Peter Reuss
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DISPATCHES
NOVEMBER 2011
This past month (October) has been one of the busiest in K&C’s 28-year history…
As usual at this time of the year the “Chicago Show” is over and our long three-week tour of the U.S. is behind us. Upon our (Helen, Gordon and yours truly) return there’s always a huge pile of work to be tackled and dealt with. This year we’ve also been moving shop…
After 20 years in the same third floor location in Hong Kong’s premier shopping mall, “Pacific Place” we’re moving into a brand-new and bigger store one floor below our present K&C shop. This new venue gives us the opportunity to present a different style of toy soldier shop to our existing collectors and potential new ones.
The design-style of the new K&C store has been strongly influenced by two particular U.S. retailers “Ralph Lauren” and “Restoration”. This new venture is brighter, more open and boasts a lot more display space than our old one.
In addition we believe (and hope) it’s even more inviting and welcoming… we’ll post photos soon so you can see for yourself.
Anyway, as I write this “DISPATCHES” we’re closing the old store at 8:30pm tonight and opening the new one at 11:00am tomorrow morning… it’s a lot of work but it will be well worth it… both for K&C collectors and K&C itself.
So, without further ado… let’s see what November and December has to offer…
1. APPEARING THIS NOVEMBER…
Near the end of each year, as the first snow falls (at least in the U.S. and Europe) K&C turns our collective attention to one of the most momentous and important battles of the Second World War… “THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE”.
In October we presented our American Forces release… now it’s the turn of the Germans… As American troops pull back to Bastogne the enemy is close on their heels…
BBG040 “Take Some!”
An SS Panzergrenadier offers to share some of his captured U.S. “C Rations” with a Volksturm rifleman
BBG041 “Prisoner & Escort”
A hapless GI forlornly trudges into captivity followed closely by his German captor
BBG042 “Jochen Peiper”
A very well-known Waffen SS officer who was once a military adjutant to Adolf Hitler. His division is, of course, the “Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler”… the premier SS Division.
BBG047 “Machine Gunner”
BBG048 “Sd.Kfz. 234/1 Schwerer Panzerspahwagen”
A mighty beast of a reconnaissance vehicle. This 8-wheeled behemoth has been “snow-camouflaged” and comes with a seated, full-body vehicle commander in the turret which mounts a 20mm cannon as well as an MG42 Machine Gun… A great winter add-on!
BBG049 “Stug. III Ausf. G”
One of Nazi Germany’s best and most produced self-propelled guns. This is K&C’s first brand-new STUG for several years and is camouflaged in a typical, late-war 2-tone camouflage. As you can see not all “BULGE” fighting vehicles were “snow-camouflaged” or had the side-skirts.
Set includes the 1/2 body tank commander.
BBG050 “Winter Traffic”
With all this “heavy-metal” on the roads someone’s got to keep the traffic moving… The familiar “chained-dog” of the Feldgendarmerie could be seen all German battlefields.
BBG051 “The Sniper”
Taking a swift “smoke-break” this Waffen SS expert marksman prepares, once more, to take the fight to the enemy.
Note the typical SS-issue “Parka” the Sniper is wearing…distributed to members of the Waffen SS exclusively.
BBG052 “Suspicious Trooper”
This soldier is carrying the brand-new German Assault Weapon… Only a few thousand were available for front-line troops fighting in the Ardennes.
Our model looks like he’s just heard something and is about to investigate.
AVAILABLE: BBG041-42, 047-48, 050-052: Early November
BBG049: Mid to late November
B. Streets of Bastogne… to Streets of Old Hong Kong!?!
From the freezing cold of a European winter to the tropical heat of K&C’s home city…
HK201G “Marching HK Policeman” (Gloss finish)
HK201M “Marching HK Policeman” (Matt finish)
AVAILABLE: Early November
C. “IN THE LAND OF JUDEA”
Another geographical move… From the sun-drenched (and very tropical) Far East all the way back to the very dry (and hot) Middle East with our latest “Life of Jesus” collection…
LOJ011 “In The Carpenter’s Shop”
Here we see a teenage Jesus eagerly assisting his earthly father Joseph the Carpenter. As Joseph uses a “plane” on his large workbench his son carries over a plank of wood. The set includes the two figures plus the workbench and a pile of wooden planks.
LOJ012 “The Water Carrier”
A woman is on her way to the village well to pick up some fresh water. Balancing the clay jug on her head she also has a basket of fresh oranges to sell at the well.
THE MIGHT OF ROME
During the life of Jesus and for many years later the Romans were the military power in this part of the Middle East. Roman soldiers (either regular Legionnaires or Auxiliaries) were a familiar sight in the towns, villages and roads of rural Judea.
LOJ013 “Standing Roman Auxiliary”
Auxiliaries, although armed like their Legionnary comrades, were quite different in appearance.
Many units wore blue as their uniform colour. Their shields were also blue with particular designs on the front peculiar to the Auxiliaries themselves.
LOJ014 “Auxiliary w/ Shield and Spear”
On parade… or on guard duty… the choice is yours.
LOJ015 “Walking Auxiliary”
Spear in one hand… shield in the other…
LOJ016 “Marching Auxiliary”
Spear on shoulder… shield in hand and ready for anything!
LOJ017 “The Centurion”
Many, if not most, of the Auxiliary officers were regular Roman soldiers seconded to an Auxiliary Unit for a specific length of service.
Here he is issuing “orders of the day” from a wax tablet.
