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Kids Sizes Added to GDMK Images Clothing Range

Kids Clothing

After many requests we have added kids sizes to our clothing range!

The following clothing types have been expanded to include kids sizes –

What Kids Clothes Sizes are Available?

Kids sizes start at 3-4 years and go through to Teen sizes. We have updated all the product size guides to help you select the appropriate size for your child.

The relevant product details have also been updated so you can see any differences between the adults and kids garments.

All garments are initially shown at adult pricing. When you select a childs size, the price will be amended in the cart to reflect your chosen size.

Are The Kids Sizes the Same Brands as the Adults Clothing?

Yes – The kids sized garments are the same brand and made from equivalent materials except for the fleeces.

The kids fleeces are from Result as opposed to Regatta but are of a slightly heavier material and therefore warmer. The kids fleeces also have a small reflective triangle front and back.

There are minor detail differences in other garments such as the hoodies have no pull cords as per the relevant clothing safety standards. All clothing features are detailed on each product page.

Can the Kids Garments be Personalised?

Yes – because we have added the kids sizes to the main adults products, you have access to exactly the same personalisation features you currently enjoy!

Let The Kids Show Off Their Favourite Trains and Planes!

So whether you’re spending hours at a railway station, exploring military history, or soaking up those afterburner tones at your favourite Fast Jet base or airshow, your kids can now also show off their favourite aircraft or loco on their clothing!

Thanks for reading and don’t hesitate to get in touch with any questions!

Thanks Gary


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  • Classic Military Aircraft Winter Clothing Set

    Classic Military Aircraft Winter Clothing Set

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Christmas Order Cut Off Date

Our Christmas order cut off date is fast approaching

Get your Christmas order in before 9th December to ensure you dont miss out on that perfect Christmas gift for your aviation and railway enthusiast loved ones!

If you have been eyeing some of our products as Christmas gifts (and why wouldnt you be?) make sure your order reaches us by the 9th December. That way we can ensure your gift gets processed and sent out in time for the big day.

This is particularly important if you are looking to buy any personalised items. This will allow time for us to mockup and refine your designs!

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The British 14th Army: A Tribute to Forgotten Heroes

XIVth Army Never Forgotten Bottle Green Polo Snippet

The British 14th Army: A Tribute to Forgotten Heroes

The British 14th Army are often overshadowed in the stories of World War II history. I created this commemorative design to commemorate the significant contributions the XIVth Army made to the Allied victory.

Family Links

I have 2 close relatives who served in the Far East theatre of operations in World War 2. I have always wanted to commemorate their struggles.

One relative was a Leading Aircraftman in the RAF and was captured by the Japanese literally days after they launched their surprise invasions. He was in a POW camp near Nagasaki when the bomb went off and wasn’t liberated until the end of August 1945.

The other was the leader of a mortar platoon who saw action from the very start to the end of the campaign including action at Imphal.

This blog post to announce the ‘Never Forgotten’ design commemorates and honours their bravery and resilience.

The Burma Campaign: An Overview

If you have little knowledge of the Burma Campaign, here is a brief overview.

The Burma Campaign was a series of gruelling battles fought in what was then, the British colony of Burma, now Myanmar, from December 1941 to August 1945. It was one of the longest and most difficult campaigns of world War 2.

The Burma campaign began with a swift and brutal invasion by the Japanese forces. The British Army was quickly pushed back into India. The surprise Japanese attack and its swiftness, marked a low point for the British forces and was seen as a humiliating defeat. It did however, set the stage for a remarkable comeback.

Burmese Terrain

The terrain in Burma posed a formidable challenge. Soldiers had to navigate through dense jungles, cross steep mountains, and endure heavy monsoon rains that made movement of men and supplies almost impossible for months on end. These harsh environmental conditions tested the mettle of even the most hardened soldiers.

The ferocity of the Japanese soldiers added another layer of difficulty. Unlike their German counterparts, who (mostly) adhered to a code of conduct in warfare, the Japanese were feared for their merciless tactics and stubborn determination to attack even in the face of devastating losses. They showed little regard for the rules of war, often treating prisoners of war with extreme cruelty.

