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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => What's New => Topic started by: osterkamp on July 17, 2020, 03:16:12 AM
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I don't know if anyone is interested, but Modellbau-König has a few WNW kits for sale online... I'm not the owner or shareholder of this company ;D ;D
here is the link
https://www.modellbau-koenig.de/Hersteller/Wingnut-Wings (https://www.modellbau-koenig.de/Hersteller/Wingnut-Wings)
regards, Fred
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Thanks for the heads up, I managed to get a Fokker D.VII and a Junkers D.I with what looks like free shipping to the UK :) I checked a few days ago and they did not have such a big selection.
Tim
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I was about to do a similar thread. Just bought another Fokker D.VII (early) for 112 euros including postage to UK by DHL. I was really looking for an H-B W.12 but thought an extra D.VII could be useful.
They have
Goering D.VII 99Eu
Barker Snipe 89Eu
Gotha UWD 199Eu
Halberstadt CL.II early & Late 129 Eu
Halberstadt & RE8 229 Eu
Immelmann Fokker 89 Eu
Junkers D.I 89 Eu
Salmson USAS & Otsu 119EU
DFW C.V Mid 129 EU
AEG G.IV Early & Late 229 Eu
Camel & LVG C.VI 189 EU
DH9a Postwar 149 EU
AMC DH9 129 EU
Ships Camel, Le Rhone Camel, BRI Camel, USA Camel - all 89 Eu
Felixstowe Late 299 Eu
Rumpler C.IV early 129 Eu
DFW C.V Late 129 Eu
Prices all plus postage of course. They seem to have at least 5 units of each kit.
Toyed with the DFW and Rumpler but settled for the D.VII !!
Simon
NB Tim - Not free shipping - about 12 Euros to UK. I put my address details in (set up account) and postage updated from 5 Euros to 12 Euros !!
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I think I got free shipping because I ordered 2 kits. I just double checked and postage and packing was 1 pound only. I'm starting to wonder if I did the wrong thing......... maybe I should have ordered a lot more, I could probably stretch out to another 2 or 3 while they have them at retail prices.
It looks they just got a large container full of kits according to the picture on there Facebook page with the text
"Just arrived: A large delivery of Wingnut Wings has arrived."
"Unfortunately, since the manufacturer has stopped operating, this will be the last container to arrive at our house."
Get them while you can.
Tim
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i was about to start this thread too :p
i made 2 orders, first was 4 D.VII early, 1 BR.1 Camel, and 1 Junkers D.1 -- all top priority stuff on my spreadsheet.
then, figuring even if WNW reopen their portal, or release the remaining inventory another way, i could all but close out my spreadsheet so i ordered 2 more D.VII early and 2 USAS Camels (to be built as Clergets with upcoming Pheon decals).
now, i'm on that very short list of people where the one WNW kit they don't have but covet the most is the Gotha UWD.
the first order i had apparently free shipping--to Thailand (!). the second, 45 euros. i suspect the difference between the two is that i confirmed my email address before the 2nd order.
i put in a service ticket about the no-postage on the first order. i'll let you all know here if it was a bug or a feature.
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Hi
They already have over 5 pcs. Just ordered. 8)
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Did the order form remove VAT for you?
I am finding that it leaves the VAT in even when shipping to NZ.
Thanks
i was about to start this thread too :p
i made 2 orders, first was 4 D.VII early, 1 BR.1 Camel, and 1 Junkers D.1 -- all top priority stuff on my spreadsheet.
then, figuring even if WNW reopen their portal, or release the remaining inventory another way, i could all but close out my spreadsheet so i ordered 2 more D.VII early and 2 USAS Camels (to be built as Clergets with upcoming Pheon decals).
now, i'm on that very short list of people where the one WNW kit they don't have but covet the most is the Gotha UWD.
the first order i had apparently free shipping--to Thailand (!). the second, 45 euros. i suspect the difference between the two is that i confirmed my email address before the 2nd order.
i put in a service ticket about the no-postage on the first order. i'll let you all know here if it was a bug or a feature.
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I just done a second order and it looks like if you go over 150 pounds you get shipping for 1 pound to UK anyway, more reason to order more than one :)
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Shipping to Australia came up as 45Euro,ouch!
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The same to the States. Still less than e bay prices for the Fokker kit I ordered.
sp
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I ordered a Fokker and Camel. 45 Euro postage! First time used Modelblau. Thank goodness for google translate ! Has anyone ordered here before, how do you find them? Mentions shipping delays due to Covid. D
Ps Thanks for heads up!
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Shipping to Australia came up as 45Euro,ouch!
welcome to *my* world.
pretty much anything i order from anywhere, i will suffer when the shipping to Thailand is tallied. shipping from WNW wasn't tooooo bad but there's no way to know whether they'll sell off their inventory themselves. or sell it off at all. my bank balance hates me now.
there are local hobby shops, and they carry everything you could ever want... IF you are into Gundam.
