arnhem44mad
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I started collecting K&C when I turned 7 years old, death was in May 2000. It took me a while to really get right into it but the first range that really grabbed me was King and County's Arnhem '44 range. I remember seeing my how favourite film 'A Bridge Too Far' when I was about 9 or 10 on the TV during the day (so all bloodshed was removed) and I never realised it at the time but that film stuck with me and drove me towards Andy's K&C Arnhem '44 Range.
Sadly, I got into this range a little late and it was a retired and discontinued range by the time I began to really collect and was never able to add one of these sets to my collection until almost exactly 5 years later. I was Google searching these sets and I came across what appeared o be an online for sale advertisement of AN01 - Battle For the Bridge and AN08 - Mortar Team. Funnily enough; the advertisement was posted on this forum by a member. I then spent some time reading through the forum (to me this was the early form of social media which was referred to as a chat room. Internet safety was a huge thing in the news back then and I ran downstairs to explain what I had found to my mum (she and my gran really supported my toy soldier hobby) and asked of I could join the 'Treefrog Toy Soldier Forum'.
She came upstairs to the computer and had a look through the forum. She said I could join but to be careful and not message anyone directly without her permission. I mentioned the Arnhem set snd she knew I had always wanted to find one of these sets. She said she would buy one for my upcoming birthday and I was overjoyed. Little did I know that she then spoke to my Gran (a huge supoorter of anything I took an interest in) and arranged with the seller to buy both sets.
This was my first step onto Arnhem '44. Over the next 12 years I was lucky enough to pick up AN014 - Lt Col John Frost and AN011 Standing Firing Tommy Gunner from Alexdakar (former Treefrog Member).
AN013 - Street Fighting, AN015 - Bren Gun Carrier, AN016 - Daimler Armoured Car and Crew, AN014 - Horrocks with Map, AN012 - The Defenders from our late friend John Gamble.
AN08 - The Gunners, AN02 - Fighting Withdrawal and q wooden jeep set which was a mix of AN06 - The Recce Jeep and AN07 - from King & Country UK.
AN03 - Walking Wounded (Minus Geman figure
) AN09 - Supplies, AN010 - Attack Jeep, AN05 - Captured, and then the latest last year from ebay: AN016E - Daimler Armoured Car with Driver - I never thought I'd ever see this set.
Then a few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to find a fellow.collector who was selling their collection and I managed to Get AN06 - Recce Jeep and AN07 - Ambulance Jeep.
The Recce Jeep was a set which had always alluded me until now. It should be here this week and I cannot wait!
Thank you Treefrog Treasures and Andy at King & Country for beginning and ending my Arnhem '44 journey.
Scott
Sadly, I got into this range a little late and it was a retired and discontinued range by the time I began to really collect and was never able to add one of these sets to my collection until almost exactly 5 years later. I was Google searching these sets and I came across what appeared o be an online for sale advertisement of AN01 - Battle For the Bridge and AN08 - Mortar Team. Funnily enough; the advertisement was posted on this forum by a member. I then spent some time reading through the forum (to me this was the early form of social media which was referred to as a chat room. Internet safety was a huge thing in the news back then and I ran downstairs to explain what I had found to my mum (she and my gran really supported my toy soldier hobby) and asked of I could join the 'Treefrog Toy Soldier Forum'.
She came upstairs to the computer and had a look through the forum. She said I could join but to be careful and not message anyone directly without her permission. I mentioned the Arnhem set snd she knew I had always wanted to find one of these sets. She said she would buy one for my upcoming birthday and I was overjoyed. Little did I know that she then spoke to my Gran (a huge supoorter of anything I took an interest in) and arranged with the seller to buy both sets.
This was my first step onto Arnhem '44. Over the next 12 years I was lucky enough to pick up AN014 - Lt Col John Frost and AN011 Standing Firing Tommy Gunner from Alexdakar (former Treefrog Member).
AN013 - Street Fighting, AN015 - Bren Gun Carrier, AN016 - Daimler Armoured Car and Crew, AN014 - Horrocks with Map, AN012 - The Defenders from our late friend John Gamble.
AN08 - The Gunners, AN02 - Fighting Withdrawal and q wooden jeep set which was a mix of AN06 - The Recce Jeep and AN07 - from King & Country UK.
AN03 - Walking Wounded (Minus Geman figure
) AN09 - Supplies, AN010 - Attack Jeep, AN05 - Captured, and then the latest last year from ebay: AN016E - Daimler Armoured Car with Driver - I never thought I'd ever see this set. Then a few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to find a fellow.collector who was selling their collection and I managed to Get AN06 - Recce Jeep and AN07 - Ambulance Jeep.
The Recce Jeep was a set which had always alluded me until now. It should be here this week and I cannot wait!
Thank you Treefrog Treasures and Andy at King & Country for beginning and ending my Arnhem '44 journey.
Scott
