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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => What's New => Topic started by: ALBATROS1234 on July 20, 2013, 04:04:11 PM
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i while back a few of us tryed to contact eduard to see if we could convince them to maybe make some kits for us ww1 modellers that still build 1/48. many of the eduard kits were groundbreaking, the older ones all the way to the newer ones like the oeffag series and the fokker mag dvii that came out a few years back. eduard said a couple years back that they have no plans to look at making a ww1 model for at least 2 years. well its been 2 years. i am on their list for the newsletter and they send me stuff about new releases. well at the last one they were talking about " make sure to get your spitfire overtrees" overtrees are extra sprues that they sell for cheap so you can have extras etc. so i sent a message about overtrees for ww1 kits. below i will post my comment and their response:
Scottnicolich
Jul 19 12:39 (CEST)
what about fokker,albatros,pfalz,nieuport etc overtrees. you need to produce more NEW ww1 kits.
and eduards response:
Libor Havranek (Eduard Support)
Jul 19 13:01 (CEST)
Hello Scott,
Yes we know. Unfortunately, we're currently focused on WWII machines and this won't change in next few years for sure.
We have our topics and schedule for upcoming years and it looks like we're getting back to WWI topic far far from now. Sorry!
Libor Havranek
just wanted to let you guys know that eduard is no longer on our side. they have no intention of producing any kits for us. nor photoetch for new kits that i can see. they made some stuff years ago like seatbelts and whatnot but not in a long, long time. and now they say they arent gonna do anything for us for the indefinate future. i for one am completely done with them. they will not get a dime from me. no photoetch nothing. join me in a boycott of eduard.
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The 100th anniversary of WW1 next year will Garner interest for hobbiests. Short minded on Eduardo's part for sure.
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really bad news. they are more concerned with spitting out yet another focke wolfe,messerschmit and spitfire. not that they arent important to aero history but cmon, how many diff,me 109 do we really freakin need. they should see by how much their old outdated kits go for on ebay to see there is need for ww1 kits too. one per year would make me thrilled.
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Yeup, have to agree
Far too many ME109 and P-51 kits out there, but these are the subjects that are shifting the volumes that make money.
Some well known model websites are dominated by the latest 109,190 and '-51 builds...all a bit ubiquitous after a while.
Very refreshing to have a site devoted purely to WW1 aircraft such as this one!
Keep up the good work Des and thank you.
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I totally agree about the over abundance of Bf-109's, Spitfires, etc. That isa shame that Eduard have no plans for doong any World War I kits for the next couple of years. I could be wrong on this, but World War I kits, to me there seems to be way too many Albatros, Triplanes, Camels, and Fokker D.VII's. I could be wrong about that and not trying to start an argument. It would be nice to see some different and/or somewhat obscure aircraft, Wingnuts has done a Gotha, Rumpler, and Hannover's as an example. Would be nice to see more and Wingnuts will be releasing an A.E.G. in the near future. World War I aircraft kits and Korean War aircraft kits seem far to few, in my opinion.
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Scott, I'm with you on the boycott. For about a year now, the only Eduard products I buy are from other modellers via ebay and such. So, I'm done with them, too. Same with Roden. As a symbolic gesture, I've deleted their sites from my bookmarks. On the positive side, we've got Gaspatch and Copper State with new kits pending.
Cheers,
Bud
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The fact that the WWI Aircraft crowd are only a small part of the overall model aircraft market is what, in my view, causes the lack of interest on the part of the Eduards and Rodens etc. to market new Kits. This is greatly exacerbated by the incredibly high standard of WNW's products , difficult and expensive to match that. The small After Market producers are offering excellent products and hopefully will prosper; Eduard offers an incredible inventory in this regard but seeking the high volume market they appear to have lost interest in our niche in the hobby. I really don't see a change in the near future, hopefully the other manufacturers will continue to produce or re-issue their Kits or we could find ourselves very limited in choice.
