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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => What's New => Topic started by: Dave W on February 19, 2013, 07:41:11 PM
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After much speculation Wingnut Wings has announced that the company is developing a new Sopwith Camel kit.
The confirmation comes from Richard Alexander as part of an article published in the latest newsletter of the British- based IPMS Great War SIG (Special Interest Group).
Asked about the speed of the kit development process he says the time from concept to release can vary and depending on several factors can take as little as 14-16 months, but usually takes longer.
"As an example, a project we have recently begun investigating is the much requested Sopwith Camel. I expect this
iconic machine will take at least a couple of years before it is ready to release." he says.
No further details of the Camel project are offered yet.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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See all that bleating on the forums has paid off after all ;D ;D ;D
Now lets speculate what else they have hidden in their pocketses.
:o
Keith
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Well, I waited at least 3 years for a Fokker D.VII. It was already known in 2009 that they were preparing one. So 14 months is on the optimistic side, to put it mildly. And other messages relate about 50 ongoing projects at WNW.
Don't mind waiting though. There are enough kits in my stash to pass the time in between ;D ;D
regards,
Ivo
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Well,
That seems to put Academy's "New-Tooled" Camels in the driver's
seat for "At least a couple of years". It will be interesting to see if they
"Make hay while the Sun shines" or get cold feet like other Mfgs did when
WNW announced a D VII three years ago?
Jim
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This is great news and something I have been saying for quite a while, it is a very sensible move by Wingnuts to produce a Camel and the sooner they get it out the better. The Snipe kit I am building although only just released has a date stamp of 2011 on the sprues.
Des.
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...and the natural progression from the Camel must be the Fok.DR1 ... me thinks!
;)
vB
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Good news indeed!
Cheers,
Chris
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That is great news to wake up to. Hopefully it will be sooner rather than later. Perhaps they have been secretly working on it already and so its release could be sooner...
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Bob v. B has my vote. The Duellists vol. 2 "Sopwith Camel & Fokker Triplane". Good news then for us as I'd think we'd get a 2F1 Camel as well. With the Dh-2, Tripe,Pup, Camel, and Snipe it seems most of the major Brit fighter types are represented?
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Bob v. B has my vote. The Duellists vol. 2 "Sopwith Camel & Fokker Triplane". Good news then for us as I'd think we'd get a 2F1 Camel as well. With the Dh-2, Tripe,Pup, Camel, and Snipe it seems most of the major Brit fighter types are represented?
A Dolphin. They need to do a Dolphin.
Cheers,
Bud
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With the amount of kits in development and the up to 4-5 year development time, WNW could quite legitimately say "We are looking to release kit X, which we have started investigating", where X is any kit you care to mention!
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Great news on the Camel! It will be a certain addition to my stash along with all the other WNW kits I currently have and plan to get.
A Fokker Dr.I would go well with that Camel. Lets beat the forum drum until we see that plane also in the works.
You see, all this talk does pay off!
Just sayin. ;)
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I'd much much rather WNW did a subject that hasn't been covered in 1/32 before doing a Dr.1. The Roden kit may not be perfect, but it's quite good, and can be made into a very nice model.
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Yes, I agree (thumbs up). I have already posted some suggestions.
regards,
Ivo
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Vickers Gunbus! ... after the Dolphin, of course.
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A Sopwith Camel is a logical and very astute marketing move by Wingnut Wings because this subject will define the company's image in the eyes of that mass of mainstream, non- WW1 modellers which Wingnuts hopes to attract to its products. The Camel and the Fokker DR.1 define WW1 aircraft to non WW1 enthusiasts - they are the Me 109 and Spitfire of their era and all successful model companies have a Spit and 109 in their inventory.
The Camel of course lends itself to commercial spinoffs, the 2F.1 naval Camel, the Sopwith Comic Nightfighter which means more commercial mileage from the moulds.
Wingnuts should be loudly applauded for doing a Camel because the sales of this kit will plough funds back into the company to finance the Sopwith Baby, DH.5, Sopwith Dolphin, Roland C.II, DH.9, Handley Page 0/400, Spad VII, Fokker E.V/ D.VIII, Avro 504K..... all those kits we want and hope they will do.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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Dave, your words are mine!!
Richard
P.S. Anyone interested in the interview that started tihs thread?
https://sites.google.com/site/greatwarsig/Resources
(open "Ami Cher Vol.5.pdf" and scroll down to page 29)
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And the Camel is a'NEW' announcement. We still have the 40+ models in development as they have mentioned previously. We don't know what these are but one can guess at a few of them.
Peter
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Dave, your words are mine!!
Richard
P.S. Anyone interested in the interview that started tihs thread?
https://sites.google.com/site/greatwarsig/Resources
(open "Ami Cher Vol.5.pdf" and scroll down to page 29)
Thanks for pointing that out... really liked to read all the interview! :)
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I had a look at their newsletter and I thought it was quite good. A useful round up of the latest products being released, a few buld logs and of course the interview.
They talk about the figures and it would seem that some are not too far away and also as I guessed last week there will be specific figures for their special edition boxings, but they seemed to be a bit further away.
If I was doing the interview I wouldn't have let him out of the room until he had confirmed when the next run of the W-29 would be, plus when the W-12 was coming. I do like that Navy Loz.
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"A Dolphin. They need to do a Dolphin."
A must!!!!
