JULY FIGURE NEWS (2 Viewers)

[wayne556517]

Dear All Welcome to July 2025 figure release news. Please note these figures will be in stock end of next week. A wide variety of items on offer this month including Romans, the Foreign Legion plus some WW2. Last month we released Professor Jones MLB018, who sold out within a week, we have therefore restocked and this item is now back in stock for the time being.

Praetorian Archers, inspired by Gladiator Movies, our releases are ready for whatever the Emperor commands. To go into battle, defending the Emperor and Rome, against the barbarians or internal plotters and also to keep the Plebs in order, in the streets or at the Games. Leading by example, we will in 2025, be releasing an all-new 'Fighting Emperor' on campaign. For now we have the following: ROM180 Standing Praetorian Archer Firing Upwards ROM181 Standing Praetorian Archer Firing Straight ahead ROM182 Kneeling Praetorian Archer Firing Upwards ROM183 Kneeling Praetorian Archer Firing Straight ahead All priced at $55 per figure whilst stocks last.

 

[wayne556517]

ROM180

 

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ROM181

 

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ROM182

 

[wayne556517]

ROM183.

 

[wayne556517]

The French Foreign Legion "Honneur et Fidélité" (Honor and Fidelity). The French Foreign Legion is a unique military corps of the French Army, established in 1831 to allow foreign nationals to serve in the French military. It is renowned for its elite status and has a long history of service in French military campaigns around the world. The Thomas Gunn recent French Foreign Legion releases have been extremely popular and we have sold out of many and we have limited numbers left of the other releases. Therefore, this month we have reinforcements and we listened and as many collectors asked for a Flag Bearer, we answered that call, along with a light MG and 2 x Grenadiers. Keep your eyes peeled for further releases in this range, including a further flag bearer with the Green and Red flag of the Legion and drummer. FFL064 FFL Flag Bearer priced at $65 FFL065 FFL Grenadier #1 - Throwing a Grenade priced at $55 FFL066 FFL Light Machine Gunner - Standing Firing priced at $55 FFL067 FFL Grenadier #2 - Reaching for a Grenade priced at $55

 

[wayne556517]

FFL065 Grenadier #1 - Throwing a Grenade.

 

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FFL066 Light Machine Gunner - Standing Firing

 

[wayne556517]

FFL067 Grenadier #2 - Reaching for a Grenade.

 

[wayne556517]

The Sd.Kfz. 124 Wespe The Sd.Kfz. 124 Wespe (German for "wasp"), is a German SP Gun developed and used during the Second World War. It was based on a modified Panzer II chassis. The Wespe SP gun SdKfz 165 was designed in 1942 to carry the 105mm FH18 gun into battle. Prior to its appearance, horses, half tracks, lorries and pure brute strength was used to transport and position this large gun. The Wespe brought greater mobility to the artillery formations of the panzer divisions. The Wespe proved reliable and highly manoeuvrable, but like contemporary SP guns such as the British Sexton and U.S. M7 Priest, had inadequate overhead gun crew protection. The Wespe was a considerably smaller target than either of these allied vehicles, but it also held less ammunition given it was based on a smaller chassis, chosen based upon availability given limited production capacity for larger ones. Crews praised its reliability and mobility, but despised the lack of protection, both in thickness and height. The fighting compartment was also very cramped. The loaders working at the back end of the superstructure were the most exposed. The Wespe SPG first saw action during operation Citadel on the Russian front in July 1943. It started to appear in growing numbers in the Panzer and Panzer Grenadier Divisions. They saw extensive service alongside the Hummel, first at Kursk, then with all three Eastern fronts groups. When the Allies landed in Normandy in 1944, Wespe SP guns were sent to the area to support counter-attacking German Panzer Divisions. It saw action in all the main theatres and battles after its introduction in 1943, including the Western Desert, Battle of the Bulge, Ukraine, Hungary, Italy and Berlin. They were so successful that, after reading initial reports, Hitler ordered all other conversions based on the Panzer II chassis to be stopped and all work to go on the Wespe. Weighing 11 tonnes (24,250 lb), armed with a 10.5 cm leFH 18/2 L/28 and a top speed of 40 kilometres per hour, it was relatively small vehicle, 4.81 metres [15ft 9in], 2.28 metres [7ft 6in] wide and 2.3 m [7ft 7in] in length. Especially with 5 crew, it must have been hard to see and even harder to hit. With a production run of 676 vehicles and such a widespread use in action it is pretty amazing that in March 1945 there were still around 307 in active service. We have had this vehicle on our minds for a while now, now it has been finally released we are getting a bit of buzz. There are three versions available, marked 'A', 'B' and 'D' all priced at $299 whilst stocks last. ACCPACK 130 = A ACCPACK 131 = B ACCPACK 132 = D

 

[wayne556517]

ACCPACK 130 Version

 

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ACC PACK 131 Version

 

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ACC PACK 132 Version

 

[wayne556517]

ANNOFF 068 Wespe with Crew You can buy any version of the Wespe with our recently released SPG crew figure for the price of $365 for a limited time only.

 

[wayne556517]

SS Artillery Crew These new multi-functional SS Artillery crew members can be used with the Thomas Gunn Marder, Grille and the Wespe or with any German WW2 artillery set in your collection or even an artillery piece you will purchase in the future, such as the Thomas Gunn Lefh 18/40 Howitzer. SS174. Officer, taking down coordinates or notes of the artillery accuracy or lack of it! Complete with MP40 and his helmet, just in case. SS175 Crewman with ammo crate, wearing a distinctive Italian style Camo pattern jacket and helmet cover. Both priced at $55 each.

 

[wayne556517]

In the next month or so, you should see the release of our new Lefh 18/40 howitzer. Furnished with a total of 7 potential crew, it's certainly going to cause a 'bang' and will be well worth shelling out for. For those of you wanting to get ahead of the curve, the first two figures are available this month, in order that you can spread your budget.

Once again that's all this month folks, I hope you enjoyed the pictures and please feel free to contact us if you wish to touch base or buy any of our products. Our website is www.jumpthegunn.co.uk and there will be more photos available there for you to peruse. For any correspondence, the best email is welcome@gunnclub.co.uk We look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes The Gunn Team

 

[villagehorse]

Already ordered the two gun crew before this thread, with the same reasoning as stated here, namely to spread the cost. This whole vignette is a cracker and on my hit list, just when I thought WW11 was off my collecting horizon. Robin.

 

[Panzer ace]

As mentioned in other threads those Roman archers are outstanding.

 

[WesternOutlaw]

I think I have a little space to squeeze in that Lefh 18/40 howitzer with 7 more figures.

 

[WesternOutlaw]

I may have to create a little scene over the weekend.