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wayne556517
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Dear All
Welcome to our second release of wooden hand carved aircraft for the month of August, featuring 2 all new 1/30 scale biplanes from the early part of the 20th century. Each aeroplane takes around 60 hours to manufacture and are very limited edition pieces. They do not stay on the shop floor for long so if you see one that takes your fancy please drop me an email and reserve at your earliest convenience.
WOW044 The Albatros D.V entered service in 1917 having replaced the Albatros D 111. Initially a disappointing aircraft, the Albatros D.V underwent several modifications during its operational history before it was considered adequate enough to deal with Allied aircraft. Von Richoften heavily criticised the aircraft saying it was hopelessly inferior to the English and that nothing could be done with it. However due to the lack of a suitable replacement until the Fokker Triplane came into service, some 2,500 Albatros D.V were built and over 1000 still remained in service by the end of the war. The Albatros served in all theatres during WW1 and was employed post war by the fledgling Polish air force. Our first Albatros D.V fighter is one flown by Austrian fighter ace Max Ritter von Muller whilst he was serving with Jasta 28. Muller was a recipient of the Blue Max, Iron Cross and Military Order of Max Joseph, he was credited with 36 victories and was the highest scoring Bavarian pilot of WW1. Muller initially joined the army in 1907 but transferred to the Luftstreitkrafte in 1913 and by 1916 he was flying the Fokker Eindecker. By October 10th 1916 he had scored his first aerial victory and by the 27th October 1916 he had become an ace. By the end of 1917 Muller was the second highest decorated officer in the Luftsreitkrafte after Manfred von Richoften and also the second highest scoring ace after Richoften. In January 1918 Muller was in a dogfight with 3 Allied aircraft when his aircraft caught fire after the fuel tank was struck by bullets. Muller was not wearing a parachute and leapt from the aircraft rather than be burnt to death. He was killed during the fall and his remains were returned to his home town, to this day his effects are kept in the Mayor's office along with his diary. Muller was bestowed a Knighthood after his death backdated to November 1917, therefore becoming Max Ritter von Muller, he was only 31 years old at the time of his death. There are 10 Albatros available in this striking colour scheme, this model comes free with GW051C seated pilot figure or GW014 pilot with photographer (depending on personal choice and availability) and is priced at $425/£300 plus P&P.
WOW043 Our second aircraft is the venerable Tiger Moth operated by the RAF as a trainer and by many other airforces throughout the world from the 1930's into the 1950's, with many still being operated under civilian guise even today. The Tiger Moth was designed by Geoffrey De Havilland and entered service with the RAF in 1932 with over 4000 being produced in WW2, several more thousand were produced after the war making this one of the most numerous training aircraft produced of all time. The Tiger Moth was also manufactured in various other countries including Sweden, New Zealand, Australia and Canada.
Some interesting history now, due to the shortage of Maritime patrol aircraft during WW2 some Tiger Moths were utilised in the anti submarine surveillance role. As the crew were only armed with a Very pistol there is serious doubt as to how effective this would have been! No radio was carried and therefore 2 homing pigeons were stowed on board in case the crew had to bail out at sea!
An 11.5 Kg bomb could also be carried but there are no records of this ever being used operationally. Some Tiger moths were also fitted with bomb racks in preparation for Operation Banquet, the UK response to a German land invasion of Great Britain. However this plan to use pilot students against German ground targets was considered virtually suicidal and was fortunately never put into effect. Another plan to combat the German invasion was to fit the Tiger Moth with a scythe, designed to cut the canopies of enemy parachutists as they descended! From a much more peaceful diorama point of view, I cannot help but think how nice the Tiger Moth would look sat outside the K&C Walminton on Sea cricket pavilion!
Our small but perfectly proportioned aircraft comes in a very distinctive wartime yellow and camouflage colour scheme and is priced at $425 (£300.00 including VAT) plus P&P with a total of 10 being available worldwide, the seated RAF pilot figure with cat (RAF001) comes free with this aircraft as per the attached pictures.
Next month will see the release of a USMC Corsair, another Albatros D.V from Jasta 28 and I am hoping a Middle East Eindecker! Don't forget you can spread your payments over 3 months if required.
