Peter Reuss
2nd Lieutenant
- Joined
- Apr 22, 2005
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DISPATCHES
MAY 2011
FIRST OF ALL a very big thank you to all of you guys who made this April the best ever April in the history of the company!
Even in these difficult times and with plenty of competition K&C can still confound our critics and deliver on what we promise… when we promise it.
It’s not always easy but it is worth the extra effort and hard work the entire K&C team put into it. We also thank you, our dealers and collectors. We know and understand there is plenty of choice and variety out there and we most definitely appreciate both your business and continued support…
Now, onto this month’s release…
1. AVAILABLE IN MAY…
A. “Remember The Alamo!”
The epic battle and one of America’s iconic struggles which became legendary…
RTA055 “JOE”
“Joe”, the personal manservant of Col. Travis was one of the few African- Americans present at the battle. Santa Anna spared only the women and the children and… a few black slaves after the Alamo’s capture. “Joe” was one of the fortunate ones!
RTA056 “General Sam Houston”
Although not at the Alamo, Sam Houston’s pivotal role in the fight for Texas Independence gives him an honoured role amongst the Alamo’s heroes.
RTA057 “James Nowlan”
James Nowlan was one of the volunteers who journeyed to the Alamo to fight in its last battle. A friend of Almeron Dickinson he was wounded prior to the final assault.
RTA058 “Shot Mexican Dragoon”
RTA059 “Robert McKinney”
Another of Davy Crockett’s fighting Tennesseans, Robt. McKinney perished along with his leader.
AVAILABLE: Early May
B. “ITALIAN TANK… GERMAN STYLE”
AK075 “The Carro Armato M13/40 (Afrika Korps)”
One of the most serious problems for the Afrika Korps was getting resupplied! Both with vehicles and men…
Rommel’s Afrika Korps took full advantage of the hundreds of Allied fighting vehicles they captured. Often all they had to do was paint their own enlarged German insignia on the captured vehicles and, if still operational, put them straight back onto the battlefield.
The Afrika Korps also “borrowed” fighting vehicles from their Axis allies in the desert to augment their own armoured units… Here is just one example…AK075 “Carro Armato M13/40 (Afrika Korps)”
AVAILABLE: Mid May
C. “OFF WE GO INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER!”
K&C’s latest warbird and our biggest, heaviest one yet … The Republic P47 “Thunderbolt”…
AF012 “The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt”
The U.S. Army Air Force’s most powerful single engined fighter of WW2. The “Jug”… “T/Bolt” or simply the “Juggernaut” was developed by the Republic Aviation Corp. and saw active duty on many of the major war fronts of WW2.
K&C’s P-47 belongs to the 5th Rescue Squadron of the 8th Air Force based at RAF Boxted in southern England in June 1944… hence the bold black and white “invasion” stripes. It comes in its own specially designed box with seated pilot and gear down.
Just 500 are being produced!
AF014 “Climbing Pilot”
One foot resting on a metal ladder this USAAF pilot figure can be placed next to any of our K&C warbirds.
AF016 “Ground Crewman on Bicycle”
Useful on any airfield scene.
AF017 “Crew Chief with Clipboard”
AVAILABLE: Mid to Late May
D. “GOTTERDAMMERUNG!”
Hitler’s “Thousand- Year Reich” is collapsing around his ears but still the last desperate battle goes on…
WS187 “HALT! SS trooper with MP44”
With units being decimated and survivors fleeing the battlefield this SS man is stopping and checking all vehicles and their passengers.
WS188 “HJ Guard”
Providing “back-up” for the SS man is this young Hitlerjugend rifleman.
WS189 “Wehrmacht Inspecting Officer”
This veteran officer surveys the serious situation
WS190 “MG42 Instruction”
Whilst the Hitlerjugend boy lies prone behind the machine gun his Luftwaffe instructor tries to explain the workings of the MG42.
WS191 “Volksturm with Bicycle”
WS192 “Hitlerjugend with Bicycle”
AVAILABLE: Mid to Late May
E. “VOLKSWAGEN at WAR”
LW043 “Luftwaffe Volkswagen”
This is the first of three military Volkswagen “Beetles” being released as part of K&C’s Series 250 range of multi optional choices of fighting vehicles. This particular “Holzbrenner” Beetle was fueled by a wood gas generator because of the gasoline shortage and comes complete with a roof rack full of supplies and a Luftwaffe driver.
Please note: Planned Production is just 250 vehicles of this version.
Other Versions: The two other VW versions include a camouflaged Waffen SS one and an Afrika Korps adaptation. They will be released shortly after the Luftwaffe Beetle.
