wayne556517
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Wings of war april 2016 newsletter (1 Viewer)
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wayne556517
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Dear All
Welcome to our April release for our 1/30 scale wooden warbirds which have
just arrived and are available for immediate dispatch.
Each model takes approximately 60 hours to manufacture from start to finish
and is a strictly limited edition piece.
Our first offering is the Aichi D3A Val in 2 different types of colour
schemes. The Val first flew in December 1937 and by 1940 was starting to
equip Japanese Naval units, it saw its combat debut in China. The Val's
normal bomb load was a single 250 Kg bomb which could be delivered with
devastating accuracy as was proved at Pearl Harbour and in all the major
Pacific campaigns throughout the war. As the war progressed the Val despite
being outdated soldiered on and was adapted for use as an Interceptor and
later utilised in the Kamikaze role. The Val was a two man operated
aircraft with a length of 33 ft and a wing span of 47 ft, making this quite
a large aircraft even in 1/30 scale.
WOW052 B1 211 in a traditional Japanese naval colour scheme, was attached to
the carrier Soryo and was one of the aircraft that took part in the initial
assault on Pearl Harbour.
WOW060 Our second Val flown by Lt Commander Egusa was a garishly painted
aircraft that could be easily recognised by Egusa's comrades after they had
pulled up from their dives, making regrouping easier. Egusa was in the
second wave of aircraft that flew on 7th December at Pearl Harbour.
Both aircraft are limited to 5 each in number and are priced at $799 plus
postage and packing. Please remember payments can be spread over 3 months if
required.
Each aircraft comes free with the 2 sentries pictured in the photos.
Our second aircraft is instantly recognisable as the Junkers 88, one of the
Luftwaffe's most flexible aircraft during WW2. Initially classed as a 'fast
bomber' this twin engined aircraft went onto fulfil various other roles
including; torpedo bomber, dive bomber, night fighter and towards the end of
the war as the 'Mistel' guided flying bomb.
The JU88 first flew in 1936 and achieved a top speed of 360 MPH, something
unheard of for a bomber in those days. Although only 12 aircraft were
available to the Luftwaffe at the start of the Polish campaign by the end of
the war over 16,000 had been manufactured. A crew of a JU88 had the
distinction of being the last enemy soldiers to fight on British soil at the
Battle of Graveney Marsh, when after crash landing the crew decided to
remove the machine guns from the aircraft and set up a defensive position
round the aircraft. The London Irish Rifles came under sustained fire from
the crew but were eventually encouraged to surrender when faced with
insurmountable odds.
With a length of 47 ft and a wing span of nearly 66 ft the JU88 is one of
the largest aircraft we have made to date and will surely take pride of
place in any serious WW2 aviation collection.
WOW054 comes in the traditional 2 tone green camouflage operated by the
Luftwaffe during WW2 and our model is based on an aircraft that operated
from Finland in WW2.
WOW074 is a very nice tropical coloured JU88 that was operational out of
Crete during 1942.
Both aircraft are limited to 5 of each version, are priced at $899 and comes
free with The Rudolf Sinner and the lady with the green umbrella set.
That's all for this month folks, I hope you enjoyed hearing our news.
Best wishes
The Gunn Team
Welcome to our April release for our 1/30 scale wooden warbirds which have
just arrived and are available for immediate dispatch.
Each model takes approximately 60 hours to manufacture from start to finish
and is a strictly limited edition piece.
Our first offering is the Aichi D3A Val in 2 different types of colour
schemes. The Val first flew in December 1937 and by 1940 was starting to
equip Japanese Naval units, it saw its combat debut in China. The Val's
normal bomb load was a single 250 Kg bomb which could be delivered with
devastating accuracy as was proved at Pearl Harbour and in all the major
Pacific campaigns throughout the war. As the war progressed the Val despite
being outdated soldiered on and was adapted for use as an Interceptor and
later utilised in the Kamikaze role. The Val was a two man operated
aircraft with a length of 33 ft and a wing span of 47 ft, making this quite
a large aircraft even in 1/30 scale.
WOW052 B1 211 in a traditional Japanese naval colour scheme, was attached to
the carrier Soryo and was one of the aircraft that took part in the initial
assault on Pearl Harbour.
WOW060 Our second Val flown by Lt Commander Egusa was a garishly painted
aircraft that could be easily recognised by Egusa's comrades after they had
pulled up from their dives, making regrouping easier. Egusa was in the
second wave of aircraft that flew on 7th December at Pearl Harbour.
Both aircraft are limited to 5 each in number and are priced at $799 plus
postage and packing. Please remember payments can be spread over 3 months if
required.
Each aircraft comes free with the 2 sentries pictured in the photos.
Our second aircraft is instantly recognisable as the Junkers 88, one of the
Luftwaffe's most flexible aircraft during WW2. Initially classed as a 'fast
bomber' this twin engined aircraft went onto fulfil various other roles
including; torpedo bomber, dive bomber, night fighter and towards the end of
the war as the 'Mistel' guided flying bomb.
