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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => What's New => Topic started by: Jamo on February 23, 2021, 07:20:05 AM
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https://www.facebook.com/thevintageaviator/photos/a.161213817283209/5010093015728574/
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I'm at the show on Saturday so I'll be taking photos and asking questions, fingers crossed they can shed some light on the future...or at least some hints!
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I'm at the show on Saturday so I'll be taking photos and asking questions, fingers crossed they can shed some light on the future...or at least some hints!
Bring treats, maybe that will work...and if they spill anything really revealing post it quickly before they take you up for a 'flight' lol. Seriously though, have fun! Hope you get plenty of pictures and able to shed more light on what they really are going to do.
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This is most likely stock from the Wingnuts NZ warehouse in Wellington. It's an encouraging sign that they may be about to reopen the online store, but don't get your hopes up folks.
As for the rumours on social media that the company is coming back, that is highly improbable now. The man who ran the business now works in a model shop in Auckland; the warehouse manager works for a hospital board in Wellington doing Procurements and Contracts. the designers have scattered to the four winds and the mould co-ordinator is, I have been told, now retired. All of the Wingnut Wings staff lost their jobs in March last year when the business was closed.
There are no plans we are aware of to revive the business but selling off the NZ warehouse stock seems the most likely scenario now.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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I wonder who will be the lucky person working their stall?
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I wonder who will be the lucky person working their stall?
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We'll find out next week when eBay is flooded with kits from a single seller in NZ!
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Apparently there will be further info relating to overseas friends shortly. Just hope this will curtail the scalpers, may they rot in hell.
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I'm at the show on Saturday so I'll be taking photos and asking questions, fingers crossed they can shed some light on the future...or at least some hints!
Thanks!
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Drats for not being able to get there, (worth it for the TVAL flying alone) but will be good to know what they have left. :-)
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Apparently there will be further info relating to overseas friends shortly. Just hope this will curtail the scalpers, may they rot in hell.
I do hope they will make one last gesture to their fans by limiting the number of kits per buyer on some way. This is probably easier to do in person at the show, but I wish something similar can be arranged for us overseas friends too.
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Drats for not being able to get there, (worth it for the TVAL flying alone) but will be good to know what they have left. :-)
My guess is plenty of Gotha UWD and G.1 kits
Mike
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I'm at the show on Saturday so I'll be taking photos and asking questions, fingers crossed they can shed some light on the future...or at least some hints!
I doubt that you will get many or any questions answered.
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I wonder who will be the lucky person working their stall?
Its not me hahaha!
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I doubt that you will get many or any questions answered.
I don't doubt it, but it will be nice to try :)
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Apparently there will be further info relating to overseas friends shortly. Just hope this will curtail the scalpers, may they rot in hell.
I do hope they will make one last gesture to their fans by limiting the number of kits per buyer on some way. This is probably easier to do in person at the show, but I wish something similar can be arranged for us overseas friends too.
Maybe limit in person/ online sales to max 2-5 per customer? Gentlemen please form an orderly queue...
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We would greatly appreciate it if any Kiwi members attending the air show can give us a report on the Wingnuts stand - what stock they are offering and prices, as this will be an indicator if they reopen the website store later.
As for questioning those manning the Wingnuts stand, don't expect any insight folks. Whoever it is will be a Wingnut group staff member tasked with the job for the show. All of the actual Wingnuts staff are long gone from the business now.
As for whats on sale I'm guessing the stock shown as available on the website would be a good indicator- so don't expect Gotha G.IV's or other sold out rarities to magically appear.
On a personal note I'd be interested to know the price if they have a Lanoe Hawker DH2 edition. Fingers crossed for online sales soon!
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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I should imagine they'd take the opportunity of a face-to-face event to unload any stock that would be more awkward to sell via their website:
ie any damaged boxes, loose sprues, decals, test-shots, etc.
(Or maybe there's just a big bin at the back of the warehouse for this stuff😮)
Sandy
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Early reports from NZ state the Wingnut kits on sale at the air show are all drawn from the NZ warehouse stock as shown on the Wingnuts website. None of the sold out kits are on sale.
Prices are standard retail price which bodes well for when/ if the website store reopens.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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Gary Llaxob posted these on Facebook. I don't think he'd mind me sharing them here.
Can you spot the Hansa W.12? :)
(https://i.imgur.com/VuR1xFc.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/c9OGggs.jpg)
Eric
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We've all been waiting a long time for the hypothetical day when the "warehouse in New Zealand" reopens.
I think this is effectively it. I.E., I wouldn't expect the online web store to open up again. It's done.
I hope I'm wrong.
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We've all been waiting a long time for the hypothetical day when the "warehouse in New Zealand" reopens.
I think this is effectively it. I.E., I wouldn't expect the online web store to open up again. It's done.
I hope I'm wrong.
Well the Vintage Aviator post that first mentioned WnW kits being sold there also said they "hadn't forgotten" about overseas customers and to "watch this space". So I'm assuming that means they held back inventory for online sales (along with whatever doesn't move during the airshow).
