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Hi Guys, This month’s ‘DISPATCHES’ features among many other items our brand-new ‘R.A.F. Operations Room’. I also thought you might want to know what other R.A.F. figures and fighter aircraft are well into development for release either in late 2024 or in the first quarter of 2025. First and...

Hi Guys, In addition to the recent releases of the ‘Black Hawk Down’ series, you'll soon see some more reinforcement of our US Army Rangers battling the Somali Militia in our September's releases. After completing our first major group of ‘Black Hawk Down’ figures, we've been hard at work...

Hi Mister T., Allow me to add my congrats to all the other Guys on your great looking ‘Vietnam’ display. This entire series of figures and fighting vehicles is one of the most enjoyable I have ever worked on in all the years of K&C! Seeing displays and dios such as this one not only confirms it...

Hi Guys, Greetings once more from ‘The Pearl of The Orient’ and hope you are having a very enjoyable summer. Here in HK I have just returned from my Annual ‘OzTour’ trip down under to visit and meet with our K&C Aussie dealers and collectors in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne. In...

Not so fast Poppo…The Senior Officer on horseback is just that…A senior Legion Officer is NOT The Commander of the Legion that figure will indeed be in a chariot which will be released later. Andy.

BEING RETIRED JN049X A Rare Surrender PnM071 Queen Henrietta Maria USMC011 Marine Flame Thrower VN012 Marine Lying Prone Firing VN030 Australian Patrol Section VN085 Vietnam Flower Girl VN088 The Viet Cong Mortar Set VN095 S.F. Three Man Patrol VN110 On Patrol WS353...

D. ‘A Little Touch of Vietnam’ When we announced the retirement of the VN109 ‘Marines On Patrol’ 3-figure set we had more than a few requests and suggestions that we retain one particular member of the patrol as a ‘Single Figure’ reminder of that set. The selected / chosen ‘survivor’ was the...

C. “THE ROMAN TRIUMPH” ‘The Roman Triumph’ (in latin ‘Triumphus’), was a civil ceremony and religious rite of Ancient Rome held to publicly celebrate and sanctify the success of a military commander who had led Rome’s forces to victory in the service of the State or, in some historical...

B. ‘Medieval Archery’ Although archery was probably developed in Africa by the late Stone Age it took a long time to be introduced into Europe and an even longer time to be a central part of waging war on the continent. By the start of the early medieval period, Shortbows were used for both...

KING & COUNTRY DISPATCHES August 2024 Hi Guys, Well Guys, July is over but before I get to August, I would like to thank all of our great K&C Dealers & Collectors down under in Australia who made my most recent trip to this wonderful land so much fun and informative in so many ways… In each of...

Hi Guys, Today there is a lot of talk and discussion about what is called ‘A Clash of Civilizations’ between East and West. This is nothing new however and goes back many centuries to the days of ‘The Crusades’ and the mighty struggles fought over The Holy Land by the armies of Western...

Many thanks Jason, I hope to post some more new BHD figures after August ‘Dispatches’…Look out for them! All the best, Andy.

I agree my friend…all in good time. Andy.

Simply outstanding Damian! Having just spent a couple of days with Howard and his incredible dioramas and displays, this one is one of your best…fantastic! I wish Gordon could have seen your work…I know he would also have loved your many ‘works of history and art’. Many congratulations from...

A very big Thankyou to our good friend Robin in Adelaide for welcoming myself and our new K&C dealer, John and his good lady earlier today to visit and go around his maga-amazing ‘Man-Cave’ next to his lovely home. Robin is one of several ‘Uber collectors’ in Australia whose collections truly...

Many thanks Rob happy to know you’re enjoying our metal Sherman! All the best, Andy.

Hi Hi Rob, Greetings from Brisbane Australia! I really like this little French village ‘Liberation’ setup with some additional architectural features…very, very creative and illustrates what can be achieved with just a few figures, a great tank and a building or twoI Congrats, Andy.

Good to know John…but I reckon that there might still be a few other blokes who don’t have those Wilson Edward’s ‘Neds’ and still might de interested. As Ned is said to have remarked as he stood on the gallows, “Such is life…” All the best from Brisbane, Andy.

G’Day Guys, Today I fly out to the land of “Down Under” to meet up with a great bunch of blokes (and a few of their ladies) in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne. For many years now this has been one of the great hilights of my Toy Soldier Year both for the beautiful, cool Aussie Winter...

Hi Guys, Whenever, I think of the 'Vietnam War' I also hear the soundtrack of that conflict in my ears. As as young guy in the 1960s it's my soundtrack too... and I was all the way back in Scotland until I went to work in America in 1969... But that's another story. Here, in the meantime, are...