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    November Releases come to Life!

    Hi Guys, Alongside this month’s diversified World War II releases, including the Winter GIs from the Battle of the Bulge, Classic Wehrmacht Infantry as well as 2 hull numbers of US Navy LCM(3)s, we’re happy to present the unique 25th edition of King & Country’s traditional Christmas set ‘Santa...
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    King & Country Dispatches -- November 2025

    And that my friends is the story for this month of November … but before I go be sure to take a look at our retirements. HK125 Chinese Pharmacy/ Herbal Tea Shop LW069 Fallschirmjager Squad Leader LW070 Fallschirmjager MG42 Machine Gunner LW071 Fallschirmjager Field Radio Operator LW072...
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    King & Country Dispatches -- November 2025

    F. ‘… AND FINALLY, A LITTLE BIT OF THE MIDDLE EAST!’ Moving away from the frozen North Pole to the rather sunnier environs of the Middle East at the time of Jesus… LOJ062 ‘An Arab Woman Carrying Water’ During the life of Jesus and for many hundreds of years afterwards it was the duty of the...
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    King & Country Dispatches -- November 2025

    E. “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” What would the festive season be without Santa and a few of his furry friends who have traveled all the way to the North Pole to help the merry old gentleman celebrate the happiest time of the year. XM025 “Santa & His Panda Bears” ‘Mama Panda’ and...
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    King & Country Dispatches -- November 2025

    D. “Jerries... Fritzes… and Krauts” During WW2 the most common nicknames for German Infantry were ‘Jerry’…’Fritz’… and / or ‘Kraut’. None of these applications we said fondly or even mildly in just. All were derogatory but said with a degree of respect that showed that the Allies (at least the...
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    King & Country Dispatches -- November 2025

    C. “I’M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS…” From the beaches of Normandy to the shores of many Pacific Islands it’s a long way to the frozen forests of the Ardennes in the middle of December 1944 and ‘The Battle of The Bulge’… BBA111 “General and his dog.” America’s most famous fighting general...
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    King & Country Dispatches -- November 2025

    B. “A VERY DIFFERENT KIND OF TRANSPORT” From moving around battlefields on land to sailing across vast seas and oceans and transporting soldiers and vehicles onto often hostile shores was the main purpose of a host of Allied amphibious craft that took the fight to the enemy and made victory...
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    King & Country Dispatches -- November 2025

    KING & COUNTRY DISPATCHES November 2025 Hi Guys, Welcome to this month’s batch of new releases which have a very strong WW2 flavour that I hope will appeal to quite a few of you. But before we get down to all of that here is a brief report on my most recent visit to the U.S. and my...
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    Storming The Castle with The Battering Ram

    Hi Guys, Following the recent release of our ‘Escalade’ Siege Ladder sets and ‘Medieval Castle Facade’, K&C is proud to present another key piece for your castle siege displays—The Battering Ram. This formidable weapon is essentially a heavy log, pushed by a group of men and driven with force...
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    New Series of Classic Wehrmacht Infantry

    Hi Guys, K&C is proud to introduce the first of our new series of Classic Wehrmacht Infantry. These figures are outfitted in the uniforms, helmets, weapons and field gear that were modernized from 1935 onwards—with some modifications between then and 1942/43. Don’t miss out on our previous...
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    King & Country Dispatches -- October 2025

    2. BEING RETIRED NA470 Charging Vistula Lancer NA471 Vistula Lancer Trumpeter NA472 Vistula Lancer About to Charge NA473 Galloping Vistula Lancer NA474 Charging Vistula Lancer Officer TRW179 Stands Tall firing Carbine TRW181 Dead Sergeant, Dead Horse TRW182 The Plains Warrior TRW183 Eagle's...
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    King & Country Dispatches -- October 2025

    G. AND NOW FOR SOMETHING CMPLETELY DIFFERENT… CLASSIC WEHRMACHT INFANTRY 1939-1942 Since King & Country began making World War Two German figures back in the 1990s we have produced many hundreds, perhaps thousands, of original figures representing the different combat forces of the Third Reich...
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    King & Country Dispatches -- October 2025

    F. “WHO WAS OLD COPPERNOSE?” Although England’s Henry Ⅷ is perhaps best known for having six wives. its less well-known that he enjoyed a rather unique nickname… “Old Coppernose”. That came about due to the King’s lavish lifestyle and penchant for making wars on some of his nearest neighbours...
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    King & Country Dispatches -- October 2025

    E. ‘ASSAULT & BATTERY’ In its simplest form, a ‘battering ram’ is just a large, heavy log carried or pushed by a number of men and propelled with great force against a fixed obstacle such as a wall or a gate with any ram being strong enough to damage or even break through that obstacle or...
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    King & Country Dispatches -- October 2025

    D. ‘THE SAILOR KING’ King GeorgeⅤ(1865-1936) was King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India from 1910-1936. Born during the long reign of Queen Victoria he was the second son of the Prince of Wales (later to become King EdwardⅦ ). From 1877-1892, George served in the Royal Navy and forever...
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