Some more help please with some more K&S Glossy Chaps (1 Viewer)

[randomcollector]

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I could really do with some help here identifying some figures I have.

1. 6 kneeling Seaforths. I am a bit baffled by this set as I bought this a few years ago. They were sold to be as K&C in a K&C old blue box and they look like K&C. But when I got them they are slightly smaller than the other K&C sets I have. Any idea why they are smaller. I still love them but can't understand why they are smaller.

2. I have what looks like a police woman writing out a parking ticket (parking fine) or just making some notes. Again it was sold to me as a K&C piece and has what I believe is a K&C stamp on the base.

3. I have what looks likes like a USMC pilot. Again it was sold to me as a K&C piece and has what I believe is a K&C stamp on the base.

4. Finally I have this zulu I recently bought - no idea of the Make I just liked it.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Louis Badolato]

I'm not 100% sure about the Zulu, but the rest are K&C. You have a Royal Artillery Sergeant with a swagger stick from RA1 or RA2, a kneeling at the ready Seaforth Highlander, a Hong Kong Police Meter Maid, a WWII U.S.M.C. pilot, but the Zulu is in a pose I do not recognize. That does not mean it is not K&C, Gordon Neilson used to customize one-off figures from K&C castings.

 

[jazzeum]

The base looks right on the Zulu but I don’t have one in this exact pose.

K & C made several pilots in similar poses; I have three or four. I don’t think they show up in any brochures. I’d have to check. If they do I will send you a scan.

K & C made several HK police figures. I have a bunch. I will find the brochure and send it to you.

 

[randomcollector]

The base looks right on the Zulu but I don’t have one in this exact pose.

K & C made several pilots in similar poses; I have three or four. I don’t think they show up in any brochures. I’d have to check. If they do I will send you a scan.

K & C made several HK police figures. I have a bunch. I will find the brochure and send it to you.

Oh thats brilliant thank you

 

[randomcollector]

I'm not 100% sure about the Zulu, but the rest are K&C. You have a Royal Artillery Sergeant with a swagger stick from RA1 or RA2, a kneeling at the ready Seaforth Highlander, a Hong Kong Police Meter Maid, a WWII U.S.M.C. pilot, but the Zulu is in a pose I do not recognize. That does not mean it is not K&C, Gordon Neilson used to customize one-off figures from K&C castings.

Hi Louis
Do you know why this set of Seaforth are much smaller than the other K&C Seaforth and artillery guys. It just baffled me...

 

[randomcollector]

Hi Louis
Do you know why this set of Seaforth are much smaller than the other K&C Seaforth and artillery guys. It just baffled me...

If you look at the pics they are in you can see they are much smaller than the other kneeling figures..

 

[jazzeum]

Oh thats brilliant thank you

The pilot does show up in one of the brochures but it’s not the clearest. I can send it if you like.

I can also send some photos of my Zulus, if you like. I think I have about six or seven.

I also have a brochure that you might like to see. I’ve never seen anyone else have one like it.

 

[randomcollector]

The pilot does show up in one of the brochures but it’s not the clearest. I can send it if you like.

I can also send some photos of my Zulus, if you like. I think I have about six or seven.

I also have a brochure that you might like to see. I’ve never seen anyone else have one like it.

Hi - That would be brilliant. I would love to see the brochures. I own 3 KC& Zulu's I think they look wonderful...
TBH - think I might have to start buying some of the dioramas they really bring out the best in the toy soldiers....

 

[Louis Badolato]

Hi - That would be brilliant. I would love to see the brochures. I own 3 KC& Zulu's I think they look wonderful...
TBH - think I might have to start buying some of the dioramas they really bring out the best in the toy soldiers....

Here is a photo of the original K&C Zulu War Burning Farmhouse, with all of the K&C Zulus, the one 24th Foot figure K&C produced (a wounded officer standing behind a dead horse firing a pistol), the Frontline Chard & Bromhead figures mismarked K&C (there's a story about that in the K&C Book Volume 2) and the red coated Seaforth Highlanders (which period K&C brochures depicted fighting the Zulus).

