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Latest Releases by King & Country
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 7:52 pm
by crossroads
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:18 pm
by Rowsdower
The figures are amazing.
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:59 am
by ChairmanMilo
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.
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:11 am
by Jagdpanther
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.
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:10 am
by Fox Tare-28
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.
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:12 am
by crossroads
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
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:11 pm
by Hanomag
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
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:22 pm
by crossroads
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
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:27 pm
by grunt1
Have they released anything with functional treads yet?
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:03 pm
by Hanomag
Not that I'm aware of no. Why Oh why can't I win the lottery so I cound buy these?
-H
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 6:05 pm
by crossroads
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
www.crossroadsdiecast.com[/url]
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:40 pm
by crossroads
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
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:38 pm
by immeww2
That is some detailing on those figures and armored vehicles. Too bad they are so costly.
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:48 pm
by crossroads
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
Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:59 pm
by crossroads
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
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:57 am
by Jagdpanther
Nice! To bad they cost so much.
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 5:42 am
by Light.Inf.Scout
Man I love that stuff...a little too pricey for me though
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:09 am
by ChairmanMilo
That StuG Ausf B looks great. I must have it
no matter how much it costs.
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 8:34 am
by Col.Pickle
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:31 am
by Light.Inf.Scout
I think i need these...keep looking at them and they are just awesome
Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:29 am
by crossroads
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
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:04 am
by crossroads
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:15 am
by crossroads
Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:47 am
by Jagdpanther
Awesome stuff! I have to get my hands on those new crusaders.