It would be interesting to verify the numbers; how many model aircraft hobbyists build WWI vs. the other eras? I'd bet were in the vast minority and that is a poor business case for the model producer. Should the only new subjects (beyond WNW) be limited to after market releases we'd be in dire straits.
Having said all that I'd suggest that increased lobbying may offer a better potential for our interests then punishing the former suppliers. I believe that the market listens and lobbying from the various Forums may be the best route to success. For example, a few communications from Des as a representative of a very successful Forum would be viewed differently then those of a few individuals. The other Forums could contribute as well. I feel sorry for those building in scales other then 1:32, the future does not look bright. Given the situation what someone has already said also becomes a great fear, what if Sir Peter goes on to other things?
Am I totally off base? Certainly we need to get active and promote our interests, I don't want to start over as a stamp collector!
Cheers All :-\
Lance
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But... but... The one point I really don't get is the one about scales, specifically 1/48. As far as anyone knows, WNW has no plans to move beyond 1/32. Am I right on this? So it seems odd to me that other major (relatively!) manufacturers have shut up shop in WWI in 1/48 (and 1/72) as well.
Younger, I only ever did build in 1/72, simply because there was so much more available than in any other scale. These days, we've been well provided for in 1/48 and increasingly in 1/32. What's more, our average age is dare I say it somewhat older, and the decline in interest in 1/72 is understandable.
But as I say, I don't get this negative attitude to 1/48. These kits often feature good detail, and they're not too much of a challenge to the eye. Best of all, one can put a decent number on display even in limited space. Looking around this and the other forum, there are clearly still a lot of people building in 1/48.
So what gives?
Mark
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Mark,
A very good question, and one I don't have an informed nor logical answer to. Your points are excellent, and I wonder if there has been a significant reduction in sales of 1:48 Kits and accessories of late. I can't believe that a significant number of modellers in our genre have switched to 1:32 just because the WNW tidal wave struck. I made the switch based on a desire to add more detail then my old hands and eyes would allow in quarter inch, I'm no doubt not alone in that but the numbers can't be that high. ???
Cheers,
Lance
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If WWI aviation was a money maker for Eduard and Roden, they'd still be heavily involved in the market. Sadly, it's obvious that there just wasn't enough worldwide interest for them to maintain their existing lines, let alone expand them.
Cheers,
Chris
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If WWI aviation was a money maker for Eduard and Roden, they'd still be heavily involved in the market. Sadly, it's obvious that there just wasn't enough worldwide interest for them to maintain their existing lines, let alone expand them.
Cheers,
Chris
BOTTOM LINE! Very Good Point Chris!! I often wonder if WNW is a MONEY MAKER? In the end Eduard and Roden have gone directions that will make the owners/Shareholders? more money. That's what business is all about. Do I lament this as a WW1 Modeler? OF COURSE! One other thing, WNW hurt Rodens bottom line. I am sure of this even though I don't have any first hand bottom line knowledge. In a recent correspondence with Olga via customer service, she thanked me for Always supporting Roden! Seems self evident to me, No other companies doing Pilatus Porters and not many into 1/144th airliners anymore. :-[ JMHO,
RAGIII
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i do acknowledge that wnw has hurt our hobby in a sense because companies that were regularly producing kits are no longer doing it. i understand the buisness model and bottom lines. eduard became a major model com pany on the backs of their 1/48 ww1 plastic models. they basically built the buisness to a high standard from a small short run begining. then out of left feild they abandon the people who gave them the capital to be a big player. no,no,no you will not convince me there is no money to be made. my guess is that the buisness changed ownership a few years ago and the new management and staff simply arent interested in ww1. i understand branching out. but they could at least throw us a damn kit every now and then. to the people who made them great, the people who pay top dollar for their old ww1 kits on ebay. no this smells of disinterest. they said 2 years ago it would be 2 years until they would consider new ww1 kits. its been 2 years. now they say there are no plans to get into a ww1 subject until " far far from now" then the dismissive " sorry" its just bad buisness to betray you base market customers. its like "burger king" deciding that they make a few more bucks on chicken sandwichs so they stop selling burgers. its just dumb.
