We've been working on this range for quite some time now and we're finally ready to release them! This first batch covers all of the American and Chinese forces, with infantry, command, mortars and artillery crews for both nations. We'll have the British coming in the next 7-10 days and then the North and South Koreans following on before the end of the month hopefully. Once these are all available, we'll be looking at all of the artillery towards the end of the year. And don't forget that we've got most of the vehicles needed for this conflict already available here: https://pendraken.co.uk/modern/vehicles/
Phil's done a cracking job sculpting these and we'd also like to thank Sunray for all of his help and advice on this range.
Korean War
American - https://pendraken.co.uk/post-war/korean-war/american/
KUS1 Summer kit, advancing with rifle
KUS2 Summer kit, advancing with BAR
KUS3 Summer kit, standing, firing rifle
KUS4 Summer kit, standing, firing carbine
KUS5 Summer kit, standing, hip firing SMG
KUS6 Summer kit, kneeling, firing rifle
KUS7 Summer kit, prone, firing rifle
KUS8 Summer kit, prone, firing BAR
KUS9 Summer kit, .30 Browning MG team (5)
KUS10 60mm mortar with summer crew (3)
KUS11 81mm mortar with summer crew (3)
KUS12 4.2" mortar with summer crew (3)
KUS13 Summer kit, M20 3.5 bazooka with loader (5 pairs)
KUS14 Summer kit, throwing grenade
KUS15 Summer kit, radio operator
KUS16 Officers in summer kit
KUS17 Artillery crew in summer kit
KUS18 Winter kit, advancing with rifle
KUS19 Winter kit, standing, firing rifle
KUS20 Winter kit, standing, firing carbine
KUS21 Winter kit, kneeling, firing rifle
KUS22 60mm mortar with winter crew (3)
KUS23 81mm mortar with winter crew (3)
KUS24 4.2" mortar with winter crew (3)
KUS25 Officers in winter kit
KUS26 Artillery crew in winter kit
KUS27 Senior officer (2) £0.50
KUS28 Sentry
KUS29 Casualty
KUS30 Tank commander (head/shoulder) in US helmet £1.00
(Packs contain 10 figures @ £1.75 unless shown otherwise.)
Chinese - https://pendraken.co.uk/post-war/korean-war/chinese/
KCH1 Summer kit, advancing with rifle
KCH2 Summer kit, standing, firing rifle
KCH3 Summer kit, standing, firing Type 50 SMG
KCH4 Summer kit, kneeling, firing rifle
KCH5 Summer kit, prone, firing rifle
KCH6 Summer kit, prone, firing DP LMG
KCH7 Summer kit, Model 92 MG with loader (5 pairs)
KCH8 80mm mortar with summer crew (3)
KCH9 120mm mortar with summer crew (3)
KCH10 Summer kit, throwing grenade
KCH11 Summer kit, bugler
KCH12 Summer kit, radio operator
KCH13 Officers in summer kit
KCH14 Artillery crew in summer kit
KCH15 Winter kit, advancing with rifle
KCH16 Winter kit, standing, firing rifle
KCH17 Winter kit, standing, firing Chinese 7.62mm Type 50 SMG
KCH18 Winter kit, kneeling, firing rifle
KCH19 80mm mortar with winter crew (3)
KCH20 120mm mortar with winter crew (3)
KCH21 Winter kit, throwing grenade
KCH22 Officers in winter kit
KCH23 Artillery crew in winter kit
KCH24 Casualty
(Packs contain 10 figures @ £1.75 unless shown otherwise.)
And of course some pics to tempt you in!
