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[wayne556517]

 

[wayne556517]

 

[wayne556517]

 

[wayne556517]

 

[wayne556517]

Dear All

Well today I finally get to go on my holidays but before I go please see below this months offerings from Thomas Gunn.

As I will be away all week, please email all enquiries/orders to helen@tomgunn.co.uk, I will be back in work on the 25th August.

There are no FFL figures this month but have no fear, at least 6 new figures are now in the pipeline including an artillery piece!

Last month we sold out of V013A, FFL024D, CLUB 12B and surprise surprise Femme Fatale SS035! The majority of the other releases from July are also on the critical list, not sure if the economy is picking up but things do seem to be on the up.

Our new wooden warbirds also did very well with the Dornier 335 now sold out and I believe we only have 1 x ME 262 left. I am hoping to offer a new Warbird in early September, its German in case anybody needed a clue!

OK so lets kick off with the French Indian War and work our way thru the ages:



French Indian War 60th Regiment of Foot



FIW002 Standing Firing Rifleman 60th Foot limited to 100 pieces in 1/32 scale and priced at $40

FIW003 Kneeling Rifleman 60th Foot limited to 100 pieces in 1/32 scale and priced at $40

FIW 004 Charge Your Bayonet! Limited to 100 pieces in 1/32 scale and priced at $40



World War One



LOA 012: A kneeling and lying down rifleman from the Bedouin tribe, limited to 100 in number and priced at $79 for the two figures.



LOA 013: Two kneeling Bedouin figures, one crouched over looking for a new target and a kneeling reload figure. Limited to 100 in number and priced at $79 for the two figures



GW044: The last of our marching Belgians, this time without a moustache, some fighting Belgians coming in the next few months! This figure limited to 100 in number and priced at $40.



GW025B: A British guard in Pith Hat and desert gear with Boxer puppy dog and sign makes a very nice set. Limited to 100 in number and priced at $40.00



GW025C: An Australian guard in Pith Hat and desert gear with Boxer puppy dog and sign makes a very nice set. Limited to 100 in number and priced at $40.00



GW028B: Two German Stormtroopers wearing gas masks in the classic kneeling and standing firing positions. Limited to 100 in number and priced at $79 for the two figures. GW031, 32 and 40 will also follow shortly in the gas mask version.



World War Two



LUFT012: A Technician sits at a table with a cup of coffee, it could be the Neptun radar for a night fighter being repaired or part of the guidance system for the Wasserfall - you decide! Priced at $43.50 and limited to 100 in number.



SS037B: A follow on from our first Maiale: This time with U Boat Commander Wolfgang Luth who is looking on at amusement at what has become of the once mighty Kriegsmarine! Luth was a very interesting character with one of the highest gross tonnage scores of any U Boat commander during WW2. Awarded the Knights Cross he was unfortunately shot and killed by a German sentry days after the war ended! Priced at $125 and limited to 40 pieces worldwide.



COMM 006: The Royal Navy captured and then copied the Maiale, renaming it the Chariot. Some of these Chariots were then used in operations against the Axis forces, albeit not as successfully as the Italian raid on Alexandria harbour.

Our Chariot comes in green livery with a Commando guard, other Diver figures are planned later to go with this set.

Priced at $125 and limited to 70 in number worldwide.



PARA009: A British Paratrooper stands on guard with Sten submachine gun. Priced at $40 and limited to 100 in number worldwide.



FJ010: Major Heinz Adolff, a posthumous recipient of the Knights Cross who died whilst trying to drive a truck loaded with bombs onto Primosole bridge, in a bid to stop the Allies recapturing it during 1943.

This figure comes in a highly detailed pattern jacket with rank and helmet insignia, one of our best FJ's to date! Limited to 100 in number and priced at $40.



CLUB14: Kurt Welter with Schapps his dog, makes a call on a field telephone. Will go beautifully with LUFT 12 Technician above and whatever aircraft you have in your collection!

Free to all Gunn Club members who spend $150 or more thru our website or can be bought as part of a regular purchas, priced at $43.50, limited to 120 in number worldwide.



If you no longer wish to receive the newsletter then please reply back with the wording 'UNSUBSCRIBE' in the header and I will stop bothering you!

Next month will see a couple more MAD FFL figures plus some WW2 Russian and Jungle troops, from what I have seen so far there will be some very happy collectors out there once these are released!



Best wishes

Vicki Lucas

TGM Marketing Manager

 

[Jack]

I have to give TG credit - they are never boring!

 

[Rob]

I second Jack here, some very interesting releases, I do like the FJ, Commando and Chariot very much. The Jerries in Gas masks are cool too but am concentrating on French right now.

Looking forward to the next dead WW1 figure too:salute::...will that be next month Tom???

Rob

 

[TomNT]

I have to give TG credit - they are never boring!

Agreed and thanks for posting Wayno, i'll cancel the hoodoo!!! ^&grin

Lots of nice stuff this month and the items I reckon i'll get will be the para and FJ.

Tom

 

[Gunn Miniatures]

I second Jack here, some very interesting releases, I do like the FJ, Commando and Chariot very much. The Jerries in Gas masks are cool too but am concentrating on French right now.

Looking forward to the next dead WW1 figure too:salute::...will that be next month Tom???

Rob

Dead German in gas mask next month, its the B version of GW032. We also have some live Frenchies next month if that helps?!
Best Vicki

 

[villagehorse]

Worth the wait, good mix. Robin.