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if theres no money to be made why are all these cottage companies like hgw,taurus,aviattic,wood and wire,old propeller,etc.etc.etc.etc. doing it. because theres money to be made. eduards old staff has retired and or the company is under new management whom are not interested in this period in history. when they put out the oeffag albatros they sold like freakin hotcakes. everyone i know thats into ww1 planes has 5,6,7 oeffags. those kits flew off the shelves. so did the mag kit, so did the bristols, hell they released 2 limited editions the crocodile and the brisfish,plus the profipack, nightfighter and weekend editions. to my knowledge you can only get the weekend kit all the rest are sold out.
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One thing that seems not covered in the discussion about Eduard that may well help explain their loss of interest in some way.
Kits released now by them are produced with built in money making features that call out for the use of their *extra's* such as Brassin sets The base kit is barely adequate in some area's it could be better detailed in so the builder feels inclined to buy the nice shiny resin engine/cockpit extra detail set for their Spitfire/Me.
I'm sure some of the time spent by them producing mountains of brass etch for some rather strage (to my mind) subjects could have been spent giving WW1 a bit of a boost, Most their WW1 Etch sets leave a lot to be desired anyway.
I've always wondered too about how HGW and Eduard are linked, one suggested once HGW was an offshoot of Eduard, I don't know if that's so but Eduard do produce their etch at least and must know how much sells?
On the scale side of things, like Lance and others I switched to 1/32 purely because my fingers are increasingly turning to sausages these days. I do admire the kits pushed out at the smaller scales and sometimes wonder how the builders manage to produce such gems. I'm not Scaleophobic...lol
Keith
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To me it seems a little naive
to expect large kit companies to 'support' one section of the modelleing community or another. Eduard, Roden etc are not small cottage industries anymore, they are large concerns with many employees. As such they have to make sure they keep making healthy profits and follow the market. A really good Spitfire or 109 model is going to achieve far higher sales than a new Pfalz. When Eduard first started they filled a void; 1/48 WWI. There was very little competition. That void has now been fairly comprehensively filled, and Eduard are playing a much bigger game, competing with the likes of Tamiya and Hasegawa. I cant blame them for going where the money is. I'm just happy there are now so many WWI kits to chose from, largely thanks to the early efforts of Eduard. Now that Eduard have left WWI behind, maybe we can expect new companies to come through? meanwhile I have a shelf full of WNW, Roden and Eduard kits that should keep me going until I make that final flight.
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I agree with rhinocrat. I'll always be grateful for the WWI kits Eduard and Roden produced regardless of what they do in the future. Who knows, maybe when Trumpeter/Hobby Boss run out of WWII/Jets stuff, they'll turn to WWI. I wonder if Special Hobby plans to expand their WWI line.
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I'm a 1/72 modeler. Someone said in the WnW thread that if for some reason they halted their production, one would be thankful in the same for the products they have released so far... well it's the way i feel about Eduard or Roden. IMHO they gave us some very nice models, specially Eduard and their Stripdown models and profipacks. Some manufactures go away but others will come. For now i'm quite happy with Chroroszy models. If i'm allowed to say they are the WnW of 1/72 models.
Cheers
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if theres no money to be made why are all these cottage companies like hgw,taurus,aviattic,wood and wire,old propeller,etc.etc.etc.etc. doing it.
You just can't compare cottage industries to manufacturing entities. It's like comparing apples and oranges.
Cheers,
Chris
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i'll say it again..... i dont expect eduard to exclusively produce ww1 models. i do expect them to give us one new kit every year or so. not much to ask imho . what upsets me is how they basically said " ww1 who?, nah we aint makin your crap anymore buddy, doesnt matter if you personally have spent literally thousands on our products....we dont care!" . its like if a politician gets elected on a platform then completely ignores the promises made to the people who elected him.....oh wait....that happens constantly.....i guess eduard is just like a politician with no integrity.