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I ordered a Fokker and Camel. 45 Euro postage! First time used Modelblau. Thank goodness for google translate ! Has anyone ordered here before, how do you find them? Mentions shipping delays due to Covid. D
Ps Thanks for heads up!
a lot of people in the Facebook groups have used them and recommend them highly, referring to them as "The German Hannant's." this is my first order with MBK but Hannant's have consistently been a class act IMO, so high praise indeed.
i do have some experience with shipping delays from Germany however. around March it was awful, a package routed from US through Germany (because DHL) took... 2 months. lately though it's about two weeks. and, DHL track meticulously. to my eye DHL aren't as reliable as Fedex but a cut above the regular postal services. they are terrible at handling customs issues though. at least here they are.
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Just transferred some $ to buy a few more kits but won’t get it till Monday...Aarrrgh! They’ll probably be gone by then :'( Maybe a late shipment will turn up somewhere else? (hopefully local) ;D
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Just received a postage refund of 12 euros . I’ve got 2 emails in fact - one in German and one in English but then I ordered 2 D.VII’s and one order was confirmed in German and the other in English so I’m not sure if they’re refunding both sets of postage!! I will check my PayPal later !! Seems bizarre!!
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Many of the kits say 5+ in stock. Not sure how many “+” actually means, but there may still be some left next week.
As for postal delays due to the pandemic, there is a link to follow from the store website to show what countries are ok to ship to from Germany.
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I take the view that plus 5 means less than 10!
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5+ seems to be exactly what it says on the tin. the photo of the truck unloading (on Facebook) had lots of large boxes of goodness. i'd guess this is more of WNW catching up on stuff ordered before COVID-19.
more good MBK news: they told me that on one order, i get free shipping because i ordered over 450 Euros. free shipping.. TO THAILAND. wow. fantastic deal. makes sense that they'd be big enough to get a favorable deal with DHL; my largest client moves servers and switches around from continent to continent using Fedex. without a sweet deal they'd go broke.
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After debating, I also placed an order for a Goring DVII, the postage did seem a bit much to the States but I figured it was now or never. There was no VAT as it was exported.
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Thank you for the heads up. Was able to get the DVII, a Camel Le Rhône, and Harry Tate duellist.
Shipping high to US. But happy to buy.
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Many of the kits say 5+ in stock. Not sure how many “+” actually means, but there may still be some left next week.
As for postal delays due to the pandemic, there is a link to follow from the store website to show what countries are ok to ship to from Germany.
I saw someone had put up exact numbers on another site. These could be different by now so I won’t post here.
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After the feeding frenzy following the Wingnuts' Hong Kong warehouse stock sold to the German model retailer, I now look forward to a consequent increase in the number of Wingnut kit builds on the Forum :)
I'm mindful that buying up every Wingnut kit in the world will not bring them back, but also supporting other manufacturers such as Copper State Models, Roden and Special Hobby and Eduard etc will encourage those companies still producing kits to invest in new aircraft kits for us.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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Yes, I am very interested in what CSM does as an encore to the excellent Nieuport 17/21/23 series. I have a few of these and look forward to the RFC version! I will have French, British, Belgian, Italian and Russian examples in my case.
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Wise words Dave.
The CSM purchases get pushed back as the plastic budget goes into the last of WNWs
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Many of the kits say 5+ in stock. Not sure how many “+” actually means, but there may still be some left next week.
As for postal delays due to the pandemic, there is a link to follow from the store website to show what countries are ok to ship to from Germany.
I saw someone had put up exact numbers on another site. These could be different by now so I won’t post here.
they got the number by putting more than 100 in the shopping cart and then it tells how many you can actually buy (up to 100).
Andys HQ in the US are apparently getting a truckload also. i filled in my spreadsheet from MBK, only thing left to want is the long lost OAW D.VII and the UWD. a batch of CSM Nieuports is next, when my bank account recovers.
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Many of the kits say 5+ in stock. Not sure how many “+” actually means, but there may still be some left next week.
As for postal delays due to the pandemic, there is a link to follow from the store website to show what countries are ok to ship to from Germany.
I saw someone had put up exact numbers on another site. These could be different by now so I won’t post here.
they got the number by putting more than 100 in the shopping cart and then it tells how many you can actually buy (up to 100).
Andys HQ in the US are apparently getting a truckload also. i filled in my spreadsheet from MBK, only thing left to want is the long lost OAW D.VII and the UWD. a batch of CSM Nieuports is next, when my bank account recovers.
I found out that Andys HQ is the sister company to MBK, which makes sense when you order from Andy's the charge shows up as MBK. I didn't put the two together until Andy told me lol. Perhaps it's possible they shipped from the same HK warehouse?
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That's interesting about the link between MBK and Andy's HHQ.
