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Dear all
Welcome to September's releases which are all WW1 and WW2 related and as we have just had the Olympics a few sports orientated figures! We have gone with a 'behind the lines' look with most of our figures, where they can be utilised in a camp setting be it army or air-force. With the changing landscape and geography of the front line in WW1, it was very common for personnel to carry out daily tasks in the open or in a tented environment depending on where their unit was based. In our first batch of figures we have a Tinker and a Tailor and yes there will be a Soldier and a Sailor as per the nursery rhyme many of probably remember from our childhood days! Other figures in a similar vein are to follow.
GW064A The Footballer: Albert 'Ben' Butler was in the Pals Battalion the 17th Middlesex which was known as the First Footballers Battalion. He played professional for Reading & Queens Park Rangers before enlisting, unfortunately he was wounded by enemy shelling in 1916 and like so many young men died from his wounds. Our figure of Butler denotes him in a relaxed pose with a football, perhaps remembering happier days before he enlisted? Limited to 100 figures worldwide and priced at $41.
GW064B The Aussie Footballer: Daniel Minogue was an Aussie rules footballer who played for Collingwood prior to enlisting in 1915. He survived the war and went on to coach 5 Clubs, a record that has never since been equalled. In 1996 Minogue was inducted into the Australian football hall of fame. Limited to 100 figures and priced at $41
GW065A The Orderly: An Allied clerk takes 2 minutes out from typing out orders as he takes a drag from his cigarette. $45
GW065B The Orderly: A German version of GW065 that will look great in an airfield or camp setting. Limited to 100 figures and priced at $45.
GW066A Muirhead Bone was a Scotsman who was the first official British war artist appointed by the War Office to capture life in France with his pen and paper. He produced some 150 Lithographs with 2 volumes of his work being published. After WW1 Bone was knighted for his services, he then went on to work with the Ministry of Information during WW2 in a similar role. We have made 100 pieces of Bone in relaxed dress sketching an aeroplane as he would have done during the course of his career and have priced him at $41.
GW066B George Lambert was an Australian War Artist originally from Russia, but who emigrated to Australia in the late 19th century. He produced several notable works including the charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba in 1917 and the landings at Anzac Cove. His artistic works have made him one of the best known Australian war artists of all time.
Limited to 100 pieces worldwide and priced at $41.
GW067A The Tinker An Allied soldier repairs some pots and pans behind the lines. A unique set with lots of accessories, priced at $45 and limited to 100 in number worldwide.
GW067B The Tinker: A German version of our Tinker priced at $45 and limited to 100 in number worldwide.
GW068A The Tailor: An Allied soldier carries out some field repair maintenance on his clothing, comes complete with OXO sewing tin and pencil behind ear! Limited to 100 in number and priced at $42.50
GW068B The Tailor: A German version of our tailor, limited to 100 in number and priced at $42.50
CAN001: W Commando were Canada's Beach Commandos. They were specially trained Commandos set up to create and maintain order on Normandy's Juno Beach during the landings. Such was the uncertainty of what they would find, that they were trained for all conceivable contingencies ranging from protection against chemical warfare to clearing obstacles and even driving Sherman tanks! However, their main task was to keep the traffic of men, machines and supplies flowing through the beach area during those crucial early days of the liberation. Our figures show some of Canada's finest on parade before heading off for France, limited to 100 in number and priced at $41.
RS044: An Australian Sentry who will look absolutely superb in a group parade setting or on his own as a sentry figure. Limited to 100 in number and priced at $41.
RS035: The Type 1 Ho-Ni I was the first self-propelled gun design (SPG) of this type employed by the Japanese army. The design was developed using an existing Type 97 tank chassis and replacing the current revolving turret with a 75mm Type 90 Field Gun mounted on a cut out chassis. The gun mounting gave ten degrees of traverse and -5 to +25 degrees of elevation; it could also traverse 20 degrees to either side, meaning the vehicle did not have to be turned to engage targets. The Type 1 Ho-Ni I carried 54 rounds of ammunition but had no defensive machine gun which made it vulnerable to close combat assault by enemy infantry. We have fielded 2 versions for collectors, RS035A in a 3 tone camouflage scheme and RS035B in a dark green Japanese army paint scheme. Both versions are limited to 100 in number and priced at $160 which includes a crew figure.