Best wishes Vicki Lucas
Gunn Marketing Manager
Welcome to our second release of wooden hand carved aircraft for the month of August, featuring 2 all new 1/30 scale biplanes from the early part of the 20th century. Each aeroplane takes around 60 hours to manufacture and are very limited edition pieces. They do not stay on the shop floor for long so if you see one that takes your fancy please drop me an email and reserve at your earliest convenience.
WOW044 The Albatros D.V entered service in 1917 having replaced the Albatros D 111. Initially a disappointing aircraft, the Albatros D.V underwent several modifications during its operational history before it was considered adequate enough to deal with Allied aircraft. Von Richoften heavily criticised the aircraft saying it was hopelessly inferior to the English and that nothing could be done with it. However due to the lack of a suitable replacement until the Fokker Triplane came into service, some 2,500 Albatros D.V were built and over 1000 still remained in service by the end of the war. The Albatros served in all theatres during WW1 and was employed post war by the fledgling Polish air force. Our first Albatros D.V fighter is one flown by Austrian fighter ace Max Ritter von Muller whilst he was serving with Jasta 28. Muller was a recipient of the Blue Max, Iron Cross and Military Order of Max Joseph, he was credited with 36 victories and was the highest scoring Bavarian pilot of WW1. Muller initially joined the army in 1907 but transferred to the Luftstreitkrafte in 1913 and by 1916 he was flying the Fokker Eindecker. By October 10th 1916 he had scored his first aerial victory and by the 27th October 1916 he had become an ace. By the end of 1917 Muller was the second highest decorated officer in the Luftsreitkrafte after Manfred von Richoften and also the second highest scoring ace after Richoften. In January 1918 Muller was in a dogfight with 3 Allied aircraft when his aircraft caught fire after the fuel tank was struck by bullets. Muller was not wearing a parachute and leapt from the aircraft rather than be burnt to death. He was killed during the fall and his remains were returned to his home town, to this day his effects are kept in the Mayor's office along with his diary. Muller was bestowed a Knighthood after his death backdated to November 1917, therefore becoming Max Ritter von Muller, he was only 31 years old at the time of his death. There are 10 Albatros available in this striking colour scheme, this model comes free with GW051C seated pilot figure or GW014 pilot with photographer (depending on personal choice and availability) and is priced at $425/£300 plus P&P.
WOW043 Our second aircraft is the venerable Tiger Moth operated by the RAF as a trainer and by many other airforces throughout the world from the 1930's into the 1950's, with many still being operated under civilian guise even today. The Tiger Moth was designed by Geoffrey De Havilland and entered service with the RAF in 1932 with over 4000 being produced in WW2, several more thousand were produced after the war making this one of the most numerous training aircraft produced of all time. The Tiger Moth was also manufactured in various other countries including Sweden, New Zealand, Australia and Canada.
Some interesting history now, due to the shortage of Maritime patrol aircraft during WW2 some Tiger Moths were utilised in the anti submarine surveillance role. As the crew were only armed with a Very pistol there is serious doubt as to how effective this would have been! No radio was carried and therefore 2 homing pigeons were stowed on board in case the crew had to bail out at sea!
An 11.5 Kg bomb could also be carried but there are no records of this ever being used operationally. Some Tiger moths were also fitted with bomb racks in preparation for Operation Banquet, the UK response to a German land invasion of Great Britain. However this plan to use pilot students against German ground targets was considered virtually suicidal and was fortunately never put into effect. Another plan to combat the German invasion was to fit the Tiger Moth with a scythe, designed to cut the canopies of enemy parachutists as they descended! From a much more peaceful diorama point of view, I cannot help but think how nice the Tiger Moth would look sat outside the K&C Walminton on Sea cricket pavilion!
Our small but perfectly proportioned aircraft comes in a very distinctive wartime yellow and camouflage colour scheme and is priced at $425 (£300.00 including VAT) plus P&P with a total of 10 being available worldwide, the seated RAF pilot figure with cat (RAF001) comes free with this aircraft as per the attached pictures.
Next month will see the release of a USMC Corsair, another Albatros D.V from Jasta 28 and I am hoping a Middle East Eindecker! Don't forget you can spread your payments over 3 months if required.
