30th Jun 2022
Blog
Over the past few months K&C has released a number of Luftwaffe and Wehrmacht troops in action or on their way to the front but it’s been quite a while since we’ve produced any Waffen-SS soldiers.
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7th May 2022
King & Country: Kokoda, The Long Bloody Trail
We had to keep this quiet for quite a while, but finally Andy Neilson has decided to send the first picture into the world!
Last year I spent quite some time discussion possibilities for this range w
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2nd May 2022
John Jenkins Designs preview: The Gempei War 1180-1185
The Gempei War which took place between
1180 and 1185 was a national civil war between the Taira and Minamoto clans
during the late Heian period of Japan. It resulted in the downfall of the Taira
a
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13th Apr 2022
John Jenkins: Macedonian phalanx
The Macedonian phalanx was an infantry formation developed by
Philip II and used by his son Alexander the Great to conquer the Achaemenid
Empire and defeat armies of other kingdoms.Phalanxes remaine
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13th Apr 2022
John Jenkins: Macedonian phalanx
The Macedonian phalanx was an infantry formation developed by
Philip II and used by his son Alexander the Great to conquer the Achaemenid
Empire and defeat armies of other kingdoms.Phalanxes remaine
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6th Apr 2022
John Jenkins: Fur Trade
THE FUR TRADEA Travois is a frame structure that was used
by the plains Indians of North America, to drag loads over land. There is
evidence to support that travois were used in other parts of the w
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31st Mar 2022
John Jenkins: Saxon Archers
The death of King Edward the Confessor of England in January
1066 had triggered a succession struggle in which a variety of contenders from
across north-western Europe fought for the English throne.
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24th Mar 2022
John Jenkins Designs: Trojan War preview
The GreeksTraditionally, the Trojan War arose from a sequence of events beginning with a quarrel between the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. Eris the goddess of discord, was not invited to the w
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10th Mar 2022
John Jenkins Designs: Jacobite Rebellion
JACOBITE CAVALRYIt is argued that despite being depicted as horseless troopers standing forlornly in the rear at Culloden, the Jacobite cavalry were regarded when it came to scouting as superior to th
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3rd Mar 2022
John Jenkins Designs: Reconquista
THE SPANISHThe age in which El Cid lived has since been termed the “Reconquista”, or Christian reconquest of Spain from the Moors, and was one of the most colourful periods in military history.The arm
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24th Feb 2022
John Jenkins Designs: The Trojan Wars
TROY AND HER ALLIESTraditionally, the Trojan War arose from a sequence of events beginning with a quarrel between the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. Eris the goddess of discord, was not invited
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1st Feb 2022
John Jenkins Design Fur Trade previews
MOUNTAIN MEN – THE RENDEZVOUSA mountain man was an explorer who lived in the wilderness. They were instrumental in opening up the various Emigrant Trails (widened into wagon roads) allowing Americans
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