It makes sense. A while ago Andy went over to Germany and visited the company, shot some videos form their warehouse, etc. At the time he didn't mention it was pursuant to some sort of joint business venture.
Also makes sense that Andy and MBK are getting these large lots of WNW kits.
I still see that Sprue Bros. has nothing new coming in, which seems strange.
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I still see that Sprue Bros. has nothing new coming in, which seems strange.
They have not made any mention afaik, but they still have 96 UWD's in stock at time of writing :D
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That's interesting about the link between MBK and Andy's HHQ.
It makes sense. A while ago Andy went over to Germany and visited the company, shot some videos form their warehouse, etc. At the time he didn't mention it was pursuant to some sort of joint business venture.
Also makes sense that Andy and MBK are getting these large lots of WNW kits.
I still see that Sprue Bros. has nothing new coming in, which seems strange.
There was a Video post maybe around mid-2019 (actually Nove 2019) on youtube announcing the partnership. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fof9MFa2l04
It could have been the case that MBK got in first and ordered everything that was available in the overseas warehouses prior to the other distributiors.
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I'm hoping to get the few odd kits to round out my WNW stash. I guess I'll find out soon enough.
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That's interesting about the link between MBK and Andy's HHQ.
It makes sense. A while ago Andy went over to Germany and visited the company, shot some videos form their warehouse, etc. At the time he didn't mention it was pursuant to some sort of joint business venture.
Also makes sense that Andy and MBK are getting these large lots of WNW kits.
I still see that Sprue Bros. has nothing new coming in, which seems strange.
There was a Video post maybe around mid-2019 (actually Nove 2019) on youtube announcing the partnership. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fof9MFa2l04
It could have been the case that MBK got in first and ordered everything that was available in the overseas warehouses prior to the other distributiors.
Thanks for that, Dave. I had not remembered that video making the announcement, though I'm sure I would have seen it at the time! I'm a fan of Andy's and think I have seen every video he's done.
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After the feeding frenzy following the Wingnuts' Hong Kong warehouse stock sold to the German model retailer, I now look forward to a consequent increase in the number of Wingnut kit builds on the Forum :)
I'm mindful that buying up every Wingnut kit in the world will not bring them back, but also supporting other manufacturers such as Copper State Models, Roden and Special Hobby and Eduard etc will encourage those companies still producing kits to invest in new aircraft kits for us.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
my shoppings are intended for building. now that they're all scarce they're further back in the queue, waiting for my skills to improve. this is not some vague notion of getting better, however. as a former art teacher i've designed myself a curriculum. right now i'm working on pretty basic stuff like laying down paint smoothly. my first 1/32 WWI build will be the Mengnut Wings Dreidecker, because they're likely to remain easy to get and therefore easy to try again if i'm not happy with the outcome.
regarding CSM, SH, and Roden, i'm fully on board with that, once the final touches on my WNW stash are applied (about 4 more kits according to my spreadsheet). next up after those will be about 10 CSM Nieuports. later, Roden Tripehounds for a Black Flight flightline. aftermarket is a separate budget.
now all i need is free time. currently building 1:1 scale racks full of servers. a byproduct of the pandemic is my biggest client deciding "oh crap we need a LOT more capacity for stuff like this." that's ok we bill by the hour :p
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That's interesting about the link between MBK and Andy's HHQ.
It makes sense. A while ago Andy went over to Germany and visited the company, shot some videos form their warehouse, etc. At the time he didn't mention it was pursuant to some sort of joint business venture.
Also makes sense that Andy and MBK are getting these large lots of WNW kits.
I still see that Sprue Bros. has nothing new coming in, which seems strange.
There was a Video post maybe around mid-2019 (actually Nove 2019) on youtube announcing the partnership. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fof9MFa2l04
It could have been the case that MBK got in first and ordered everything that was available in the overseas warehouses prior to the other distributiors.
Hi Dave,
a couple of questions for you in your role as chief warehouse scientist:
1) extra bits (exactly like OAW D.VII sprues and LVG decals)... these are only in NZ warehouse?
2) how many warehouses are/were there, anyway?
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I can't say what it would be like trans-Atlantic, but MBK delivered pretty quickly within Europe. I got my delivery in 5.5 days from ordering.
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Hi Dave,
a couple of questions for you in your role as chief warehouse scientist:
1) extra bits (exactly like OAW D.VII sprues and LVG decals)... these are only in NZ warehouse?
2) how many warehouses are/were there, anyway?
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I am not Dave, but I know that up to the end of last year some of the spare sprues were available from the Weta Warehouses - the EU warehouse had them on sale in December as 50% off. In JAnuary they disappeared from their inventory, like WNW kits.
Usually, yes, they were available only from NZ. The same holds for spare parts - at WNW they were always friendly in supplying spare parts - they were priced from 10 to 25 $, as far as I remember.
It would be great if they will emerge again after NZ lock-down.