LUFT008 The Footballer: Fritz Walter played 61 caps for Germany during his football career, a career which was somewhat rudely interrupted by WW2! He was fortunate to be drafted into a Luftwaffe unit 'Rote Jager' under coach Herberger, a unit designed to keep men like Walter out of danger. Walter was captured by the Russians at the end of the war but managed to escape a long term prison sentence. He went back to Germany and captained the team that won Germany's first football World Cup in 1954. Limited to 100 in number and priced at $41.
That's all for this month guys and girls, some WW1 wooden aircraft to follow later in the month and some new Romans in October.
Best wishes
The Gunn Team
Welcome to September's releases which are all WW1 and WW2 related and as we have just had the Olympics a few sports orientated figures! We have gone with a 'behind the lines' look with most of our figures, where they can be utilised in a camp setting be it army or air-force. With the changing landscape and geography of the front line in WW1, it was very common for personnel to carry out daily tasks in the open or in a tented environment depending on where their unit was based. In our first batch of figures we have a Tinker and a Tailor and yes there will be a Soldier and a Sailor as per the nursery rhyme many of probably remember from our childhood days! Other figures in a similar vein are to follow.
GW064A The Footballer: Albert 'Ben' Butler was in the Pals Battalion the 17th Middlesex which was known as the First Footballers Battalion. He played professional for Reading & Queens Park Rangers before enlisting, unfortunately he was wounded by enemy shelling in 1916 and like so many young men died from his wounds. Our figure of Butler denotes him in a relaxed pose with a football, perhaps remembering happier days before he enlisted? Limited to 100 figures worldwide and priced at $41.
GW064B The Aussie Footballer: Daniel Minogue was an Aussie rules footballer who played for Collingwood prior to enlisting in 1915. He survived the war and went on to coach 5 Clubs, a record that has never since been equalled. In 1996 Minogue was inducted into the Australian football hall of fame. Limited to 100 figures and priced at $41
GW065A The Orderly: An Allied clerk takes 2 minutes out from typing out orders as he takes a drag from his cigarette. $45
GW065B The Orderly: A German version of GW065 that will look great in an airfield or camp setting. Limited to 100 figures and priced at $45.
GW066A Muirhead Bone was a Scotsman who was the first official British war artist appointed by the War Office to capture life in France with his pen and paper. He produced some 150 Lithographs with 2 volumes of his work being published. After WW1 Bone was knighted for his services, he then went on to work with the Ministry of Information during WW2 in a similar role. We have made 100 pieces of Bone in relaxed dress sketching an aeroplane as he would have done during the course of his career and have priced him at $41.
GW066B George Lambert was an Australian War Artist originally from Russia, but who emigrated to Australia in the late 19th century. He produced several notable works including the charge of the Australian Light Horse at Beersheba in 1917 and the landings at Anzac Cove. His artistic works have made him one of the best known Australian war artists of all time.
Limited to 100 pieces worldwide and priced at $41.
GW067A The Tinker An Allied soldier repairs some pots and pans behind the lines. A unique set with lots of accessories, priced at $45 and limited to 100 in number worldwide.
GW067B The Tinker: A German version of our Tinker priced at $45 and limited to 100 in number worldwide.
GW068A The Tailor: An Allied soldier carries out some field repair maintenance on his clothing, comes complete with OXO sewing tin and pencil behind ear! Limited to 100 in number and priced at $42.50
GW068B The Tailor: A German version of our tailor, limited to 100 in number and priced at $42.50
CAN001: W Commando were Canada's Beach Commandos. They were specially trained Commandos set up to create and maintain order on Normandy's Juno Beach during the landings. Such was the uncertainty of what they would find, that they were trained for all conceivable contingencies ranging from protection against chemical warfare to clearing obstacles and even driving Sherman tanks! However, their main task was to keep the traffic of men, machines and supplies flowing through the beach area during those crucial early days of the liberation. Our figures show some of Canada's finest on parade before heading off for France, limited to 100 in number and priced at $41.
RS044: An Australian Sentry who will look absolutely superb in a group parade setting or on his own as a sentry figure. Limited to 100 in number and priced at $41.
