Louis Badolato
Lieutenant General
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- Apr 25, 2005
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Yeah,how i'd like a warbird Typhoon.
Rob
Wow! A warbird Typhoon! What a great idea!
Yeah,how i'd like a warbird Typhoon.
Rob
Andy
Which figure is that on the balcony with Napoleon?
Ron
Ron thats a hachette figure of marshall murat they are made by K&C for hachette and come with a book like the del prado line but the book is in french.
I don,t know if this is a new special figure for the K&C line but its the same casting as the hachette figure and the other on the stairs below was also made for the hachette line but also released as a K&C club figure also.
If you haven,t seen the hachette napoleonic marshalls you should check them out they look great. I have quite a few of them and they are real nice and the painting is munch better then the del prado figures and the ones I have are just about as good as the K&C.
Dear Ron,Hey Tim - Thanks
I tried to track down Hachette figures on the web and got nothing - any suggestions?? Where can I buy some of these guys??
Its interesting how K&C works deals with other companies like that?
Ron
Dear Ron,
If you do not mind, I can answer your questions. First, Hachette is a French publisher that contracted with K&C to produce figures which the publisher give away with its magazines. This is similar to the arrangement that K&C had with Del Prado, a Spanish publisher. I believe K&C produced several million figures for these companies. In a past post, Andy indicated the rights to these figures belonged to the publishing companies, not K&C, though K&C has used the castings to make new figures with a slightly different pose (head turned or arm raised) and in a different uniform e.g. KCS067 to KCS076.
On eBay, K&C's Hachette figures are usually listed when you search for K&C. At the Chicago show, I noticed many toy soldier dealers like Hobby Bunker, Toy Soldier Shoppe, etc. had some Hachette figures, most of the time still shrink-wrapped to the magazine -- contact a few K&C dealers and some might be able to help you.
Here is a picture of the napoleon figure. If any one has one of these they are willing to part with please shoot me a private message. You can see the bottom of the magazine in the background.
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And after Tim gets his I would request 2nds