KING & COUNTRY Dispatches -- February 2016 (2 Viewers)

[Larry Allen]

I would be all in for K&C Japanese and long series of US Marines.

But, I have a question for Andy. Are the figure codes getting mixed up?
We now have US Marines with a US Air Force code (AF035 for example; and Japanese Army with the Japanese Navy Code JN014).

Just curious if that is by design?

--- LaRRY

 

[hotel3alpha]

Sledge, SNAFU, Basilone, Leckie, Sid... the whole crew from "The Pacific" offer possibilities for sculpts.

I loved that series.


John from Texas

 

[lancer]

I loved that series.


John from Texas

It is a great series. Liked it better than BoB. -- Al

 

[chalklands]

Hi,
I'd be interested in seeing how FW166, FW159, FW177 and FW178 fit size wise with the John Jenkins Poilu's. All excellently sculpted figures, but as I've spent so much on the JJD figures, I would need to see that these fitted with them before taking the plunge. I did buy FW156 last year, but there was such a mismatch size wise (giants v dwarfs) with the JJD figures that I had to let it go.

Pete

 

[Fitzgibbon]

Wonderful incremental expansion to Nap artillery...but a wealth of untapped potential for Napoleon's Alma Mater. The Gribauval system has a universal limber sadly overlooked by manufacturers in general...who provide horse artillery without horses...just two mounted gunners...even one, would greatly enhance the opportunities for dio makers in the rich field of ideas that could be Napoleonic Artillery. ..and a few sweating gunners manhandling a twelve pounder into position...how about a two-man set?...would make my day. Nap artillery uniforms are second only to Hussars and provide a bigger context to the term "duel". The grand battery ain't so grand without horses



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[Obee]

. ..and a few sweating gunners manhandling a twelve pounder into position...how about a two-man set?...would make my day.

Yes, a set of gunners to move the gun back onto its position after firing would be great, because unlike modern guns that have a recoil system, the muzzle loaders of that period, the recoil of firing made the gun retreat, so it needed to be run back.

This type of gun also used handspikes on the trail to help the gunners lift the gun and run it back, so we would need at least 3 gunners, and those handspikes

John

 

[lancer]

Hi,
I'd be interested in seeing how FW166, FW159, FW177 and FW178 fit size wise with the John Jenkins Poilu's. All excellently sculpted figures, but as I've spent so much on the JJD figures, I would need to see that these fitted with them before taking the plunge. I did buy FW156 last year, but there was such a mismatch size wise (giants v dwarfs) with the JJD figures that I had to let it go.

Pete

The exact problem I had with mixing KC and JJD. The KC figures are significantly larger, so I have not added further KC Poilus, although I am also tempted by the wounded sets KC have done. Size difference is just too great. -- Al

 

[chalklands]

The exact problem I had with mixing KC and JJD. The KC figures are significantly larger, so I have not added further KC Poilus, although I am also tempted by the wounded sets KC have done. Size difference is just too great. -- Al

Hi Al,
Yes, totally agree with you. Not criticising any particular manufacturer (and don't want to get into a size/scale debate), but at the end of the day, series' from different manufacturers, which potentially could compliment each other, are just way off the mark re compatibility. From my experience, JJD and K&C Poilu's/Tommies don't go together, yet JJD 'Knights of the Sky' ground crew and K&C WW1 ground crew do. Similarly JJD Royal Americans and TG Royal Americans don't fit together either, but JJD Poilu's and TG Poilu's do. It seems to be hit and miss unfortunately, which is annoying when you want to mix/compliment ranges. Especially as figures don't come cheap....puts you off from being promiscuous between manufacturers, which is a shame.

Pete