DISPATCHES
November 2021
WELCOME
ONE & ALL to November’s ‘DISPATCHES’... Can’t quite believe that it’s that time
of the year already and we’re almost within spitting distance of Christmas... Well,
if we’re that close to Christmas then it must be time for ‘Santa’ surely...
1.
BEING RELEASED THIS MONTH
A.
Santa finds a friend...
Over the years K&C
has produced a fair number of different ‘Santas’
in all kinds of different situations here is the latest little variation...
XM021 ‘Santa &
His Polar Bear’
As Santa lives at the
North Pole it seems natural that he should have some kind of
a ‘pet’ to keep him company during those long winter nights. So,
what better animal to have around as a ‘pet’ than a Polar Bear.
After all, he could
have chosen one of his reindeers but didn’t like to pick ‘favourites’
among all his sled-pullers.
And so ‘Snowball’
the Polar Bear seemed the logical choice... plus he was house-trained and had
an aversion to reindeer meat.
Here they are about to
go off and deliver some presents to lots of little boys and girls who have been
specially good this past year!
AVAILABLE: Early
November
B.
‘Onto the Beach... And into the Woods’
Here is the third and ‘final’
batch of British D.Day
Infantrymen for 2021. Fear not however, additional figures and
fighting vehicle releases are already in development for 2022.
As before each of these
figures is available with a choice of either sand (Beach) base or grass
(Inland) base as the collector chooses.
In addition
three of the upcoming infantry ‘Tommies’ have
NO BASE and so can be used in either types of battle scenes.
DD355(B) ‘Running
Bren Gun Team’
Crouching to avoid
enemy fire as they run forward this two-man team are looking to find some cover
before they set up and begin opening fire on the enemy. As in previous releases
of this range these men belong to the same South Lancashire Regt.
DD355(G) ‘Running
Bren Gun Team’
As above but with the ‘grass-covered’
bases suitable for inland fighting.
DD356 ‘Casualties
Set’
As one infantryman
slumps to the ground after just being hit by a bullet or piece of shrapnel his
mate writhes with pain as he clutches his blood-shattered leg.
Both figures have no
base and can be incorporated into both ‘beach’ and ‘inland’
scenarios.
DD357(B) ‘Soldier
Being Shot!
A well-placed enemy
rifle shot catches this advancing infantryman in the right shoulder.
DD357(G) ‘Soldier
Being Shot!’
As above but with that
‘grass’ base.
DD358 ‘The Sniper’
Attached to each
British infantry unit would be a number of snipers
using the standard No. 4 .303 rifle but with the special No. 32
Telescopic Sight.
Our bloke has adopted
the lying prone firing position. As you can see, no base is necessary.
DD359(B) ‘Kneeling
Firing’
A little classic figure
in a classic firing pose on the ‘sand’ base.
DD359(G) ‘Kneeling
Firing’
As above but somewhere
‘inland’.
AVAILABLE: Mid
November
C.
LOVE & KINDNESS
War is usually about
one group of soldiers killing another group of soldiers who are often complete
strangers to each other. It makes a pleasant change therefore to introduce some
figures that portray the kinder, more gentler side of
human behavior...
LoJ049 ‘The Good
Samaritan’
This little 2-figure
set is based on one of the most famous parables told by Jesus... A travellers is waylaid by robbers who beat him and steal
everything from him including most of his clothes. As he lies severely injured
by the side of the road several people pass by but refuse to help the victim
until a stranger, not even a countryman of the traveller,
stops to help and rescue him.
The point of the story
is that people should not limit their love and compassion for others to only
those they know... but provide help and understanding even to those they do not
know.
This set shows the
kneeling good Samaritan supporting the unfortunate traveller
and offering him a drink of water and aid.
LoJ050 ‘The Donkey
Boy Set’
As a companion piece to
LOJ049 or as a ‘stand-alone’ set on its own... A young boy
stands holding the head reins of a donkey. It might even be the good
Samaritan’s own animal.
LoJ054 ‘Suffer The Little Children’
Jesus, in his travels the
length and breadth of Judea always made time to talk to children... Here he
meets with a young boy and his sister.
AVAILABLE: Early
November
D.
CRUSADERS IN BATTLE
Three additional
variations of three of K&C’s most popular crusader sets.
