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wayne556517
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Dear All
Welcome to Junes newsletter for our wooden warbirds, an all Allied offering
this month but with plenty of Germans on offer next month. Starting off
with WW2 for a change we are proud to offer an aircraft synonymous with
D-Day and Market Garden.
WOW59 The C-47 Skytrain was a derivative of the DC-3 which had been
extremely successful as a pre-war civilian airliner, Plying its trade across
the continental USA the DC-3 was the first airliner to be able to make money
purely by transporting passengers alone. When WW2 broke out the DC-3 was
adapted for military use with a rear cargo door fitted and a strengthened
floor amongst other adaptations. More than 10,000 were built during and
after WW2 and some are still in use today in various guises, a testament to
the outstanding design by Douglas of what is now an iconic aircraft. Our
1/32 scale version 'Buzz Buggy' was used by the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group, which operated from RAF Membury for the D-Day
operation. They dropped the 101st on D-Day and were also utilised for
Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern France in 1944. We have a total
of 4 aircraft available for sale at $1200 each plus postage and packing. If
there are orders for additional aircraft we will order them from our
factory, this second batch would be ready in time for Christmas, stage
payments are welcome as per normal on this and all of our other aircraft.
Moving back to WW1 The Sopwith Pup was a British single seater biplane
fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service
with the RFC and RNAS in late 1916 and continued to serve on the Western
Front until the end of 1917. Because of its docile landing and takeoff
characteristics it was an ideal experimental aircraft and was in fact the
first aeroplane to fly off a moving ship with a Lt Dunning a the controls,
paving the way for Carrier Naval aviation. WOW066 Sopwith Pup serial number
N6171 and named 'Black Arrow' was flown by Naval aviator Flt Lt Pierce, an
Ace with 3 Naval Squadron which were based in Marieux France in 1917.
Pierce would go onto score a total of 5 kills in Black Arrow before it was
transferred to another pilot who nearly managed to write it off. However
N6171 was repaired and finally ended its days at RAF Cranwell as an
instructional airframe.
This is our penultimate Sopwith Pup and at $425 is a great price for a
limited edition of 8 hard carved models available worldwide. Comes free with
ACC PACK008, a handy box of aircraft accessories to add realism to your
diorama.
Our second WW1 aircraft features the Spad V11, a French aircraft designed
and built by Societe pour L'aviation et ses Derives (SPAD) during WW1 and
was the precursor to the highly successful Spad X111.
It was renowned as a sturdy and rugged aircraft with good diving and
climbing characteristics and a stable gun platform. Although not as nimble
as the Nieuport fighters the Spad V11 was flown by a number of notable aces
such as Georges Guynemer, Francesco Baracca and Alexander Pentland.
Our Spad WOW071 is one flown by 17 kill Ace American Gervais Raoul Lufbery
and comes in a beautiful cream colour scheme adorned with a red Swastika,
which at the time was symbol of good luck and used by Allied and Axis
pilots.
At the outbreak of WW1 Lufbery was serving in the Foreign Legion but asked
for a transfer to the French aviation service in late 1914. He was accepted
for pilot training and although not a naturally gifted fighter pilot, his
diligence and attention to detail paid dividends, with his scores
progressively racking up over the next 4 years.
He transferred into the American aviation service with Americas entry into
the war in 1917. In May 1918 Lufbery was seen to fall from his aircraft
whilst engaging a Rumpler, he fell to the ground and was impaled on iron
railings below, a sad end to a legendary fighter pilot.
Lufbery is sometimes referred to as a French or American ace depending on
which branch of service he was serving in at the time, in 1998 Lufbery was
enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Our Spad comes with a free
figure of Lufbery seated smoking a pipe whilst perhaps pondering the day's
events. Priced at $425 plus postage and packing for a limited run of 6
aircraft.
That's all for now folks, we will be back on the 4th July with our figure
releases. For those of you wishing to check out our new
products as and when they come out please refer to our website
www.tomgunn.co.uk or drop us an email at welcome@tomgunn.co.uk and we will
be pleased to answer any queries you may have.
Kind Regards
The Gunn Team
Welcome to Junes newsletter for our wooden warbirds, an all Allied offering
this month but with plenty of Germans on offer next month. Starting off
with WW2 for a change we are proud to offer an aircraft synonymous with
D-Day and Market Garden.
WOW59 The C-47 Skytrain was a derivative of the DC-3 which had been
extremely successful as a pre-war civilian airliner, Plying its trade across
the continental USA the DC-3 was the first airliner to be able to make money
purely by transporting passengers alone. When WW2 broke out the DC-3 was
adapted for military use with a rear cargo door fitted and a strengthened
floor amongst other adaptations. More than 10,000 were built during and
after WW2 and some are still in use today in various guises, a testament to
the outstanding design by Douglas of what is now an iconic aircraft. Our
1/32 scale version 'Buzz Buggy' was used by the 81st Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group, which operated from RAF Membury for the D-Day
operation. They dropped the 101st on D-Day and were also utilised for
Operation Dragoon, the invasion of Southern France in 1944. We have a total
of 4 aircraft available for sale at $1200 each plus postage and packing. If
there are orders for additional aircraft we will order them from our
factory, this second batch would be ready in time for Christmas, stage
payments are welcome as per normal on this and all of our other aircraft.