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That's interesting about the link between MBK and Andy's HHQ.
It makes sense. A while ago Andy went over to Germany and visited the company, shot some videos form their warehouse, etc. At the time he didn't mention it was pursuant to some sort of joint business venture.
Also makes sense that Andy and MBK are getting these large lots of WNW kits.
I still see that Sprue Bros. has nothing new coming in, which seems strange.
There was a Video post maybe around mid-2019 (actually Nove 2019) on youtube announcing the partnership. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fof9MFa2l04
It could have been the case that MBK got in first and ordered everything that was available in the overseas warehouses prior to the other distributiors.
Hi Dave,
a couple of questions for you in your role as chief warehouse scientist:
1) extra bits (exactly like OAW D.VII sprues and LVG decals)... these are only in NZ warehouse?
2) how many warehouses are/were there, anyway?
Hey Jeff,
1.) Yes that was all from NZ. HobbyLink Japan did have a small selection of engine sprues at one stage. Perhaps they could be listed on the domestic Japanese site? But that was a few years back.
Weta Workshop NZ also had some sprues. But they removed everything that they had from the website a while ago. I suspect that anything they had remaining would of gone Model Department or discounted at Crew Sales.
2.) There were four warehouses - Wellington, Seattle, Amsterdam and Hong Kong.
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Hi Dave,
a couple of questions for you in your role as chief warehouse scientist:
1) extra bits (exactly like OAW D.VII sprues and LVG decals)... these are only in NZ warehouse?
2) how many warehouses are/were there, anyway?
I am not Dave, but I know that up to the end of last year some of the spare sprues were available from the Weta Warehouses - the EU warehouse had them on sale in December as 50% off. In JAnuary they disappeared from their inventory, like WNW kits.
Usually, yes, they were available only from NZ. The same holds for spare parts - at WNW they were always friendly in supplying spare parts - they were priced from 10 to 25 $, as far as I remember.
It would be great if they will emerge again after NZ lock-down.
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The Spures that Weta were selling were only stocked in NZ. The costs involved in storage and picking a single sprue at the international warehouses were not feasible.
I suspect that sales from the NZ will resume when, 1) they have someone available to pick and ship orders and 2) when some kind of "Normal" returns to the postal systems around the world.
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thanks Dave! the apparent selloff of the HK warehouse to MBK sure suggests they're being sensible about liquidating inventory, and thus they won't just bin the kits or sprues. kicking myself now for not getting the OAW D.VII sprues and LVG C.VI decals last time i ordered from NZ...
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Thanks Dave
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AndysHq will be selling more to US customers this Friday 10am PST:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE7btKbyNfM
The local shop will start this Wednesday, but they don't offer mail order from that location.
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AndysHq will be selling more to US customers this Friday 10am PST:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE7btKbyNfM
The local shop will start this Wednesday, but they don't offer mail order from that location.
I've been studying the video like a maniac, trying to see what models he actually will have available on Friday. He said it will be the same as what he has in the Phoenix hobby store in the video.
The selection is similar to what MBK has had for a while plus some others.
I pray to God they put order limits on these for Friday.
Andy didn't address that issue in the video, nor did he respond to comments to that effect beneath the video.
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AndysHq will be selling more to US customers this Friday 10am PST:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE7btKbyNfM
The local shop will start this Wednesday, but they don't offer mail order from that location.
I've been studying the video like a maniac, trying to see what models he actually will have available on Friday. He said it will be the same as what he has in the Phoenix hobby store in the video.
The selection is similar to what MBK has had for a while plus some others.
I pray to God they put order limits on these for Friday.
Andy didn't address that issue in the video, nor did he respond to comments to that effect beneath the video.
He did comment that the orders would be limited to 2 SKU
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i didint' see any pfalzies or albatri, but i might be tempted by another Brisfit.
that said while i probably won't buy anything i'll be following closely, kinda the way your cat watches you eat with great satisfaction as you enjoy your meal.
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i didint' see any pfalzies or albatri...
Which is strange as WnW still had them for sale when they closed shop, so you would think there is inventory of them somewhere.
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i didint' see any pfalzies or albatri...
Which is strange as WnW still had them for sale when they closed shop, so you would think there is inventory of them somewhere.
There are all sorts of "current production" kits that should be in the warehouse in NZ that have not shown themselves in the last few weeks at HLJ, MBK, AHHQ, Hannants, Sprue Bros., etc. If/when the warehouse opens up again, we should hopefully see some of those for sale at MSRP once more. At least I hope so.
It's kind of a specific sub-set of the current production inventory that has been knocking around in the last few weeks.
And yes, no one has had an Albatros DV kit of any type, for example.
And now I see Andy has amended the information beneath the video.
Limit of 2 per kit per buyer.
I am seeing a few "newly available" kits in Andy's video. The Albatros B2, the Felixstowe late, and a few others.