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In June of 2012 I was communicating with Vladimir Chumak, President of Roden Ltd regarding future WW1 aircraft releases, this is what he said - Roden Ltd does not intend to release model kits devoted to WWI in the nearest period of time.
This puts Rodens stance on WW1 aircraft models in a nut shell.
Des.
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It's interesting that Eduard and Roden went down this path right on the cusp of the WW1 Centenary. One would have thought that it would boost sales of WW1 aviation models, WNW or not.....
Andrew
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Boycotting companies that have stopped producing WW1 kits won't encourage them to produce more kits for us, it will just reaffirm in their minds that there's no money in WW1, because WNW now owns the marketplace.
I feel especially sorry for the 1/48th and 1/72 scale guys who are the main victims of Eduard & Roden abandoning the WW1 market especially as smaller scale modellers upsize to 1/32 scale now.
Maybe some lobbying via company websites, emails and social media would get a message through to them? Or if we all started buying up from the companies' back catalogues it would show them WW1 modellers are still out there and a valuable revenue source.
A boycott achieves nothing because in their eyes our niche of the hobby is simply not valuable enough to them now. We have to change that mindset or encourage a new player to get into WW1 subjects. Forums such as this one are an excellent way to tell anyone who's listening that WW1 aircraft modelling is still a vibrant, exciting and potentially profitable business for manufacturers.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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The future of 1/48th scale WWI aircraft models will be in the hands of small manufacturers, who have a passion for Great War planes, such as Gaspatch for injection molded kits but mainly by resin kit makers. I have been working with a fantastic patternmaker from Eastern Europe. Mike West, of Lone Star Models, is currently producing the molds for early and late versions of a 1/48th scale Felixstowe F.2a from master patterns that I have supplied. Modesty aside, this will be a wonderfully detailed accurate resin kit.
As Mike West is currently too busy to take on further projects, I am seeking a skilled moldmaker and resin caster for three other 1/48th scale aircraft patterns that are ready now for the molding process. These are a Siemens Schuckert experimental glider bomb, 1910 Coanda "jet" biplane, and a Handley Page 0-100/0-400 bomber. These will equal or exceed the finest resin kits that you have ever seen. Other subjects in the planning stages.
Please contact me if you are a skilled resin caster with the proper vacuum equipment and pressure chamber for casting. A resident of the USA would simplify matters.
Barry [email protected]
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Boycotting companies that have stopped producing WW1 kits won't encourage them to produce more kits for us, it will just reaffirm in their minds that there's no money in WW1, because WNW now owns the marketplace.
I feel especially sorry for the 1/48th and 1/72 scale guys who are the main victims of Eduard & Roden abandoning the WW1 market especially as smaller scale modellers upsize to 1/32 scale now.
Maybe some lobbying via company websites, emails and social media would get a message through to them? Or if we all started buying up from the companies' back catalogues it would show them WW1 modellers are still out there and a valuable revenue source.
A boycott achieves nothing because in their eyes our niche of the hobby is simply not valuable enough to them now. We have to change that mindset or encourage a new player to get into WW1 subjects. Forums such as this one are an excellent way to tell anyone who's listening that WW1 aircraft modelling is still a vibrant, exciting and potentially profitable business for manufacturers.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
We tried the lobbying approach a while back and it apparently fell on deaf ears.
http://helpdesk.eduard.com/entries/20586336
Okay, Dave. You're probably right about a boycott. Maybe we should renew our efforts with Eduard.
We also did the same thing with Roden with the same results.
http://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=1025.msg15178#msg15178
Cheers,
Bud
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Early last year we all tried very hard to lobby Roden, we made up a list of kits most wanted by modelers and many of us wrote to Roden urging them to produce more WW1 aircraft kits, but it all fell on deaf ears with a very negative reply from the Roden boss - Roden Ltd does not intend to release model kits devoted to WWI in the nearest period of time.
