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Probably one of the best mixtures of releases we have seen. NE's, MK's, AK's, FOB's and LAH and the Ox wagon made a surprise appearance. I think for individual figures the Mounted Knight is the pick of the crop.
Weathering on the AK Dingo looks excellent and those AK's guys probably running it into the ground.

And the first of the Lighthorse series to retire. Don't wait on that one.

Regards
Brett
 
The AK Figures & Crusaders are AWSOME!!!!. And the Fall of Singapore sets are very cool^&cool
Nice Dispatch {bravo}}
 
Rob said:
Don't worry Wayne, by the sound of things you should have three or four by the end of the year mate^&cool How about the Dingo and AK figures though?

Rob
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Yeah they look great and the Nips are good,spewing about the cossacks wanted them but not now.................:(
^&grin
 
Very nice Dispatches this month - and even more important: no Retirements for me.

The Kriegsmarine is on my shopping list for 2012 (next to LAH, AE, FW, .... {sm4})

Oliver
 
Was hoping to see the British dingo and some mg stuff but I'm wondering if the bomb disposal sets will fit in with XXX Corps?:wink2:

The Fall of Singipore flag set is pretty cool!^&grin

And the captured dingo is an interesting piece, hope to see more captured vehicles this year! The captured german halftrack in guards armoured division markings?:wink2:
 
Can't find the Singapore set and the Japs on the K&C website. Can somebody give me the ref please
guy:)
 
Guy said:
Can't find the Singapore set and the Japs on the K&C website. Can somebody give me the ref please
guy:)
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Guy,

I have done a "cut and paste" job from the K&C website.

Raymond.:)


E . "The Fall of Singapore"

On February 15,1942, Singapore fell.

Once regarded as Britain's imperial bastion in the Far East its capture by the Japanese was the largest capitulation of British and Empire Forces in either World War. Britain's own Prime Minister Winston Churchill called it "the worst disaster" and "biggest surrender" in British history. 70 years later few would disagree with either statement.

So, why remember it? Or even commemorate the fateful anniversary? Well it's always easy to celebrate victories... but it's just as important to remember defeats and learn from them important lessons. Too often defeats and setbacks can be easily forgotten and overlooked in history but this particular defeat taught the British (and others) many valuable lessons in how to fight and eventually defeat the seemingly invincible Japanese.

It also threw up one of the iconic photo images of WW2... The Surrender Party of tall, lean British officers carrying a white flag and the Union Jack making their way to meet their Japanese opponents' commander, General Yamashita at the Ford Motor Factory on the outskirts of the city of Singapore itself.

K&C has produced two small unique sets to mark the 70th. Anniversary of that fateful day on February 15, 1942...

FOB079 "Singapore Surrender"

Three senior British officers, two with flags, advance towards the Japanese lines.

FOB079(L).jpg

FOB080 "General Yamashita and Major Sugita"

Japanese commander, General Tomoyuki Yamashita, the " Tiger of Malaya," together with his interpreter Major Sugita.

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No retirements for me this month so alls good, really loving the bomb disposal figures so will be getting these, all the home front sets that have been released so far have been good so hopefully we will get a few more as the year goes on! A red firetruck with firemen rescuing cizilians maybe?

Craig
 
The Singapore sets look very nice and appear to be very well done. Maybe this is Andy's way of seeing how Pacific sets will do but from a non IWJ perspective. Even if this is one of those "one and done" sets, I plan on getting it, just as a way of supporting the idea of some Pacific issues. As Andy has noted previously (and I'm paraphrasing from memory), the IWJ issues were some of the best work K & C had done up to that point and he was disappointed they didn't do better.

Although listed in the Dispatches, they are not listed in the FOB section yet.
 
Regarding the Surrender set the most senior officer in the iconic photo was Lt Gen Arthur Percival DSO and bar and MC who had a very distinguished career prior to Singapore. However there are a few different photos and two groups who were photographed. Can't see the ranks of these figures but they might be the first group particularly as K&C has not named Percival in the group.

