Good Morning
Welcome to the latest announcements from John Jenkins, written from a very wet Northern California .
The April releases are currently heading our way and we hope to see them later this week or early next.
As always we hope you enjoy the new releases as much as we do, I especially like the image of the British Dragoons charging, must have been a terrible sight tio see that lot heading your way.
We expect to have these up on the web site, later on this morning.
www.sierratoysoldier.com
Hope you enjoyed.
Mike
Sierra Toy Soldier Company
KNIGHTS OF THE SKIES
Lt.d.R. Friedrich "Fritz" Kempf, had "only" four confirmed victories, thus he didn't qualify under the usual definition of ace. However, there is no doubt he was a seasoned and valued member of Jasta Boelcke, and a well respected Kette leader.
He was born in Freiburg on the 9th May 1894.
On 1 October 1913 he enlisted in the Badische Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 113 as a one-year volunteer. He was with this unit when the war started, and saw service on the Verdun front. After flight training he was assigned to F.E.A. 3 at Gotha in May 1915, then to the Militär-Flieger-Schule in Freiburg. He completed his training at F.E.A.9 in Darmstadt by 4th January 1916.
He was assigned to Jasta 20 of KAGOHL 4 at Köln,the same unit as another future Jasta Boelcke member, Hermann Frommherz, and received his promotion to Vzfw. on 17th January. He saw action on the Verdun front, the Somme, and in Romania and Macedonia. On 9th September he received his promotion to Ltn.d.R.
He was assigned to Jasta Boelcke on 28th March 1917, and scored his first victory on 29 April - a BE2c near Le Pave.
His second was a Sopwith Pup on 5 June at Masnieres, then the 3rd was a Camel on 20 Oct. at Gravenstafel.
He was sent to Jasta-Schule I as an instructor , returning to Jasta Boelcke in January 1918. On 8 May he scored his fourth victory, a Sopwith Camel west of Steenwerke - he was flying Dr.I 493/17 at the time.
He returned to Jasta-Schule I on 18 August.
He died in August 1966.
ACE-11P - Lt.d.R. Friedrich "Fritz" Kempf,
(1pc)
Retail us$36
Adding extra figures to a diorama, this new set GGC-06, has a German pilot with a helper preparing for a flight. The pilot is wearing a British Sidcot suit which could have been obtained from a captured British airman. As soon as these suits were introduced during 1917 they became very popular with pilots on both sides. The helper is seen adjusting the straps on the Heinicke parachute harness.
GGC-06 - German Pilot, and Helper,
(2pcs)
Retail us$68
Josef “Pips” Priller(27th July 1915 -20th May 1961) was a German fighter ace who had a long career in the Luftwaffe and became one of the top aces of the Second World War. The Bf109E is from early in his career and is marked from the time of his receiving the Ritterkreuz for twenty victories.
Priller was the recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
ACE-201P - Josef “Pips” Priller and Wingman,
(2pc)
Retail us$68
THE FIRST SUDAN WAR 1884-1885
MAD-02 - MAHDISTS
2 Beja Warriors, Charging#2
(2pcs)
Retail us$68
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
The T-26 tank was a Soviet light infantry tank used during many of the conflicts of the 1930s as well as during World War II. It was a development of the British Vickers 6-Ton tank and is widely considered one of the most successful tank designs of the 1930s.
The T-26 was the most important tank of the Spanish Civil War
When the first batch of 50 T-26’s were loaded off the Russian freighter “Komsomol” at the Spanish port of Cartagena on Oct 12, 1936, the Franco Rebellion of July 1936 had already evolved into a bloody civil war.
The Russian government, anxious about losing the country to the fashists, decided to support the Republicans in the same way the Italians and Germans supported the Nationalists.
Hence, no less than 281, T-26 light tanks and a further 50 BT-5 fast tanks reached the Spanish shores up to March of 1938.
The T-26 instantly played a dominent role whenever appearing on the battlefield.
Sufficiently armoured against its machine gun equipped German and Italian counterparts and well armed with the 45mm gun, the T-26 was only threatened by artillery and land mines.
However, its potential couldn't be exploited as the coordination of infantry and armour formations was virtually non-existent, resulting in tank attacks lacking infantry support and vice versa.
Nonetheless, there were bounties offered by the Nationalists for every tank captured and every such tank was instantly integrated into their own tank units.
The T-26 remained in action until the end of the war participating in almost all major battles.
REP-01 - T-26 Model 1935, Republican Light Tank
(2pcs)
Retail us$172
Future releases include tank riders from the International Brigades.
REP-01A - Republican Tank Commander
(1pc)
Retail us$25
This figure will be suitable for both the T-26 and the BT-05, (which will be available in 2-3 months time.)
THE JACOBITE REBELLION 1745
BJCAV-03 - BRITISH DRAGOONS COBHAM’S 10th DRAGOONS
1 Figure (2pcs)
Retail us$86
Hope you enjoyed these as much as I did.
