WNW: how many kits do they have left?

[ThePenguin]

SprueBro's are down to 69 UWD's.

[mgunns]

SprueBro's are down to 69 UWD's.

They'll probably have those until November.  Too esoteric of model and not a big seller.

[Pup7309]

SprueBro's are down to 69 UWD's.

They'll probably have those until November.  Too esoteric of model and not a big seller.

No these are slow sellers. For most’non-essential’. The kit that broke WNW - or was that the Lancaster?

[ThePenguin]

SprueBro's are down to 69 UWD's.

They'll probably have those until November.  Too esoteric of model and not a big seller.

No these are slow sellers. For most’non-essential’. The kit that broke WNW - or was that the Lancaster?

From what I can ascertain from interviews here and elsewhere it wasn't just one kit.

[mgunns]

Okay, for those that iive in the Phoenix Arizona area, I stopped by Andy's today.  Lots of DH.9's, NINAK's DFW's and One AEG Early.  No Meng DR.I's at this time, but according to Andy, in about two weeks he will be getting his shipment of DR.I's and more WNW from his German connection.  (MBK)  I will probably he heading up there after a phone to ensure what he has.  I am not affiliated with Andy's but thought if there are forumites in the area this might be helpful for planning purposes.

[Jeff K]

...more WNW from his German connection.

one for the rumor mill... i wonder if this is a sign that WNW has negotiated to dispose of some if its NZ inventory via MBK?

maybe not, maybe MBK are just splitting off some of what they still have.

[Pup7309]

...more WNW from his German connection.

one for the rumor mill... i wonder if this is a sign that WNW has negotiated to dispose of some if its NZ inventory via MBK?

maybe not, maybe MBK are just splitting off some of what they still have.

Thanks probably the later. I imagine a shipment from NZ to Europe is a bit slow at the moment.

[gcn]

...more WNW from his German connection.

one for the rumor mill... i wonder if this is a sign that WNW has negotiated to dispose of some if its NZ inventory via MBK?

maybe not, maybe MBK are just splitting off some of what they still have.

Not sure. There was a thread on LSP about another shipment from MBK that went up as pre sales and sold out fast.  Perhaps that’s that and he’s saving a few kits for the store as before.

The kit list wasn’t anything rare from what I remember.

[Jeff K]

i'm assuming you are referring to the 2nd shipment at MBK, not a 3rd shipment?

[gcn]

Yes.

[Pup7309]

A post war Ninak arrived from WETA today - perfect! There is so much plastic for this beast I had to have a few goes trying to fit the sprues in and get the lid on again!

[frankr]

A post war Ninak arrived from WETA today - perfect! There is so much plastic for this beast I had to have a few goes trying to fit the sprues in and get the lid on again!

Your lucky, I got an email from weta today saying they oversold the US warehouse and my models would be shipping from NZ, so at least another month for me.

[Jeff K]

i got 2 USAS Camels from Weta yesterday. only problem, one box was crushed, and wet. inside box was also crushed. however the good news, the sprues are ok it looks like the decals are OK too, but this one's meant to be a different Clerget Camel not USAS.

i don't know whether it got crushed and wet on the NZ end or the TH end, but generally both postal services have been rock solid. i think it's just an unlucky rare event.

that said i get the impression that Weta were generally overwhelmed by the WNW crush and the remaining kits won't be sold through there. the ones they just sold off were their own inventory not WNW, i'm pretty sure of that.

[RAGIII]

A post war Ninak arrived from WETA today - perfect! There is so much plastic for this beast I had to have a few goes trying to fit the sprues in and get the lid on again!

Your lucky, I got an email from weta today saying they oversold the US warehouse and my models would be shipping from NZ, so at least another month for me.

I got the same Email. The more I think about it the more pissed I am. They took My Money 20 days ago and said it would be delivered by the 25th. They waited until the 24th to let Me know it was out of stock.I find it hard to believe that they "Just" came to the realization!  I only ordered one kit and that was more or less a whim. The more I think about it the More I think I will ask for a refund and send My Money to Copper State like I originally planned!
RAGIII

[Ringleheim]

Okay, for those that iive in the Phoenix Arizona area, I stopped by Andy's today.  Lots of DH.9's, NINAK's DFW's and One AEG Early.  No Meng DR.I's at this time, but according to Andy, in about two weeks he will be getting his shipment of DR.I's and more WNW from his German connection.  (MBK)  I will probably he heading up there after a phone to ensure what he has.  I am not affiliated with Andy's but thought if there are forumites in the area this might be helpful for planning purposes.

Keep in mind MBK went from having a bunch of WNW kits to have none overnight, about a week ago or so.

I wonder if they did a deal to send a bunch of their inventory to Andy.