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Hi Guys,
Once in a while it’s good to look back at some of the subjects K&C has produced in the past and then think about how we might produce them today with the additional knowledge, skill and experience that we’ve garnered over the intervening years.
A case in point are the figures you can see in these photos today... The Black Watch.
Back in the early days of King & Country, we produced lots of ‘Parade Figures’ and some of the old, now sadly amalgamated, Scots Regiments featured prominently in our inventory.
Among them were the Seaforth Highlanders, The Gordon Highlanders and perhaps, the most famous the ‘Auld Forty Twa’... Better known as ‘The Black Watch’.
Originally founded in the years after the first Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 the Regiment went on to find fame, fortune and glory as the British Empire grew and expanded in virtually every comer of the globe.
The two great global World Wars of the 20[SUP]th[/SUP] Century also saw the ‘Watch’ grow with dozens of battalions fighting in virtually every Theatre of War from Benghazi to Burma and on to Berlin.
Since 1945 there was seldom a time when the regiment was not on ‘active duty’ in Palestine, Korea, Malaya, Northern Ireland and in the more recent Gulf Wars and Afghanistan.
In 2006, the remaining 5 Scottish Regiments were amalgamated into the one, large, ‘Royal Regiment of Scotland’ with the Black Watch becoming its 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] Battalion.
The figures you see here hark back to an earlier, more colourful era between the two World Wars when the 1[SUP]st[/SUP] Btn. The Black Watch was on ‘Garrison Duties’ back in Scotland and provided the Guard Company for Edinburgh Castle in Scotland’s capital city.
They are all wearing the ceremonial red doublets and the large traditional black feather bonnets adorned with the famous ‘red hackle’ on the left side.
Apart from these soldiers, K&C is also producing a special 13-piece ‘Regimental Pipes & Drums’ set as well as additional single pipers and drummers.
You will see all of them in the coming months... but here’s a wee taste...
All the best,
Andy
Once in a while it’s good to look back at some of the subjects K&C has produced in the past and then think about how we might produce them today with the additional knowledge, skill and experience that we’ve garnered over the intervening years.
A case in point are the figures you can see in these photos today... The Black Watch.
Back in the early days of King & Country, we produced lots of ‘Parade Figures’ and some of the old, now sadly amalgamated, Scots Regiments featured prominently in our inventory.
Among them were the Seaforth Highlanders, The Gordon Highlanders and perhaps, the most famous the ‘Auld Forty Twa’... Better known as ‘The Black Watch’.
Originally founded in the years after the first Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 the Regiment went on to find fame, fortune and glory as the British Empire grew and expanded in virtually every comer of the globe.
The two great global World Wars of the 20[SUP]th[/SUP] Century also saw the ‘Watch’ grow with dozens of battalions fighting in virtually every Theatre of War from Benghazi to Burma and on to Berlin.
Since 1945 there was seldom a time when the regiment was not on ‘active duty’ in Palestine, Korea, Malaya, Northern Ireland and in the more recent Gulf Wars and Afghanistan.
In 2006, the remaining 5 Scottish Regiments were amalgamated into the one, large, ‘Royal Regiment of Scotland’ with the Black Watch becoming its 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] Battalion.
The figures you see here hark back to an earlier, more colourful era between the two World Wars when the 1[SUP]st[/SUP] Btn. The Black Watch was on ‘Garrison Duties’ back in Scotland and provided the Guard Company for Edinburgh Castle in Scotland’s capital city.
They are all wearing the ceremonial red doublets and the large traditional black feather bonnets adorned with the famous ‘red hackle’ on the left side.
Apart from these soldiers, K&C is also producing a special 13-piece ‘Regimental Pipes & Drums’ set as well as additional single pipers and drummers.
You will see all of them in the coming months... but here’s a wee taste...
All the best,
Andy