Despite these challenges, the British 14th Army regrouped and launched a counter-offensive. The turning point came in 1944 at the Battles of Imphal and Kohima. Here, the 14th Army, despite being outnumbered, managed to halt the Japanese advance into India. This victory marked a high point in the campaign and was a huge achievement for the 14th Army.

The Forgotten Army: Origin of the Title

The term “Forgotten Army” was first used by the army’s commander, Lieutenant General William Slim, during a speech in 1945. He felt that the 14th Army’s efforts were overlooked as their campaign was overshadowed by other events in the war, such as the Normandy landings.

This forgotten tag was reinforced in the troops minds upon their eventual return to the UK. Many didn’t return to UK shores until mid 1946. By this time, the euphoria of winning the war in Europe had subsided. Peoples minds were on recovering from 6 years of war on the home front and the incredible rebuilding program that was needed.

Upon their arrival there was very little fanfare, flag-waving or ceremony. Indeed a common theme I heard from veterans was that only the Salvation Army were there to receive them as they disembarked the troop ships.

My Commemorative Tribute

  • XIVth Army Never Forgotten Seal Grey Fleece

    Fourteenth Army Never Forgotten Fleece Jacket

  • XIVth Army Never Forgotten Green Gold Hoodie

    Fourteenth Army Never Forgotten Hoodie

  • XIVth Army Never Forgotten Bottle Green Polo Snippet

    Fourteenth Army Never Forgotten Polo Shirt

  • Forest Green Zip Neck Fleece Never Forgotten v6

    Fourteenth Army Never Forgotten Zip Neck Fleece

To honour the bravery and sacrifice of the British 14th Army, I created an embroidered design featuring the ubiquitous ‘Slouch’ hat worn by the troops resting on the words ‘Never Forgotten’. 

The design is available on our full range of clothing, making it an ideal gift for history enthusiasts or for those with a personal connection to the 14th Army.

The British 14th Army played a crucial role in World War II, but their story is often overlooked. I’d like my design to serve as a tribute to these brave soldiers, ensuring that the “Forgotten Army” will be remembered for generations to come.

Thanks for reading

Gary

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Classic Military Aircraft Winter Clothing Set

630 Sqn Lancaster LE-J v6 Aircraft Navy Winter Set

Classic Military Aircraft Beanie Hat Scarf and Glove Winter Set

Calling all aviation enthusiasts looking for a stylish way to showcase your love for classic military aircraft.

With winter just around the corner, our new beanie hat, scarf, and glove winter sets will keep you warm during your visits to your favorite airfield.

Our exclusive Classic Military Aircraft Clothing designs feature iconic aircraft from around the world, allowing you to celebrate your aviation passion in style.

Stay Warm in Style

Our beanie hat, scarf, and glove winter sets are the perfect addition to any aviation enthusiast’s wardrobe.

Choose your favorite aircraft and have it beautifully embroidered on the beanie hat and scarf.

The gloves are available in small, medium, and large sizes, ensuring a comfortable fit for everyone.

Choose between navy blue or black colours.

A Wide Range of Aircraft Types

With our Classic Military Aircraft range, you have over 30 aircraft types to choose from including

  • World War 2 Fighters
  • World War 2 Bombers
  • Cold War Stalwarts
  • Vietnam War Standouts
  • Falklands War Legends
  • Desert Storm Specials
  • Modern and Contemporary newcomers

Each aircraft is meticulously embroidered with stunning detail, including the name of the plane.

If your favorite aircraft isn’t listed, don’t worry, simply select the ‘Request New Type’ option and we’ll create a design for you!

Feel truly connected to your favorite aircraft with our extensive range which ensures that there’s something for everyone!

High-Quality Materials for Maximum Comfort

We believe that comfort is just as important as style. That’s why our beanie hats are made from 100% soft touch acrylic, providing a cozy and warm feel.

The scarves are crafted from 100% polyester anti-pill Suprafleece®, ensuring durability and protection against the cold.

The gloves are also made from 100% polyester, offering flexibility and insulation. With our winter sets, you can stay warm without compromising on comfort or quality whilst enjoying your next airfield visit.

