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Offline ALBATROS1234

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #30 on: October 05, 2013, 03:28:10 PM »
i guess you and i are the strange ones. i like the roden 1/32 dr.1. its a fun kit. that seems like a bad move to me buisness wise. now in 5 years when they have done all the others that dont have any 1/32 kit , sure then why not do a dr.1. JMHO

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #31 on: October 05, 2013, 04:45:15 PM »
I doubt that we will ever see a Fokker DR.1 from Wingnuts, the Roden kit is very respectable and builds up to be a good looking model, a kit of the Be.2a would be a far better proposition  ;) ;)

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #32 on: October 05, 2013, 09:21:54 PM »
 You know the long and the short of it is,I really don't care which kit is next in the que. I know it will be an outstanding kit and I'll buy it for the collection. Just my 2 cents.
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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #33 on: October 06, 2013, 01:25:17 AM »
Having re-read the question "what will they do" not "what do I want"  Im changing my answer to I dont know.

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #34 on: October 06, 2013, 02:07:14 AM »
Oh nuts! I guess I will have to join you there, Steve. :-[ ;D

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #35 on: October 06, 2013, 02:25:06 AM »
I think of all the responses, yours is the most correct, Steve.
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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #36 on: October 06, 2013, 04:43:19 AM »
I think of all the responses, yours is the most correct, Steve.
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Although this answer may be the best, it is not nearly as much fun as SPECULATION  :-X
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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #37 on: October 07, 2013, 08:55:00 AM »
Speaking of Wingnut speculation, has anyone peered into their styrene ball and divined which kits will disappear and be sold out? I only want to outlay for WnW kits as I am able to build them, so the thought of speculative stash building isn't too appealing. On the other hand, the thought of a kit selling out and then having to go to eBay to pay through the nose for it is even less appealing.

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #38 on: October 07, 2013, 08:59:37 AM »
The two that sold out would never have been my first guesses. I figured the Alby's would go first but then they must have run a substantial # more of them. Im going to stick with , like my next release theory,...I dont know....buy the ones you REALLY REALLY like.

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #39 on: October 07, 2013, 09:17:03 AM »
Good point Lindsay! I'd have thought the Albies would be on the endangered planes list, but I'm inclined to think the Fok DVII s are selling well, and may be a contender. I know I'd like a couple more. The Roden Sopwith Triplane has a short fuselage IIRC. WNWs kit is a little ahead of the Roden kit I guess.

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #40 on: October 07, 2013, 09:32:45 AM »
Wingnuts have assured me that they have produced enough of the popular kits to meet demand, so the Albatros and Fokkers will not be selling out in any quick time. I can fully understand the Hansa Brandenburg W29 selling out as it is an obscure type, I for one had never heard of it before the kit was released, as far as the LVG selling out is probably because it was one of the first kits released and it had just run it's course and it may not have been a huge seller. I felt for sure that the Junker J.1 would be on the endangered list, not what you would call a pretty aeroplane. After the release of the next lot of kits maybe some older kits may be targeted for extinction.

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #41 on: October 07, 2013, 05:41:37 PM »
If it costs a six figure sum to produce the moulds, once a kit is sold out, surely the possibility could exist for a re-run at some future date?



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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #42 on: October 09, 2013, 01:44:23 PM »
Dave, my understanding is that once a kit is sold out, it is gone, unless slated for "High-end" selection.

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #43 on: October 09, 2013, 08:34:37 PM »
I can't see why the can't have even the most basic of stock tickers on their website. It would certainly help with making informed decisions as to what kit to buy next because with import costs and VAT they're not cheap. 

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Re: Time for the annual Wingnuts speculation
« Reply #44 on: October 09, 2013, 09:00:23 PM »
Has anyone thought that this could be the perfect time for WNW to announce something?

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