 

[randomcollector]

Here is a photo of the original K&C Zulu War Burning Farmhouse, with all of the K&C Zulus, the one 24th Foot figure K&C produced (a wounded officer standing behind a dead horse firing a pistol), the Frontline Chard & Bromhead figures mismarked K&C (there's a story about that in the K&C Book Volume 2) and the red coated Seaforth Highlanders (which period K&C brochures depicted fighting the Zulus).

thank you. I think that book might be good investment....

 

[Louis Badolato]

thank you. I think that book might be good investment....

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/976975

The book is available here. I believe if you choose to pay in British Pounds the book is significantly less expensive. While I am one of the authors of the book, I don't receive any of the proceeds, which I assigned to co-author Kevin Elliott, who spent a small fortune flying across the pond to do the photography.

 

[jazzeum]

Actually, I don’t think your Zulu is K & C. I have about 10 of them and they all have oval bases nor do I believe your Zulu is Trophy, which did use square bases but they don’t seem to look the same.

See here for Trophy Zulus, page 2 and beyond.

Trophy - zulu war sets

Three of my TROPHY of WALES Zulu War sets Rocket battery Naval Landing Brigade -- Gatling Gun and Field Gun Royal Marines – Gatling Gun and Field Gun Martyn

forum.treefrogtreasures.com

 

[jazzeum]

Hi - That would be brilliant. I would love to see the brochures. I own 3 KC& Zulu's I think they look wonderful...
TBH - think I might have to start buying some of the dioramas they really bring out the best in the toy soldiers....

Here are better close up views of some of the Zulus.

 

[jazzeum]

Here are photos of the pilots. The one in the middle, an African American pilot, is quite unusual.

The second photo shows the back of the one on the right in the first photo.

The last photo shows that same pilot with a P 40 Flying Tiger. The plane is also by K & C.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Here are photos of the pilots. The one in the middle, an African American pilot, is quite unusual.

The second photo shows the back of the one on the right in the first photo.

The last photo shows that same pilot with a P 40 Flying Tiger. The plane is also by K & C.

Wow Brad! I've never seen a K&C Glossy Tuskegee Airman before! That is super rare, maybe a Gordon Neilson one off.

 

[jazzeum]

Wow Brad! I've never seen a K&C Glossy Tuskegee Airman before! That is super rare, maybe a Gordon Neilson one off.

Thanks Louis. I think I purchased it from Peter Lalos a couple of years back. He has some unusual pieces from time to time.

 

[randomcollector]

http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/976975

The book is available here. I believe if you choose to pay in British Pounds the book is significantly less expensive. While I am one of the authors of the book, I don't receive any of the proceeds, which I assigned to co-author Kevin Elliott, who spent a small fortune flying across the pond to do the photography.

Thankyou - I did wonder if you were one of the authors. I have seen previews of it and it looks amaising. Also noticed that there are other books. One was of Arnhem... Were you involved in that!

 

[randomcollector]

Here are better close up views of some of the Zulus.

Yea these look good. I have the one on the left on the top hand picture as well as 2 that are not here. One firing a gun and one with a stick with a round ball Cudgel I think it's called. These look good. When I bought mine the gentle put them in a box and gave me the original receipt when he bought them... He did the same when I bought the 3 Seafoths - again with the original receipts. Ill see if I can find them and she them... (receipts that is).

 

[randomcollector]

Wow Brad! I've never seen a K&C Glossy Tuskegee Airman before! That is super rare, maybe a Gordon Neilson one off.

Agreed those airmen look good. So glad I asked the question as I thought my airman was a fake. I even tried to sell it in 2018 ad no one wanted it. So glad now. I am going to keep an eye out now... Again thanks for sharing///

 

[jazzeum]

Thankyou - I did wonder if you were one of the authors. I have seen previews of it and it looks amaising. Also noticed that there are other books. One was of Arnhem... Were you involved in that!

There are several books. Great photography by Kevin and text by Louis.