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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => What's New => Topic started by: hiddeous1973 on October 09, 2018, 04:08:29 PM
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Just a thought, did anyone spot the books lying on the desk in the last picture of the Halberstadt newsletter?
That is supposed to be the desk of the desinger of the latest models and lying on his desk are...
-French Aircraft of the First World War
-Italian Aces of World War 1
and I think the one in the middle is Austro-Hungarian Army Aircraft of World War I
let the big guessing game begin once more.
ps if this is the wrong topic, please let me know
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Hi y'all!
Yes! Just made the same remark on a french site!!!
Smells like a Hanriot HD1 or a Spad XIII! A WNW Nieuport is out for me since CSM is releasing one.
Ciao
Iwik
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Hello,
And it seems to me that the book placed underneath the pile, is the Windsock Datafile Special on Breguet 14... ;)
S.
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What is interesting is that amid all the speculation today nobody seems to have noticed that the four special Wingnut reissues with pilot figures are now all available.
The Albatros D.V, Sopwith Triplane, DH2 and Fokker E.II are all available again at $US89 apiece with the resin ace figure included.
Between these, the Halberstadts, maybe another surprise from WnW plus those spectacular Nieuport 17s Copper State Models has on the way, 2018 could go down as one of the best ever for large scale modellers.
Dave Wilson
Gold Coast
Australia
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My opinion is that the books visible in the photo are put on that desk on one single purpose - just to raise our speculations. I would not take these books as any hint. There are books on Italian and French aircraft, the third one seems to be the bible on the Austro-Hungarian aircraft by Grosz, Schiemer and Haddow- all on the subjects up till now omitted by WNW. And simultaneously - dreamt of by many of us. I bet, they truly did it just to make fun of us reading our wildest dreams. ;)
Still so, let me dream, even if it is only to please the WNW team :) Why not - they deserve it for all they have done to us in past years.
My dreams: Spad 13, Albatros D.III Oeffag and Hanriot HD.1. But above all - my wildest dream is Friedrichshafen FF.33.
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the books have gotten some attention in Facebook groups too.
... and people have noticed the Breguet XIV book...
at around 8,000 produced it's an important enough type... that's my bet for next announcement. that said, i haven't been right yet (unless you count "it isn't a DR.1").
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Could be the books to hit the trash can, being unwanted by Sir Himself! :-\
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From Wingnut Wings past record regarding protection of information I'd bet Przemol is on the right track; they are "pulling our collective legs". That being said my logic this morning went down the same "Bunny Trail" and I think I've developed eye strain from trying to read those titles....... That Oeffag D.III sounds real sweet! :o
Cheers,
Lance
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Also, you can read the spines because they face the camera, so in fact to the person at the desk they are all . . . . upsidedown!
Not the orientation a book is left in if it has ever been read.
So I believe Przemol is nearly correct, but that work on the Sopwith Comic is proceeding apace. Please. . . ?
Marcus
Why you would need 3 different books for 3 different nations, if you have Lancaster on your bench to prepare it for us)
for 3d modelling you would need drawings, but not the books about aces)
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I am just wondering how this speculation would develop if there were no aircraft books lying around but, let's say, Winnie the Pooh, Huckleberry Finn and ... Fifty Shades of Grey...
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I am just wondering how this speculation would develop if there were no aircraft books lying around but, let's say, Winnie the Pooh, Huckleberry Finn and ... Fifty Shades of Grey...
Or Lord of the Rings... :)
Ryan
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I also think they have put them there - with the spine facing to the camera - just to shake your souls. Unless I see a complete set of plans on the table I will not believe...
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I did not see a newsletter, though I have seen the photo on Facebook. How does one sign up for the letter?
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I did not see a newsletter, though I have seen the photo on Facebook. How does one sign up for the letter?
Since I had ordered from WnW directly, I receive their newsletter. But I think it's well possible to write a sinple e-mail to Richard Alexander of WnW. His adress can be found somewhere on WnW's homepage.
Cheers
Richard
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My opinion is that the books visible in the photo are put on that desk on one single purpose - just to raise our speculations. I would not take these books as any hint. There are books on Italian and French aircraft, the third one seems to be the bible on the Austro-Hungarian aircraft by Grosz, Schiemer and Haddow- all on the subjects up till now omitted by WNW. And simultaneously - dreamt of by many of us. I bet, they truly did it just to make fun of us reading our wildest dreams. ;)
Still so, let me dream, even if it is only to please the WNW team :) Why not - they deserve it for all they have done to us in past years.
