January 2021 warbirds (1 Viewer)

[Gunn Miniatures]

The figure release news should be out later next week as we have received news the ship carrying our cargo has finally docked. In it will be the top up winter panzer 4 order, Roman ox cart plus some Romans/Barbarians and a few other goodies hopefully we can tempt you with.


If not there is always the February release which includes the Brummbar, 1945 Japanese surrender sets and some Zulu war figures. Plenty to look forward here at TG, more tanks also on the horizon so keep checking back as you never know what may appear!


Best wishes The Gunn Team

 

[Gunn Miniatures]

A-10 Warthog


We have had 1 x 1/30 scale 'Black Snakes' A-10 Warthog back into stock, priced at $1400 plus shipping, if of interest please advise at earliest opportunity.
We also had a custom model built for a client 'Chopper Popper' which served in the gulf war and is credited with downing an Iraqi helicopter during the conflict. If of interest we can make more but these will take around 9 months to deliver. Please email us for a quote if of interest.

 

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WOW319 De Havilland Mosquito


During WWII, scarcity of strategic materials such as metals, rubber, oil, lubricant, etc, forced engineers to be more creative in order to find alternative ways of keeping armament production unabated. In an age of all-metal fighter/bomber aircraft, engineers in Great Britain, Germany, Japan, and Russian developed capable warplanes made from wood. The most famous and successful wooden warplane was the de Havilland Mosquito. It was originally designed as an unarmed bomber using non-strategic material for construction.


The Mosquito’s excellent wooden design gave it lightweight and high-speed manoeuvrability. The Mosquito excelled in all the roles that it was given to fulfil, including low- to medium-altitude fighter bomber, photo-reconnaissance, night fighter/bomber, maritime strike aircraft, and transport.
The initial project was nearly cancelled due to Lord Beaverbrook's lack of conviction for the wooden wonder, however Geoffrey de Havilland persisted and in 1941 the Mosquito was by then the fastest operational aircraft in the world.
The Mosquito was often flown in special raids, such as the attack on Amiens Prison in early 1944, and precision attacks against military intelligence, security, and police facilities (such as Gestapo headquarters). On 30 January 1943, the 10th anniversary of the Nazi's seizure of power, a morning Mosquito attack knocked out the main Berlin broadcasting station while Hermann Goring was speaking, taking his speech off the air. The Mosquito flew with the RAF and other allied air forces operating in just about very theatre during WW2.


Appropriately our 1/30 scale also comes in wood and is in the markings of a RAAF Mosquito with No.1 Squadron, which was based in the far east during WW2 before relocating back to Australia in December 1945.


This is one of three models only available worldwide and is priced at $550/£450 plus shipping. Also supplied with a free sample of RAF005B pilot figure as long as stocks last. The K&C figure shown is not included but can be bought separately from all good quality toy soldier stockist's throughout the world.

 

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WOW318 Blohm & Voss P.211 LUFT 46 Project


The Blohm and Voss P.211 was a descendant of the P.210 aircraft but designed in a more simplified format due to the scarcity of raw materials needed for war production and particularly for jet fighters towards the end of the war.
It was amongst a number of companies competing for the Volksjager project, others being Messerschmitt, Junkers and Arado.
The main criteria for the project was that the aircraft could reach a maximum speed of 750 kph and maintain aerial combat for at least 30 minutes.


The P.211 was equipped with an air intake passing under the cockpit and proceeding to the rear where the single engine was located. The pilot sat in a pressurized cockpit with a bubble canopy which provided excellent vision. The primary armament of the aircraft consisted of two 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannons arranged around the air intake.
It was also possible to carry a bomb load of 500 kg (1,100 lb), consisting of one SD or more SC 500 half-tonne bombs, one Bombentorpedo BT 200 bomb, five SD-series fragmentation bombs, SC-series general-purpose bombs, or a Rb 20/30 reconnaissance camera. Another advanced design idea allowed for more radical armament packages such as the Ruhrstahl X-4 wire-guided missile system.


Our 1/30 scale 1946 fighter is in the colours and markings of Heinrich Bar one of the greatest aerial aces of all times with over 200 kills to his name. The kills are faithfully replicated on the tail of his P.211. Amazingly Bar was never awarded the Knights Cross for this achievement, many blaming Reichsmarshall Goring who had a particular dislike for Bar and his lack of military bearing & discipline.


We have 5 x P.211 in the above markings and late war digital colour scheme, all models priced at $499/£365 plus shipping.
Each model comes with free sample of FJ043 sentry figure as per the pictures.

 

[Gunn Miniatures]

WOW317 Gloster Meteor

The Gloster Meteor was the RAF's first jet fighter and entered service during the closing stages of WW2.


Development of the jet engine had begun by Frank Whittle in the mid 1930's but it took a collaboration between his company and Gloster to create the Meteor which came into service in 1944. Initially used for intercepting V1 flying bombs the Meteor's were eventually deployed to Europe and saw active combat against the Luftwaffe although no recorded incidents are reported of a Meteor versus the Luftwaffe's jet fighter the Me.262 in aerial combat.


