Visit to K&C HQ and Shop with photos (2 Viewers)

[villagehorse]

Hq 19

 

[villagehorse]

Hq20

 

[villagehorse]

Hq21

 

[The Military Workshop]

Minor point. The numbers HQ 19 etc are just numbers I assigned to the photos but thee will be some gaps in the numbers as did not use all.

 

[villagehorse]

Hq22

 

[villagehorse]

Hq23

 

[villagehorse]

Hq24-26

 

[wayne556517]

Awesome photos thanks to all concerned.

 

[Jack]

These are of Andy in his office and his book shelf plus a display in his office (unfortunately taken from behind). I missed taking one of the Pirate ship as mentioned in another thread. Helen's office is next to his on the right. Others show the main work area. The day I took the photos was a Saturday so only Andy was there this day. Not shown is the room where the master painters hang out. The San Pueblo shown was an item that never made it into production due to size and cost.

 

[Jack]

These are of Andy in his office and his book shelf plus a display in his office (unfortunately taken from behind). I missed taking one of the Pirate ship as mentioned in another thread. Helen's office is next to his on the right. Others show the main work area. The day I took the photos was a Saturday so only Andy was there this day. Not shown is the room where the master painters hang out. The San Pueblo shown was an item that never made it into production due to size and cost.

 

[villagehorse]

Hq 15-16 & 29

 

[villagehorse]

Hq22

 

[villagehorse]

Hq 30-33

 

[DM101]

Fantastic tour - thanks !

I see some retired items on some of the shelf ---- are they for sale ?

 

[Obee]

Brett & Jules,

Thanks for showing us all the brilliant array of figures crammed ito such a small shop in HK.

I know that the shop has moved, but it seems so crammed, or is it that there are just SO many figures, vehicles, aircraft available in such a vast range?

Maybe they need 2 shops and bigger cabintes to show then off in a less crowded space? Still, isn't that the situation over there... not much space?

This will have to a 'must to see' stopover next time I'm in HK, last time I was there I hadn't resumed my interest in our hobby.... but next time ....

WONDERFUL !!!!

JOhn

 

[ostrein]

... is this heaven ???

{sm3}

Hq 29

What Entrance facade is this on the left in the LAH display?

Oliver

 

[The Military Workshop]

To answer a few questions.

DM101 - The items in the HQ display are not for sale. Andy has mentioned before that he regrets not keeping examples of many of the earlier releases but now keeps extras of all releases as a kind of record of what has been done.

Obee - The shop area is quite small but they have utilised the space quite well. Space not cheap in Pacific Place.
Display area in HQ bigger than shop.

Ostrein - Well spotted on the facade. Not sure what that is. Possibly a protype that was never done or is it a repaint of another building.

Only when looking at this thread did I notice a dio building of a K&C Toy Shop.

If you look very carefully at the photo of Andy's office (the one with work area in foreground and harbour in the background) you can see a bit of the Pirate ship just to the left side.

Thanks to my photo helpers Jules, Jack and Villagehorse. Will add a few more of Pacific Place building and a couple of others tomorrow.

Regards
Brett

 

[RISORGIMENTO]

.........and yet I seemed to have put that soldier here on the shelf!?!?

thank you very much for those incredible pictures!!
Carlo

 

[Jamo]

Brilliant job thanks Brett and Jules - great to see so many new and old sets on display and the dioramas....

At the top left of photo Q21 there's a master (in grey) of the water tower used in the Beersheba diorama on the cover of 155 Days? Could this be a sign of a new dio piece to come or just a spare one never painted or used? This certainly would make a great diorama piece - possibly no more difficult to produce than the AK tower....

if I am totally wrong and Andy is reading this - how about it Andy?!

Thanks again chaps.

 

[Phantom Warrior]

Really interesting to see the shop. Excellent photos and descriptions.

Terry