Molloy
Specialist
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2007
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- 250
Hello again guys!!
It's always struck me (especially with more than a few regulars here hailing from the UK) that I'm surely not the only one who's contemplated K&C turning their attention to 1982 and the Falklands War??
I know, coming to the close of 2007, it's far too late to think about catching the 25th anniversary of the conflict, but from beginning to collect King and Country, the battles in the South Atlantic have always caught my attention as a seemingly ideal subject for the company to consider.
For starters, considering K&C's main emphasis on foot figures, it was a very infantry-focused conflict, at least as regards its ground phase. Armour fans out there, however, wouldn't be left completely bereft, with Argentine Amtracs making an appearance, as well as the Blues and Royals providing tracked support on the British side.
Considering as well that at least a certain proportion of collectors do seem to prefer concentrating on more elite units, the Falklands hardly comes short in that department, either! For the Brits, even off the top of my head, we have Royal Marines, Paras, Scots and Welsh Guards, Gurkhas, etc., as well as the SAS and SBS tip-toeing around doing their sneaky-beaky bit behind the lines. Ditto for Argentina; granted, there were more that a fair proportion of ordinary infantry conscripts garrisoned on the islands to provide opposition to the British landings, but more elite units, like Marine-Fusilier battalions were present in smaller numbers, as well as the country's own Special Forces, who participated both in the initial invasion in April, as well as in the subsequent fighting in May and June.
The two VC's awarded for actions during the conflict, both to members of the Parachute Regiment, and both posthumously, would definitely seem to lend themselves to Special Edition type sets as well.
However, even having said all that, I can still see some potential problems. I do know that the conflict, and issues arising from it, can still arouse a lot of controversy, in both participating countries. As well, I fear it could be seen as being "too soon" to try and capture these events in miniature, when many of it's veterans are even now only in their early fifties or younger.
Anyway, I've gotten all that off my chest, so I would be very interested to see what the rest of you think, one way or the other!
Cheers,
Molloy.
It's always struck me (especially with more than a few regulars here hailing from the UK) that I'm surely not the only one who's contemplated K&C turning their attention to 1982 and the Falklands War??
I know, coming to the close of 2007, it's far too late to think about catching the 25th anniversary of the conflict, but from beginning to collect King and Country, the battles in the South Atlantic have always caught my attention as a seemingly ideal subject for the company to consider.
For starters, considering K&C's main emphasis on foot figures, it was a very infantry-focused conflict, at least as regards its ground phase. Armour fans out there, however, wouldn't be left completely bereft, with Argentine Amtracs making an appearance, as well as the Blues and Royals providing tracked support on the British side.
Considering as well that at least a certain proportion of collectors do seem to prefer concentrating on more elite units, the Falklands hardly comes short in that department, either! For the Brits, even off the top of my head, we have Royal Marines, Paras, Scots and Welsh Guards, Gurkhas, etc., as well as the SAS and SBS tip-toeing around doing their sneaky-beaky bit behind the lines. Ditto for Argentina; granted, there were more that a fair proportion of ordinary infantry conscripts garrisoned on the islands to provide opposition to the British landings, but more elite units, like Marine-Fusilier battalions were present in smaller numbers, as well as the country's own Special Forces, who participated both in the initial invasion in April, as well as in the subsequent fighting in May and June.
The two VC's awarded for actions during the conflict, both to members of the Parachute Regiment, and both posthumously, would definitely seem to lend themselves to Special Edition type sets as well.
However, even having said all that, I can still see some potential problems. I do know that the conflict, and issues arising from it, can still arouse a lot of controversy, in both participating countries. As well, I fear it could be seen as being "too soon" to try and capture these events in miniature, when many of it's veterans are even now only in their early fifties or younger.
Anyway, I've gotten all that off my chest, so I would be very interested to see what the rest of you think, one way or the other!
Cheers,
Molloy.
One of the forum rules (yes i did read em ..and a welcome back to 'he who can't be named' rejoining the ranks on Friday after doin time in the cooler) is that conversations about current events are a big no-no. Did get the 'captured' set recently on ebay as I think its a great curio item, and the figures are very well sculpted