Exclusive Designs by ©GDMK Images

All the embroidered designs on our winter sets are created and copyrighted by ©GDMK Images. We take pride in offering exclusive and unique designs that you won’t find anywhere else.

Our attention to detail and commitment to quality ensure that each embroidery captures the essence of the aircraft, making it a truly special piece for any aviation enthusiast.

Order Now and Enjoy Free Shipping

To make your shopping experience even more convenient, all prices include shipping to Mainland UK addresses.

So you can order your favorite Classic Military Aircraft Beanie Hat Scarf and Glove Winter Set without worrying about additional costs.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to showcase your love for classic military aircraft while staying warm and stylish during the winter months.

Q/A:

  1. Can I request a specific aircraft or aircraft squadron markings that are not listed in the Classic Military Aircraft range?
    • Absolutely! We understand that everyone has their own favorite aircraft and squadrons. Simply select the ‘Request New Type’ option on your chosen garment, and we’ll create an appropriate design for you.
  2. Are the beanie hat, scarf, and glove sets available in different colors?
    • Currently, we offer these sets in navy blue or black.
  3. What materials are used for the beanie hat, scarf, and gloves?
    • The beanie hats are made from 100% soft touch acrylic, providing a cozy and warm feel. The scarves are crafted from 100% polyester anti-pill Suprafleece®, ensuring durability and protection against the cold. The gloves are also made from 100% polyester, offering flexibility and insulation.
  4. I have big hands – will the gloves be too small for me?
    • We offer the gloves in S, M and L sizes to ensure you have a suitable sized gloves for your hands. Select an appropriate size when ordering.

Thanks for reading and please dont hesitate to get in touch with any questions!

Stay Safe

Gary

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Product Update – Mobile Phones and Sweatshirts

Product Update – Mobile Phones and Sweatshirts

We have made some changes to our sweatshirts and mobile phone cases. Below is full details how the changes might affect you and potential orders.

Mobile Phone Cases

We have been experiencing extreme difficulty in obtaining blank mobile phone cases. As a result we have taken the difficult decision to suspend mobile phones as a product until such time that supplies improve. We are sorry for the inconvenience, but we feel this is the best decision until supplies sort themselves out.

Sweatshirts

In recent weeks we have noticed a drop in the quality of our standard sweatshirts. Many blanks were coming in with manufacturing defects and marks.

As a result we have changed brands.

The new sweatshirts are slightly heavier in weight at 280gsm compared to 270gsm.

The material mix and feel is also different – 80% cotton/20% polyester as compared to the originals 50/50 mix.

The brand is the same as our extremely popular hoodies.

As a result of this change, there are changes to the colour options available. In our opinion, there are some nicer shades now available.

All colours are available in sizes XS – XXL with some colours available up to 5XL.

  • 6 Sqn Jaguar CMA Desert Navy Blue Sweatshirt Snippet

    Jaguar Sweatshirt

  • 43093 Open Day Vinyl royal blue Sweatshirt

    Class 43 HST Sweatshirt

  • F35 Black Sweatshirt

    F-35 Lightning II Sweatshirt

  • RFD Class 87 Charcoal grey Sweatshirt

    Class 87 Sweatshirt

Keep Up To Date

You can keep up to date with all our news via our social channels and via our exclusive newsletter – sign up and make sure you dont miss out on our exclusive subscriber offers!

Thanks for reading and please give me a shout with any questions you might have in regard to these changes.

Stay safe

Gary

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New Silver 56 Squadron Lightning and Shackleton MR2

New Silver 56 Squadron Lightning and Shackleton MR2

We have just added a silver colour scheme 56 Squadron F1 Lightning and a Shackleton MR2 to the embroidered clothing range.

The silver 56 Squadron Lightning complements the existing 5 Squadron and 11 Squadron Lightning F6 clothing designs.

The Shackleton MR2 is in the earlier white colour scheme and complements our Sea Grey Shackleton MR3 aircraft.

56 Squadron Lightning F1

The Lightning F1A embroidery is based on the 56 Squadron Firebirds display aircraft that were based at RAF Wattisham in the early 1960s.

