King & Country’s AK076 is a single military policeman whose equipment makes his occupation immediately legible. He wears a tropical sun helmet with goggles above the brim, a green tunic and pale trousers gathered above his boots.
AK075 combines an unmistakably Italian tank shape with conspicuous German crosses. King & Country’s Afrika Korps M13/40 has a compact riveted hull, a rounded turret and a crew figure visible at the open hatch.
AK054 changes the activity on the shelf from fighting to filming. King & Country pairs a standing correspondent holding a microphone with a cameraman leaning into a movie camera on a tripod.
The tall enclosed body of AK052 immediately separates it from an ordinary supply lorry. King & Country’s Funkkraftwagen is a radio truck with an Afrika Korps driver, finished in brown mottling over a sandy base.
King & Country’s AK037 Opel Blitz gives a desert collection something every tank needs: transport behind it. The truck comes with an Afrika Korps driver, a detailed cab and a removable rear canopy; the release description also specifies rolling wheels.
There is a pleasing imbalance to King & Country’s AK008: the rider sits high over the motorcycle while his companion is tucked down in the sidecar, behind a mounted machine gun. The two-man combination has a sandy finish, a spare wheel behind the passenger and luggage that makes the small vehicle look ready for a journey.
A bright lion-bearing shield and a pale horse make William Marshal an immediate focal point. Del Prado’s mounted portrait adds a named medieval statesman and knight to a section otherwise rich in anonymous warriors.
Blue headgear, a pink-toned garment and a tall polearm make this Venetian sailor an unusual medieval subject. The figure brings the armed maritime world into a collection more often filled with knights and battlefield infantry.
The curved bow and lightly equipped standing pose give this Del Prado archer a distinctive outline. His Crécy label provides a familiar entry point into the Hundred Years’ War without requiring a large medieval battle scene.
A low fighting stance, broad hat and long polearm give this Gotland militiaman immediate movement. Del Prado’s subject connects with a medieval battle whose surviving graves have provided unusually rich evidence of armour and violent injury.
