Photos from older Afrika Korps stuff (4 Viewers)

[Pauck]

I'm relative new collector and I has always problems to find photos from older K&C stuff from all sides.
So I post this photos because I was happy when I had it when I tried to find photos. All common stuff for sure.
Maybe other collectors can complete this photos.

 

[Pauck]

AK020 Demag Halftrack Set

Sd.Kfz. 10 (leichter Zugkraftwagen 1t), Deutsches Afrika Korps, comes with 3 figurines, produced in 2002

 

[Pauck]

AK023 Panzer IV Set

Panzer IV Ausf. G (Sd.Kfz. 161/1, PzKpfw. IV), Deutsches Afrika Korps, comes with 3 figurines, produced in 2003

 

[Pauck]

AK026 Desert Transport Sd.Kfz. 11

Leichter Zugkraftwagen 3t Hanomag, Deutsches Afrika Korps, 15th Panzerdivision, come with 2 figurines (driver is fixed), produced 2006

 

[Pauck]

AK037 Opel Blitz (Afrika Korps Version)

Kfz. 350, Deutsches Afrika Korps, 21st Panzerdivision, come with driver figurine (fixed) and canvas, produced 2007.
The figurines on the bed are AK044 [AK Vehicle Passengers (3-man set)] twice and AK045 [AK Vehicle Passengers (2-man set)] and two oil drums from Rhino.

 

[Pauck]

AK038 StuG III Ausf. B

Sturmgeschütz III Ausf. B, (Sd.Kfz 142), Deutsches Afrika Korps, 15th Pz. Div., come with two figurines, produced 2007.
Nice item but DAK never used a Stug III Ausf. B in the North Africa campaign, so the markings are of 15th Pz. Div. is fiction.

 

[Pauck]

AK039 (SL) Desert Tiger

Tiger I Ausf. E, (Sd.Kfz. 181, PzKfw.VI, early production), Deutsches Afrika Korps, schwere Panzerabteilung sPz.Abt. 501, Feb. 1943, Tunisia, come with 5 figurines. Strictly limited (1250 pieces), produced 2007.

 

[Pauck]

AK046 (SL) Rommel’s Desert Horch

Kfz. 21, Horch 901/40, one of the commander vehicles of Feldmarschall Rommel.
Come with 4 figurines, driver, signal officer and bodyguard of Rommel are fixed, figurine of Rommel not. Strictly limited (1250 pieces), produced 2008.

 

[Pauck]

AK085 Daimler Dingo Armoured Car (Afrika Korps version)

German designation leichter Panzerspähwagen Mk.I 202(e), produced 2012, only 250 pieces worldwide. It has an additional MG, but I forgot it in the box

 

[King & Country]

Re: AK085 Daimler Dingo Armoured Car (Afrika Korps version)

German designation leichter Panzerspähwagen Mk.I 202(e), produced 2012, only 250 pieces worldwide. It has an additional MG, but I forgot it in the box

What a great little collection...and lots of happy memories too. Thankyou Pauck for posting your pix!
It's often fun and a wee bit nostalgic to look back at production from 'all our yesterdays' ...and see the development and transition since. The Afrika Korps has always been an interest of mine ever since a wee boy in Scotland in the dim'n'distant 1950's...A relative, one of my Uncles served with the 8th. Army from 1941 all the way through till '43 and said the AK were some of the finest soldiers he ever fought against!
Best wishes and happy collecting, Andy.

 

[Mark IV]

For a new collector you have done really well to get some of those figures and vehicles.

It took me nearly 4 years to get hold of AK20. And the Desert Tiger has to be the most must have AFV in AK series.

All the best with your collection and with K&C doing additional AK vehicles and figures it will continue to grow.

Mark

 

[AIDMAN]

Nice collection friend. I have all these pieces exept for the desert tiger. Those were the days when this stuff was affordable and you could add several pieces every month to build up your collection, now the prices have gone into orbit and lost touch with reality and i have to worry if there is something in each months new dispatches that i really want instead of worrying that there will be nothing i want...!!!!!!!......How times change.


Steve

 

[RISORGIMENTO]

Re: AK046 (SL) Rommel’s Desert Horch

great collection Tobias and wonderful pictures with interesting text, funny days when these models were full of figures!
many compliments
Carlo

 

[King & Country]

Nice collection friend. I have all these pieces exept for the desert tiger. Those were the days when this stuff was affordable and you could add several pieces every month to build up your collection, now the prices have gone into orbit and lost touch with reality and i have to worry if there is something in each months new dispatches that i really want instead of worrying that there will be nothing i want...!!!!!!!......How times change.


Steve

Hi Steve,
Thankyou for your thoughts...Ah for the good old days when the workers in China were happy with a bowl of rice and a free pair of chopsticks and would work 25 hours a day , 8 days a week!
Seriously though all of us benefitted from the cheap wages, low costs and a huge labour surplus...And for more than a few years we were all just one big, happy family...But times change and so too do costs of manufacturing...Collectors also demand more detail and variety...Just look at the 'Wants, Suggestions, Ideas' on this Forum alone.
Now, there's nothing wrong with wanting to move the hobby forward and seeking all the things all of us want BUT...it all costs MONEY and takes longer to produce. Back in 'The Good Old Days' the world economy was also in a much healthier condition than it is today...These are all factors that play into how we spend our spare cash...and perhaps even look at the hobby.
BUT I remain the eternal optimist....My glass maybe half full...it's never half empty...and I think K&C may still have a few pleasant surprises in the works for our dedicated collectors over the next few months! So, on that cheerful note...Best wishes and happy collecting, Andy.