KUS1 - American in summer kit, advancing with rifle
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4296/KUS1.jpg)
KUS11 - American 81mm mortar with summer crew
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4306/KUS11.jpg)
KUS20 - American in winter kit, firing carbine
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4315/KUS20.jpg)
KUS24 - American 4.2" mortar with winter crew
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4319/KUS24.jpg)
KUS28 - American sentry
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4323/KUS28.jpg)
KCH1 - Chinese in summer kit, advancing with rifle
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4326/KCH1.jpg)
KCH8 - Chinese 80mm mortar with summer crew
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4333/KCH8.jpg)
KCH12 - Chinese radio operator
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4337/KCH12.jpg)
KCH17 - Chinese in winter kit, firing SMG
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4342/KCH17.jpg)
KCH20 - Chinese 120mm mortar with winter crew
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4345/KCH20.jpg)
KCH23 - Chinese artillery crew in winter kit
(https://pendraken.co.uk/_img/products/4348/KCH23.jpg)
So that's the first batch released, more to come very soon!
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Wow! You guys have been busy!
Quote from: mad lemmey on 07 July 2018, 08:08:59 PM
Wow! You guys have been busy!
We have indeed! We've trained up one of the guys to do production moulds, so we've gone from 3-4 moulds per week to 3-4 moulds per day!
=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>
Looking forward to seeing the next batch of releases for this range :)
=D> =D> =D> =D> =D>
Quote from: Leon on 07 July 2018, 06:37:34 PM
Phil's done a cracking job sculpting these and we'd also like to thank Sunray for all of his help and advice on this range.
I'd like to thank James...(and Nobby,for finding lots of the reference piccies, as well.) :)
Cheers - Phil
Looking good....
These look really good I can also see them being proxies for other things I need
Take care
Andy
Lovely job. Glad I can order what I want without kneeling or firing figures. TBH I'll probably use WWII BAR gunners rather than prone ones.
Will there be some MGs for the winter?
If it were me, I'd have stuck the radio ops in with the officers. Can't see how I'd use 10 radio operators.
But these are minor gripes. I am building my OOBs.
Can't wait to get some Centurions on the ground. :D :D :D :D :D
This is a big commitment by Leon and Dave. Thank you Pendraken.
Korea - particularly the early war retreat to Pusan and the Inchon landings offer really good table top scenarios.
I am experimenting with model railway H0/00 & N gauge "mountains" as backdrop features. Token really - bit like 20 trees = a jungle.
Outside Korea, Phil has wittingly created a lot of proxy figures. The US early war (summer ) will pass nicely for WW2 as will the Brits in smocks - late war 1945 era . The 1950s bush hat/tropical Brits will make good 14th forgotten army. The Koreans (S &N) will proxy for Latin American and Bush war types.
The 41 Royal Marine Commandos are my favourite sub range . Lots of NATO and Bush war applications.
Really love the detail on the command figures. Some of these will even be able to be used with Falkland range. :-bd
Quote from: Sunray on 09 July 2018, 11:17:03 AM
Outside Korea, Phil has wittingly created a lot of proxy figures.
"Wittingly"? Techno?
Our Techno?
Oi !!
You Oik, Nobby. :P
(But I don't think I can take any credit for making any 'proxy' figures....Wittingly, or not. ;D ;D)
Cheers - Phil
First class range, now what rules...
Centurion Rules!
Those finish a tad early, after all the Roman empire finally died in 1453 !
Quote from: Ben Waterhouse on 09 July 2018, 01:12:21 PM
First class range, now what rules...
As discussed when the range was a gleam in Leon's eye, the rules that need less tweak are BKC . :)
90% of the kit is WW2, and it fits the post war era as opposed to modern. For me the dividing line is guided weapons.
Leon has already sussed a downloadable Korean supplement. :-bd
A major tweak may be revision of the Sherman M4A3E8 over the much vaunted T34/85, especially with well trained US crews. It came out best in the tank v tank encounters.
Just wondering if any of the US figures will proxy for ARVN infantry?
Quote from: alan_lockhart on 10 July 2018, 05:22:55 PM
Just wondering if any of the US figures will proxy for ARVN infantry?
Hi Alan (from Antrim ?)- the light order and WW2 small arms of the South Koreans would fit early war ARVN- to a point.
