King & Country releases a Monthly Dispatch announcing what's new and what's being retired from the catalog. Most authorized retailers paste the dispatch into a press-release-style blog post and call it done. I'm doing something different — and starting this month, every dispatch will get a Breagans post that walks through it the way I actually walk through it: which items I bought for the catalog, which ones I passed on for now, and which retiring pieces I picked up because I think demand is about to spike.

A note on the "passed on for now" framing before we dive in. I plan to carry every King & Country item eventually — I'm an authorized retailer for the brand and I think their work is consistently the best in the business. But money does not grow on trees, and a one-person shop has to make calls about what to stock when. If you see a dispatch item below that I haven't picked up yet and you want one, email me — I'll order it. The post just tracks what's already on Breagans's shelves.

This is the April 2026 dispatch. The May dispatch lands May 6, so consider this the catch-up post that kicks off the series.

New Releases This Month

K&C announced four new release groups in the April dispatch. I bought two of them in full, and I'm holding off on the other two for the reasons described above. Here's the breakdown.

Jesus Enters Jerusalem

Released for Easter, this one belongs to K&C's ongoing Life of Jesus collection — a slow-growing line of figures depicting scenes from the Gospels. The new piece (item code LoJ061) shows Jesus seated on a donkey with a young boy leading the animal by its harness, capturing the moment from Palm Sunday described in all four Gospels.

I picked this up because the Life of Jesus collection is a quiet but loyal niche in the K&C lineup — collectors who follow the religious figures keep adding to their displays year over year, and an Easter-week release fits naturally with seasonal interest. It's available at Breagans here: Jesus Enters Jerusalem.

At the Gates of the Alamo

The other major April release is a six-figure addition to K&C's Santa Anna line — the Mexican forces who assaulted the Alamo in March 1836. Where most Alamo collectors focus on the Texan defenders inside, these soldados let you build the assault from the other side, the wave breaking against the mission walls.

I bought every one of the new soldados. The Alamo is the strongest-selling diorama theme in my K&C inventory, and these new figures expand the assault scene in ways the existing line couldn't. Each piece captures a specific moment in the battle.

• RTA127 Santa Anna's Laddermen — two soldados carrying a wooden scaling ladder toward the Alamo wall, the lead figure shouting back over his shoulder.
• RTA128 Santa Anna's Shouting Soldier — a soldado mid-stride, pointing skyward and calling to his comrades, bayoneted musket angled across his body.
• RTA129 Santa Anna's Soldier Reaching for a Fresh Cartridge — caught mid-firing sequence, reaching to his cartridge box for the next round.
• RTA130 Santa Anna's Soldier Biting Open a Fresh Cartridge — the next motion in the loading drill, biting the paper cartridge open before pouring powder.
• RTA131 Santa Anna's Soldier Using His Ramrod — completing the drill, ramrod descended into the barrel.
• RTA143 Santa Anna's Casualties of Battle — five figures in various positions of having fallen. The most affecting piece of the release.

A note on the three loading-drill figures: RTA129, RTA130, and RTA131 form a sequence — reach for the cartridge, bite it open, ram the charge home. Set side by side they show what happens between the shots that get all the attention in battle paintings. That kind of historical specificity is what elevates a diorama from "soldiers in poses" to "a recognizable moment captured in time."

To round out the diorama, here's what's already in the Breagans catalog from the broader Santa Anna and Alamo line:

• RTA139 S.A.I Drummer Advancing
• RTA125 S.A.I Marching to Battle Set A
• RTA126 S.A.I Marching to Battle Set B
• RTA141 S.A.I Kneeling Soldier Firing Upwards
• RTA001 General Santa Anna Mounted — officially retired by K&C but I have a few left
• RTA092 The New Alamo Facade — the building itsellf

To get a sense of how these all look together on the table, I posted a video of the existing Alamo line with the facade earlier this year — 4,355 likes on Instagram, the strongest single-post engagement Breagans has seen on social. Watch it here.

IDF Armed Reconnaissance

K&C added a new piece to their Israel Defense Forces (IDF) line this month — Armed Reconnaissance, a modern Israeli infantry set at the higher end of the K&C price spectrum. The sculpting and finish are excellent, as K&C's modern military lines consistently are.

I passed on this one for now. The IDF line is the smallest piece of my customer mix, and the price point on this particular set is high enough that I want to see whether demand justifies bringing it in before I order. If you collect IDF figures and you want this set, email me — I'll bring one in for you.

...To The Bitter End

The dispatch closed with "...To The Bitter End," a new release in K&C's WWII Imperial Japanese line — additional figures for the Pacific Theater catalog.

I passed on this one too, for a different reason than the IDF set. I already carry K&C Japanese troops, and the Pacific Theater is my slowest-moving WWII inventory. Adding another Japanese release without seeing the existing stock turn over faster is the kind of inventory call that ties up capital without generating sales. Same offer applies — if you want this set, email me.

Being Retired This Month

K&C retires sets and structures on a regular cadence to make room for new releases. The interesting wrinkle for collectors: demand often spikes once a piece is officially retired, because secondary-market prices climb and the only retailers with stock are the ones who reordered before the sunset.

I picked up five retired pieces from this dispatch — all structures and accessories rather than figures, which is part of what makes them worth holding. Diorama builders need this kind of inventory to anchor scenes, and these specific pieces have been Breagans bestsellers across multiple eras.

The European Farmhouse

A cream-stone two-story farmhouse with green shutters and a date stone reading "1615" over the door. The kind of structure that anchors a Napoleonic, WWII, or generic European war scene. Available now: The European Farmhouse.

European Farm Gateway

A small stone archway with green wooden gates, sized to fit alongside the Walls and Gates and farmhouse for a complete farmstead scene. Available now: European Farm Gateway.

European Wall Additions

Damaged stone wall segments with broken sections — battle-weathered detail that pairs with the main Walls and Gates to extend a scene without looking too uniform. Available now: European Wall Additions.

European Walls and Gates

A larger gate setup with tall posts, decorative iron gates, and damaged stone wall sections. The flagship piece in K&C's European structures range, and the most flexible across eras. Available now: European Walls and Gates.

Vietnam Firebase Sand Bag Emplacement

A curved sandbag wall sized to enclose a gun position or perimeter strongpoint — Vietnam War era but visually generic enough to work in late-WWII or modern scenes too. Available now: Vietnam Firebase Sand Bag Emplacement.

Pairs well with: VN075 USMC 105mm Howitzer & Crew — the figures and gun the emplacement was designed around. The photo below shows the combination in action.

That's the April 2026 dispatch from Breagans's perspective. The May dispatch lands May 6, and I'll have a similar post out within a few days of receiving it — same format, same curator framing, same honest accounting of what I bought and what I didn't.

If you want any of the items I haven't picked up yet (the IDF Armed Reconnaissance, the Japanese figures from To The Bitter End, or anything from a future dispatch I sit out), email me directly and I'll order it from K&C. The catch-up between dispatches is roughly two weeks once the order is placed.

— Daniel