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LOL. The sale at Andy's HHQ didn't last 5 minutes.
I started placing kits in my cart the second the website went live, and was trying to check out within 30 seconds.
Basically everything was gone by then and I didn't get a single kit!
Everything at the site is now gone, 7 minutes after the sale started.
Of note: Andy definitely did not have everything that was pictured in his video from his store!
It was a smaller batch of stuff.
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LOL. The sale at Andy's HHQ didn't last 5 minutes.
I started placing kits in my cart the second the website went live, and was trying to check out within 30 seconds.
Basically everything was gone by then and I didn't get a single kit!
Everything at the site is now gone, 7 minutes after the sale started.
Of note: Andy definitely did not have everything that was pictured in his video from his store!
It was a smaller batch of stuff.
I was afraid of this happening, so I literally grabbed one AMC as soon as it went live and ran to the checkout.
Hopefully you'll get another shot when they start shifting kits from the NZ warehouse, and they will likely have a better selection.
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LOL. The sale at Andy's HHQ didn't last 5 minutes.
I started placing kits in my cart the second the website went live, and was trying to check out within 30 seconds.
Basically everything was gone by then and I didn't get a single kit!
Everything at the site is now gone, 7 minutes after the sale started.
Of note: Andy definitely did not have everything that was pictured in his video from his store!
It was a smaller batch of stuff.
I was afraid of this happening, so I literally grabbed one AMC as soon as it went live and ran to the checkout.
Hopefully you'll get another shot when they start shifting kits from the NZ warehouse, and they will likely have a better selection.
Thanks! Yes, your strategy is the winning one and probably the only way anyone got anything.
I was placing 2 of 5 or 6 kits in my cart and that simply took too long.
By the time I tried to process the cart, errors were popping up saying "you have to modify your quantity for this and that" because items were already sold out. You spend a few seconds clicking to do that, and now other stuff is coming up with the same problem.
I basically watched my shopping cart dwindle from 10 or 12 kits to nothing in seconds!
I really thought the kits would last at least 10 minutes or something like that and I could grab a bunch of stuff.
They lasted seconds!
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cue spike in ebay prices in 3... 2... 1...
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cue spike in ebay prices in 3... 2... 1...
I think that will really happen after WnW clears out all their inventory, but you are probably right.
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cue spike in ebay prices in 3... 2... 1...
I think that will really happen after WnW clears out all their inventory, but you are probably right.
there will likely be an irrational spike right about now.
but it really hits the fan when the NZ warehouse has emptied to the public.
i'm fortunate, i've got almost everything i need except a UWD and they're still plentiful. when and if the NZ warehouse sells off i'd like some OAW D.VII sprues, and engine or two, and some decals, so i'm basically moving on...
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If you're really quick Andy's has the Felixstowe late on sale, it had glitched.
Edit: And its gone
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Still showing the Late Felixstowe in stock 30 min in. I really only would like another BR Camel as there are 2 schemes I would like to build.
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If you're really quick Andy's has the Felixstowe late on sale, it had glitched.
Edit: And its gone
It's gone! Of course!
Thanks for mentioning that, I had moved on and wouldn't have seen it.
That is the one airplane showing in Andy's recent video that I wanted the most so of course it gets screwed up.
If WNW is going to turn their website back on, I really hope they do it with no announcement.
That will give everyone a fair shot at actually getting something, with the diligent being rewarded for frequently checking in at the website.
There is quite a bit of "current production" stuff that has not been making the rounds since the shut down.
Stuff like the Stahltaube for example. I have a list of many kits that I need one of!
I should have bought more of these things over the years but I always figured "maybe tomorrow".
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Still showing the Late Felixstowe in stock 30 min in. I really only would like another BR Camel as there are 2 schemes I would like to build.
Yeah, as noted above, that glitched. It was never for sale when the selling began. That's how it survived so long.
I suspect it sold out in seconds or a minute or 2, tops.
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that sale was extremely discouraging - there were just a few things I was hoping to get but no luck at all. I'm sure there will be a ton of kits on eBay at double the price tomorrow. I guess kudos to those that were able to score and now can get rich scalping them off.
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that sale was extremely discouraging - there were just a few things I was hoping to get but no luck at all. I'm sure there will be a ton of kits on eBay at double the price tomorrow. I guess kudos to those that were able to score and now can get rich scalping them off.
I am not sure if there will be a huge amount based purely on AndysHQ, unless someone was able to snipe 2 of each kit and succeed at checkout. That's literally the most anyone could have got out of the sale and not encounter issues at checkout with items in the cart.
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I find it a bit strange that there is a lot of talk about AndysHQ and even MBK yet no one talks about Wheels+Wings hobbies.
They have some very nice kits still in stock ( AEG early + late, AMC, etc...they even have some Felixstowe late !) and from what I can see at "normal" prices.
