King & Country
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Hi guys,
As some of you may know around this time every year I head off to Europe to take part in several large “Meet ‘n’ Greets” in Italy, France and the U.K. Well, this year is no exception and in a few hours time I’ll be off into the “wild blue yonder” but before I go…
1. “I Think Grey Will Sell”…
And so do I… which is why K&C still produce quite a few fighting vehicles in the said colour. All I have ever said is that in general “camouflage” outsells “grey” by a factor of at least 3 to 1. At least as far as K&C is concerned.
However, I’m also a fan of grey so what I can say with some extra conviction is that… there will be more!
2. “Cutting Arrow’s Work”
Fabulous conversions… a truly gifted artist – well done.
3. “December Dispatches”
Well I just finished writing them up… But as sure as “eggs are eggs”… there will be some happiness… some disappointment.
4. “Competition”
A few people seem to think that K&C have only ever experienced “real competition” since First Legion appeared on the scene… for what it’s worth K&C has always had competition (and serious ones at that) since our little company was born back in 1983. Back in the 80’s it was primarily great companies like Tradition, Trophy and Imperial… In the 90’s it was folks like Frontline, Tommy Atkins and a few others. In this century there is the revitalized Britains, Conte, Figarti and John Jenkins to name but a few.
We’ve always had competition… and we always will have competition… that’s a fact of business life… K&C certainly, does not want to be the only “leaf on the tree”. That would not be a healthy tree or a happy hobby.
First Legion make a terrific product and have a unique style… Just as K&C and every other competitor worth their salt has too. That’s why this hobby continues to attract “new blood” and why I still love doing what I’m doing.
I do think however that the second part of the original post, “No, I think K&C can handle any competition with great ease” is more than a wee bit misleading…
Running any successful company demands a whole lot of “blood, sweat and tears”. Nothing, and I mean nothing, has ever been “easy” for K&C. We work dammed hard to do what we do and produce it on a regular monthly basis to a fairly large cross section of dedicated collectors all over the world.
Whatever success we’ve achieved has involved a great team effort and plenty of the aforementioned “BS&T”. I sometimes get the impression though that there’s more than a few individuals out there who would take great delight in seeing K&C’s failure and never miss an opportunity to “snipe away” at our not inconsiderable achievements or indeed virtually any aspect of our operation.
All I can say to them… is actually nothing!
But to rest of your guys…. Enjoy yourselves, have lots of fun collecting whatever you collect and… happy collecting!
Adios for now,
Andy C.
As some of you may know around this time every year I head off to Europe to take part in several large “Meet ‘n’ Greets” in Italy, France and the U.K. Well, this year is no exception and in a few hours time I’ll be off into the “wild blue yonder” but before I go…
1. “I Think Grey Will Sell”…
And so do I… which is why K&C still produce quite a few fighting vehicles in the said colour. All I have ever said is that in general “camouflage” outsells “grey” by a factor of at least 3 to 1. At least as far as K&C is concerned.
However, I’m also a fan of grey so what I can say with some extra conviction is that… there will be more!
2. “Cutting Arrow’s Work”
Fabulous conversions… a truly gifted artist – well done.
3. “December Dispatches”
Well I just finished writing them up… But as sure as “eggs are eggs”… there will be some happiness… some disappointment.
4. “Competition”
A few people seem to think that K&C have only ever experienced “real competition” since First Legion appeared on the scene… for what it’s worth K&C has always had competition (and serious ones at that) since our little company was born back in 1983. Back in the 80’s it was primarily great companies like Tradition, Trophy and Imperial… In the 90’s it was folks like Frontline, Tommy Atkins and a few others. In this century there is the revitalized Britains, Conte, Figarti and John Jenkins to name but a few.
We’ve always had competition… and we always will have competition… that’s a fact of business life… K&C certainly, does not want to be the only “leaf on the tree”. That would not be a healthy tree or a happy hobby.
First Legion make a terrific product and have a unique style… Just as K&C and every other competitor worth their salt has too. That’s why this hobby continues to attract “new blood” and why I still love doing what I’m doing.
I do think however that the second part of the original post, “No, I think K&C can handle any competition with great ease” is more than a wee bit misleading…
Running any successful company demands a whole lot of “blood, sweat and tears”. Nothing, and I mean nothing, has ever been “easy” for K&C. We work dammed hard to do what we do and produce it on a regular monthly basis to a fairly large cross section of dedicated collectors all over the world.
Whatever success we’ve achieved has involved a great team effort and plenty of the aforementioned “BS&T”. I sometimes get the impression though that there’s more than a few individuals out there who would take great delight in seeing K&C’s failure and never miss an opportunity to “snipe away” at our not inconsiderable achievements or indeed virtually any aspect of our operation.
All I can say to them… is actually nothing!
But to rest of your guys…. Enjoy yourselves, have lots of fun collecting whatever you collect and… happy collecting!
Adios for now,
Andy C.
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