RS035: The Type 1 Ho-Ni I was the first self-propelled gun design (SPG) of this type employed by the Japanese army. The design was developed using an existing Type 97 tank chassis and replacing the current revolving turret with a 75mm Type 90 Field Gun mounted on a cut out chassis. The gun mounting gave ten degrees of traverse and -5 to +25 degrees of elevation; it could also traverse 20 degrees to either side, meaning the vehicle did not have to be turned to engage targets. The Type 1 Ho-Ni I carried 54 rounds of ammunition but had no defensive machine gun which made it vulnerable to close combat assault by enemy infantry. We have fielded 2 versions for collectors, RS035A in a 3 tone camouflage scheme and RS035B in a dark green Japanese army paint scheme. Both versions are limited to 100 in number and priced at $160 which includes a crew figure.
LUFT008 The Footballer: Fritz Walter played 61 caps for Germany during his football career, a career which was somewhat rudely interrupted by WW2! He was fortunate to be drafted into a Luftwaffe unit 'Rote Jager' under coach Herberger, a unit designed to keep men like Walter out of danger. Walter was captured by the Russians at the end of the war but managed to escape a long term prison sentence. He went back to Germany and captained the team that won Germany's first football World Cup in 1954. Limited to 100 in number and priced at $41.
That's all for this month guys and girls, some WW1 wooden aircraft to follow later in the month and some new Romans in October.
Best wishes
The Gunn Team
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That little Japense tank is a cracker. Robin.
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I like the sports issues but have a couple of observations. The faces look to be somewhat similar and isn't the Australian figure holding a rugby ball, rather than a football.
As I have the WB set of the footballers during the Christmas Truce, I will probably get the Pals Batallion figure.
Glad to see something different.
As I have the WB set of the footballers during the Christmas Truce, I will probably get the Pals Batallion figure.
Glad to see something different.
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Brad here in OZ it is a 'Football'..... Aussie rules use a 'Sherrin' football, Rugby league use a 'Steedan' football and the game played in Heaven use a 'Gilbert' football. The 'sheailas' that play soccer use a round thing that looks like a basketball............^&grin
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Wayne, thanks for the clarification. Might we see some sort of a dio from you in the future with this theme. Hope so!
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These are some of the most interesting figure sets that I've seen in a while. Sorry to say this, but I've never been too big on the whole combat-thing, so having some fellas of the peaceful-sort to hang around the aerodrome is definitely a good thing.
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Indeed, non combat figures are what I find the best suited for more interesting scenes and thumbs up to TG for these ones........:salute::
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Moe, totally agree, nothing to be sorry about, I'd rather have a figure bending down to tie his shoe laces than a combat figure and the more behind the lines type figures and civilians produced the happier I am.These are some of the most interesting figure sets that I've seen in a while. Sorry to say this, but I've never been too big on the whole combat-thing, so having some fellas of the peaceful-sort to hang around the aerodrome is definitely a good thing.
-Moe
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Some very nice figures here.
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These are fabulous. I love figures that capture the humanity of soldiers, not just the combat. I am putting the German soccer/football player on my list, and probably one of the Canadian commando figures for now.
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Sorry Pete you wrong a rugby ball is fatter and easier to kick trust me played both games.
A lot of companies are guilty of the same heads Brad at least these look human ^&grin
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Is Aussie Rules Football actually a sport? {eek3} ^&grin
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It is mate and they don't wear pads and helmets like girls {eek3}^&grin
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No, they just act like them :wink2:
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In college, an Aussie rules footballer joined our American football team. Georgetown University's team is no where near the level of the big D 1 schools, but we had fun and had some pretty tough players.
During his first few days playing against us we were just in "grays" (t-shirts and shorts) and helmets. He did not understand the big deal was regarding American football, and when he asked about it he was cool and not a jerk. You could tell he was curious. We just told him to wait and he would see.
Then "Crunch Day" came. This is the first day in full pads which seems like a series of gladiatorial combats, and I was his first opponent. I hit him so hard (and he was so unprepared for it, really) that I could read the Nike off the bottom of his cleats as he flew through the air. I truly am not exaggerating. All I remember before we collided was his hesitation as he tried to grapple me instead of launching himself at me.