Luke
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It was very weird, went for a ships camel and was at the check-out at 12:03. Went to check out and gone. Not sure if there are tricks some users have to popping these off quickly.
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Exactly my experience. Wanted only the Brisfit. Gone. I also noticed they had only half of the selection, not much cross over from MBK. I was also seeking a Junk. D1.
Hopefully Sprue Bros will get some...
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I find it a bit strange that there is a lot of talk about AndysHQ and even MBK yet no one talks about Wheels+Wings hobbies.
They have some very nice kits still in stock ( AEG early + late, AMC, etc...they even have some Felixstowe late !) and from what I can see at "normal" prices.
Luke
An Excellent Canadian Hobby Shop , it's where I bought all of my WNW kit expect two of them . Very friendly and will answer your questions . fast shipping but with the way things are now it might be delayed a day or two .
Terri
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Hit the "add to cart" button for one that was "in stock" and then to to "checkout" within 10 seconds and received a "not in stock" response that quickly...... :'(
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I bet every one of those kits that went so quickly will never be built by the person who bought them.
sp
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I bet every one of those kits that went so quickly will never be built by the person who bought them.
sp
I would agree with your statement. This was a feeding frenzy to be sure, modelers caught up in the moment, speculating on what they can resell them for.
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I'm sure there is some of that, but even a hardcore WNW builder cannot ignore the market potential. Selling a double of a Felistowe in 3 mos. could pay for a lot of AM bits for your stash.
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I bet every one of those kits that went so quickly will never be built by the person who bought them.
sp
I would agree with your statement. This was a feeding frenzy to be sure, modelers caught up in the moment, speculating on what they can resell them for.
I can’t speak for anyone else but the 3 WNW kits I bought from MBK the other week I intend to build eventually - that’s why I was selective with the ones I bought. Of course, if absolutely necessary for me to asset strip to feed my family then I might be forced to sell( but they weren’t primarily an investment.
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I bet every one of those kits that went so quickly will never be built by the person who bought them.
sp
I would agree with your statement. This was a feeding frenzy to be sure, modelers caught up in the moment, speculating on what they can resell them for.
I can’t speak for anyone else but the 3 WNW kits I bought from MBK the other week I intend to build eventually - that’s why I was selective with the ones I bought. Of course, if absolutely necessary for me to asset strip to feed my family then I might be forced to sell( but they weren’t primarily an investment.
That's how I feel, I bought one kit which I hope to eventually build.
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I bet every one of those kits that went so quickly will never be built by the person who bought them.
sp
I would agree with your statement. This was a feeding frenzy to be sure, modelers caught up in the moment, speculating on what they can resell them for.
I can’t speak for anyone else but the 3 WNW kits I bought from MBK the other week I intend to build eventually - that’s why I was selective with the ones I bought. Of course, if absolutely necessary for me to asset strip to feed my family then I might be forced to sell( but they weren’t primarily an investment.
Exactly my motivations Ian. I buy to collect and build. If I’m forced to sell to pay bills so be it.
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I find it a bit strange that there is a lot of talk about AndysHQ and even MBK yet no one talks about Wheels+Wings hobbies.
They have some very nice kits still in stock ( AEG early + late, AMC, etc...they even have some Felixstowe late !) and from what I can see at "normal" prices.
Luke
An Excellent Canadian Hobby Shop , it's where I bought all of my WNW kit expect two of them . Very friendly and will answer your questions . fast shipping but with the way things are now it might be delayed a day or two .
Terri
Good to read Terri ! Puts the mind a bit more at ease, I just ordered what looks like their last AEG G.IV late :)
Luke
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FWIW I Have had nothing but excellent experiences with Wheels and Wings.
Cheers,
Lance
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I’d like to mention that I managed to get ahold of a kit from the Andy's sale for a friend of mine who lives overseas, who I know will be building it. Didn’t get anything for myself. We’re not all scalpers and hoarders.
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Did you order it off the website or get it at the store?
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website. it was intense to be a part of it
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You are one of the lucky ones. I was on at 1010 on Friday and it was pretty well sold out by then. So I went to the store, which was pretty picked over as well, but he had a good stock of "non essential" kits.
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Some stock on the Weta website:
https://www.wetanz.com/shop/model-kits
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As you say, some stock but nothing like the range on the main website which isn't shown as Sold Out. Maybe more to follow?
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You are one of the lucky ones. I was on at 1010 on Friday and it was pretty well sold out by then. So I went to the store, which was pretty picked over as well, but he had a good stock of "non essential" kits.
“Non- essential kits” lol! I’ve been watching those on MBK - so must a few others as they are slowly dwindling down.
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“Non- essential kits” lol! I’ve been watching those on MBK - so must a few others as they are slowly dwindling down.
yeah it's been a grim spectator sport. i can't seem to look away.
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It’s all very sad
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i woke up early to watch Andy's HQ sell off the shipment they got, and i didn't even want to buy anything. listened to Peter Hart's "Aces Falling" as i watched.
yeah i'm a wrong'n.