No amount of talk from modelers is going to force a company to make new kits, they are not going to outlay a six figure sum to produce just one WW1 aeroplane kit with no guarantee that they will recoup their outlay. Roden has been scared off by Wingnuts, they can't compete with their quality and price and Roden are not stupid, they can see that a lot of modelers are moving towards the WnW 1:32 scale. The last I heard from Vladimir at Roden was that they are concentrating their efforts on civilian airliners. Apart from Wingnuts the future for WW1 aircraft modelers looks bleak, there will be a few kits pop up from cottage industry every now and then but due to high production cost, limited run and low sales their prices are usually very high.
I really don't know what the answer is, the large scale builders are lucky to have Wingnuts producing kits, and they promise at least another 50 kits in development, but for the smaller scale builders it appears that the release of new kits will be limited. I doubt very much if a mainstream kit producer will all of a sudden start producing WW1 aircraft kits, they would have no reason to.
Des.
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as bud and des say we have been trying, we have sent emails posted our wishs when they asked our hopes we told them in every way imaginable.... they dont care. they are only interested in funding projects that have the greatest potential for massive profits, anything that could be deemed a bit of a risk is simple not worth it to them. i'm sorry but i dont think buying a pile of nieuports 17s and albatros dvs with new decals will make them get it. its just going to get harder and harder to obtain a decent injected ww1 kit. resin is o.k. but it is not the best media for a kit. i cast resin, resin is good for some things but the kits are expensive as hell. i was looking into a few recently and i would hate to spend as much or more than a wnw kit for something which is smaller and not to that standard. i think this is further going to influence me into scratchbuilding. a few years back when wnw hit guys were saying it is our "golden age" well age is over, noone is in our corner barely and w the 100 th anniversary next year no new 1/48 kits are coming to look forward to. there are so many ww1 fighters that have no kit or only old out of production hard to find kits. me personally i dont care for bombers, most guys dont, so resin companies that produce oddball kits of these big white elephants or one off experimental things arent of interest either. we need viable 1/48 injection kits of fighters and 2 seaters that saw action and were made in substantial numbers. the stuff of aces.
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roden is making a mistake too. with eduard out of the running the market is prime for new kits. even 1/32 if they made stuff that wnw arent going to make they will sell.
what is this 6 figures thing des? does it really cost that much to make a mold for 3-4 small sprues ? if so i dont see how anyone is doing it. i have a friend that works at interlox which makes injection molds and manufactures parts for anyone for anything. i want to see how much it would cost to get a mold made i can see it being expensive, too expensive for me but 6 figures seems high. not that i claim to have a clue and i could be totally wrong.
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I admire your passion over this A1234 ;)
...even 1/32 if they made stuff that wnw arent going to make they will sell....
Yes but do you know what WNW isn't going to make?
I'm pretty sure Roden, as competitors, do not.
...i want to see how much it would cost to get a mold made i can see it being expensive, too expensive for me but 6 figures seems high. not that i claim to have a clue and i could be totally wrong.
That would be interesting to find out if you can - don't forget that the WNW molds are finely detailed.....
Andrew
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Regarding the research and development costs of WW1 kits, I understand it can cost a six figure sum to produce a 1/32 WW1 kit to WNW standards. You have to factor in the time/ cost of those working on the design, the actual mould-making costs plus the costs of actually moulding the kits, then there's the cost of decals, art work, box art, instructions, any aftermarket with the kit and so on.Add to that the wages/ overheads of the business and the people who pack and despatch the orders. We overlook the fact that the physical injecting of plastic into moulds is only one cost in the chain and if the investment does not return a profit, the manufacturer would be reluctant to repeat that process many times.
I accept readily that Roden and Eduard have ignored our encouragement, and shame on them for doing so.
