A quote from the book about the Camel Corps figures:
"By 1989 King & Country released an entire new series of far better sculpted Seaforths (in the sets described above plus several new editions, including a stretcher team and a mule handler leading two pack mules). Five different regiments of Indian Army Camel Corps and Guards Camel Corps were added (BC1: The Bikaner Camel Corp - Afghanistan, NW1: the Northwest Frontier Mounted Rifles - Afghanistan, SH1: The Skinner's Horse Camel Squadron - India, ML1: the Madras Light Horse Camel Troop - India, and GC1: the Guards Regiment Camel Corps - Sudan), along with new mounted officers (Seaforth, Cavalry, Anglo-Indian, Anglo-Egyptian, Kings African Rifles, Royal Artillery and Anglo-Sikh). . . .
The Indian Army Camel Corps figures were produced in China upon casts licensed from Somerset figures. Ron Leh from Sommerset was also responsible for sculpting the prone wounded and dead Highlanders. Interestingly, some of the regiments Andy chose to depict never had Camel contingents.
The camels all have colorful saddle cloths, saddles with high front and back canticles, on which are two slung equipment bags, one with a rifle, and one with a sword. All of the Indian Army camel corps figures are bearded, hold a camel prod angled down with their right hand, which is positioned behind the figure, and the reins in their left hand, which is held out in front of the figure. The guards camel corps trooper had a rifle slung over his right shoulder, and held the reins in his left hand, which was positioned against his belt buckle.
The Bikaner Camel Corps trooper wore a red turban with white stripes, white tunic with red trim, silver epaulettes with red trim, white pants, black boots and white gauntlets. The Northwest Frontier Mounted Rifles trooper wore a navy blue turban with light blue and white stripes, a khaki tunic with navy blue trim, silver epaulettes with red trim, white pants, black boots and white gauntlets. The Skinner's Horse Camel Squadron trooper wore a navy blue turban with yellow stripes, a yellow tunic with navy blue trim, silver epaulettes with navy blue trim, white pants, black boots and white gauntlets. The Madras Light Horse Camel Trooper wore a navy blue turban with light blue and white stripes, a light blue tunic with yellow trim, silver epaulettes with navy blue trim, white pants, black boots and white gauntlets. The Guards Regiment Camel Corps trooper wore a khaki pith helmet with goggles on the brim, a medium blue-gray tunic, white belt, cross belt and pouches, khaki pants and black boots. . . .
By 1990-1991, King & Country issued (for $10) a catalogue, consisting of twelve two sided post-cards in a “collectors edition” envelope (on which a Victoria Cross is depicted) with a price list and King & Country “Beginnings” press release featuring a photograph of a young Andy as a Royal Marine in fatigues. In this catalogue the Seaforth Highlander sets were again reconstituted and renumbered. Marching Egyptian Infantry, Kings African Rifles, Ludhiana Sikhs (with a Maxim Gun & Crew) and additional Guards Camel Corps (with a maxim gun & crew) were added, as were two pack camels. . . .
In edition to the Camel Mounted Grenadier Guards Camel Corps trooper with slung rifle (GC5) and the set of six marching guardsmen (GC1), Andy released a camel-mounted guardsmen pointing with his right arm (GC2), a camel-mounted Guards-officer with binoculars in his right hand (GC3), a camel-mounted Guards-officer with a map in his right hand (GC4), and a Guards Maxim Gun and five man crew (GC6). The new camel-mounted figures are merely the original trooper with the slung rifle with his right arm removed and the right arms of several figures from the Royal Artillery Field Gun and Maxim Gun officers substituted. The Maxim Gun crew is a repaint of the Royal Artillery Maxim Gun crew with the officer from the 9lb Field Gun crew added to make the fifth figure. What in the Royal Artillery sets were officers are now a corporal and sergeant (with the appropriate stripes on their sleeves). The camel-mounted figures originally retailed for $35 each and the Maxim Gun Crew for $80.
The two pack camels were merely the camels for the above camel corps figures with packs to fit into the saddle-holes instead of figures. The first (PC1) carried a gunpowder barrel and ammunition boxes. The second (PC2) carried water barrels, general supplies and a pick and shovel. These pack camels originally retailed for $35 each."
