Peter Reuss
2nd Lieutenant
- Joined
- Apr 22, 2005
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“DISPATCHES”
JUNE 2010
This June is going to be another busy month for K&C… In a few days time Helen and yours truly will be off to Australia to meet up with two great King & Country dealers… Messrs. Brett Williams in Brisbane and Peter Nathan in Sydney. In conjunction with both guys we’ll be doing “Meet ‘n’ Greet” sessions in their respective stores as well as attending special “dinner” evenings in both cities with their top collectors. These events are great fun but also extremely valuable information gathering exercises plus we get to spend lots of time with the actual collectors.
So, without further ado let’s get down to business…
1. APPEARING THIS JUNE
A. With the early release of our all-new Tiger 1 (WS151) in mid-May we’ve also got our add-on German tank figures and a few “Classic” German Infantry…
WS140 “Collaboration”
A young German soldier tries to make friends with a pretty girl… somewhere in occupied Europe.
WS141” Street Patrol”
Small groups of patrolling Wehrmacht soldiers were a familiar sight in the occupied countries. This three-man group are dressed in “classic” field gray and can be utilized in a wide range of displays, dioramas and settings.
WS153 “German Tankers”
Two Army Panzer crewmen with jerricans of fuel and water.
WS154 “SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Hans Weiss”
One of the Germany’s best-known tank-aces and commanders.
WS155 “Standing Crewman”
Unusually for an SS Panzer officer this one wears his steel helmet instead of a field cap.
WS156 “Panzer Crewman on Parade”
Standing at ease this rifle-armed crewman can be on parade… or on guard duty.
WS157 “Panzer Guard at Attention”
WS158 “Panzer Guard Marching”
WS159 “Panzer Feldgendarme”
Like all branches of the German military the Panzers had their own “Chained Dogs” or M.P.’s. This figure can be “policing” the front-line as well as rear areas or directing traffic or even on the lookout for deserters!
WS160 “SS Tank Ace Arno Giesen”
Giesen wears the famous black tanker’s jacket over Italian camouflage trousers. He destroyed 111 enemy tanks and self propelled guns… mostly on the Eastern Front.
AVAILABILITY: NOW!
B. From WW2 we’re going back to the American Civil War in 1863 at Gettysburg…
“THE UNION FOREVER!”
2009 saw the release of our first Confederate Cavalry… It’s only fair and balanced that we do the same for the Union Forces…
CW052(SL) “Lincoln & His Generals”
This is K&C’s first-ever “Strictly Limited” American Civil War set and we’ve chosen to depict President Abraham Lincoln and three of his most famous Generals… Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman and Ambrose Burnside. All four figures are based on images captured by the noted Civil War photographer, Mathew Brady.
Just 750 sets of this limited edition four-figure set are being produced in their own specially designed box complete with a numbered certificate.
In addition there are…
CW053 “Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer”
One of the Union’s most legendary cavalry commanders… and one of the most reckless. Custer stands proud in all his Civil War finery (designed by himself).
CW054 “The Photographer, Mathew Brady”
Perhaps the most famous pictorial chronicler of the Civil War and its soldiers… from the high and the mighty to the humblest private and non com, Brady photographed them all.
CW058 “Maj. Gen. John Buford Jr.”
Another of the Union’s most famous cavalry officers and one of the architects of the victory at Gettysburg.
CW059 “Union Guidon Bearer”
This mounted cavalryman carries the swallow-tailed guidon of his squadron.
CW060 “Union Bugler”
CW061 “Officer Firing Pistol”
This mounted Lieutenant fires his Navy Colt at the opposition.
CW062 “Trooper Aiming Carbine”
CW063 “Prisoner and Escort”
A mounted trooper, carbine resting on the pommel of his saddle, takes a captured Confederate cavalryman to the rear.
CW064 “Trooper Kneeling Loading Carbine”
CW065 “Trooper Kneeling Cocking Carbine”
CW066 “Trooper Kneeling Firing Carbine”
CW067 “Trooper Standing Firing Carbine”
CW068 “Trooper Firing Pistol”
AVAILABILITY: Mid June
C. “France in Ruins”
France as a country has been fought over many times by many different armies and conquerors for hundreds of years.
Both the 1st and 2nd World Wars left the country devastated by battle. Here is the first of a new display series that provides dramatic and realistic backgrounds for a wide range of different conflicts from medieval times right up to and including the Second World War.
SP037 “Battle Scarred Normandy Church façade”
A superbly detailed rendering of both the exterior and interior facades of a typical Norman church. Both sides of the building provide a wealth of diorama possibilities whether they be the Thirty Years War… Napoleonic Campaigns or even more recent Twentieth Century conflicts… the choice is yours!
Dimensions:
Length: 60 mm
Width: 270 mm
Height: 290 mm
AVAILABILITY: Mid June
D. “Flak Support”
The Opel Maultier was originally developed to handle the terrible road conditions on the Eastern Front… The Germans realized that half-track style vehicles operated far better than normal all-wheeled transport trucks and lorries.
A whole host of different applications could be used with the “Maultier”… including mounting flak guns on them.
LW032 “Opel Maultier Flakwagen”
This Luftwaffe crewed vehicle mounts a 20mm Flak Gun. The three crew members scan the sky for enemy aircraft. Perfect for Normandy… Italy… or even the Eastern Front (at least in the summer!)