Our variant of the Meteor is one flown by F/O Dean who after his cannons jammed on the 4th August 1944, became the first pilot to 'tip' a V1 flying bomb by nudging its wing upwards using his own aircraft's wing, this caused the flying bomb to lose control and crash to the ground. In true RAF tradition Dean was reprimanded by his CO for damaging the wing of his own valuable jet aircraft during the action!


Post war the Meteor saw service with the Israeli, Egyptian, French, Danish and Argentine air forces, it also saw service in the Korean war with the Australian air force.


This 1/30 scale model is priced at $550/£450 plus shipping and includes a free sample of RAF005 fighter pilot figure. We have received 8 of these models with only 1 remaining in stock, should you be interested then please contact us as soon as possible.

The rather excellent K&C figures shown are for scale purposes only and are available from good quality toy soldier dealers around the world. The mat, fuel barrels and RAF jeep are all available via the TG website www.tomgunn.co.uk and are of our own design and making.

 

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[Gunn Miniatures]

Dear all welcome to our first letter of 2021 featuring some exciting new products. All our hand carved Mahogany aircraft take at least 180 days to manufacture plus many more hours of drying time. For this reason we only make small numbers of each model and every aircraft is a unique piece.


All these warbirds featured here took 3 years from inception to delivery, for that reason there will be no more of these aircraft at this price or from this factory. We have another factory, it's more expensive but a lot faster and therefore any future models in this vein will be a little more than todays quoted prices, but hopefully you will not die of old age waiting for them!


As promised in November we were waiting on the arrival of our Komet and Meteor warbirds, I am pleased to say these are now here and are available for immediate delivery, please note only one of the Meteor is left in stock and two of each Komet.


Once again thanks to Dr Mark Dyer with his research on some of these projects brought to you today, some of it I can only describe as grueling, Doc must do it for the love as its definitely not for the money!


For those of you who wish to spread your budget when buying our aircraft, please note we do accept stage payments where you can spread the cost over several months. If you require further details of any of the aircraft in today's newsletter, please email welcome@gunnclub.co.uk and ask for a quote.


All our aircraft now come with their own stands and can be displayed in flying mode if required.







WOW320 AEG Bomber


The first prototype AEG G.IV rolled out in September 1916 followed by the first production machines in January 1917, but it wasn’t until after the middle of 1917 that they were available to front line units in significant numbers. Initially employed for daylight tactical and strategic bombing, this was changed to night operations following substantial losses due to enemy action. Similar to its AEG predecessors the G.IV featured a sturdy welded steel tube frame fuselage, tailplane and certain parts of the wings, it also proved popular with the crews who flew them. All struts and wing spars were also made from steel tubing. The nose was covered by moulded plywood with the rest of the fuselage, tailplane and wings covered with fabric.


The crew of 3 consisted of a rear gunner, pilot and commander. A fold away seat was positioned to the right of the pilot for the commander to sit in during take off and landing to prevent him being crushed in any nose over accident. Up to 3 Parabellum machine guns could be carried with 1 positioned in the commander’s ‘Kanzel’ (pulpit) and 2 for the rear gunner, one of which was fitted to the floor and fired through a trapdoor in the bottom of the fuselage.
On night operations the crew was frequently reduced to 2, with the rear gunner’s position only fitted with a single gun firing through the bottom of the fuselage.


Two 260hp Daimler-Mercedes D.IVa engines were positioned in nacelles between each wing which enabled the AEG G.IV to lift upwards of 800kg of bombs which were carried both internally and externally. By comparison the similarly powered long range Gotha G.IV had a maximum bomb load of only 600kg. An early variation of the AEG G.IV was the G.IVb which had extended 3 bay wings with additional ailerons on the bottom wings which was intended to carry a 1000kg bomb.


Our 1/30 scale AEG comes in the markings of a late 1917 machine operating over the western front. We have 9 of these beautiful machines available priced at $750/£650 plus postage. The figures in the photographs are shown for scale purposes only and are not included, the lorry is by John Jenkins Designs and makes a great accompaniment to our model.

 

[Guest]

Nice mix of aircraft today, the Meteor is the pick for me, but the camo on the AEG Bomber is so good i had to look a second time to pick out the engines and propellers.

 

[tmanthegreat]

I’ve got a Meteor coming... Just couldn’t pass up an early British jet. The B&V P.211 is definitely an interesting and rare aircraft subject as well. I may get one as well, since it fits right into my TGM Luftwaffe 1946 aircraft collection.

 

[Panzer ace]

The A-10 is simply spectacular.

Retro aircraft are great but for my money there is nothing more beautiful than modern planes.

 

[Guest]

The A-10 is simply spectacular.

Retro aircraft are great but for my money there is nothing more beautiful than modern planes.

I like WW2 and WW1 aircraft, but can see the appeal ore relatively modern aircraft, the A10 is relatively quite old, as first flight was May 1972, entering service in October 1977. i like you also like aircraft from the same era as the A10, Tornado, Phantom, Skyhawk, Jaguar, Harrier, but i a bit mixed on gen 5 and 6 fighters with many looking too similar, such as Typhon, Rafale, etc.