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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2415 on: December 12, 2017, 05:52:48 PM »
Agreed I like the fact they do what they want. That has made our small group of modellers very happy way more often than not.


 I also love the surprise just before Christmas. Kind of makes you nostalgic to when you were a kid and you saw the brand new model in the hobby store, of course now its not your parents you bug, its SWMBO lol...


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Yes, I agree with Ray. Since many years the chrismas release makes me curious what is coming up. Makes me feel like a little kid.
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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2416 on: December 12, 2017, 10:11:04 PM »
I really don't mind what they release next, as I've got what I wanted and my first Dolphin is on order with Black Mike models.   8) 8) 8)

However, it would be nice if they filled in some of the variants of existing releases - Viper SE5a, SE5, Pfalz DIII, DH4, FE2d, Salamander, Gotha GIII, ....

Also, if the Pfalz DIIIa is selling out, this would make a satisfying Duellist release with the RE8!

Having said that, a Sopwith Strutter is surely on the cards, along with an Albatros two seater and a Halberstadt or two?
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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2417 on: December 13, 2017, 11:56:03 AM »
I like the fact that Wingnut Wings are secretive about what they have planned and what is in the pipeline. Prevents a great deal of angst, hand-wringing, second-guessing and even badgering from their customer base. I think if they listened to others they wouldn’t have created models like the Dolphin, Junkers, AEG, etc.

Looking forward to the surprises that await.

I don't know about you, but I witnessed a whole lot of angst, hand wringing, second guessing and whining on the WNW Facebook page when the Dolphin was announced because "modelers" didn't get what they either wanted or longed for.  I would never have suspected that adults could whine the way they did on the Facebook site. 
It's too bad that our (U.S.) intelligence services don't have the security that WNW has.   I too like that WNW keeps their upcoming releases "close to the chest," as it keeps the modeler interested and willing to buy what is released.  Knowing that the kits are a limited run, keeps interst and buying high while providing value to the modeler. 
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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2418 on: December 22, 2017, 10:37:37 PM »
Let the Speculation begin again  ::) An "In Development" release to be announced at Nuremburg. Has it been 9 pages since I mentioned the Obereusel URII front on the Lehrone sprue? So as stated before this brings the DR1, and EV to mind. I have forgotten one other in past statements that used this engine, the Fokker DVI. What I am not expecting is a Strutter, since two of the last three have been Sopwith aircraft. I would love to see a BE12  :o What I really think is something in the way of a multi place German aircraft. We shall see in a couple of Months.
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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2419 on: February 03, 2018, 09:34:44 AM »
Now that the cat's out of the bag with the Junkers D.1, I guess I'll begin the speculation about the next release. I know it's been long  speculated since the beginning of this thread but I for one would now love to see the BE2 series released, I think some of the talented modellers on this forum could pull off a wonderful group build in honour of Des, I think he would love that.
On a personal level, I would love to see the Martinsyde G100/102. Not a very famous aircraft but it does have a rather elegant look to it, to my eye anyway. And (for me) it has an Aussie connection with it's use in Palestine with 1 Squadron AFC. If you had asked me before the Junkers release as to whether WNW would produce anything as obscure as the Martinsyde, I think I would've laughed, but now... :o Who knows?

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2420 on: February 03, 2018, 11:49:19 AM »
Now that the cat's out of the bag with the Junkers D.1, I guess I'll begin the speculation about the next release. I know it's been long  speculated since the beginning of this thread but I for one would now love to see the BE2 series released, I think some of the talented modellers on this forum could pull off a wonderful group build in honour of Des, I think he would love that.
On a personal level, I would love to see the Martinsyde G100/102. Not a very famous aircraft but it does have a rather elegant look to it, to my eye anyway. And (for me) it has an Aussie connection with it's use in Palestine with 1 Squadron AFC. If you had asked me before the Junkers release as to whether WNW would produce anything as obscure as the Martinsyde, I think I would've laughed, but now... :o Who knows?

Dave Rickard
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I was thinking along similar lines. WHEN WNW releases a BE2 I will be all in for a GB in Honor of Des. Even if it is years from now in some other place! I am saddened that WNW did not produce  the one Model he has looked for, for  years.
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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2421 on: February 03, 2018, 01:30:35 PM »
Too bad......
Reading about the BE2 , it has some unique history with Hawker losing his life in one , we may just see it.
I'm a little underwhelmed by the D1 kit , I think they may be gonna hit us with a real corker next.
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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2422 on: February 03, 2018, 02:23:31 PM »
in Des' honor i will now say BE2 rather than DH.4 when it's speculation time.


Lanoe Hawker flew BE2s quite a bit early on, but lost his life in a DH.2. MvR shot him down.

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2423 on: February 03, 2018, 03:34:48 PM »
in Des' honor i will now say BE2 rather than DH.4 when it's speculation time.


Lanoe Hawker flew BE2s quite a bit early on, but lost his life in a DH.2. MvR shot him down.

 yes correct , thanks for that

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2424 on: February 05, 2018, 06:53:13 AM »
Be2 for Des, but perhaps a Sop 1-1/2...

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2425 on: February 10, 2018, 11:24:04 PM »
Anyone here think WnW will hit us with a surprise on April 21 2018? Something with three wings that (sometimes) comes in red...?  ;D
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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2426 on: February 10, 2018, 11:40:17 PM »
Anyone here think WnW will hit us with a surprise on April 21 2018? Something with three wings that (sometimes) comes in red...?  ;D
That thought had occurred to me, also. That date is, of course, the centenary commemoration of the event in question. Or Perhaps it’s just wishful thinking...

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2427 on: February 11, 2018, 12:07:21 AM »
Anyone here think WnW will hit us with a surprise on April 21 2018? Something with three wings that (sometimes) comes in red...?  ;D

No, I don‘t think so.

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2428 on: February 11, 2018, 12:17:02 AM »
Anyone here think WnW will hit us with a surprise on April 21 2018? Something with three wings that (sometimes) comes in red...?  ;D
Hope not.
Using the logic that we shouldn't have a Junkers D.I because there were only 40 built, how do we justify a gazillion models of the Sopwith Triplane copy when only 320 of them were built!!!

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #2429 on: February 11, 2018, 02:50:38 AM »
Anyone here think WnW will hit us with a surprise on April 21 2018? Something with three wings that (sometimes) comes in red...?  ;D

    Nope, don't think so........
    TVAL have (2?) BE.2's I believe and that's my bet for their next release, it's long "over due".       ...... and I believe that pretty decent Roden DR.1 is still available.
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