To quote Wiki "A deputation was selected to go to the Japanese headquarters. It consisted of a senior staff officer, the colonial secretary and an interpreter. They set off in a motor car bearing a Union Jack and a white flag of truce toward the enemy lines to discuss a cessation of hostilities. They returned with orders that Percival himself proceed with staff officers to the Ford Motor Factory, where Yamashita would lay down the terms of surrender".

After his time as a POW Percival was taken, along with American Lt Gen Wainwright (who surrendered to Japanese forces in the Phillipines), to stand immediately behind General Douglas MacArthur as he confirmed the terms of the Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945.

Percival and Wainwright then returned together to the Philippines to witness the surrender of the Japanese army there, which in a twist of fate was commanded by General Yamashita. The Tiger of Malaya was momentarily surprised to see his former captive at the ceremony. The flag carried by Percival's party on the way to Bukit Timah was also a witness to this reversal of fortunes, being flown when the Japanese formally surrendered Singapore back to Lord Louis Mountbatten.

Yamashita was subsequently put on trial for war crimes and executed (although seems to have been a controversial trial in relation to the evidence against him).

Regards
Brett
 
To me the big surprise, and a pleasant one I should add, are the Singapore sets. I also wasn't expeting the new AK's, that I also liked a lot. All in all it was a great beginnig for 2012!
 
The Military Workshop said:
Regarding the Surrender set the most senior officer in the iconic photo was Lt Gen Arthur Percival DSO and bar and MC who had a very distinguished career prior to Singapore. However there are a few different photos and two groups who were photographed. Can't see the ranks of these figures but they might be the first group particularly as K&C has not named Percival in the group.

To quote Wiki "A deputation was selected to go to the Japanese headquarters. It consisted of a senior staff officer, the colonial secretary and an interpreter. They set off in a motor car bearing a Union Jack and a white flag of truce toward the enemy lines to discuss a cessation of hostilities. They returned with orders that Percival himself proceed with staff officers to the Ford Motor Factory, where Yamashita would lay down the terms of surrender".

After his time as a POW Percival was taken, along with American Lt Gen Wainwright (who surrendered to Japanese forces in the Phillipines), to stand immediately behind General Douglas MacArthur as he confirmed the terms of the Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri (BB-63) in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945.

Percival and Wainwright then returned together to the Philippines to witness the surrender of the Japanese army there, which in a twist of fate was commanded by General Yamashita. The Tiger of Malaya was momentarily surprised to see his former captive at the ceremony. The flag carried by Percival's party on the way to Bukit Timah was also a witness to this reversal of fortunes, being flown when the Japanese formally surrendered Singapore back to Lord Louis Mountbatten.

Yamashita was subsequently put on trial for war crimes and executed (although seems to have been a controversial trial in relation to the evidence against him).

Regards
Brett
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Brett,

I think you are correct about the identification of the figures.

The members of the British Delegation that surrendered comprised the following officers:

Lieutenant General A. E. Percival (General Officer Commanding, Malaya Command)
Brigadier K. S. Torrance (BGS, General Staff)
Brigadier T. K. Newbigging (Chief Administrator General Staff) carrying the Union Jack
Captain (later Major) Cyril Wild (43rd Light Infantry) carrying the White Flag

This was the composition of the second delegation, as the first did not include Percival. Yamashita wanted to deal directly with Percival in the surrender negotiation. Have a look at this photograph.

percival_surrender_01.jpg

The credit for this picture: The Changi Murals website managed by Peter W. Stubbs.

Link: http://www.petrowilliamus.co.uk/murals/background/background.htm

Cheers, Raymond.:)
 
I think the Singapore surrender set is fantastic. Never would have guessed that it would be chosen. Hope to see more from the campaign. Japanese bicycle troops would be quite interesting. -- Al
 
Thank you Raymond, you have been a great help
:)
guy
 
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