The F1A Lightning was a very early development of the aircraft type and featured only missiles with no gun. The focus at the time was rate of climb performance and high speed.

Shackleton MR2

The new Shackleton embroidery is based on the MR2 version and is in a white colour scheme with dark grey upper bodyside.

The Shackleton MR2 development saw the aircraft fitted with an upgraded radar which was housed in a new radome behind the bomb bay doors.

The design depicts the dorsal gun turret. This turret was removed shortly after entering service but I have modelled it in place.

Personalise Your Designs

As with all our embroidered clothing, you can easily personalise these designs via the on screen product options.

Choose your own words above and/or below the embroidered aircraft to create a truly unique personalised garment.

Let me know what you think of these new embroidered aircraft!

Cheers for now

Gary

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T-Shirts Added to Embroidered Clothing Range

F-111 79th TFS Black T-shirt

Embroidered T-Shirts Now Available

Following many requests, we have added embroidered t-shirts to our clothing  range.

After testing a number of brands, we have selected a brand that is extremely comfortable, washes well and keeps its shape.

We have released our most popular aviation designs 1st and will be adding the railway designs in the coming days and weeks.

Embroidered T-Shirt Details

There are currently 16 colours available in sizes S – XXL.

Certain T-Shirt colours are available down to XS and others in larger sizes to 5XL. These are indicated on the product page colour choices.

When ordering t-shirts, take note that they run small in comparison to other garments. Please check size guide before ordering.

T-Shirt Design Roll Out

As mentioned we have released our most popular Aviation designs now. We will be adding railway designs over the coming days and weeks, in the meantime if you want a particular design on a t-shirt, contact me directly and we’ll get you sorted!

Stay tuned for some more new product announcements in the coming days!!

Thanks for reading and stay safe!

Cheers Gary

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B-17 Flying Fortress Added to Classic Military Aircraft Clothing Range

94th BG B17 Black Backpack

B-17 Flying Fortress Added to Classic Military Aircraft Clothing Range

After a protracted design evolution, I have added the B-17G Flying Fortress to the Classic Military Aircraft range.

There are 2 versions of the B-17 to choose from

  • Green coloured 94th bomb group
  • Bare metal 100th bomb group

The B-17G was the final version of Flying Fortress which incorporated all the improvements from earlier models and boasted 13 guns for defence against fighters.

B-17s were used by the USAAF as a strategic daytime bomber to complement the night time RAF Bomber Command bombing raids.

94th Bomb Group

The 94th Bomb Group were based at Rougham and the 100th Bomb Group at Thorpe Abbotts and were part of the 8th Air Force.

100th Bomb Group

The 100th Bomb Group earned the nickname ‘The Bloody Hundredth’ after heavy losses during several missions over Germany.

B-17G Available on Full Range of Embroidered Products

The B-17G is available on the full range of clothing, hats and bags, a selection of which are shown below.

The B-17 design is part of our extremely popular personalised range where you can change the base aircraft design to a squadron with markings of your choice along with personalised wording above and/or below the design.

More New Aircraft and Locos Coming

We continue to expand the aircraft and loco designs available.

Recently we have added the following new aircraft and squadron variations following customer requests –

Aircraft Types Coming Soon  – 

  • Puma
  • Merlin
  • Catalina

New loco classes in the works include –

Upcoming Shows

You can see these designs at the following upcoming shows

  • Old Buckenham Airshow
  • East Kirkby Airshow
  • Alford 1940s Weekend

Stay safe and enjoy the mini heatwave whilst it lasts !!

Cheers Gary

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GDMK Images July 2022 News

Desert Storm Tornado Mil Green T-shirt

Hi everyone, welcome to the GDMK Images July 2022 news update!

There are a number of important things to bring you up to date with.

Discontinuation of Material Printing

Earlier this year, we encountered intermittent problems with our T-Shirt printing equipment. The long and short of the situation is that, despite a lot of support from the supplier and manufacturer, the equipment is not economically viable to repair.