The JU88 first flew in 1936 and achieved a top speed of 360 MPH, something
unheard of for a bomber in those days. Although only 12 aircraft were
available to the Luftwaffe at the start of the Polish campaign by the end of
the war over 16,000 had been manufactured. A crew of a JU88 had the
distinction of being the last enemy soldiers to fight on British soil at the
Battle of Graveney Marsh, when after crash landing the crew decided to
remove the machine guns from the aircraft and set up a defensive position
round the aircraft. The London Irish Rifles came under sustained fire from
the crew but were eventually encouraged to surrender when faced with
insurmountable odds.
With a length of 47 ft and a wing span of nearly 66 ft the JU88 is one of
the largest aircraft we have made to date and will surely take pride of
place in any serious WW2 aviation collection.
WOW054 comes in the traditional 2 tone green camouflage operated by the
Luftwaffe during WW2 and our model is based on an aircraft that operated
from Finland in WW2.
WOW074 is a very nice tropical coloured JU88 that was operational out of
Crete during 1942.
Both aircraft are limited to 5 of each version, are priced at $899 and comes
free with The Rudolf Sinner and the lady with the green umbrella set.
That's all for this month folks, I hope you enjoyed hearing our news.
Best wishes
The Gunn Team
Obee
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Yes, I'm sure that Robin will have one landing very soon
Also Wayne will be MOST interested for his Luftwaffe collection !!!! (Saturday LOTTO ???? )
John
TomNT
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Yes, I'm sure that Robin will have one landing very soon
Also Wayne will be MOST interested for his Luftwaffe collection !!!! (Saturday LOTTO ???? )
John
Yeah, I can see Wayno bolting down to the tatts shop to buy a 100 quickpicks! ^&grin
Tom
jazzeum
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I think the color looks spot on. What's your issue?
bradleyl30
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I am not sure if this is what the other poster is saying, but it is not as visually appealing even if it is accurate. So, I might not be as motivated to get it. The exception is the last picture where the color is toned down some, that looks really nice so it may just be a flash/lighting issue. The first two pictures did not appeal to me as much as that third one.
The European Ju-88 looks visually as well as historically appealing. This is not an area of collection, and definitely do not have a place to display it, but still a beautiful looking aircraft.
The Vals are also very nice looking and have a real Art Deco style to them. My wife might even allow that to be displayed in public!
It looks a little bright for a desert colour. I think of desert being a dark sand rather than a lighter colour which this does look like it is. I always imagine or see them slightly darker in tone. I agree with the comments that the last picture looks darker so, it may well be the flash or lighting that changed. I think the European version is far better and the camouflage pattern seems pretty much perfect.
Not so much an issue as merely a passing comment on how they looked to my eye. Sadly, I doubt with five available that I will be able to do anything other than comment and admire these pictures as I am sure they have now all gone.
I have Vol I and Vol 2 JU88 by Medcalf which are very good. I do not recall seeing this pattern before but, can check. Most were heavily patterned not just on the tail which would offer little visual blending with ground as it was used for. Perhaps Thomas Gunn could show their references for the aircraft which would be of assistance
ivanmoe
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Looks like the Corgi model is painted and marked in much the same way:
The colors are RLM 78, 79 and 80, with the green color, "olivegrun," being the latter.
The green color used on Luftwaffe tropical-types which appear in mottled or splinter-pattern schemes is RLM80.
German twin-engine bombers were normally based on Sicily or Crete during the North African campaign.
They were much easier to supply and maintain there, and "longer legs" allowed them to reach important targets like the Suez Canal.
From what I can see in the pics, the TG Ju-88 looks like a very nice model.
-Moe
The colors are RLM 78, 79 and 80, with the green color, "olivegrun," being the latter.
The green color used on Luftwaffe tropical-types which appear in mottled or splinter-pattern schemes is RLM80.
German twin-engine bombers were normally based on Sicily or Crete during the North African campaign.
They were much easier to supply and maintain there, and "longer legs" allowed them to reach important targets like the Suez Canal.
From what I can see in the pics, the TG Ju-88 looks like a very nice model.
-Moe
bradleyl30
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It looks as though they used grey rather than black which I think is a better move. As you say, more muted.
cnq
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Looks like the Corgi model is painted and marked in much the same way:
The colors are RLM 78, 79 and 80, with the green color, "olivegrun," being the latter.
The green color used on Luftwaffe tropical-types which appear in mottled or splinter-pattern schemes is RLM80.
German twin-engine bombers were normally based on Sicily or Crete during the North African campaign.
They were much easier to supply and maintain there, and "longer legs" allowed them to reach important targets like the Suez Canal.
From what I can see in the pics, the TG Ju-88 looks like a very nice model.
-Moe
Here is mine with desert sand color and I used Tamiya paint. Don't know which one is correct though ^&confuse
Jack
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Got to give TG credit. These are wonderful looking releases. Five must be a magic number in terms of sales/profit. If five go quickly, you would think the temptation to make six or seven next time would be quite strong.
In any case, beautiful aircraft and congratulations to TG.
In any case, beautiful aircraft and congratulations to TG.