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Grateful thanks to Gary Boxall for posting these pictures, but this is just a sad little coda isn't it. It's the same few kits we picked over at MBK. Story is over folks, time to move on. So long and thanks for all the fish. Let's all now support Roden with their exciting forthcoming offerings and CSM with their superb Nieuport releases.
Sandy
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Grateful thanks to Gary Boxall for posting these pictures, but this is just a sad little coda isn't it. It's the same few kits we picked over at MBK. Story is over folks, time to move on. So long and thanks for all the fish. Let's all now support Roden with their exciting forthcoming offerings and CSM with their superb Nieuport releases.
Sandy
Well, there weren’t much soubt about that, I’m glad there seems to be on elast opportunity to buy their stuff at reasonable prices. I spot a few brown boxes I failed to pick up from the European distributors. :)
I also see Hawker peeping in the back - someone mentioned him.
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Yep...sigh
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Grateful thanks to Gary Boxall for posting these pictures, but this is just a sad little coda isn't it. It's the same few kits we picked over at MBK. Story is over folks, time to move on. So long and thanks for all the fish. Let's all now support Roden with their exciting forthcoming offerings and CSM with their superb Nieuport releases.
Sandy
I agree, time to support Roden and Copper State! JMHO,
RAGIII
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As we're posting images from the FB page I hope James Fahey doesn't mind as just seeing pictures from the stall and trying deduce what they have on sale isn't necessarily the best way, so I will post the price list here. Thank you James for sharing this:
(https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/154961415_2149479051854551_6978910967654965143_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=3&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=Jt_tcSaoTmYAX-0_0lt&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&oh=2a5a5c78ce4e47d89541a0e1de8301b9&oe=60611EB9)
Keep in mind this is NZ currency and they may sale out of items (unless they are limiting what they take), other than the Gotha G.1 and UWD obviously so who knows what will be adjusted once the rest of us can get a last shot in, but nevertheless should give a better idea. I don't think we should hold onto negative emotions, WNW bought more attention to WW1 modeling and to open up to more people about the wider variety of WW1 flying machines than most people realise existed. I know other manufacturers were making kits and now need our attention, so lets be happy with how lucky we are and support the ones still in existence and those dipping their toes back in.
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It seems just as strange now PJ pulling the plug mid stream with the release of Dr1s imminent. But there it is.
Looking forward to the offerings of other companies.
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An update... the NZ airshow has been cancelled tomorrow due to unexpected new Covid lockdown rules.
Consequently the Wingnuts on site kit sale is now cancelled. Our friends at the show say there's no idea of when/ if website sales will resume. The feeling seems to be there's no plan in place yet for selling the NZ warehouse stock.
Stay tuned folks but this certainly signals the end of Wingnut Wings. It's gone, and all we can hope for now is a clearance sale on NZ warehouse stocks.
As others have said it's time now to throw our support behind those companies still producing WW1 kits.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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There were two or three people very busy staffing the tent, unfortunately time was against us so I decided against waiting around to ask questions when there were actual customers around. Perhaps tellingly the only built/display model was a Camel that was broken and tacked onto a base instead of a display case.
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Thank you, those who attended the show, for the fresh info.
Still I have to say that looking at the photos made me sad again. It is like scratching open the freshly healed wounds... Sic transit gloria mundi...
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Thank you, those who attended the show, for the fresh info.
Still I have to say that looking at the photos made me sad again. It is like scratching open the freshly healed wounds... Sic transit gloria mundi...
Same here, PrzemoL..
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Thank you for the updates.
Sad to hear it was cancelled. Although that does increase the chance of an online sale, it would have been a more fitting end to sell it all off on a last airshow party. Wish I could have attended :)
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Looking forward to good news of an online sale. The Alb B2 would look lovely on my shelf (The only one I've seen on line was $650.00 :o :o :o)...
Cheers,
Hugh
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I'll happily sell you my Alb BII for $650 if you're interested?
Sandy
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I'll happily sell you my Alb BII for $650 if you're interested?
Sandy
If I was that desperate (Prepared to pay that much), I'd scratch build one. :)
Cheers,
Hugh
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I'll happily sell you my Alb BII for $650 if you're interested?
Sandy
;D ;D :D
Weta were selling them, BII, at 50% off and WNW more than that in their 10th anniversary sale. Same with late DH9a, EI & IV etc.
Couldn’t give them away. Now they are going for an arm, leg and any other body part you can think off. Go figure!
I vacillated, but knew I’d never build it. The fitted wood decals looked nice though, and was hoping they’d continue this trend with later kits.
‘Such is life’
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I'll happily sell you my Alb BII for $650 if you're interested?
Sandy
;D ;D :D
Weta were selling them, BII, at 50% off and WNW more than that in their 10th anniversary sale. Same with late DH9a, EI & IV etc.
Couldn’t give them away. Now they are going for an arm, leg and any other body part you can think off. Go figure!
I vacillated, but knew I’d never build it. The fitted wood decals looked nice though, and was hoping they’d continue this trend with later kits.
‘Such is life’
If only id been in that right place at that right time.
Cheers,
Hugh