Displayability of the King & Country Building (1 Viewer)

[PanzerAce1944]

These K&C buildings display pretty well I think.
Wayne.

Yes Indeed Wayne, To sum it all up I think all of the K&C Diorama sets are made with Displayability in mind...........Aren't they ! :wink2:

 

[Simpson & his donkey.]

Yes Indeed Wayne, To sum it all up I think all of the K&C Diorama sets are made with Displayability in mind...........Aren't they ! :wink2:

I think all diorama extras are great but you need to use them wisely to get the best affect. Chris.

 

[Guy]

For me I think the full size buildings look great but in the end I have limited space and tons of pieces to display so the soldiers and AFV's will always win out over displaying buildings. For me the fascades are the only way to go given space/shelf limitations and I'd like to see more of them done in the future. ^&cool

I am a "Fascade" guy as well . Full size buildings take too much space
guy:smile2:

 

[Guy]

Great suff Harrie the work of a true architect
guy

 

[jazzeum]

It's interesting that Western Outlaw started this thread because of the John Jenkins building because it was John, along with Andy, who designed the first Normandy Village for King & Country. You can see all of them at http://toysoldiersusa.com/cgi-local...subcategory=NORMANDY VILLAGE&reset=1389018364



Eight different buildings were made in this series. According to John, these were designed to be interactive. However, they do take up a lot of space.

Later on Andy decided he wanted building that could fit on shelves so he and John designed the second Normandy Village. Below is all those buildings working together. I have all of them and they're some of my favorite K & C. Very versatile.



For Arnhem Andy also did a variety of paper mache buildings, the so called "backlot" buildings. These are great building because when you turn one around, it's a completely different building. Tremendous buildings. I don't know if John was involved in this project.



I believe the last project that John worked with Andy on was the French Farmhouse. The Farmhouse and related attachments combined the purpose of the first two Normandy Villages: interactive or a could be placed on a shelf.



I thought a little historical perspective might be interesting.

Brad

 

[zblang]

Thanks for that Brad. As a "newer" collector, I didn't realize that John worked with Andy. I'd love to find some of those back lots somewhere....probably as feeble as my search for Les Mis!

 

[jazzeum]

Zach,

I didn't realize it myself until John mentioned it a few years ago at the Symposium that Louis, Lawrence Lo and Hans Hedrich hold every year.

Brad