What we need is an adventurous model company with the vision and the willingness to invest/ gamble on a new string of kits. Ignore the Japanese companies- with the exception of Hasegawa's oddball 1/8th and 1/16th oddities, the Japanese companies don't relate to WW1 subjects.
Revell maybe? They re=pop Eduard kits now. Some originals in 48th and 1/72 scale would be applauded.
I would also suggest some lobbying of Hornby who own Airfix. If Airfix could be persuaded to re-start its WW1 line or even add to it and especially to do some `1/48th WW1 subjects, it would fill some great voids.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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Indeed,very disappointing that Eduard and Roden are not considering future releases of WW1 subjects,and I must agree that with the centenary of the Great War approaching,they will be missing out on a marketing opportunity!
In the early 1970's,Airfix brought out a 1:12th scale Bentley,a truely state of the art kit at the time,with a couple of hundred parts,and the talk of the modelling press,and it wasn't cheap to buy.Tooling and production costs at that time were in the region of £240,000!!!
But that kit was the extreme as to the quality and quantity of parts at that time.In this day and age,depending on the metals used for the tool,costs can vary.Just recently,a Japanese company,Model Hiro Factory, better known for their racing cars,which cost in the region of £600-£800 apiece, have just released an injection moulded Tiger tank in 1:35th,retailing at £400+!I googled tooling costs and it didn't turn up much for my limited knowledge(make that zilch in fact!) of this area,but one companys web page showed a simple menu type holder coming in at £3,300.Then you have to factor in the design of the mould,how many components it will have,longevity of the mould and tools,what material its made from,man hours to construct mould,production costs,salaries,artwork for instructions and boxtops,marketing and shipping.So,all in all,quite an expensive outlay before any possible sales,yeah,I think you are looking at possible 6 figure numbers.
An interesting fact I did find,was that several companies who outsourced their tooling to the far east,have now reconsidered and took their production back to their home countries.
Dave.(patiently waiting and saving up for the WNW's 32nd Handley Page 0/400!)
Aah,some new posts whist typing this,so I may be repeating what others have written.
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I enjoyed my 1/48 scale adventures with WW1 Eduard. Bye Bye Eduard. I wouldn't buy them now anyway, I prefer 1/32 scale.
I believe we should support the alternative market, such as Ron Kootje, and encourage him to tool up some (German) resin kits for us to enjoy.
Cheers
Steven
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It's sad to see Eduard moving away from WWI models. I think
a lot of their products, especially the Profipacks. I still have
a few to build and unless they do an about-turn, I guess I will have
to move on to WnW's, which, looking on the bright side, would probably
be easier on the eyes. Trouble is, money talks, and that is what these
companies (eg: Eduard and Roden) listen to. I would be willing to wager
that if Eduard came out with a new Eurofighter and say a Fokker D.VI in
1/48 scale, we would be left in the dust. Unfortunately, I can't see the
pendulum swinging back our way for some time.
Ernie :)
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Never was a fan of 1/48 for WWI planes (never mind 1/72), try my hands at a Special Hobby kit in 1/32, well it was "special" indeed. Then found WNW and there was no return. Could spend a very long time building what they already released. Then for the Post WWI biplanes there is Silver Wing. I believe that 1/32 is the perfect scale for WWI planes it allows enough detailing for the average modeler that I am. Except for the rigging I am confident that I can produce a reasonable model right out of the box without spending another 50$ on aftermarket parts. For my part I believe that WNW did scare the competition with their quality and presentation. Compare a WNW instruction manual to the Xerox Special Hobby, or the 60's era instruction of Roden. It was there business decision to match the quality to WNW level or gave up, and they did.
WNW quality and prices are hard to compete with.
