Latest Releases by King & Country

crossroads · Post by **crossroads** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:52 pm

Here are some of the latest from King & Country.

Normandy Kubelwagon WS102

German T-34

German Tank Crew

Thanks
Ronnie
www.crossroadsdiecast.com

Rowsdower · Post by **Rowsdower** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:18 pm

The figures are amazing.

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:59 am

Yeah, I wouldn't mind having that tank crew - they look incredible.

Too bad they cost as much as at least two or three new 1:32 tanks themselves.

Jagdpanther · Post by **Jagdpanther** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:11 am

Nice! Love that tank crew. I thought of buying King And Country World War II figures but then I would have to give up everything else has its to expensive.

Fox Tare-28 · Post by **Fox Tare-28** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:10 am

Jagdpanther wrote: Nice! Love that tank crew. I thought of buying King And Country World War II figures but then I would have to give up everything else has its to expensive.

Yeah, I was browsing their site yesterday. Holy $%@#! That Kubelwagen is $105 alone. The T-34 runs for $115.

crossroads · Post by **crossroads** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:12 am

Their models are rather pricey. But the quality is outstanding. They have just started back into the wooden warbirds. They just announced that they will be doing a new Focke Wulf and a Typhoon. There will only be 20 pieces of each. They have a price of $695.

The earlier warbirds that K&C produced are extremely valuable on the secondary market. Even so I am sure something like that will only appeal to a select crowd.

Thanks
Ronnie Newton
www.crossroadsdiecast.com

Hanomag · Post by **Hanomag** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:11 pm

I would LOVE to have some of those K&C but over a $100 for a small car is a little to steep for me. I like to eat sometimes. And I've grown fond of electicity....trust me...it's gonna be big one day.

At least my meager wallet can't take my dreams away!

-H

crossroads · Post by **crossroads** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:22 pm

Here is a diorama that King & Country did for their new D-Day releases. They have two vehicles with the new items including the M-12 155mm Motor Gun Carriage (DD078) and US Patrol Jeep (DD075). They did do things a little different with their soldiers with this release. The soldiers are released individually instead of the 4 piece sets that they had been using.

D-Day Releases

Thanks
Ronnie
www.crossroadsdiecast.com

grunt1 · Post by **grunt1** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:27 pm

Have they released anything with functional treads yet?

Hanomag · Post by **Hanomag** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:03 pm

Not that I'm aware of no. Why Oh why can't I win the lottery so I cound buy these?

-H

crossroads · Post by **crossroads** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:05 pm

No they don't have functional treads. As most of you know the treads are one of the biggest complaints from the traditional diecast collectors. K&C just don't have the detail on the tracks that a cheaper FOV model has. They have made improvements though. Originaly they were casting the tanks and tracks in one piece. From what I understand they are now casting them separate and attaching them. This gives them a more realistic look. Here are some examples.

This is their Grille BBG001. Take note of the mud and debris that they place in the tracks to fill in all of the gaps.

Here is their latest Sherman BBA015. These tracks are molded separate and than attached so they have a cleaner more realistic look to them.

They still won't roll but they are improving.

Thanks
Ronnie
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crossroads · Post by **crossroads** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:40 pm

Here are some of the latest releases from King & Country.

First off is a Strictly Limited Set.

The Assassination of Heydrich WS104 Strictly Limited

This set depicts the actual moment of the attack on Heydrich when he was fatally injured by the bomb thrown by one of the assassins. This special set includes Heydrich himself...his SD driver...and the two brave Czech patriots Jan Kubis and Josef Gabcik and a superb model of the Reichsprotektor's Staff Car.

Limited Edition of 999
Due out in August
Retails for $159

Next up is the new Fallschirmjagers Line. King & Country did this series some time ago, back in the 90's I believe. The original series is very popular on the retired market. We are still awaiting the announcement of prices for this line. It is expected to be released in August.

Fallschirmjager MG34 Machine Gun Team

Fallschirmjager Motorcycle Combo

There are a total of nine new sets.

Thanks
Ronnie
www.crossroadsdiecast.com

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:38 pm

That is some detailing on those figures and armored vehicles. Too bad they are so costly.

crossroads · Post by **crossroads** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:48 pm

They are expensive. No doubt about it. It looks like they are slowly raising there prices as well. The four figure sets were around $85 - $89 not to long ago. Now they are right about $100. One good thing about them (at least for the time being) is that they hold their value after they are retired. Of course with collectibles you can never tell what will happen.

thanks
Ronnie
www.crossroadsdiecast.com

crossroads · Post by **crossroads** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:59 pm

Here are a few more from the Fields of Battle Series. The Stug will be out in Aug. The remainder of the series will be out within the next few weeks. There are a total of 15 different sets being released with this group.

FOB038 Stug III Ausf. B (Battle of France)

FOB037 French Renault R35 Tank

FOB031 French 75 Gun

Thanks
Ronnie
www.crossroadsdiecast.com

Jagdpanther · Post by **Jagdpanther** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:57 am

Nice! To bad they cost so much.

Light.Inf.Scout · Post by **Light.Inf.Scout** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 5:42 am

Man I love that stuff...a little too pricey for me though

ChairmanMilo · Post by **ChairmanMilo** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:09 am

That StuG Ausf B looks great. I must have it

no matter how much it costs.

Col.Pickle · Post by **Col.Pickle** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:34 am

King And Country is 1:30 scale right? I think they'd look like Shaquille O'neal next to me 1:35 and 1:32 collection.

Light.Inf.Scout · Post by **Light.Inf.Scout** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:31 am

I think i need these...keep looking at them and they are just awesome

crossroads · Post by **crossroads** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:29 am

Like you said King & Country is 1:30 so if you are scale conscious they don't mix well with Forces of Valor. Here is a scene mixing K&C and FOV. The tank is FOV and the soldiers are K&C.

You can view other scenes like this on my Gallery page.

Thanks
Ronnie
www.crossroadsdiecast.com

crossroads · Post by **crossroads** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:04 am

Here are some of the Latest Releases from King & Country.

King & Country Stug III Assault Gun (Afrika Korps Version) AK038 (1:30) Pre Order Sep

King & Country SAS "Recce" Jeep EA025 (1:30) Pre Order Sep

King & Country LRDG 30cwt. Chevrolet Camouflaged EA024 (1:30) Pre Order Sep

King & Country LRDG 30cwt. Chevrolet Uncamouflaged EA023 (1:30) Pre Order Sep

Thanks
Ronnie
www.crossroadsdiecast.com

crossroads · Post by **crossroads** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:15 am

Here are some soldier to go with the vehicles. You can view the remainder of the new items on the Latest Release page.

King & Country SAS Mortar Team EA022 (1:30) Pre Order Sep

King & Country On Guard EA021 (1:30) Pre Order Sep

King & Country The Watchers EA018 (1:30) Pre Order Sep

I'm not sure if these will interest you but here are a few of the Medievel Knights line.

King & Country Richard the Lionheart MK053 (1:30) Pre Order Sep

King & Country Gruesome Trophy Set MK050 (1:30) Pre Order Sep

Thanks
Ronnie
www.crossroadsdiecast.com

Jagdpanther · Post by **Jagdpanther** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:47 am

Awesome stuff! I have to get my hands on those new crusaders.