AVAILABILITY: Mid June
JUNE 2010
This June is going to be another busy month for K&C… In a few days time Helen and yours truly will be off to Australia to meet up with two great King & Country dealers… Messrs. Brett Williams in Brisbane and Peter Nathan in Sydney. In conjunction with both guys we’ll be doing “Meet ‘n’ Greet” sessions in their respective stores as well as attending special “dinner” evenings in both cities with their top collectors. These events are great fun but also extremely valuable information gathering exercises plus we get to spend lots of time with the actual collectors.
So, without further ado let’s get down to business…
1. APPEARING THIS JUNE
A. With the early release of our all-new Tiger 1 (WS151) in mid-May we’ve also got our add-on German tank figures and a few “Classic” German Infantry…
WS140 “Collaboration”
A young German soldier tries to make friends with a pretty girl… somewhere in occupied Europe.
WS141” Street Patrol”
Small groups of patrolling Wehrmacht soldiers were a familiar sight in the occupied countries. This three-man group are dressed in “classic” field gray and can be utilized in a wide range of displays, dioramas and settings.
WS153 “German Tankers”
Two Army Panzer crewmen with jerricans of fuel and water.
WS154 “SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Hans Weiss”
One of the Germany’s best-known tank-aces and commanders.
WS155 “Standing Crewman”
Unusually for an SS Panzer officer this one wears his steel helmet instead of a field cap.
WS156 “Panzer Crewman on Parade”
Standing at ease this rifle-armed crewman can be on parade… or on guard duty.
WS157 “Panzer Guard at Attention”
WS158 “Panzer Guard Marching”
WS159 “Panzer Feldgendarme”
Like all branches of the German military the Panzers had their own “Chained Dogs” or M.P.’s. This figure can be “policing” the front-line as well as rear areas or directing traffic or even on the lookout for deserters!
WS160 “SS Tank Ace Arno Giesen”
Giesen wears the famous black tanker’s jacket over Italian camouflage trousers. He destroyed 111 enemy tanks and self propelled guns… mostly on the Eastern Front.
AVAILABILITY: NOW!
B. From WW2 we’re going back to the American Civil War in 1863 at Gettysburg…
“THE UNION FOREVER!”
2009 saw the release of our first Confederate Cavalry… It’s only fair and balanced that we do the same for the Union Forces…
CW052(SL) “Lincoln & His Generals”
This is K&C’s first-ever “Strictly Limited” American Civil War set and we’ve chosen to depict President Abraham Lincoln and three of his most famous Generals… Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman and Ambrose Burnside. All four figures are based on images captured by the noted Civil War photographer, Mathew Brady.
Just 750 sets of this limited edition four-figure set are being produced in their own specially designed box complete with a numbered certificate.
In addition there are…
CW053 “Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer”
One of the Union’s most legendary cavalry commanders… and one of the most reckless. Custer stands proud in all his Civil War finery (designed by himself).
CW054 “The Photographer, Mathew Brady”
Perhaps the most famous pictorial chronicler of the Civil War and its soldiers… from the high and the mighty to the humblest private and non com, Brady photographed them all.
CW058 “Maj. Gen. John Buford Jr.”
Another of the Union’s most famous cavalry officers and one of the architects of the victory at Gettysburg.
CW059 “Union Guidon Bearer”
This mounted cavalryman carries the swallow-tailed guidon of his squadron.
CW060 “Union Bugler”
CW061 “Officer Firing Pistol”
This mounted Lieutenant fires his Navy Colt at the opposition.
CW062 “Trooper Aiming Carbine”
CW063 “Prisoner and Escort”
A mounted trooper, carbine resting on the pommel of his saddle, takes a captured Confederate cavalryman to the rear.
CW064 “Trooper Kneeling Loading Carbine”
CW065 “Trooper Kneeling Cocking Carbine”
CW066 “Trooper Kneeling Firing Carbine”
CW067 “Trooper Standing Firing Carbine”
CW068 “Trooper Firing Pistol”
AVAILABILITY: Mid June
C. “France in Ruins”
France as a country has been fought over many times by many different armies and conquerors for hundreds of years.
Both the 1st and 2nd World Wars left the country devastated by battle. Here is the first of a new display series that provides dramatic and realistic backgrounds for a wide range of different conflicts from medieval times right up to and including the Second World War.
SP037 “Battle Scarred Normandy Church façade”
A superbly detailed rendering of both the exterior and interior facades of a typical Norman church. Both sides of the building provide a wealth of diorama possibilities whether they be the Thirty Years War… Napoleonic Campaigns or even more recent Twentieth Century conflicts… the choice is yours!
Dimensions:
Length: 60 mm
Width: 270 mm
Height: 290 mm
AVAILABILITY: Mid June
D. “Flak Support”
The Opel Maultier was originally developed to handle the terrible road conditions on the Eastern Front… The Germans realized that half-track style vehicles operated far better than normal all-wheeled transport trucks and lorries.
A whole host of different applications could be used with the “Maultier”… including mounting flak guns on them.
LW032 “Opel Maultier Flakwagen”
This Luftwaffe crewed vehicle mounts a 20mm Flak Gun. The three crew members scan the sky for enemy aircraft. Perfect for Normandy… Italy… or even the Eastern Front (at least in the summer!)
AVAILABILITY: Mid June