AVAILABLE: Mid November
Special Note: More Romans are in the pipeline…
NOVEMBER 2011
This past month (October) has been one of the busiest in K&C’s 28-year history…
As usual at this time of the year the “Chicago Show” is over and our long three-week tour of the U.S. is behind us. Upon our (Helen, Gordon and yours truly) return there’s always a huge pile of work to be tackled and dealt with. This year we’ve also been moving shop…
After 20 years in the same third floor location in Hong Kong’s premier shopping mall, “Pacific Place” we’re moving into a brand-new and bigger store one floor below our present K&C shop. This new venue gives us the opportunity to present a different style of toy soldier shop to our existing collectors and potential new ones.
The design-style of the new K&C store has been strongly influenced by two particular U.S. retailers “Ralph Lauren” and “Restoration”. This new venture is brighter, more open and boasts a lot more display space than our old one.
In addition we believe (and hope) it’s even more inviting and welcoming… we’ll post photos soon so you can see for yourself.
Anyway, as I write this “DISPATCHES” we’re closing the old store at 8:30pm tonight and opening the new one at 11:00am tomorrow morning… it’s a lot of work but it will be well worth it… both for K&C collectors and K&C itself.
So, without further ado… let’s see what November and December has to offer…
1. APPEARING THIS NOVEMBER…
Near the end of each year, as the first snow falls (at least in the U.S. and Europe) K&C turns our collective attention to one of the most momentous and important battles of the Second World War… “THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE”.
In October we presented our American Forces release… now it’s the turn of the Germans… As American troops pull back to Bastogne the enemy is close on their heels…
BBG040 “Take Some!”
An SS Panzergrenadier offers to share some of his captured U.S. “C Rations” with a Volksturm rifleman
BBG041 “Prisoner & Escort”
A hapless GI forlornly trudges into captivity followed closely by his German captor
BBG042 “Jochen Peiper”
A very well-known Waffen SS officer who was once a military adjutant to Adolf Hitler. His division is, of course, the “Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler”… the premier SS Division.
BBG047 “Machine Gunner”
BBG048 “Sd.Kfz. 234/1 Schwerer Panzerspahwagen”
A mighty beast of a reconnaissance vehicle. This 8-wheeled behemoth has been “snow-camouflaged” and comes with a seated, full-body vehicle commander in the turret which mounts a 20mm cannon as well as an MG42 Machine Gun… A great winter add-on!
BBG049 “Stug. III Ausf. G”
One of Nazi Germany’s best and most produced self-propelled guns. This is K&C’s first brand-new STUG for several years and is camouflaged in a typical, late-war 2-tone camouflage. As you can see not all “BULGE” fighting vehicles were “snow-camouflaged” or had the side-skirts.
Set includes the 1/2 body tank commander.
BBG050 “Winter Traffic”
With all this “heavy-metal” on the roads someone’s got to keep the traffic moving… The familiar “chained-dog” of the Feldgendarmerie could be seen all German battlefields.
BBG051 “The Sniper”
Taking a swift “smoke-break” this Waffen SS expert marksman prepares, once more, to take the fight to the enemy.
Note the typical SS-issue “Parka” the Sniper is wearing…distributed to members of the Waffen SS exclusively.
BBG052 “Suspicious Trooper”
This soldier is carrying the brand-new German Assault Weapon… Only a few thousand were available for front-line troops fighting in the Ardennes.
Our model looks like he’s just heard something and is about to investigate.
AVAILABLE: BBG041-42, 047-48, 050-052: Early November
BBG049: Mid to late November
B. Streets of Bastogne… to Streets of Old Hong Kong!?!
From the freezing cold of a European winter to the tropical heat of K&C’s home city…
HK201G “Marching HK Policeman” (Gloss finish)
HK201M “Marching HK Policeman” (Matt finish)
AVAILABLE: Early November
C. “IN THE LAND OF JUDEA”
Another geographical move… From the sun-drenched (and very tropical) Far East all the way back to the very dry (and hot) Middle East with our latest “Life of Jesus” collection…
LOJ011 “In The Carpenter’s Shop”
Here we see a teenage Jesus eagerly assisting his earthly father Joseph the Carpenter. As Joseph uses a “plane” on his large workbench his son carries over a plank of wood. The set includes the two figures plus the workbench and a pile of wooden planks.
LOJ012 “The Water Carrier”
A woman is on her way to the village well to pick up some fresh water. Balancing the clay jug on her head she also has a basket of fresh oranges to sell at the well.
THE MIGHT OF ROME
During the life of Jesus and for many years later the Romans were the military power in this part of the Middle East. Roman soldiers (either regular Legionnaires or Auxiliaries) were a familiar sight in the towns, villages and roads of rural Judea.
LOJ013 “Standing Roman Auxiliary”
Auxiliaries, although armed like their Legionnary comrades, were quite different in appearance.
Many units wore blue as their uniform colour. Their shields were also blue with particular designs on the front peculiar to the Auxiliaries themselves.
LOJ014 “Auxiliary w/ Shield and Spear”
On parade… or on guard duty… the choice is yours.
LOJ015 “Walking Auxiliary”
Spear in one hand… shield in the other…
LOJ016 “Marching Auxiliary”
Spear on shoulder… shield in hand and ready for anything!
LOJ017 “The Centurion”
Many, if not most, of the Auxiliary officers were regular Roman soldiers seconded to an Auxiliary Unit for a specific length of service.
Here he is issuing “orders of the day” from a wax tablet.
AVAILABLE: Mid November
Special Note: More Romans are in the pipeline…