Unfortunately this means the following items are discontinued –

  • Printed T-Shirts
  • Small Bears
  • Leather Bound Hip Flasks
  • Tote Bags
  • Face Masks

Blank Product Delays

Earlier this year you may know we were advised by our blanks suppliers about supply chain delays. After a period of relative stability, our suppliers have advised us of more short notice delays to incoming blank products.

Particularly affected are certain colour combinations of Varsity Jackets and Hoodies. In some cases one particular group of colours wont be arriving into the UK until Jan 2023 if you can believe that!!!

As an example, a customer ordered a particular hoodie colour combination in October last year. We were advised of a delay, so the customer opted to change colour combination to avoid a delay. The batch of hoodies finally arrived at the end of May! The supply chain issues are still very real and affecting every aspect of our lives unfortunately.

Also affected to a lesser extent are mousemats, wallets and, in particular, certain iPhone and Samsung phone cases.

Please bear in mind we have access to many suppliers for all our products and we can usually source a blank from somewhere when our main suppliers are out of stock.

Please note, we will not sacrifice the quality of the products we supply. There are other suppliers that supply blanks which are not of the standard we usually supply – that is fine and there is nothing wrong with that – but having established a solid reputation for quality products, we wont sacrifice that by short cutting quality and using cheaper quality items.

Please accept our apologies in advance for these potential delays and inconvenience.

New Product Line – Laser Etched Gifts

I have long wanted to offer laser etched products. I am delighted to announce a collaboration with JAM Arts who will be producing laser etched renditions of some of our iconic designs on a great range of new and novel gift products.

We trialled a small number of items at both East Kirkby and Cosford airshow. The products were exceptionally well received, witnessed by selling out within an hour of being put out on the stall!!

Needless to say, the success has encouraged us to add them as standard lines to the online shop over the coming weeks and months!

Keep an eye out for an upcoming post that will showcase the products and designs!

New Product Line – Embroidered T-Shirts

Following many requests and successful tests on the stall, we will shortly be adding embroidered t-shirts to our product lines. A nice lightweight alternative to our ever popular polos shirts, you will soon be able to get all your favourite designs on a t-shirt!

The brand we use has been tested for washability and shrink resistance and has received great feedback from customers who who have bought them from the stall.

Customers report the t-shirts was really well, keep their colour and no shrinking after multiple washes!

New Embroidered Designs

We have been really pleased to receive many, many requests for personalised clothing tributes from customers.

Many of these involve new World War 2 aircraft types and Squadron variations.

We add these aircraft and squadrons (albeit with different aircraft markings and codes to protect the uniqueness of the customers personalised designs) as options to the Classic Military Aircraft range.

Added recently, or to be added shortly are the following aircraft types and squadrons

Thats All For Now Folks!

Thanks for reading and dont hesitate to give me a shout if you have any questions about the topics discussed above.

We really appreciate your support so far in 2022.

Dont forget our Facebook page, drop by and join in the discussion!

Stay safe

Gary and Dawn

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3 Embroidered Military Vehicles Added to Clothing Range

Willys Jeep Mil Green Fleece

3 Embroidered Military Vehicles Added to Clothing Range

We are delighted to announce our popular Sherman Tank, Willys Jeep and Challenger Tank embroidered clothing have been added to the online clothing collection.

All 3 military vehicles were available to buy at shows last year and you can now buy them online as part of our Military Vehicle Clothing range.

As mentioned above, the 3 military vehicles added are –

Sherman Tank, Willys Jeep and Challenger Tank Designs Now Available Online

Below are a selection of the garments!

Did You See Our Falklands War 40th Anniversary Designs?

We launched another design in our Commemorative Clothing Range a few weeks ago – the Falklands War 40th Anniversary designs which featured 4 Iconic aircraft types involved in the conflict –

  • Victor
  • Vulcan
  • Sea Harrier FRS1
  • Harrier GR3

See These 3 Military Vehicle Designs at East Kirkby

Our next show is the Lanc, Tank and Military Machine show at East Kirkby on the 2nd & 3rd June. We will have plenty of these garments for sale so you can see them in the flesh there!

Thanks for reading and hopefully we might see you at East Kirkby in a couple of weeks!

Stay safe

Gary

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