Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation

[mike in calif]

That is where I'm at Russell. I've found a second hand DH-9a postwar, and so now have just a couple of kits left on the want list. Still lots left to build, so worries there.

[dr 1 ace]

No wonder some of the WNW kits are sold out...


Ed

[mike in calif]

The stickers tell me there are aftermarket bits inside the box. PE,Resin,Decals.

[Nigel Jackson]

The stickers tell me there are aftermarket bits inside the box. PE,Resin,Decals.

Great idea Mike. I'm always forgetting things like that.

Best wishes
Nigel

[mike in calif]

It also helps when trading a kit.... that UH.... "OH crap, I just sent a kit with a bunch of extra bits to....."

[Dave W]

Well, I'll say it... the Wingnuts appearance at NZ's model expo was something of a disappointment/ fizzer for those of us hoping for a glimpse of new treats on the way. A test build of the Camel didn't look any better than a $30 Hobbycraft kit.

Maybe they have some exciting new projects under way but frankly Wingnuts will need to pull a very exciting rabbit from a hat to get me hooked this year. Two variants of a Clerget Camel won't do it.

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia

[rhwinter]

Me , I am not so much interested in one or two very exciting rabbits per year out of Sir Peter's hat, but in a steady flow of interesting and affordable kits. So for me no Riesenflugzeug, nor a HP O/1500...
Richard

[RAGIII]

Well, I'll say it... the Wingnuts appearance at NZ's model expo was something of a disappointment/ fizzer for those of us hoping for a glimpse of new treats on the way. A test build of the Camel didn't look any better than a $30 Hobbycraft kit.

Maybe they have some exciting new projects under way but frankly Wingnuts will need to pull a very exciting rabbit from a hat to get me hooked this year. Two variants of a Clerget Camel won't do it.

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia

I must agree and disagree to a point. As for the Camel test shot not looking any better than a $30.00 Hobby craft Camel, well if you are talking after scratch building the cockpit and sanding down the rib boards etc., OK! Lets face it , the WNW kit will be far and away better. Now as for disappointment I must agree. Their own advertisement had said we will be willing to discuss our new "Releases". So nothing to show was certainly a let down. I still have 7 unbuilt WNW kits and about twice that many from Roden, Hobby craft, Special Hobbies etc. so no big deal on my part as I struggle to finish about 2 per year on average. I also have the Ansaldo on pre order from Aviattic so that should cover me for a while. JMHO,
RAGIII

[eclarson]

Well, I'll say it... the Wingnuts appearance at NZ's model expo was something of a disappointment/ fizzer for those of us hoping for a glimpse of new treats on the way. A test build of the Camel didn't look any better than a $30 Hobbycraft kit.

Maybe they have some exciting new projects under way but frankly Wingnuts will need to pull a very exciting rabbit from a hat to get me hooked this year. Two variants of a Clerget Camel won't do it.

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia

Which brings us back to the question I posed last week.

http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=7207.0

Cheers,
Eric

[bobs_buckles]

Wingnut Wings play to their own tune. I doubt they take much notice of what we want or what we would like.
They love all the smoke and mirrors, it keeps the interest level ticking over and all with minimal effort on their part.

They seem to run their operation like Apple runs theirs. Create the hype, keep the punters guessing, ramp it up to fever pitch, open the doors and let the sheep come running home.

I've given up caring about what is coming out. It will come and it will either go in the stash or pass me by... I'm good with either scenario.

vB

[eclarson]

Wingnut Wings play to their own tune. I doubt they take much notice of what we want or what we would like.
They love all the smoke and mirrors, it keeps the interest level ticking over and all with minimal effort on their part.

They seem to run their operation like Apple runs theirs. Create the hype, keep the punters guessing, ramp it up to fever pitch, open the doors and let the sheep come running home.

I've given up caring about what is coming out. It will come and it will either go in the stash or pass me by... I'm good with either scenario.

vB

Oh von Bob, but they do take notice!  The see our posts then have high level executive meetings to plan ways to mess with us.  ;-)

I hear you.  Unless I drastically change my building habits (or achieve immortality)  I'll be long gone before half my current stash of Wingnut kits is built.  But I'll still have a Camel when available due to it being such an iconic aircraft. 

Cheers,
Eric

[OEFFAG 153]

Well, I'll say it... the Wingnuts appearance at NZ's model expo was something of a disappointment/ fizzer for those of us hoping for a glimpse of new treats on the way. A test build of the Camel didn't look any better than a $30 Hobbycraft kit.

Maybe they have some exciting new projects under way but frankly Wingnuts will need to pull a very exciting rabbit from a hat to get me hooked this year. Two variants of a Clerget Camel won't do it.

Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia

I must agree and disagree to a point. As for the Camel test shot not looking any better than a $30.00 Hobby craft Camel, well if you are talking after scratch building the cockpit and sanding down the rib boards etc., OK! Lets face it , the WNW kit will be far and away better. Now as for disappointment I must agree. Their own advertisement had said we will be willing to discuss our new "Releases". So nothing to show was certainly a let down. I still have 7 unbuilt WNW kits and about twice that many from Roden, Hobby craft, Special Hobbies etc. so no big deal on my part as I struggle to finish about 2 per year on average. I also have the Ansaldo on pre order from Aviattic so that should cover me for a while. JMHO,
RAGIII

Actually Rick, they said "...recent and upcoming releases" which made me tone down my own expectations for the event quite a bit... 

/Mikael

http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/news

[Ernie]

I never thought I would lose my enthusiasm for upcoming Wingnuts models, but
it seems I have...at least to a point.  The lack of anything in the way of news, or
model development pictures is somewhat frustrating....at least to me.  It has made
me take a fresh look at Roden, which I think is a good thing.  Now back to "waiting".

Cheers,
Ernie  

[Russell]

Ignoring early/late versions of currently modelled aircraft I think since January 2015 to date WnW have only released  the AEG G.IV & the Albatross B.II.

As I recall the AEG was scheduled for 2014 but delayed due to technical issues.

It’s not a lot in one & a quarter years.

Regards
Russell   

[oldalbie]

The Camel looks pretty good to me and I'd surely get one.  Since I retired I have to pretty much pick and choose as much as I'd like to buy each new release.  I'd still like to see a Berg D.I from WNW as Austro/Hungarian aircraft are pretty under represented.