-3-2-3 pattern. Used during the Revolutionary War to mark his
presence, command post or marquee tent this flag is considered one of the
earliest 13-star American flags.
AR093
‘General Washington’s Personal Flagbearer’
AVAILABLE:
Early March
C. ‘NEMO
ME IMPUNE LACESSIT’ (Latin)
‘No One
Assaults Me with Impunity’ (English translation)
(Nobody Hits
Me And Gets Away With It!) (Scottish alternative)
Above are
the official and unofficial mottoes of one of Britain’s most famous regiments…
‘The Scots Guards’.
BRING ON THE
PIPES & DRUMS
Here are the
two latest recruits to King & Country’s ‘CEREMONIAL’ Range of ‘Soldiers on
Parade’.
These two figures are the first of five that together and in multiples can form the Pipes & Drums of the 1st. Battalion, Scots Guards.
CE118 ‘Scots
Guards Pipe Major’
This
standing Pipe Major is the senior musical leader of the Regimental Pipes &
Drums and acts as director, instructor and disciplinarian for the pipers.He is responsible for selecting pipe tunes, managing
performances, training personnel and maintaining high standards of military
discipline while also serving as a senior non-commissioned officer (SNCO) in
combat support.
Our K&C
figure holds his bagpipes under his left arm as he listens to his pipers play.
CE119 ‘Scots
Guards Piper’
Our
standing-at-attention Bagpiper is wearing ‘No. 1 Dress Scots Guards Piper
Uniform’ comprising the all-black Highland tunic complete with silver buttons
in groups of three with white piping on collars, cuffs and shoulder wings.
His tartan
plaid and kilt are in ‘Royal Stewart’ pattern while his hosetops
are in black and red with white military spats.
On his head
is the traditional ‘Feather Bonnet’, a type of military head dress used almost
exclusively by the Scottish Highland infantry regiments of the British Army
from about 1763 until 1914.
Today only
pipers and some drummers wear the ‘Feather Bonnet’ although drummers in the
Scots Guards wear the equally traditional tall, black bearskin the same as all
other officers and men of the Foot Guards regiments.
AVAILABLE:
Early March
SPECIAL
NOTE:
Also in preparation are 3 additional members of the Scots
Guards Pipes & Drums…
1. The Drum Major
2. The Side Drummer
3. The Big Drummer
All are in
standard No. 1 Regimental Dress Uniforms and will be available later in 2026…
Watch this space!
D. THE BRITISH NORMANDY MEMORIAL
The British
Normandy Memorial was officially opened on 6 June 2021 by His Majesty The King (then Prince of Wales) as Royal Patron of the
Normandy Memorial Trust.
The Memorial
itself records the names of the 22,442 servicemen and women under British
command who fell on D.Day
and during the ongoing Battle of Normandy in the summer of 1944.
Located on a
hillside overlooking ‘GOLD BEACH’ the Memorial also includes the ‘Winston
Churchill Centre’ where visitors can find more information and special momentoes that help fund the ongoing upkeep of this very unique location.
In 2025 King
& Country was approached by a senior member of the Normandy Memorial Trust
who was visiting Hong Kong to see whether we could supply their Winston Churchill
Centre with suitable D.Day
figures and fighting vehicles.
Fortunately
for all concerned we were delighted to provide British infantry and armoured corps soldiers and vehicles for the centre.
At the same time we are currently working on producing an original
rendition of the Memorial’s own larger-than-life size statues of three
advancing British infantrymen in our own 1:30 scale.
In addition,
we are also assembling a selection of our most popular British D.Day Infantry in the unit
markings of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division, one of the two British
Divisions to land on Normandy on D.Day, 6 June 1944.
As part of
our support for the Memorial they also requested that we reissue our own figure
of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery as he appeared in Normandy in the summer of
1944.
DD406 ‘Monty In
Normandy’
Wearing his
trademark ‘Two-Badged’ Beret and a warm Royal Air Force leather flight jerkin
‘Monty’ adopts one of his familiar poses somewhere in Normandy.
AVAILABLE: Mid March
E. FIGHTING CHURCHMEN
This last
month (February) we introduced K&C’s first group of four warrior priests
and now we are joining them with a fine figure of a mounted bishop fighting
alongside three more of his own warrior priests.
MK249
‘The Fighting Priest’
This
particular mounted figure was inspired by William The Conqueror’s brother ‘Odo’ who held the title Bishop of Bayeux’ and was known to
have fought alongside his famous brother at the Battle of Hastings and in other
military campaigns.
MK253 ‘The
Fighting Priest’
As the
warrior priest moves forward he prepares to draw his
sword.
MK254 ‘Crusader
Priest Standard Bearer’
Advancing
with the bishop’s banner held high.
MK255 ‘Crusader
Priest of Lorraine’
This final
‘Warrior Priest’ strides forcefully forward, shield and sword in hand and ready
for battle.
MK257 ‘‘Crusader
Priest of Jerusalem”
This is an
alternative version of MK255 wearing the ‘Jerusalem Cross’ or, ‘five-fold
cross’, a prominent Christian symbol featuring a large central cross surrounded
by four smaller Greek crosses.
This
originated as the emblem of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and represents
Christ and the four evangelists.
AVAILABLE: Mid March
F. WEHRMACHT REINFORCEMENTS
Over the
last few months we have introduced a number of
‘classic’ Wehrmacht Infantry in a range of fighting poses.
Now, we have
three more that add some very helpful and extra machine gun support…
WH124 MG42
Gun Team
This is
something K&C has not done for many, many years… An MG42 Gun Group is set
up in ‘fixed-firing mode’ complete with the special metal frame support for the
machine gun and two ‘gunners’.
WH127
Lying Prone Wehrmacht Officer
Stretched
out on the ground this NCO observes the enemy through his binos. Placed in front of him is another
‘classic’… His MP40 ‘Schmeisser Machine Pistol.
AVAILABLE: Mid March
2. BEING RETIRED
And that, as
I always say, is the story so far but before I go here is this month’s
retirement list and it’s quite a long one too!
CD033 The
King & Country Cattle Company "CHUCK WAGON"
FW241 General
Helmuth von Moltke
FW242 Mounted
Prussian Line Infantry Officer
FW243 Prussian
Line Infantryman Standing Firing
FW244 P.L .I. Kneeling Firing
FW245 P.L.I.
Firing Prone
FW246 P.L.I.
Kneeling Ready
FW247
Prussian Line Infantry Rifleman / Bugler
FW248 Prussian
Line Infantry Present Arms
FW249 P.L.I.
Maxim Machine Gunner
IDF035 The
Israeli Army 'CENTURION SHO'T Main Battle Tank
VN014 Marine
NCO w/Binos
VN036 Running
For Cover
VN049 Dead
or Alive...?
VN062 M113
Passengers Set
VN064 Patrol
Leader
VN075 The
USMC Artillery 105mm Howitzer & Crew Set
VN076 The
ANZAC 105mm Gun & Crew Set
VN077 Extra
USMC Artillery Personnel
VN119 The
Village Chief
VN124 A Pair
of Water Buffaloes
VN171 The
Water Buffalo Boy
Andy C. Neilson
Co-founder & Creative Director
King & Country Ltd.