AVAILABLE: Mid to Late May
MAY 2011
FIRST OF ALL a very big thank you to all of you guys who made this April the best ever April in the history of the company!
Even in these difficult times and with plenty of competition K&C can still confound our critics and deliver on what we promise… when we promise it.
It’s not always easy but it is worth the extra effort and hard work the entire K&C team put into it. We also thank you, our dealers and collectors. We know and understand there is plenty of choice and variety out there and we most definitely appreciate both your business and continued support…
Now, onto this month’s release…
1. AVAILABLE IN MAY…
A. “Remember The Alamo!”
The epic battle and one of America’s iconic struggles which became legendary…
RTA055 “JOE”
“Joe”, the personal manservant of Col. Travis was one of the few African- Americans present at the battle. Santa Anna spared only the women and the children and… a few black slaves after the Alamo’s capture. “Joe” was one of the fortunate ones!
RTA056 “General Sam Houston”
Although not at the Alamo, Sam Houston’s pivotal role in the fight for Texas Independence gives him an honoured role amongst the Alamo’s heroes.
RTA057 “James Nowlan”
James Nowlan was one of the volunteers who journeyed to the Alamo to fight in its last battle. A friend of Almeron Dickinson he was wounded prior to the final assault.
RTA058 “Shot Mexican Dragoon”
RTA059 “Robert McKinney”
Another of Davy Crockett’s fighting Tennesseans, Robt. McKinney perished along with his leader.
AVAILABLE: Early May
B. “ITALIAN TANK… GERMAN STYLE”
AK075 “The Carro Armato M13/40 (Afrika Korps)”
One of the most serious problems for the Afrika Korps was getting resupplied! Both with vehicles and men…
Rommel’s Afrika Korps took full advantage of the hundreds of Allied fighting vehicles they captured. Often all they had to do was paint their own enlarged German insignia on the captured vehicles and, if still operational, put them straight back onto the battlefield.
The Afrika Korps also “borrowed” fighting vehicles from their Axis allies in the desert to augment their own armoured units… Here is just one example…AK075 “Carro Armato M13/40 (Afrika Korps)”
AVAILABLE: Mid May
C. “OFF WE GO INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER!”
K&C’s latest warbird and our biggest, heaviest one yet … The Republic P47 “Thunderbolt”…
AF012 “The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt”
The U.S. Army Air Force’s most powerful single engined fighter of WW2. The “Jug”… “T/Bolt” or simply the “Juggernaut” was developed by the Republic Aviation Corp. and saw active duty on many of the major war fronts of WW2.
K&C’s P-47 belongs to the 5th Rescue Squadron of the 8th Air Force based at RAF Boxted in southern England in June 1944… hence the bold black and white “invasion” stripes. It comes in its own specially designed box with seated pilot and gear down.
Just 500 are being produced!
AF014 “Climbing Pilot”
One foot resting on a metal ladder this USAAF pilot figure can be placed next to any of our K&C warbirds.
AF016 “Ground Crewman on Bicycle”
Useful on any airfield scene.
AF017 “Crew Chief with Clipboard”
AVAILABLE: Mid to Late May
D. “GOTTERDAMMERUNG!”
Hitler’s “Thousand- Year Reich” is collapsing around his ears but still the last desperate battle goes on…
WS187 “HALT! SS trooper with MP44”
With units being decimated and survivors fleeing the battlefield this SS man is stopping and checking all vehicles and their passengers.
WS188 “HJ Guard”
Providing “back-up” for the SS man is this young Hitlerjugend rifleman.
WS189 “Wehrmacht Inspecting Officer”
This veteran officer surveys the serious situation
WS190 “MG42 Instruction”
Whilst the Hitlerjugend boy lies prone behind the machine gun his Luftwaffe instructor tries to explain the workings of the MG42.
WS191 “Volksturm with Bicycle”
WS192 “Hitlerjugend with Bicycle”
AVAILABLE: Mid to Late May
E. “VOLKSWAGEN at WAR”
LW043 “Luftwaffe Volkswagen”
This is the first of three military Volkswagen “Beetles” being released as part of K&C’s Series 250 range of multi optional choices of fighting vehicles. This particular “Holzbrenner” Beetle was fueled by a wood gas generator because of the gasoline shortage and comes complete with a roof rack full of supplies and a Luftwaffe driver.
Please note: Planned Production is just 250 vehicles of this version.
Other Versions: The two other VW versions include a camouflaged Waffen SS one and an Afrika Korps adaptation. They will be released shortly after the Luftwaffe Beetle.
AVAILABLE: Mid to Late May