Best wishes Vicki Lucas
Gunn Marketing Manager
ivanmoe
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Dear All
Welcome to our second release of wooden hand carved aircraft for the month of August, featuring 2 all new 1/30 scale biplanes from the early part of the 20th century. Each aeroplane takes around 60 hours to manufacture and are very limited edition pieces. They do not stay on the shop floor for long so if you see one that takes your fancy please drop me an email and reserve at your earliest convenience.
WOW044 The Albatros D.V entered service in 1917 having replaced the Albatros D 111. Initially a disappointing aircraft, the Albatros D.V underwent several modifications during its operational history before it was considered adequate enough to deal with Allied aircraft. Von Richoften heavily criticised the aircraft saying it was hopelessly inferior to the English and that nothing could be done with it. However due to the lack of a suitable replacement until the Fokker Triplane came into service, some 2,500 Albatros D.V were built and over 1000 still remained in service by the end of the war. The Albatros served in all theatres during WW1 and was employed post war by the fledgling Polish air force. Our first Albatros D.V fighter is one flown by Austrian fighter ace Max Ritter von Muller whilst he was serving with Jasta 28. Muller was a recipient of the Blue Max, Iron Cross and Military Order of Max Joseph, he was credited with 36 victories and was the highest scoring Bavarian pilot of WW1. Muller initially joined the army in 1907 but transferred to the Luftstreitkrafte in 1913 and by 1916 he was flying the Fokker Eindecker. By October 10th 1916 he had scored his first aerial victory and by the 27th October 1916 he had become an ace. By the end of 1917 Muller was the second highest decorated officer in the Luftsreitkrafte after Manfred von Richoften and also the second highest scoring ace after Richoften. In January 1918 Muller was in a dogfight with 3 Allied aircraft when his aircraft caught fire after the fuel tank was struck by bullets. Muller was not wearing a parachute and leapt from the aircraft rather than be burnt to death. He was killed during the fall and his remains were returned to his home town, to this day his effects are kept in the Mayor's office along with his diary. Muller was bestowed a Knighthood after his death backdated to November 1917, therefore becoming Max Ritter von Muller, he was only 31 years old at the time of his death. There are 10 Albatros available in this striking colour scheme, this model comes free with GW051C seated pilot figure or GW014 pilot with photographer (depending on personal choice and availability) and is priced at $425/£300 plus P&P.
WOW043 Our second aircraft is the venerable Tiger Moth operated by the RAF as a trainer and by many other airforces throughout the world from the 1930's into the 1950's, with many still being operated under civilian guise even today. The Tiger Moth was designed by Geoffrey De Havilland and entered service with the RAF in 1932 with over 4000 being produced in WW2, several more thousand were produced after the war making this one of the most numerous training aircraft produced of all time. The Tiger Moth was also manufactured in various other countries including Sweden, New Zealand, Australia and Canada.
Some interesting history now, due to the shortage of Maritime patrol aircraft during WW2 some Tiger Moths were utilised in the anti submarine surveillance role. As the crew were only armed with a Very pistol there is serious doubt as to how effective this would have been! No radio was carried and therefore 2 homing pigeons were stowed on board in case the crew had to bail out at sea!
An 11.5 Kg bomb could also be carried but there are no records of this ever being used operationally. Some Tiger moths were also fitted with bomb racks in preparation for Operation Banquet, the UK response to a German land invasion of Great Britain. However this plan to use pilot students against German ground targets was considered virtually suicidal and was fortunately never put into effect. Another plan to combat the German invasion was to fit the Tiger Moth with a scythe, designed to cut the canopies of enemy parachutists as they descended! From a much more peaceful diorama point of view, I cannot help but think how nice the Tiger Moth would look sat outside the K&C Walminton on Sea cricket pavilion!
Our small but perfectly proportioned aircraft comes in a very distinctive wartime yellow and camouflage colour scheme and is priced at $425 (£300.00 including VAT) plus P&P with a total of 10 being available worldwide, the seated RAF pilot figure with cat (RAF001) comes free with this aircraft as per the attached pictures.
Next month will see the release of a USMC Corsair, another Albatros D.V from Jasta 28 and I am hoping a Middle East Eindecker! Don't forget you can spread your payments over 3 months if required.
Best wishes Vicki Lucas
Gunn Marketing Manager
Great looking paint on the Tiger Moth, very nicely done.
-Moe