Moving back to WW1 The Sopwith Pup was a British single seater biplane
fighter aircraft built by the Sopwith Aviation Company. It entered service
with the RFC and RNAS in late 1916 and continued to serve on the Western
Front until the end of 1917. Because of its docile landing and takeoff
characteristics it was an ideal experimental aircraft and was in fact the
first aeroplane to fly off a moving ship with a Lt Dunning a the controls,
paving the way for Carrier Naval aviation. WOW066 Sopwith Pup serial number
N6171 and named 'Black Arrow' was flown by Naval aviator Flt Lt Pierce, an
Ace with 3 Naval Squadron which were based in Marieux France in 1917.
Pierce would go onto score a total of 5 kills in Black Arrow before it was
transferred to another pilot who nearly managed to write it off. However
N6171 was repaired and finally ended its days at RAF Cranwell as an
instructional airframe.
This is our penultimate Sopwith Pup and at $425 is a great price for a
limited edition of 8 hard carved models available worldwide. Comes free with
ACC PACK008, a handy box of aircraft accessories to add realism to your
diorama.
Our second WW1 aircraft features the Spad V11, a French aircraft designed
and built by Societe pour L'aviation et ses Derives (SPAD) during WW1 and
was the precursor to the highly successful Spad X111.
It was renowned as a sturdy and rugged aircraft with good diving and
climbing characteristics and a stable gun platform. Although not as nimble
as the Nieuport fighters the Spad V11 was flown by a number of notable aces
such as Georges Guynemer, Francesco Baracca and Alexander Pentland.
Our Spad WOW071 is one flown by 17 kill Ace American Gervais Raoul Lufbery
and comes in a beautiful cream colour scheme adorned with a red Swastika,
which at the time was symbol of good luck and used by Allied and Axis
pilots.
At the outbreak of WW1 Lufbery was serving in the Foreign Legion but asked
for a transfer to the French aviation service in late 1914. He was accepted
for pilot training and although not a naturally gifted fighter pilot, his
diligence and attention to detail paid dividends, with his scores
progressively racking up over the next 4 years.
He transferred into the American aviation service with Americas entry into
the war in 1917. In May 1918 Lufbery was seen to fall from his aircraft
whilst engaging a Rumpler, he fell to the ground and was impaled on iron
railings below, a sad end to a legendary fighter pilot.
Lufbery is sometimes referred to as a French or American ace depending on
which branch of service he was serving in at the time, in 1998 Lufbery was
enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Our Spad comes with a free
figure of Lufbery seated smoking a pipe whilst perhaps pondering the day's
events. Priced at $425 plus postage and packing for a limited run of 6
aircraft.
That's all for now folks, we will be back on the 4th July with our figure
releases. For those of you wishing to check out our new
products as and when they come out please refer to our website
www.tomgunn.co.uk or drop us an email at welcome@tomgunn.co.uk and we will
be pleased to answer any queries you may have.
Kind Regards
The Gunn Team
Mossie
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This beutifull bird isn't in my wish list but I've a couple of questions anyway:
as in the preview pics posted earlier the plane has the door missing, Tom is planning to sell it with the closed door as an option also ?
The interior of the plane which is visible through the door is detailed or just empty ? :salute::
as in the preview pics posted earlier the plane has the door missing, Tom is planning to sell it with the closed door as an option also ?
The interior of the plane which is visible through the door is detailed or just empty ? :salute::
Gunn Miniatures
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The second batch will have the option for open or closed door, the open door version does have a ribbed detail interior which looks very nice though!
Guy
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The WW1 planes are real gems .
The skytrain , I do not know, there is something wrong with it but I do not know exactly what , is it the paintwork, too neat ? is it the lack or real see through windows in the fuselage ?? the lack of detail on the airplane's body ?? you tell me .
for $1200 + postage and + packing I was expecting some more value for money
guy
The skytrain , I do not know, there is something wrong with it but I do not know exactly what , is it the paintwork, too neat ? is it the lack or real see through windows in the fuselage ?? the lack of detail on the airplane's body ?? you tell me .
for $1200 + postage and + packing I was expecting some more value for money
guy
Mossie
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The WW1 planes are real gems .
The skytrain , I do not know, there is something wrong with it but I do not know exactly what , is it the paintwork, too neat ? is it the lack or real see through windows in the fuselage ?? the lack of detail on the airplane's body ?? you tell me .
for $1200 + postage and + packing I was expecting some more value for money
guy
Hi Guy,
we share the same feeling, panel lines a bit more highlighted and rudder and flaps more carved could probably help, but it's just a very personal point of view :salute::
I like the C-47...
But... being an 82nd Airborne alumnus, would like that it were made: a) in a version with markings from one of the groups that dropped 82nd jumpers, b) with fictitious markings so that it were useful for any drop or figures (82nd, 101st, Dragoon, British 1st or 6th Airborne), or c) with minimal markings to accomplish the same effect as b.
All critiques aside, its a splendid model!
But... being an 82nd Airborne alumnus, would like that it were made: a) in a version with markings from one of the groups that dropped 82nd jumpers, b) with fictitious markings so that it were useful for any drop or figures (82nd, 101st, Dragoon, British 1st or 6th Airborne), or c) with minimal markings to accomplish the same effect as b.
All critiques aside, its a splendid model!
ivanmoe
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The latest SPAD and Lufbery fig are very impressive. Chris
Great livery on that one.
-Moe