MK211 ‘The White
Swabian Knight’
Battle axe in hand and
about to sally forth to meet the enemy.
MK212 ‘The Red
Swabian Knight’
A mounted knight
charging forward, lance held to the front.
MK213 ‘The Templar
& The Lazarene’
A dismounted Templar
Knight carries a wounded Knight of St. Lazarus to safety.
AVAILABLE: Early
November
E.
‘WEHRMACHT FORDS’
The Ford Motor Company opened its first sales
office in Weimar Germany in 1925 during the aftermath of WW1. Six year
later it built its first factory and assembly plant near Cologne. By the time
the Nazis came to power in 1933 the factory was already producing several
different kinds of vehicles, mainly American designs, adapted to suit the
European market.
It was not until just
before the outbreak of WW2 in 1939 that the company was tasked with designing
and manufacturing a medium size truck for the Germany Army. By that point the
company itself was operating virtually independently of its American parent.
The result of their
efforts was the Fordwerke V3000 which,
after the Opel ‘Blitz’ was the most produced medium truck of the
Wehrmacht.
WH099 ‘The Fordwerke V3000 Truck’
This all-new King &
Country model comes with a seated army driver and 2 x removable bench
seats which, when fitted, can seat at least 8 infantrymen. When the benches
are removed the open space can also accommodate all kinds of cargo, ammunition,
supplies and even a 20mm flak gun and crew.
WH100 ‘Sitting
Panzer Grenadiers’
A set of 4 x seated
Panzer Grenadier Infantry, 3 with rifles and 1 x NCO with an MP40
submachine pistol.
WS357 ‘Tank Commanders
Set’
A set 4 x half body tank
commander figures suitable for a wide range of K&C German armoured fighting vehicles.
AVAILABLE: Mid
November
F.
‘ROYAL COLONELS’
It has been a long
tradition in the British Army that senior members of the Royal Family
are given honorary titles connected to many of the Army’s most famous
regiments... Especially those regiments belonging to the Household Brigade
whose first duty has always been to protect and defend the sovereign.
CE073 ‘HRH Prince
Philip, Colonel of the Grenadier Guards.’
The Grenadier
Guards have a very special relationship with the Royal Family going back
over 350 years. Until 2017 the late Prince Philip, the Duke of
Edinburgh was the regiment’s Honorary Colonel since 1975... an
amazing term of duty of some 42 years!
Our K&C figure of
the Prince is based on an actual photo taken in 2003 at Windsor Castle. The
Prince stands at ease, one arm behind his back watching a parade march past.
CE074 ‘HM King
Edward’ VIII, Colonel-In-Chief of the Welsh Guards’
This standing figure of
the King who was never crowned. He abdicated in 1936 and is in the ceremonial,
full dress uniform of the Welsh Guards, the Guards regiment he was most
fond of.
After abdication he
became the Duke of Windsor but would never wear this splendid uniform
again.
AVAILABLE: Mid to
Late November
2.
BEING RETIRED
As oft times before a
fair number of very interesting items that I hope might find a place or two in
any K&C collector’s collection...
AE045
The Breadmaker
FW177
Queen Alexandra’s Nursing
Corps
HK256
The TAI PAN’s House
MK104
A Knight of the Accarigi Family
MK105
Francesco di Sienna
MK106
A Teutonic Knight
MK107
A Knight of Saxony
MK108
Farewell My Lady
ROM001 The Legate
VN083
The Pale Green Vespa Girl
VN106
The Golden Yellow Vespa
Girl
VN107
The Baby Blue Vespa Girl
WH075
Kneeling Panzerschrek
Grenadier
WH076
Standing Ready w/Panzerfaust
WH077
Machine Gun Team
WH078
Standing Ready Panzer Grenadier
WH079
Kneeling Panzer Grenadier with Schmeisser
WH080
Standing Firing Panzer
Grenadier
WH082 The Sniper Team ( 2
figures)
And that my friends and
fellow collectors is the story so far... Look out however, in a couple of weeks time, for a great new 36 page, full-colour ‘Christmas’ Edition of ‘COLLECTOR’
with, I hope, more than a few great figures and fighting vehicles to look
forward to for this Festive Season and into 2022.
Great Sales!
Andy C. Neilson
Co-founder &
Creative Director
King & Country Ltd.