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wayne556517
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Dear All Welcome to May 2017 1/30 scale aircraft release, some reworked masterpieces this month which we hope you enjoy. All these models take around 60 hours to manufacture most of it by hand and come with an authentic interior. Although not shown all these aircraft also come with a stand for added display flexibility.
The Heinkel He 111 was designed by Siegfried and Walter Gunter in 1934 ostensibly as a civilian passenger liner, but in reality the aircraft was intended to provide the Luftwaffe with a fast medium bomber. The mainly glazed Plexiglas nose of the He 111 gave it a very distinctive and easily recognisable look, almost akin to a giant wasp or bee. During the early stages of the war the He 111 performed well but like many German aircraft its weak defensive armament was exploited by the RAF during the battle of Britain. Casualties amongst bomber crews were particularly high but with no suitable replacement the He 111 soldiered on until the end of the war as a strategic bomber, transport aircraft, glider tug and was even used as an experimental variant to launch the V1 flying bomb whilst airborne. Various airforces operated the He 111 including the Spanish, Romania, Turkey and China amongst others. The last ones were retired by the Spanish in the 1970's who made a licence built variant, with some of these featuring in the 1969 film 'The Battle of Britain' directed by Guy Hamilton. The He 111 was over 59ft in length with a wingspan of 74ft, this makes for a very impressive looking model in 1/30 scale as the attached photos will testify. Armament consisted of 7 x 7.92mm machine guns with a 2000 Kilo bomb load carried internally, further ordnance could be carried externally. Our first model WOW129 features markings of a Luftwaffe aircraft in a distinctive Russian front winter camouflage scheme, our second version of the Heinkel WOW 130 comes in a sand colour scheme suitable for the Desert or Italy and was the personal transport aircraft of Field Marshall Kesselring. We have made an initial batch of 3 aircraft of each variant being available at a cost of $1400 each which includes free shipping worldwide. UK and EU please contact us for a £ price, shipping charges will be lower as you live a lot closer to us!
WOW 129 Comes free with SS056 Winter Breakfast Club set as per the photos and LUFT 005 motorcyclist mechanic for the Desert variant. We will make another batch of aircraft where payment can be made over 6 months if the demand is there, please contact us by email for details.
WOW134 The Dornier 17 also known as the flying pencil was a twin engined light bomber designed to be able to outrun enemy fighters. Making its combat debut in the Spanish Civil War, the Dornier was liked by its crews but was considered inferior in performance to the He 111. The Dornier 17 usually had a crew of 4 all housed in the same compartment and comprised of a pilot, bombardier and 2 gunners to help defend the aircraft. Production ended in 1940 with the Do 217 replacing the Do 17, however surviving examples carried on serving until the end of the war in various guises. Our latest model comes in an attractive sand and green mottled camouflage scheme suitable for the Desert war or Italian front. The Do 17 was nearly 60ft in length and with a wingspan of 59ft and once again makes this a very distinctive looking model in 1/30 scale. We have an initial batch of 3 aircraft being available now at a cost of $999 which includes free postage worldwide, a further batch will be made available with payment over 6 months if the demand warrants. Please note FJ029 policeman comes free with this model, UK and EU please contact us for a £ price, shipping charges will be lower as you live a lot closer to us!
All these aircraft will appear on our website later today, www.tomgunn.co.uk. Our figures will appear middle of the month as shipping has been delayed from China.
That's all for this month folks, we will have a new Gotha available later in the month for you WW1 fans, next month will see a new Japanese WW2 fighter and a Winter version of the Dornier 17.
Best wishes
The Gunn Team
The Heinkel He 111 was designed by Siegfried and Walter Gunter in 1934 ostensibly as a civilian passenger liner, but in reality the aircraft was intended to provide the Luftwaffe with a fast medium bomber. The mainly glazed Plexiglas nose of the He 111 gave it a very distinctive and easily recognisable look, almost akin to a giant wasp or bee. During the early stages of the war the He 111 performed well but like many German aircraft its weak defensive armament was exploited by the RAF during the battle of Britain. Casualties amongst bomber crews were particularly high but with no suitable replacement the He 111 soldiered on until the end of the war as a strategic bomber, transport aircraft, glider tug and was even used as an experimental variant to launch the V1 flying bomb whilst airborne. Various airforces operated the He 111 including the Spanish, Romania, Turkey and China amongst others. The last ones were retired by the Spanish in the 1970's who made a licence built variant, with some of these featuring in the 1969 film 'The Battle of Britain' directed by Guy Hamilton. The He 111 was over 59ft in length with a wingspan of 74ft, this makes for a very impressive looking model in 1/30 scale as the attached photos will testify. Armament consisted of 7 x 7.92mm machine guns with a 2000 Kilo bomb load carried internally, further ordnance could be carried externally. Our first model WOW129 features markings of a Luftwaffe aircraft in a distinctive Russian front winter camouflage scheme, our second version of the Heinkel WOW 130 comes in a sand colour scheme suitable for the Desert or Italy and was the personal transport aircraft of Field Marshall Kesselring. We have made an initial batch of 3 aircraft of each variant being available at a cost of $1400 each which includes free shipping worldwide. UK and EU please contact us for a £ price, shipping charges will be lower as you live a lot closer to us!
WOW 129 Comes free with SS056 Winter Breakfast Club set as per the photos and LUFT 005 motorcyclist mechanic for the Desert variant. We will make another batch of aircraft where payment can be made over 6 months if the demand is there, please contact us by email for details.
WOW134 The Dornier 17 also known as the flying pencil was a twin engined light bomber designed to be able to outrun enemy fighters. Making its combat debut in the Spanish Civil War, the Dornier was liked by its crews but was considered inferior in performance to the He 111. The Dornier 17 usually had a crew of 4 all housed in the same compartment and comprised of a pilot, bombardier and 2 gunners to help defend the aircraft. Production ended in 1940 with the Do 217 replacing the Do 17, however surviving examples carried on serving until the end of the war in various guises. Our latest model comes in an attractive sand and green mottled camouflage scheme suitable for the Desert war or Italian front. The Do 17 was nearly 60ft in length and with a wingspan of 59ft and once again makes this a very distinctive looking model in 1/30 scale. We have an initial batch of 3 aircraft being available now at a cost of $999 which includes free postage worldwide, a further batch will be made available with payment over 6 months if the demand warrants. Please note FJ029 policeman comes free with this model, UK and EU please contact us for a £ price, shipping charges will be lower as you live a lot closer to us!
All these aircraft will appear on our website later today, www.tomgunn.co.uk. Our figures will appear middle of the month as shipping has been delayed from China.
That's all for this month folks, we will have a new Gotha available later in the month for you WW1 fans, next month will see a new Japanese WW2 fighter and a Winter version of the Dornier 17.
Best wishes
The Gunn Team
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The camo paint job on the third one down is just fantastic!