Any interest out there for an Armstrong Whitworth F.K. 8?
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Any interest out there for an Armstrong Whitworth F.K. 8?
Yep. Right here!
A Dolphin would be good too
D.
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I'm a prophet; I'm on record as saying in "Latest in my Collection" last week that, now that I've finally got the two Hobbycraft Camels, WNW will announce a Camel! ::) Mixed emotions however it's all good in the end. And I do agree, the Roden DR1 is a pretty darned good Kit; rather see a Dolphin or, better still, a Nieuport or two. :)
BTW, my powers are not limited; I can make it snow too, I just plough the driveway and it snows within hours................
Cheers, (and may the Force be with you all)
Lance ;)
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Dave, your words are mine!!
Richard
P.S. Anyone interested in the interview that started tihs thread?
https://sites.google.com/site/greatwarsig/Resources
(open "Ami Cher Vol.5.pdf" and scroll down to page 29)
Thanks for the link Richard, very useful. The newsletter is a good read. Everyone should go and have a look.
Cheers
James
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i will buy a camel. and i'm sure rowan will put out a decal sheet for it with all kinds of great markings. i was debating on getting a snipe since it looks like a camel with an extra chromosone. now i most likely wait for the camel. i always wanted to do the egytian looking camel with the feathered wings and desert colors.the 1000th ruston procter camel
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WNW's know their business ,so I'm not overly surprised to learn the Camel is in the pipeline. As other's have it makes excellent marketing sence. I do hope thought they do include the marking for the Wings Of Horris (Spelling ? ) Camel that Scott mentioned,if not Rowan to the rescue.
Highest Regards,
Gregory Jouette
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perhaps at the least rowan can do it as a special edition like he did with the rumeys demon and that bavarian wrapped one. its kinda thanks to you and des that they are doing the camel. both you guys did those heavy duty rebuilds of the academy/hobbycrap camels.
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. . . but still... aren't there lots more interesting aircraft that haven't been kitted at all?
Ummm . . . nope! ;D
Cheers,
Chris
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someone speculated on a wnw fokker triplane coming now due to the camel announcement. imho the camel is much more needed than another 1/32 dr.1. true it would be nice to have a dr.1 with the wnw treatment but the roden kit is fine and i would hope that they do other more needed things than that. like we NEED a 1/32 aviatik berg d.1 ,phonix di(ii,or iii),hansa d.1,roland c.ii or d.i, dolphin, be2 series, hanriot hd.1, bristol scout c or d,lloyd cv and last but certainly not least a oef diii albie. any of these and more would be more needed than a dr.1 or a camel for that matter(i think this is what red baron means) but i am glad to see any ww1 kit get the wnw quality in a kit.
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I agree with the mindset that a cash cow like a Camel and/or a Dr I would probably make the Wingnutters more apt to produce more obscure kits for those of us who wish to dig deeper.
I myself would love to see a Breguet 14 given the WNW treatment.
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i dread to think how much the special edition kits will be :o
michael
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I myself would love to see a Breguet 14 given the WNW treatment.
Me too!
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"As an example, a project we have recently begun investigating is the much requested Sopwith Camel. I expect this
iconic machine will take at least a couple of years before it is ready to release." he says.
No further details of the Camel project are offered yet.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
Is this WNW dropping another bombshell on the modeling community? I am grateful to our resident "Prophet" Lance Caroll for his timley and erudite prophecy regarding the Camel. ;) (Thank you Lance for buying those kits, ensuring WNW would in turn release said Camel kit) It was only a matter of time before WNW would delve into this a/c and release it in kit form. Look at the caterwalling that has been going on over the past years regarding this kit. I have heard of and even seen virtual examples of the fabled Academy kit, but; have never held one in my hot little hands. I have two of the old releases and will build one OOB just for the fun of it. Now that WNW has unfettered the feline, so to speak, I needn't attempt to repeat Des detailed work on the kit. As Dave W succinctly put it, it is a wise business choice by WNW to develop and release this kit due it's recognizeability, marketability and popularity. The Mauston Camel markings would certainly enhance the sale of the kit if included or if Pheon were to release the markings in concert with the kit it would certainly boost Rowans sales. I know many non WWI a/c modelers who would probably go out and buy one, maybe even build one.
I find it interesting that R.A. made several referencs to "Special Edition" kits. Soon folks.
BTW, I enjoyed the article and am glad that R.A. consented to the interview to let us modelers in on what WNW is up to. The photo's of the staff was a nice way to a put face to a name.
Anyway, those are my controversial thoughts on the topic, on this 22 February snowy day here in the great upper midwest of the USA.
Cheers
Mark
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Lance: please start scratch building a 1/32 Roland C.II.
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Would if I could, Bo; presently doing maintenance on the snow removal equipment. I cleaned the driveway again today, so suspect we'll have another foot or so tonight/early tomorrow! That Roland may not be far away, at the rate of new releases from WNW it's just a matter of (A very short) time before it's number comes up. I feel very fortunate; the Tripe, Snipe, and Camel headed my wish list last year, now we have two of them available and a "coming" announcement on the third. Man, we are all going to be busy in the next couple of years!
Cheers,
Lance ::)
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A very interesting interview. Thanks for posting the link. But I can't believe he thinks that Harry Tate is ugly;D
John
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Lance: please start scratch building a 1/32 Roland C.II.
HAHA, yes, I DO support that!!
Richard