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Hi Guys, On ‘Sword Beach’ At 0730 hrs on June 6, 1944, these fighting infantrymen of the East Yorkshire Regiment, part of the British 3rd Infantry Division landed on D. Day with British Firefly tanks for firepower support. All of these British figures are available with either sand/ beach...

Hi Wayne, Greetings from London and many thanks for your kind words. All the best, mate and hope to see you in Oz next month! Andy.

BEING RETIRED ... IC054 Wooden Fence JN035 Standing w/ Rifle & Bayonet JN036 Moving Cautiously Forward SP036 The Desert Village Wall And that’s the story so far… Best wishes to one and all… happy collecting and to our dealers… GREAT SALES! Andy C. Neilson Co-founder & Creative Director King...

D. “Vive le Roi!” (Long Live The King) From France in 1944 we travel back in time to France in the middle of the 17th Century and the reign of King Louis ⅩⅣ also known as ‘The Sun King’. This monarch was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days was...

DD387 ‘Smoke Break’ Back in WW2 almost everyone smoked cigarettes and they were cheap, plentiful and supplied free of tax for the armed forces. This smoking ‘tanker’ is probably enjoying his favourite brand of ‘smokes’, Lucky Strike, in the distinctive red and white pack. Another of those very...

C. DISMOUNTED ‘TANKERS’ & ‘TANK RIDERS’ As mentioned before here are the 8 individual U.S. Armored Division ‘Tankers’ in a variety of poses on top of their vehicles or standing next to them… PLUS 4 ‘Tank Riders’… always useful! DD383 ‘Standing Tank Sergeant w/Binos’ Wearing the winter...

B. HEAVY METAL SHERMANS’ After a year in development, here is K&C’s newest all-metal fighting vehicle available with two options. As many collectors know King & Country has been producing 1:30 scale fighting vehicles since the early 1990s. A major part of the reason for this was that back...

DD379 ‘Vive la Victoire!’ (Long Live The Victory!) A First World War veteran celebrates the liberation with a double ‘V for Victory’ sign. DD380 ‘Liberation! A saluting French scout’ A French boy scout proudly wears his uniform as he salutes his new G.I. friends. DD391 ‘Liberation! Vive la...

DD375 ‘Liberation! Mother & Child’ A delighted young mother encourages her toddler son to wave to these soldiers from across the Atlantic. DD376 ‘Liberation! Female Flagbearer’ Proudly carrying her French tricoleur complete with the Free French ‘Cross of Lorraine’ in the centre this woman...

KING & COUNTRY DISPATCHES June 2024 Hi Guys, Welcome to a very special month with an exceptionally strong ‘D.Day’ flavour to it… This particular month and the 6th of June marks the 80th Anniversary of ‘Operation Overlord’, the Allied invasion of France. This began with the simultaneous...

Hi Guys, In a 1964 interview, former President and Supreme Allied Commander of the Normandy invasion, Dwight D. Eisenhower mentioned one of the most important war-winning weapons of the Second World War... the humble ‘Higgins Boat’. Andrew J. Higgins designed and built these Landing Craft...

Hi Duke, Budapest is a very interesting city with a dramatic history to it …The Hungarian people, at least the few I have met, have been very helpful and friendly. Unfortunately no toy soldier shops yet and off to Vienna on Wednesday…maybe better luck there. All the best, Andy.

G’Day Duke, It’s definitely ‘brass monkey’ weather in this new ‘Bulge’ layout! Well done, from Andy in Budapest.

Thankyou Mark, much appreciated. Happy Collecting! Andy.

Hi Robin, Thanks to you too my friend and hoping to seeing you in Adelaide in July. By the by…Have a great time in the ‘Old Country’ but stay clear of ‘Londonistan’ at the weekends! All the best to you and the Missus, Andy.

Many Thanks Toddy… As the old song goes…”Show me a home where the buffalo roam… And I’ll show you an untidy house!” All the best mate, Andy.

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Hi Guys, We just rec’d our latest 16 page, full colour brochure for K&C’s ‘CATTLE DRIVE’ series. Heavily featured on the front cover is our upcoming ‘CHUCK WAGON’ which is due for release this July. Inside the brochure are all of our current production of cowboys, vaqueros, lawmen...

Hi Mr.B., If you check out our K&C Box Art on the first post of this thread you will see that we state: ‘ALL METAL HULLS, TURRETS & MAIN GUNS’…Hope this helps and… Best wishes, Andy. P.S. As regards difficulty in casting a turret…no more difficult than casting any other metal diecast part.

Thankyou Francis and Wayne, your kind words and enthusiasm are very much appreciated! And yes, all of the 8 ‘dismounted’ U.S. Army ‘Tankers’ are being released at the same time as both Shermans. All the best and have a great weekend, Andy.