Thread taking a very critical tone, K & C as with ALL manufacturers have been less than accurate on occasions, will not highlight here. The only people who make no mistakes do nothing, someone once said. The more they release the more chance of errors slipping through, that together with the pressure to release new sets on a monthly basis and no matter how much companies release there is always someone asking for another variant or something else. Simply read through the release threads - WB 88mm gun, J Jenkins - the King Tiger, etc etc.
TS companies are not of any real size, with the majority being micro sized, with no more than 5 staff, next time you get a few minutes, maybe when you are having a brew and looking round your collection, just think of the effort, research and time and expense to release a series of toy soldiers can be. Then doing it on a monthly basis across such a mix of products, producing figures etc for Vietnam one month, together with Napoleonics and Romans, next month Pacific thearte, RAF and Ancients. Doing this month after month to what is an expert customer base on certains conflicts/eras, things will slip through.
K & C have produced a very diverse range and a lot of figures over the past 20+ years, i think they have pushed the TS market forward in leaps and bounds and we, as collectors, are living in the best era [so far] for collecting. In today's TS market the quality is excellent and the eras and ranges available is staggering, without K & C i do not think we would have many of the other players in the market.
I know the above comments might seem hypocritical if you have some of my previous post, especially on WB and the 88mm gun, but that was about the downward spiral of the company and the poor management not the accuracy of the piece.
Cut them some slack, keep it simple - buy it if you like it, do not buy if you do not like it. Mistakes happen, just look around and think a lot of people are mistakes, not planned, they just happened and most of them are OK.