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Yeah, it is a sad affair. Pretty sure less than 1% of all these recently sold kits will actually get built....
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Yeah, it is a sad affair. Pretty sure less than 1% of all these recently sold kits will actually get built....
Well, if WNW has really closed down, now it is time to preserve those kits for the next generations, not time to build them :)
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The bugs may eat the boxes and the decals will be paste by the time the next generation gets them....
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Well I for one can say hat I have built almost all of the WNW kits I purchased. Those that I traded away for the most part have also been built. As for any future purchases I don't know. I may wait and see if I can roll them over for Copper State kits...or Roden 8)
RAGIII
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The bugs may eat the boxes and the decals will be paste by the time the next generation gets them....
I don't think the next generation, (at least here in the states) has any interest in model building in general and WWI subjects in general. Build them and enjoy them.
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The bugs may eat the boxes and the decals will be paste by the time the next generation gets them....
I don't think the next generation, (at least here in the states) has any interest in model building in general and WWI subjects in general. Build them and enjoy them.
Yeah, thats what they were designed for... Build them and enjoy!
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Well I for one can say hat I have built almost all of the WNW kits I purchased. Those that I traded away for the most part have also been built. As for any future purchases I don't know. I may wait and see if I can roll them over for Copper State kits...or Roden 8)
RAGIII
You are possibly a rare individual and I certainly wish that I had built more - but there is time to follow your shining example, we’ll done you!
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Interesting thoughts here. I personally have never viewed models as an investment opportunity, although possibly overly optimistic I fully intend to build every Kit I've bought. Wingnut Wings has been a wonderful "ride" for this lifelong model aircraft fanatic and I have enough of their products ferreted away to last me a longer time then I'll likely be here! I just did a quick inventory and am shocked at the numbers of their models I have collected over the past 10 plus years. I have 19 built and 24 stashed! Of the former I can honestly say they were all a real pleasant building experience. The latter causes me some guilt, but not much. If my only justification for two dozen in the stash is the best of intentions to build them all I am satisfied. From what I've been reading here I suspect most of our group have sufficient Kits stashed to provide for many years of modelling excitement and pleasure. The demise of Wingnut Wings has provided some very promising signs of stimulus in their erstwhile smaller competitors, the future of WW.I Aircraft Modelling is anything but bleak!
I know some folks are "collectors" and I'm fine with that; it's those that buy whatever they can in bulk to take advantage of short supply and inflated prices that bother me. A price tag of $1000 for a plastic model airplane is somehow real wrong, at least in my simple mind however I fully understand and support those whose circumstances drive them to sell the Kit they would rather keep to build. A Canadian on-line shop I deal with had acquired a "Special Purchase" of kits this weekend and advertised both early and late AEG's for $499.99 CAD, and the Barker Snipe for a decent $105.99. If I were in a position where I had an AEG and money was tight I'd not hesitate to sell it off at that price! There was a Felixstowe on the Link originally at, IIRC, $699 but it wasn't there an hour later when I checked.
All of this to say let's maintain our perspective. It's been a real boon to the hobby to have enjoyed the Wingnut Wings experience and the future looks bright as well. Hopefully there's still a decent amount of inventory yet to appear on the market and some reasonable prices will apply to allow those who may have procrastinated to add a few to their stashes. In the end result though, in the inimitable words of my dear friend Mark (MGunns) Krumrey, "For Gawd's sake, it is, after all, just a box of plastic"!
If this post has offended anyone it was not my intention. It's a lazy Sunday morning in the Great White North, the dog has been fed and is asleep at my feet, the coffee's good, and today's challenge to this old retired "has been" is to survive a couple of hours worth of the local Model Club IPMS Meeting with some great company. As long as we maintain "social distancing" and are spared what's not to like here?!
Cheers All,
Lance
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Hello and best regards. I write little on the forum, I have kept the hobby for other reasons. But I have to write this: I fully support what colleague Lance said. It's just a hobby to enjoy, not to irritate. Personally, I also have a large collection of WNW and all the first Tasca editions (a few doubled). It is slowly disappearing from the collection, but only because I make them. And in some time, a company will be created that will equal the WNW or will turn out to be much better. Or it will be done, it is currently in the testing phase - 3D printing and we will buy files with models or draw ourselves.
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Well put Lance. I recently underwent a lobectomy(?) and am currently on the mend. Over the years I bought a large number of WNW kits , always with the intention of building them. Now that I'm retired and recovering from lung removal surgery, I'm glad I did buy them. I have the time to actually build some!!!!!! I have built 4 so far in about the last 6-8 months. I probably won't build the remaining stash in my lifetime but I will give it a good shot.
As Lance also said, I too am relaxing on the couch with my Pug named Poppy. We are just watching some mindless stuff on TV but she is there taking care of me while I recover. And I am trying to figure out what WNW kits to build next. Life is good.