When I helped him up I asked if he understood now, and he just said, "Holy sh!7!" as he mocked my Southern drawl. After Crunch Day he had a concussion and hung up the pads for good. When I asked him about it, he said something like, "You guys are like missiles. I can't believe how hard you crash into each other. You have been doing it since you were kids and there is no way I can catch up." What I remember is that this was said like he had just completed an experiment and not "failed." I think that is when we really respected him and never questioned his decision. Even though he stopped playing, he watched us play and practice often, and definitely came drinking with us a lot.
Later he did say, "In the spring you need to come out for a real man's sport and I will teach you how to play rugby." (We didn't have Aussie rules so he had to make do with standard rugby.)
I took him up on it, and had almost the exact mirror experience. For a couple of practices I did pretty well, but it required a lot of thought not to act like I had pads on me. One day a guy broke free from the scrum and I took the appropriate attack angle like I would have playing middle linebacker. At the very last moment it flashed through my lizard brain that I was about to make a perfect form tackle for American football, which at that time meant I would put my face right in the center of his chest. That would have been fine if I was wearing a helmet, but you don't wear helmets in rugby, right.
I was able to adjust right at the last second before the collision, but still hit the guy pretty hard. Knocked the wind out of him and nearly separated my shoulder. That was the day I decided it was too late to break old habits and learn a new contact sport.
Aaron, was the guy's name and I heard he later played a few years of professional Aussie Rules Football when he returned down under. I really liked him and think of this experience often. I think we were both so curious about the differences that we became really good friends for that year. Then I lost track of him, and that was 23 years ago now.
For me it is like comparing boxing and wrestling or trying to understand fighting an armored knight. It requires a different style and different toughness, but they are both brutal and dangerous if you don't know what you are doing. I just would not want to be a beginner taking on someone who has done it their entire life. It also makes me think of Hollywood and how "beginners" beat experienced warriors. I know Hollywood sells fantasies, but it still annoys the crap out of me.
During his first few days playing against us we were just in "grays" (t-shirts and shorts) and helmets. He did not understand the big deal was regarding American football, and when he asked about it he was cool and not a jerk. You could tell he was curious. We just told him to wait and he would see.
Then "Crunch Day" came. This is the first day in full pads which seems like a series of gladiatorial combats, and I was his first opponent. I hit him so hard (and he was so unprepared for it, really) that I could read the Nike off the bottom of his cleats as he flew through the air. I truly am not exaggerating. All I remember before we collided was his hesitation as he tried to grapple me instead of launching himself at me.
When I helped him up I asked if he understood now, and he just said, "Holy sh!7!" as he mocked my Southern drawl. After Crunch Day he had a concussion and hung up the pads for good. When I asked him about it, he said something like, "You guys are like missiles. I can't believe how hard you crash into each other. You have been doing it since you were kids and there is no way I can catch up." What I remember is that this was said like he had just completed an experiment and not "failed." I think that is when we really respected him and never questioned his decision. Even though he stopped playing, he watched us play and practice often, and definitely came drinking with us a lot.
Later he did say, "In the spring you need to come out for a real man's sport and I will teach you how to play rugby." (We didn't have Aussie rules so he had to make do with standard rugby.)
I took him up on it, and had almost the exact mirror experience. For a couple of practices I did pretty well, but it required a lot of thought not to act like I had pads on me. One day a guy broke free from the scrum and I took the appropriate attack angle like I would have playing middle linebacker. At the very last moment it flashed through my lizard brain that I was about to make a perfect form tackle for American football, which at that time meant I would put my face right in the center of his chest. That would have been fine if I was wearing a helmet, but you don't wear helmets in rugby, right.
I was able to adjust right at the last second before the collision, but still hit the guy pretty hard. Knocked the wind out of him and nearly separated my shoulder. That was the day I decided it was too late to break old habits and learn a new contact sport.
Aaron, was the guy's name and I heard he later played a few years of professional Aussie Rules Football when he returned down under. I really liked him and think of this experience often. I think we were both so curious about the differences that we became really good friends for that year. Then I lost track of him, and that was 23 years ago now.
For me it is like comparing boxing and wrestling or trying to understand fighting an armored knight. It requires a different style and different toughness, but they are both brutal and dangerous if you don't know what you are doing. I just would not want to be a beginner taking on someone who has done it their entire life. It also makes me think of Hollywood and how "beginners" beat experienced warriors. I know Hollywood sells fantasies, but it still annoys the crap out of me.