Mike
Sierra Toy Soldier Company
Welcome to the latest announcements from John Jenkins, written from a very wet Northern California .
The April releases are currently heading our way and we hope to see them later this week or early next.
As always we hope you enjoy the new releases as much as we do, I especially like the image of the British Dragoons charging, must have been a terrible sight tio see that lot heading your way.
We expect to have these up on the web site, later on this morning.
www.sierratoysoldier.com
Hope you enjoyed.
Mike
Sierra Toy Soldier Company
KNIGHTS OF THE SKIES
Lt.d.R. Friedrich "Fritz" Kempf, had "only" four confirmed victories, thus he didn't qualify under the usual definition of ace. However, there is no doubt he was a seasoned and valued member of Jasta Boelcke, and a well respected Kette leader.
He was born in Freiburg on the 9th May 1894.
On 1 October 1913 he enlisted in the Badische Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 113 as a one-year volunteer. He was with this unit when the war started, and saw service on the Verdun front. After flight training he was assigned to F.E.A. 3 at Gotha in May 1915, then to the Militär-Flieger-Schule in Freiburg. He completed his training at F.E.A.9 in Darmstadt by 4th January 1916.
He was assigned to Jasta 20 of KAGOHL 4 at Köln,the same unit as another future Jasta Boelcke member, Hermann Frommherz, and received his promotion to Vzfw. on 17th January. He saw action on the Verdun front, the Somme, and in Romania and Macedonia. On 9th September he received his promotion to Ltn.d.R.
He was assigned to Jasta Boelcke on 28th March 1917, and scored his first victory on 29 April - a BE2c near Le Pave.
His second was a Sopwith Pup on 5 June at Masnieres, then the 3rd was a Camel on 20 Oct. at Gravenstafel.
He was sent to Jasta-Schule I as an instructor , returning to Jasta Boelcke in January 1918. On 8 May he scored his fourth victory, a Sopwith Camel west of Steenwerke - he was flying Dr.I 493/17 at the time.
He returned to Jasta-Schule I on 18 August.
He died in August 1966.
ACE-11P - Lt.d.R. Friedrich "Fritz" Kempf,
(1pc)
Retail us$36
Adding extra figures to a diorama, this new set GGC-06, has a German pilot with a helper preparing for a flight. The pilot is wearing a British Sidcot suit which could have been obtained from a captured British airman. As soon as these suits were introduced during 1917 they became very popular with pilots on both sides. The helper is seen adjusting the straps on the Heinicke parachute harness.
GGC-06 - German Pilot, and Helper,
(2pcs)
Retail us$68
Josef “Pips” Priller(27th July 1915 -20th May 1961) was a German fighter ace who had a long career in the Luftwaffe and became one of the top aces of the Second World War. The Bf109E is from early in his career and is marked from the time of his receiving the Ritterkreuz for twenty victories.
Priller was the recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords.
ACE-201P - Josef “Pips” Priller and Wingman,
(2pc)
Retail us$68
THE FIRST SUDAN WAR 1884-1885
MAD-02 - MAHDISTS
2 Beja Warriors, Charging#2
(2pcs)
Retail us$68
THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR
The T-26 tank was a Soviet light infantry tank used during many of the conflicts of the 1930s as well as during World War II. It was a development of the British Vickers 6-Ton tank and is widely considered one of the most successful tank designs of the 1930s.
The T-26 was the most important tank of the Spanish Civil War
When the first batch of 50 T-26’s were loaded off the Russian freighter “Komsomol” at the Spanish port of Cartagena on Oct 12, 1936, the Franco Rebellion of July 1936 had already evolved into a bloody civil war.
The Russian government, anxious about losing the country to the fashists, decided to support the Republicans in the same way the Italians and Germans supported the Nationalists.
Hence, no less than 281, T-26 light tanks and a further 50 BT-5 fast tanks reached the Spanish shores up to March of 1938.
The T-26 instantly played a dominent role whenever appearing on the battlefield.
Sufficiently armoured against its machine gun equipped German and Italian counterparts and well armed with the 45mm gun, the T-26 was only threatened by artillery and land mines.
However, its potential couldn't be exploited as the coordination of infantry and armour formations was virtually non-existent, resulting in tank attacks lacking infantry support and vice versa.
Nonetheless, there were bounties offered by the Nationalists for every tank captured and every such tank was instantly integrated into their own tank units.
The T-26 remained in action until the end of the war participating in almost all major battles.
REP-01 - T-26 Model 1935, Republican Light Tank
(2pcs)
Retail us$172
Future releases include tank riders from the International Brigades.
REP-01A - Republican Tank Commander
(1pc)
Retail us$25
This figure will be suitable for both the T-26 and the BT-05, (which will be available in 2-3 months time.)
THE JACOBITE REBELLION 1745
BJCAV-03 - BRITISH DRAGOONS COBHAM’S 10th DRAGOONS
1 Figure (2pcs)
Retail us$86
Hope you enjoyed these as much as I did.
Mike
Sierra Toy Soldier Company