Thanks for the rant time fellas, enjoy those kits!!
Mike
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Good luck to you guys. Build and be happy 😆 Keep calm and kit bash on! Or just open the box and be amazed...these are strange days, the hobby can see us through!
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Well, this is off the wall... but the thread is; WNW sales, note the date and No invoice no: this must be one of their first sales! And zero postage! That alone would be a fortune... still have both kits..
(https://iili.io/dM19GS.jpg)
I still can't believe the reaction I had on first opening the boxes, the entire package was just so amazing....
Regards,
Marc
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I still can't believe the reaction I had on first opening the boxes, the entire package was just so amazing....
Regards,
Marc
Yeah I agree - I think I went into some serious credit card debt but that first package with one each of the first released kits (wasn't it SE5, Junkers J.I Bristol Fighter & LVG?) was truly something. Just seemed like out of nowhere we had 1/32 WW1 kits that rivaled or bettered the best kits ever done and of such unexpected types - Junkers J.I???? LVG?? Again makes me sad that they are done though....
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A possible stirring in the Wingnuts warehouse in NZ?
A model shop retailer in Australia says he's been contacted by Wingnuts seeking contact details. He thinks this may be connected to moves to sell off the NZ warehouse stock.
Nothing official from Wingnut Group of course. They still pretend the place is closed and web sales suspended due to Covid, a cover story that is now transparently fake.
However it's also worth issuing a caution to members contemplating buying Wingnut kits from the recently advertised Weta stocks. Weta's website info seems woefully lagging and people who think they have bought a kit and paid with a credit card, then get a message the kit is out of stock and the sale is a pre order! Ask me how I know.
I bought a DH9 supposedly in stock only to discover after the deal it's a pre order thing.
I complained to Weta who have replied: "It is on pre-order but should be available soon to ship from our NZ warehouse"
Does this suggest Weta will be handling sales from the WNW warehouse?
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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A possible stirring in the Wingnuts warehouse in NZ?
A model shop retailer in Australia says he's been contacted by Wingnuts seeking contact details. He thinks this may be connected to moves to sell off the NZ warehouse stock.
Nothing official from Wingnut Group of course. They still pretend the place is closed and web sales suspended due to Covid, a cover story that is now transparently fake.
However it's also worth issuing a caution to members contemplating buying Wingnut kits from the recently advertised Weta stocks. Weta's website info seems woefully lagging and people who think they have bought a kit and paid with a credit card, then get a message the kit is out of stock and the sale is a pre order! Ask me how I know.
I bought a DH9 supposedly in stock only to discover after the deal it's a pre order thing.
I complained to Weta who have replied: "It is on pre-order but should be available soon to ship from our NZ warehouse"
Does this suggest Weta will be handling sales from the WNW warehouse?
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
Thanks Dave,
My order, or erm, pre-order stated this from the WETA shop:
UPS GROUND from US
Est. delivery: Aug 25, 2020
I would not be surprised if Weta were involved in the whole handling of WNW in the end, the company was closed and seemingly absorbed into WETA's hands? Are they shipping these out to WETA warehouses around the world, but to end users only or to shops too? What's happened to the rest of the WNW stock? There is quite a discrepancy on what they listed on the Weta shop and what is still listed on the WNW website. Are they testing how well Weta can handle this? Am I overthinking things? :).
Have they, WNW, deviated from what they said they were going to do originally (unofficially of course)?
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I ordered from WETA last week (a Sopwith Camel listed as "shipping from Europe warehouse"): the reply e-mail says estimated delivery Aug,17 so next week I can let you know.
At time of my order, only Le Rhone Camel were reported available from Eu. and most of the kitsets were sold out. I hope the leftovers will show off and will grab one or two more of those missing.
Ciao
Giuseppe
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I managed to get a few kits which said were pre order but then they changed me but could not combine postage. The rest are pre order. I’ve found pre order a mixed bag usually shows up but sometimes not. I asked them at Weta and was told last of WNW stocks. But the person I spoke to might not be privy to info further up the line.
I imagine if more people pre order than stock available they can get from WN warehouse- or maybe it doesn’t work like this?
Cheers. Interesting news Dave. OS prices are very high.
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Well, this is off the wall... but the thread is; WNW sales, note the date and No invoice no: this must be one of their first sales! And zero postage! That alone would be a fortune... still have both kits..
(https://iili.io/dM19GS.jpg)
I still can't believe the reaction I had on first opening the boxes, the entire package was just so amazing....
Regards,
Marc
Wow Zero post and our exchange rate almost 1:1. Happy days! Unfortunately I started my obsession in late 2016 so completely missed both! Arrgh
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Ah but we are lucky. Just think of the poor guys who've just discovered Wingnut and are wondering about buying an SE5a via eBay!! I'm glad thats not me!