My dreams: Spad 13, Albatros D.III Oeffag and Hanriot HD.1. But above all - my wildest dream is Friedrichshafen FF.33.
Prze has hit it exactly !!!!! Classic misdirection...
Ed
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Personally: I think the books were placed where they were because it was a handy place to put them while the desk had the models on it.
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What that ??? A Roland?
(https://preview.ibb.co/ngwBw9/mailservice.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jrB0pU)
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What that ??? A Roland?
Looks like the Salmson/Otsu boxing
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What that ??? A Roland?
Looks like the Salmson/Otsu boxing
Yes, you‘re right Juan, BUT, having looked at the high-resolution pic of that photo in my newsletter, I am quite sure that the kit on top of the box is a Pfalz D.IIIa without prop and spinner.
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What that ??? A Roland?
Looks like the Salmson/Otsu boxing
Yes, you‘re right Juan, BUT, having looked at the high-resolution pic of that photo in my newsletter, I am quite sure that the kit on top of the box is a Pfalz D.IIIa without prop and spinner.
You beat me to the answer. My thought was the Pfalz. The only thing that I was still studying was the interplane struts which looked a bit too parallel but I think that is the angle and lighting.
RAGIII
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That huge WNW logo is probably hiding all the really interesting stuff! :)
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If you look intently at the image, hidden behind the computer screen is a pair of wings, slightly sticking out to the right, that are probably attached to a model, and there appears to be a fuselage lying on it's side as well under the screen proper. I don't think the model on the Salmson box is a Pfalz DIII.a, but I dont know what it is, it's definately German though. I'm thinking it's a partially complete Halberstadt. Not the canopy on the Lanc in the foreground, just PE framing. It would appear that the modeler of the WNW Lanc is required to bend the photo etch framing prior to attaching to the canopy itself. The same would appear for the dorsal turret. Clearly behind the large Wingnut Wings Logo is a Breguet XIV. If you look closely you can see the shadow of it through the logo. ;)
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My opinion is that the books visible in the photo are put on that desk on one single purpose - just to raise our speculations. I would not take these books as any hint. There are books on Italian and French aircraft, the third one seems to be the bible on the Austro-Hungarian aircraft by Grosz, Schiemer and Haddow- all on the subjects up till now omitted by WNW. And simultaneously - dreamt of by many of us. I bet, they truly did it just to make fun of us reading our wildest dreams. ;)
Still so, let me dream, even if it is only to please the WNW team :) Why not - they deserve it for all they have done to us in past years.
My dreams: Spad 13, Albatros D.III Oeffag and Hanriot HD.1. But above all - my wildest dream is Friedrichshafen FF.33.
I'd be shocked if the books were planted merely to play with modelers or intentionally mislead in some manner.
This is a little, understaffed company and I'm sure everyone is quite busy. I doubt they have the time or energy to dedicate to covert ops, but what do I know?
If the books represent what they are actually working on, that's great!
They are way overdue for more French and some Italian subjects.
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My opinion is that the books visible in the photo are put on that desk on one single purpose - just to raise our speculations. I would not take these books as any hint. There are books on Italian and French aircraft, the third one seems to be the bible on the Austro-Hungarian aircraft by Grosz, Schiemer and Haddow- all on the subjects up till now omitted by WNW. And simultaneously - dreamt of by many of us. I bet, they truly did it just to make fun of us reading our wildest dreams. ;)
Still so, let me dream, even if it is only to please the WNW team :) Why not - they deserve it for all they have done to us in past years.
My dreams: Spad 13, Albatros D.III Oeffag and Hanriot HD.1. But above all - my wildest dream is Friedrichshafen FF.33.
I'd be shocked if the books were planted merely to play with modelers or intentionally mislead in some manner.
This is a little, understaffed company and I'm sure everyone is quite busy. I doubt they have the time or energy to dedicate to covert ops, but what do I know?
If the books represent what they are actually working on, that's great!
They are way overdue for more French and some Italian subjects.
Why would WNW not have some fun? No maliciousness intended.
Me, I look at the question in this way. WNW is so well known for secrecy in their release announcements. Knowing this, I doubt they would allow for such a slip - posting a photo with clear hints of what they otherwise try to keep secret.
That is why I came to the conclusion stated in my previous post.
But then, what do I know? :)