 

[WesternOutlaw]

My glass maybe half full...it's never half empty...and I think K&C may still have a few pleasant surprises in the works for our dedicated collectors over the next few months! So, on that cheerful note...Best wishes and happy collecting

Hi Andy,

I've probably been a "closet critic" of K&C's new pricing and have not really voiced too much dissatisfaction as I still collect, but after reading your comment to Steve, I have to somewhat reconsider my view on getting those 3-5 figures with a vehicle at a price <$200. Never really thought about the items you mentioned. Relatively speaking only, it is easy to believe that with price increases, it's just about a CEO making more profit on the merchandise; which is not always the case. Thanks for your comments. Sometimes we need a reminder. As long as K&C keeps the quality up (had a few items that I was not particularly satisfied over the last few months), you'll keep collectors like me buying K&C. The diversity and releases by K&C remain #1 in my book!

Sorry Pauck, really wanted to weigh in on Andy's response to Steve. Afrikakorps/British 8th is my favorite theme and what really sucked me into K&C. I have a lot of the new stuff but missed out on so many of the vehicles/items that you've been sharing. Your photos are superb!

I still have this vehicle on my wish list. Managed to find a 105mm on the 2nd hand market but still need the right vehicle to pull it.

 

[enricoquinto]

Hi Andy,

I've probably been a "closet critic" of K&C's new pricing and have not really voiced too much dissatisfaction as I still collect, but after reading your comment to Steve, I have to somewhat reconsider my view on getting those 3-5 figures with a vehicle at a price <$200. Never really thought about the items you mentioned. Relatively speaking only, it is easy to believe that with price increases, it's just about a CEO making more profit on the merchandise; which is not always the case. Thanks for your comments. Sometimes we need a reminder. As long as K&C keeps the quality up (had a few items that I was not particularly satisfied over the last few months), you'll keep collectors like me buying K&C. The diversity and releases by K&C remain #1 in my book!

Sorry Pauck, really wanted to weigh in on Andy's response to Steve. Afrikakorps/British 8th is my favorite theme and what really sucked me into K&C. I have a lot of the new stuff but missed out on so many of the vehicles/items that you've been sharing. Your photos are superb!

I still have this vehicle on my wish list. Managed to find a 105mm on the 2nd hand market but still need the right vehicle to pull it.

I couldn't agree more with you and Andy. Afikakorps/British 8th is my favourite theme too. I've made a little diorama, as can you see below. Do you think about it? I'd like ask you your opinion...



No internet, that is a newsreel! Rommel is making a brief interview...

The Desert Fox, leadership of German and Italian forces in the North African Campaign, established his reputation as one of the most able tank commanders of the war. In the forties, the newsreel was a form of most used propaganda

 

[WesternOutlaw]

I've made a little diorama, as can you see below. Do you think about it? I'd like ask you your opinion...

Nice one Enrico. You've got a great collection of pieces. I esp. like how you covered the bases of the figures with the sand. This morning, I was trying something similar for a few pictures. I don't have much sand. In any case, nice diorama/collection!

 

[Panzer ace]

Ok, it is official I am old. I can remember the day these were released and were considered "new".

 

[King & Country]

I couldn't agree more with you and Andy. Afikakorps/British 8th is my favourite theme too. I've made a little diorama, as can you see below. Do you think about it? I'd like ask you your opinion...

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No internet, that is a newsreel! Rommel is making a brief interview...

The Desert Fox, leadership of German and Italian forces in the North African Campaign, established his reputation as one of the most able tank commanders of the war. In the forties, the newsreel was a form of most used propaganda

Hi Enrico,
Many thanks for posting your AK pix displays....I love to see that Italian Askari figure in there...If I have one small regret it is that more collectors did not go for our "Askaris"...I think they are some of the best action figures K&C have ever produced and...some of the most colourful (no pun intended).
Some time in the future, who knows when...they might even be a few of the most collectible..?
Congratulations on your display and pass on my best regards to all our friends in Milano!
Happy collecting, Andy.

 

[Poppo]

Hi Enrico,
Many thanks for posting your AK pix displays....I love to see that Italian Askari figure in there...If I have one small regret it is that more collectors did not go for our "Askaris"...I think they are some of the best action figures K&C have ever produced and...some of the most colourful (no pun intended).
Some time in the future, who knows when...they might even be a few of the most collectible..?
Congratulations on your display and pass on my best regards to all our friends in Milano!
Happy collecting, Andy.

I agree that the king and country ascari are very well done. They represent the italian ascari in AOI ( italian oriental Africa, Eritrea, Somalia). So they can be useful for a diorama taking place in Ethiopia, but not really historically suitable for a diorama taking place in northern Africa, Lybia, etc.
The libyan ascari wore the hat ( tachia) and uniform as the photo below.