Anybody interested in a 1/48 Eduard Flea? ;D
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depends on how much you want for the flea. i started on 1/48 ww1 kits when i got back into modelling 7-8 years ago. my first injection molded biplane was the eduard 1/48 nieuport 17 with a stork on the side. i have branched out into 1/32 even before wnw with the roden albatros d.iii,dr.1,special hobby morane type n. as well as hobbycraft academy and the like. i own most of the wnw kits. they are great. for some reason i like 1/48 better in a way. for 1 there are a bunch of kits by many companies that have never and most likely will never be kitted in 1/32. i wish i could learn to like 1/72 as there are just about every plane you can think of in that scale. eduard came a long way. i have most of their old short run kits(2 of some of them) then in the late 90s eduard stepped up their technology with the nieuports and albatros diii and dv series followed by the hanriot ,dr.1and such. the new generation eduard from say 2004 to 2009 they brought it up another notch with the fokker dvii,bristol fighter, up to the oeffag albatrosen are just cutting edge 1/48. roden is pretty much the same quality and technology from the early to now, so is special hobby. eduard was really making a difference to 1/48 ww1 aircraft modellers. in my opinion the oeffags were close to wnw quality, there was stitching on the ribs the cockpit was extremely detailed and modular. you can put it together with out glue practically just like a wnw kit. if they had decided to support the customers that have supported them from the beginning even with a release every year or two. it would be so great. to the point where people wouldnt have to flock to wnw so much. i have alot of kits. probably more than i can build, although i am only 45(next month) so i have alot of time to collect and build. i might just have to scratch build eventually. i guess its the next progression. i have already started on my first scratcher. a 1/32 halberstadt d.ii which i intend to cast the main parts for and offer them to others. maybe we can just start a self sufficient modelling circle?
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This was reported by Stephen Lawson over at Aeroscale in his IPMS Nationals recap:
"I had a nice conversation with Vladmir Suc of Eduard. He advises that for Eduard's upcoming 100th kit release we may yet see a new WWI release. The subject of this kit has been talked about in the past. Even Eduard has mentioned it in their news letters."
Whatcha make of that?
LT
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The same comment caught my eye as well. It would be really nice if they broke into 1:32 with a really different subject however I doubt that will be the case. Anything WWI and new in any scale would be good for the hobby..........
Cheers,
Lance
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I emailed Airfix a year or so ago with the comment about the 100th anniversary, and maybe retooling some of their WWI classics - particularly the Roland C.II, Hannover, Pup and RE8 which no-one else does in this scalein injection form. Unfortunately the reply was not very positive, but they did say they listen to users comments - so email them please!
Ian
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i do remember some buzz a couple or 3 years back about eduard doing a halberstadt d.v very similar to all the "d" series halbies the main differences were the engines and exhausts if memories serves. that would very cool and a relatively simple airframe, the elevators were like an eindecker and d series halbies were basically the replacement for the fokker monoplanes. so we shall see. i wanna say they had talked about a release date and everything but just stopped talking about it.
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Since 48th is my scale of choice it`s really bad news... I wish maybe Gaspatch will release some nice models in this scale...
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Am I missing something or was this their new release to limited fanfare?
http://www.eduard.com/store/Eduard/Fokker-Dr-I-STRIPDOWN-1-72-1.html?listtype=search&searchparam=Fokker
Looks nice, if not mildly disappointing, but is a nice gift thrown towards the 1:72 wizards.
LT
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Am I missing something or was this their new release to limited fanfare?
http://www.eduard.com/store/Eduard/Fokker-Dr-I-STRIPDOWN-1-72-1.html?listtype=search&searchparam=Fokker
Looks nice, if not mildly disappointing, but is a nice gift thrown towards the 1:72 wizards.
LT
It's a rerelease anyway, Nice but I have one in my stash from the original issue I never dare start ::)
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The rumors are that Eduard is going to release a WWI subject in 1/48th after all. You`ve probably heard the news already but for those who haven`t: they are planning to release the brand new tooling of the SSW as their 100th model. Great news if you ask me, considering it`s true...