What is the best WW2 series? (1 Viewer)

[PanzerAce1944]

Rob, From my perspective.....Germany started WWII as the head axis power with Japan and Italy as their allies. Out of
these three adversaries, Germany had by far the most appealing Tanks, Uniforms, Equipment at the time which is still legendary today. I think it is this appeal to Germany's armaments and battles such as The Bulge, Normandy, and the
Final urban battle in Berlin which draws many people in.

 

[Blowtorch]

Rob..

I also cannot understand this. With how popular the western front is in the US its strange that what has been called their war in history books referring to the pacific, its not they most popular range.
Mitch

I had uncles that fought in the Pacific & Europe, and when I had a job in college, I also worked with a lot of retired vets from WW2. The stories I got from these two theaters were polar opposites, the Pacific being nothing any sane individual would want to be reminded of. In the recent Spielberg/Hanks series "The Pacific", there is one line towards the end that sums it up: "Why don't they just surrender?" and the reply: "I hope they don't surrender, I hope we have to kill them all." That wasn't said in jest, and by my personal interviews with the vets, that sentiment would have been meant not only for the enemy on the island...but for every last man woman & child in Japan. Total eradication. It wasn't a war of conquest, it was a war of extermination.

The Japanese were very enthusiastic in their atrocities early on, from which the American ground forces replied in kind. By the end, when American power was so overwhelming, the Japanese had no choice but to do their banzai charge thingy & get mowed down, because American forces stopped taking prisoners a loooong tiime ago.

 

[Blowtorch]

I am right, it does sound ridiculous when written. Just needed to see

You've been spending too much time on the Historical Discussion board.

Take it from me...just don't go there. DO-NOT-GO-THERE

 

[Iron Duke]

Battle of Britain is the one I would choose. It is by far the best thing K&C have done IMO. I wonder though, how collecting LAH combat troops sits with visitors to homes and the moral issues it raises when they were guilty of such acts as the Malmedy massacre and, buying the GI prisoner set when he will surely be executed?????.

I am right, it does sound ridiculous when written. Just needed to see
Mitch

Alright, I bought ten LAH16's from the K&C website. After they arrive and I make a dio for them are we even?{sm4}

 

[Mitch]

ID...

My apologies for the crass comments. It was more that kind of here we go again and, unfortunately I responded rather childishly. You are free to comment on why you may dislike the range (I can accept why people would find it so) just every thread which contains LAH seems to end with either prior apologies from the posters for showing or, in some slanging match about morality.
Mitch

Alright, I bought ten LAH16's from the K&C website. After they arrive and I make a dio for them are we even?{sm4}

 

[Iron Duke]

The Japanese were very enthusiastic in their atrocities early on, from which the American ground forces replied in kind. By the end, when American power was so overwhelming, the Japanese had no choice but to do their banzai charge thingy & get mowed down, because American forces stopped taking prisoners a loooong tiime ago.

Thanks for the pics and comments boys and gir..who am I kidding just boys. Anyway I had an Uncle who was sent from Australia to Singapore in WW2. He arrived the day before Singapore fell! He spent the rest of the war building the Burma railway, but he was found helping men to escape ,so some Jap took a shovel to his head. Turns out a hand full of dried fish and rice was all he ate.
Then was my other Uncle! Who was a radar operater in Darwin, and was the man who warned there would be an attack, I was told by him when I was young that Darwin was bombed about 60 times! You only ever hear about the first time

 

[PanzerAce1944]

WW II EUROPEAN THEATER of OPERATIONS.......^&cool

 

[craig1985taylor]

Originally all I collected was 8th Army sets so I would have to say 8th Army but in the last 12 - 18 Months I'd say I've drifted more to the RAF range as its diversness in releasing lots of interesting & different sets has took over most of my k&C spending money

Craig

 

[wayne556517]

GERMAN

DAK
Luftwaffe
Bulge
LAH
SS
Fallschirmjäger
And anything GREY ^&grin


IMO

 

[Mitch]

Wayne..

Run it by me what, really are you trying to say!!!!!!
Mitch

GERMAN

DAK
Luftwaffe
Bulge
LAH
SS
Fallschirmjäger
And anything GREY ^&grin


IMO

 

[PanzerAce1944]

Wayne..

Run it by me what, really are you trying to say!!!!!!
Mitch

Wayne, your choices Sound good to me Mate....^&grin

 

[Currahee Chris]

Welcome aboard Iron Duke

When I collected KC and WW2 figures it was DD Americans. Although the Yanks series was short lived, it was pretty cool too in its own right.

 

[joesgis]

If I had to pick only one WWII range, it would be be the Bulge series, both BBA and BBG of course.

 

[PanzerAce1944]

If I had to pick only one WWII range, it would be be the Bulge series, both BBA and BBG of course.

The Bulge Series is among the best.

 

[Sentaapua]

The Bulge, IMHO second to none...!

 

[sammy719]

It's the cold and snowy Bulge for me, have always been my favorite from my very first few sets...Sammy

 

[Cyber Field Marshall]

That's easy, its the one that started it all for K&C, has a great four hour movie I've like ever since I was a kid and is the series that got me into collecting.........ofcourse I am referring to OPERATION MARKET GARDEN!!! {sm4} Honourable mentions to D-Day, RAF, Bulge and WS.

 

[OzDigger]

My new best WW2 series is 8th Army Aussies.

 

[waynepoo]

My new best WW2 series is 8th Army Aussies.

I agree, very good additions to the range. :smile2:
Wayne.

 

[lenswerks]

I like the FOB series, but its kind of lost momentum for me ....