KING & COUNTRY Dispatches -- April 2015 (Part II) (1 Viewer)

[King & Country]

APRIL DISPATCHES
PART TWO
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Hi Guys,

As we told you earlier in the month there would be a little “add-on” to this month’s releases...and here they are...

1. “MUD, BLOOD & GUTS!”
We return to the trenches of the First World War with several new releases that reflect the harsh everyday reality of life...and death...on the Western Front in 1916 and 1917 —

FW158 “A Soldier’s Prayer”
A British Army Padre reads a simple prayer over the dead body of a fallen “Tommy”.
The design of the dead soldier was inspired by a similar figure which can be seen on the powerful Royal Artillery Memorial near London’s Hyde Park.
During the Great War, three Army chaplains won the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest award for gallantry and 179 were killed-in-action.

FW163 “Hold On Son, We’re Almost There!”
A British Army medical orderly is assisted by a soldier to carry a badly wounded “Tom” back to the nearest Aid Station situated in or close behind the actual front line position.

FW173 “Nursing Sister”
Between 1914 and 1918 over 10,000 regular and reserve members of Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Service were at work in France, the Middle East, Italy, East Africa and India. Wherever they went they were easily recognized by their grey and white uniforms and scarlet red capes. This nurse is typical.

FW186 “German Casualties of War”
For these three fallen “Sodaten” their war and suffering is over...

FW200 “Rescue Under Fire”
Even though the battle still rages above their heads one “Tommy” has crawled into “No Man’s Land” to try and pull a wounded mate to safety...

FW201 “Spoils Of War”
Two abandoned “Maschinengewehr 08” or MG08’s were the German Army’s standard machine gun during World War One. Adapted from the original 1884 “Maxim” gun these weapons were widely used on all fronts the Kaiser’s Army fought on...with deadly effect.
Their nominal range was 2,000 meters although they could be deadly up to 3,500 meters!
Allied troops hated them with a vengeance because of the huge casualties they inflicted. If and when these guns were overrun attacking soldiers would often, without hesitation, kill the gun crews, even if they tried to surrender!
These two guns fit perfectly with set no. FW186.

 

[King & Country]

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[King & Country]

2.“On A Lighter Note...
From the Western Front to the Far East with a small but colourful addition to our “Streets of Old Hong Kong” series...

HK235[G/M] “The New Bride & Groom”
As the “Victorian Era” began to change into the “Edwardian” one so too did dress and styles in the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong.

For younger Chinese men “pigtails” were seen as a symbol of the old, decadent, down-trodden "Middle Kingdom". Smart, short hair was adopted as one symbol of modernity and being part of the new 20th Century.

Women and girls also started to cut their hair and emulate their Western counterparts.

At the same time traditional Chinese costume was being simplified and becoming more comfortable and practical to wear.

This thoroughly modern young Bride & Groom exemplify the new movement.

 

[King & Country]

3. “MOUNTIES ON PARADE”
Two all-new K&C CLUB FIGURES are being released soon…And they feature one of our favorite Imperial Police Forces –

“The North West Mounted Police”

Established in 1873 this unit was the fore runner of today’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

It was founded to patrol the vast Northwest Territories of the Dominion of Canada and provide law and order where none was. From the beginning it was organized like a British Army cavalry regiment of that time and was to wear red coats.

Our two “Mounties” are dressed in typical parade dress which remained in use from about 1876 until 1903. Here, worn with a bandolier of rifle ammunition for the Winchester carbine. The winter fur cap with the yellow “bag” and the white gauntlets is also worn along with a holstered sidearm attached to a long white lanyard.

CF041 “NWMP Bugler”

CF042 “NWMP With Carbine”

AVAILABILITY :

All of the above sets will be available in late April or early May...Look out for them... And a great big bunch of other new items in the upcoming May Dispatches!


Best wishes,

Andy C. Neilson
Co-founder & Creative Director
King & Country​

 

[villagehorse]

Another new range, Mounties....very colourful. Will be after that nurse even at my age and those fallen Germans, much the same as I will be if I catch that nurse ( she is destined to serve with my ALH series). Thanks Andy, Robin.

 

[wayne556517]

ALL those WW1 sets are amazing they have Diorama written all over them.

 

[damian]

Those are actually pretty amazing.

 

[arnhem44mad]

Very nice Andy! Love the mounties and chaplain set!

Scott

 

[Guy]

Hats off for the WWI figures,they are simply amazing.
Great additions for any WW1 diorama scene
well done
guy

 

[BHogan]

Outstanding releases K&C! The First World War figures are very gritty, realistic, and will make nice additions to any First World War enthusiasts collection. For me though, the real kicker of the month was the Mounties. This is the "kick in the butt" I needed to join the K&C Collectors' Club. I'll be buying the bugler and a few of the troopers to add to my collection. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a new series or an addition to the "Real West" or the "Sons of the Empire." I'm looking forward to seeing where this range goes.
Cheers,
Brendan

 

[Poppo]

Very nice, realistic and well weathered ww1 new figures, useful for dios. Very useful the machine guns ( pity they have the base, though). It would be also very interesting to see furnitures about ww2...

 

[Spanish soldier]

Outstanding releases K&C! The First World War figures are very gritty, realistic, and will make nice additions to any First World War enthusiasts collection. For me though, the real kicker of the month was the Mounties. This is the "kick in the butt" I needed to join the K&C Collectors' Club. I'll be buying the bugler and a few of the troopers to add to my collection. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a new series or an addition to the "Real West" or the "Sons of the Empire." I'm looking forward to seeing where this range goes.
Cheers,
Brendan

The mounties best as miniserie Real West.^&grin

Francisco

 

[waynepoo]

ALL those WW1 sets are amazing they have Diorama written all over them.

Indeed! outstanding figures which will find their way on to our Great War dios no doubt.........:salute:::salute::
Wayne.

 

[Cyber Field Marshall]

Finally some CANADIAN content! I've said it before but K&C really do a great job of making figure faces with character that actually look like different people from that era. The new mounties are the case in point. The WWI pieces are also really good. I've been asking and waiting for a Chaplain for a long time however I really want to see one for the Commonwealth in WWII, preferably either the D-Day or OMG series.

 

[zulucollector]

Finally some CANADIAN

Now we only need to convince Andy to pay us a visit in the Great White North.... maybe the Toronto toy soldier show in the Spring of 2016 at Fort York!

 

[Poppo]

It would be also nice to see this german ww1 machine gun;

 

[MapleLeaf]

CANADIANS
I'TS ABOUT TIME

Thanks Andy

 

[waynepoo]

Out of an excellent group of figures in this Dispatches this nurse figure does it for me, well sculpted and painted, just right for an ANZAC Girl......:salute::




Wayne.

 

[villagehorse]

Out of an excellent group of figures in this Dispatches this nurse figure does it for me, well sculpted and painted, just right for an ANZAC Girl......:salute::

And a second one in the diorama scene also, great mate. Robin.

 

[Mr Scott]

Out of an excellent group of figures in this Dispatches this nurse figure does it for me, well sculpted and painted, just right for an ANZAC Girl......:salute::

And a second one in the diorama scene also, great mate. Robin.

Wayne, I have to agree with 200%, noting 'mathematically' that can only be 100%.

Cheers Scott