 

[Rob]

Dead German in gas mask next month, its the B version of GW032. We also have some live Frenchies next month if that helps?!
Best Vicki

It certainly does Vicki it certainly does!:salute:: Thanks ever so
Rob

 

[Rob]

THANKS FOR POSTING WAYNE:salute::

 

[Obee]

Oh dear.....

what happened with the quality control Tom ????

I have to comment about the Aussie on guard
GW025C: An Australian guard in Pith Hat and desert gear with Boxer puppy dog and sign makes a very nice set. Limited to 100 in number and priced at $40.00

A couple of major errors are most evident with this figure :

1. Brass buttons were not used, they had blackened metal badges and buttons
3. Tan trousers were not worn, both coat and trousers were the same fabric, a dark khaki.
5. Facial hair was only tolerated in a combat situation, like Gallipoli, where they were short of water, but moustaches were OK.
7. Aussies wore BROWN BOOTS not Black... maybe he raided the British Q-Store ??

I think that more research is needed with your Australian figures, and there are lot of knowledgeable collectors 'down under, so why not seek help to maintain your standards, which with many other ranges are excellent.

Regards,
John

 

[waynepoo]

Oh dear.....

what happened with the quality control Tom ????

I have to comment about the Aussie on guard
GW025C: An Australian guard in Pith Hat and desert gear with Boxer puppy dog and sign makes a very nice set. Limited to 100 in number and priced at $40.00

A couple of major errors are most evident with this figure :

1. Brass buttons were not used, they had blackened metal badges and buttons
3. Tan trousers were not worn, both coat and trousers were the same fabric, a dark khaki.
5. Facial hair was only tolerated in a combat situation, like Gallipoli, where they were short of water, but moustaches were OK.
7. Aussies wore BROWN BOOTS not Black... maybe he raided the British Q-Store ??

I think that more research is needed with your Australian figures, and there are lot of knowledgeable collectors 'down under, so why not seek help to maintain your standards, which with many other ranges are excellent.

Regards,
John

Totally correct John, the Aussie figure is just awful! Very disappointing, TG is hot and cold at times and this is one of those cold times {sm2}
Wayne.

 

[Guy]

very good mix
Gentlemen I already ordered 3% of GW044 production, so hurry up and order if you want to catch one for your collection
furthermore I ordered the 2 paras ( German and British) and the Luftwaffe figures
guy

 

[Gunn Miniatures]

Oh dear.....

what happened with the quality control Tom ????

I have to comment about the Aussie on guard
GW025C: An Australian guard in Pith Hat and desert gear with Boxer puppy dog and sign makes a very nice set. Limited to 100 in number and priced at $40.00

A couple of major errors are most evident with this figure :

1. Brass buttons were not used, they had blackened metal badges and buttons
3. Tan trousers were not worn, both coat and trousers were the same fabric, a dark khaki.
5. Facial hair was only tolerated in a combat situation, like Gallipoli, where they were short of water, but moustaches were OK.
7. Aussies wore BROWN BOOTS not Black... maybe he raided the British Q-Store ??

I think that more research is needed with your Australian figures, and there are lot of knowledgeable collectors 'down under, so why not seek help to maintain your standards, which with many other ranges are excellent.

Regards,
John

I think you are right John, he probably helped himself to a new uniform from a British QM stores - it was known to happen - the 'liberating' of gear and borrowing what you could when the opportunity arose.
I am sure the dog also used to belong to another British soldier we made, so he probably helped himself to that at the same time!
I did read a true but funny story of a British Commando on the Dieppe raid who has his trousers burned off by fire as soon as he landed, so he fought the entire action in his underpants! We wont be making him don't worry!

Best wishes Vicki

 

[waynepoo]

I think you are right John, he probably helped himself to a new uniform from a British QM stores - it was known to happen - the 'liberating' of gear and borrowing what you could when the opportunity arose.
I am sure the dog also used to belong to another British soldier we made, so he probably helped himself to that at the same time!
I did read a true but funny story of a British Commando on the Dieppe raid who has his trousers burned off by fire as soon as he landed, so he fought the entire action in his underpants! We wont be making him don't worry!

Best wishes Vicki

Crikey Vic with a simple Google search even a Kelpie can get the uniform right............{sm3}
Wayne.

 

[marco55]

I'm in for the FIW 60th.{bravo}}
Mark

 

[Jack]

Dead German in gas mask next month, its the B version of GW032. We also have some live Frenchies next month if that helps?!
Best Vicki

That is good news. I really like those French figures. It is also good to hear that sales are healthy. Too much doom and gloom at times about the hobby.

 

[Fraxinus]

Because of the multi-battalion nature of the 60th regiment (four separate battalions), they showed up nearly everywhere during the French & Indian War --- Quebec, Ticonderoga, Grant's Defeat, Forbes March, Fort William Henry (100). Most other regiments only had a single battalion in the regiment.

Make sure you click the French and Indian War Grenadier Cap and then the 60th. Notice the difference in the battalion flags. Plus a short history. Major Duncan Heyward (Last of the Mohicans - Book) was from the 60th AND HEYWARD DIDN"T DIE IN THE BOOK AND NEITHER DID ALICE OR COLONEL MONRO !!!! But you have to love those oversized plastic mortars the French had in the movie!!!

http://www.fifedrum.org/crfd/BD_1R.htm