These figures are to Phil's neat style and not as "bulky" as the Vietnam range, so with a lighter build, could well serve as a proxy for Vietnamese.
Quote from: Steve J on 07 July 2018, 09:02:46 PM
Looking forward to seeing the next batch of releases for this range :)
Me too! I'm looking at some scenario ideas, even Chinese Civil War. For me, Korean War scenario(s) have to involve some sort of tanks. Researching Canadians or British vs Chinese.
Quote from: Schlesien on 14 July 2018, 12:11:10 AM
For me, Korean War scenario(s) have to involve some sort of tanks.
Are you saying you have to have tanks to be interested? If so, here's some incentive.
I would say that dependent upon the phase of the war tanks have a varied impact.
If you look at Pork Chop Hill for example, that was an almost entirely infantry battle. I think tank vs tank was not a great feature of Korea. Probably used more as mobile artillery / infantry support.
Whatever your taste, I think the Koran War can supply.
Sorry found this ... couldn't resist.
The early war was the era for tank v tank
From memory (its about 2 years since I researched it) the north entered the war with about 600 T34/85s.
There were approx. 119 tank v tank engagements. The deployment was often in penny packets - only 24 engagements involving more than three T34s !
Which makes for the table top well suited to real life.
The bad news for Stuart (fsn) was that the 8th (Royal Irish Hush Puppies ) only had 18 Cents. in total. ~X(
Quote from: Sunray on 14 July 2018, 01:10:57 PM
The bad news for Stuart (fsn) was that the 8th (Royal Irish Hush Puppies ) only had 18 Cents. in total. ~X(
Pshaw! I've got more than that!
Quote from: Sunray on 14 July 2018, 01:10:57 PM
The bad news for Stuart (fsn) was that the 8th (Royal Irish Hush Puppies ) only had 18 Cents. in total. ~X(
I rather suspect that you are referring to the Churchills which were the first tanks we sent. 1 Squadron would be roughly 18.
IanS
No Ian. I am referring to the 8th Royal Irish Hussars who arrived at Pusan on 14 Nov 1950. With their shiny new Mk3s.
And yes, I stand corrected in that three squadrons of the 8th were deployed, so that's what ? 18 x 3 = 54 Centurions in total ? :)
I was reading the war diary for the Compo valley and had assumed one squadron was the deployment
Now the reccie platoon - they were equipped with Cromwells- and at least one got captured, and used against former owners !
Quote from: Sunray on 14 July 2018, 06:17:36 PM
And yes, I stand corrected in that three squadrons of the 8th were deployed, so that's what ? 18 x 3 = 34 Centurions in total ? :)
18 x 3 = 54 :)
IIRC the first battle the Centurions fought was against a captured Cromwell.
Centurion won.
Cromwell nil. :D :D :D
(Now onto the Scottish football results.)
Cheers - Too ashamed to sign his name. :-[ :-[
I think Sir will find his coat out front ... I believe it is in the care of a homeless gentleman known as "Stinky".
Just got my first lot for the Korean War - some Summer Chinese (which does sound like a variety of petunia) - and they are absolutely, and I don't just say this, absolutely spiffing.
Well done Techno.
Thank you Leon & crew.
Thank you, Nobby ! :)
Cheers - Wotshisname
Quote from: fsn on 21 July 2018, 11:56:02 AM
Just got my first lot for the Korean War - some Summer Chinese (which does sound like a variety of petunia) - and they are absolutely, and I don't just say this, absolutely spiffing.
Well done Techno.
Thank you Leon & crew.
Excellent, glad you like them! 8)
Any news on whether the winter kit troops will get LMGs and MMGs?
Quote from: Steve J on 21 July 2018, 05:47:05 PM
Any news on whether the winter kit troops will get LMGs and MMGs?
Probably at some stage but no timescales at the moment I'm afraid. We've invested quite a sum in the Korean ranges so far so we'll need to get some sales in for a bit before we start adding more sculpts.