KING & COUNTRY Dispatches -- May 2016 (1 Viewer)

[nmrocks]

Good Luck getting this movie John!! It is by far my favourite Napoleonic movie of ALL time. Absolutely awesome and the costumes are extremely true and authentic to the time period. BUT I have searched and not been able to find this one for our region.. Very hard to obtain but Good Luck in your search.

Kiwi

If you stream it's available on Amazon, watched just a few weeks ago.
Ray

 

[Obee]

I do like the monument plinths, but I was wondering if anyone knows if the statues are available ????

I can recognise that 2 of them are Napoleon figures are NA199 (standing) and NA237 (mounted) but I do not recognise this other mounted Napoleonic figure on the WW1 British grouping .... He would be great to get hold of as a casting maybe and repaint ???
John

Thanks Brett for letting me know that this mounted NAP is NA148 Mounted Russian Officer

Wonder why he is on a monument in France in WW1 ????? ^&confuse

Looks good though ???

John

 

[Obee]

Good Luck getting this movie John!! It is by far my favourite Napoleonic movie of ALL time. Absolutely awesome and the costumes are extremely true and authentic to the time period. BUT I have searched and not been able to find this one for our region.. Very hard to obtain but Good Luck in your search.

Kiwi

Just bought it on eBay today, $7,50 from Sydney

John

 

[The Military Workshop]

Thanks Brett for letting me know that this mounted NAP is NA148 Mounted Russian Officer

Wonder why he is on a monument in France in WW1 ????? ^&confuse

John

John,
Surprised you have never heard of this Russian cavalry officer. He is well known for switching sides just before Borodino. Apparently had a hot lady waiting for him in Paris and thought he would return to take up a position with Napoleons staff. Napoleon was so impressed with his service during the retreat he had a statue commissioned.

I seem to have forgotten his name and lost my reference book:wink2:

 

[waynepoo]

I do like the monument plinths, but I was wondering if anyone knows if the statues are available ????

I can recognise that 2 of them are Napoleon figures are NA199 (standing) and NA237 (mounted) but I do not recognise this other mounted Napoleonic figure on the WW1 British grouping .... He would be great to get hold of as a casting maybe and repaint ???

If they are to be ever released I do hope that they come with a stone like finish, or a weathered bronze like the memorials I have seen here in Albany for the ANZAC Light horse and in Poperingie (Flanders)

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What do others think ????

John

With you here John, in a perfect world I would like to see the original 2nd Division A.I.F memorial statue done, shame the Germans took a strong dislike to it in WW2 for some reason and got rid of it.

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Wayne.

 

[Lo1863]

The question is...which Ike to decide on?

 

[make2007]

I love the new grey 250. Hopefully we see some figures to go inside. Maybe a gunner or a Commander

 

[Obee]

With you here John, in a perfect world I would like to see the original 2nd Division A.I.F memorial statue done, shame the Germans took a strong dislike to it in WW2 for some reason and got rid of it.

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Wayne.

Yes, and this was the newer memorial



The original memorial which was unveiled in 1925 was a statue of an Australian soldier bayonetting a German eagle sprawled at his feet.
However, this statue was removed and destroyed by German soldiers in 1940 during World War II, leaving only the stone plinth.
A replacement statue, consisting of an Australian soldier standing in full kit was installed in 1971.

Lest We Forget

John

 

[Jack]

Yes, and this was the newer memorial

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The original memorial which was unveiled in 1925 was a statue of an Australian soldier bayonetting a German eagle sprawled at his feet.
However, this statue was removed and destroyed by German soldiers in 1940 during World War II, leaving only the stone plinth.
A replacement statue, consisting of an Australian soldier standing in full kit was installed in 1971.

Lest We Forget

John

That said, the Germans were generally quite respectful of WW 1 memorials on the Western Front. There were, of course, a number of other things where this was not the case.

 

[BHogan]

NA349 “The Duellists Set#1”

Brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!

Something really 'Out of the bag'

I see that its set #1 and as I haven't seen this movie, I'll just have to find it and the guess what else could be coming ????

Well Done ....

John

I'll definitely be adding this set to my collection when it becomes available as well! Well done K&C. I'm excited to see what other scenes K&C recreates from this movie. Perhaps Napoelon's retreat from Russia?

Cheers,

Brendan